[CLUE-Tech] Reliable writing editors?

[Dave Price]

<~/.vimrc>
" vim defaults file for davep
syntax on
set autoindent          " always set autoindenting on
set textwidth=72        " wrap words 8 from right
set nobackup            " Don't keep a backup file
set ruler               " show the cursor position all the time
set shiftwidth=4
set tabstop=4
set autowrite

" abbreviations
ab #d #define
ab #i #include
ab #b /************************************************
ab #e ************************************************/
ab #l /*----------------------------------------------*/

map <F10> l!{fmt -72 <RETURN>

</~/.vimrc>

... this works for me ... <f10> almost always rewraps a broken paragraph
right ... sometimes need to 'J' lines together.

aloha,
dave


On Sun, Feb 02, 2003 at 10:48:32PM -0700, Jeffery Cann wrote:
> On Sunday 02 February 2003 09:13 pm, David Anselmi wrote:
> > You arent' very specific about your requirements (aren't you some sort
> > of high level guy that should know better? ;-)  Not sure I understand
> > your complaint about hitting esc.  Maybe you just need some more practice?
> 
> Dave,
> 
> My biggest problem is code versus text editing.  I tend to hit <ESC> key too 
> frequently and I think it must be a bad habit.  I tried using VIM without 
> leaving insert mode and using the mouse to move around and it's much easier 
> on keystrokes.  Code-editing movement is better (IMHO) without the mouse and 
> this is why I use VIM for everything related to code.
> 
> My other issue with VIM is that I cannot seem to get word wrapping to work.  
> Here's an example:
> 
> 	This line will span beyond the edge of my sc
> 	reen
> 
> rather than
> 
> 	This line will span beyond the edge of my
> 	screen
> 
> If you can suggest a configuration to get rid of this default behavior, I 
> would appreciate it.  I have fiddled with :set wrap and :set wrapscan, but I 
> am not getting my desired behavior.
> 
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