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author | Seth Jackson <sethjackson@gmail.com> | 2015-12-21 23:28:57 -0500 |
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committer | Michael Reed <m.reed@mykolab.com> | 2015-12-22 14:33:16 -0500 |
commit | aa0af927da97f1e231c558e44e108b9aba7ff996 (patch) | |
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doc: os_win32: More cleanup #3884
Follow-up to ee1f8ea
Roger Knobbe is still mentioned in intro.txt, for anyone wondering.
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diff --git a/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt b/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt index 2ee9c6d3c7..57a6ad9f3a 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/os_win32.txt @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ *win32* *Win32* *MS-Windows* This file documents the idiosyncrasies of the Win32 version of Vim. -The Win32 version of Vim works on Windows NT, XP, Vista and Windows 7. +The Win32 version of Vim works on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. There are both console and GUI versions. The 32 bit version also runs on 64 bit MS-Windows systems. @@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ Win32 GUI |gui-w32| Credits: The Win32 version was written by George V. Reilly <george@reilly.org>. -The original Windows NT port was done by Roger Knobbe <RogerK@wonderware.com>. The GUI version was made by George V. Reilly and Robert Webb. ============================================================================== @@ -105,14 +104,6 @@ A. In the GUI version, you can use the 'guifont' option. Example: > < In the console version, you need to set the font of the console itself. You cannot do this from within Vim. -Q. How do I type dead keys on Windows NT? -A. Dead keys work on NT 3.51. Just type them as you would in any other - application. - On NT 4.0, you need to make sure that the default locale (set in the - Keyboard part of the Control Panel) is the same as the currently active - locale. Otherwise the NT code will get confused and crash! This is a NT - 4.0 problem, not really a Vim problem. - Q. I'm using Vim to edit a symbolically linked file on a Unix NFS file server. When I write the file, Vim does not "write through" the symlink. Instead, it deletes the symbolic link and creates a new file in its place. Why? @@ -147,28 +138,6 @@ A. Basically what you need is to put a tee program that will copy its input :set shellpipe=\|\ tee < to your _vimrc. -Q. I'm storing files on a remote machine that works with VisionFS, and files - disappear! -A. VisionFS can't handle certain dot (.) three letter extension file names. - SCO declares this behavior required for backwards compatibility with 16bit - DOS/Windows environments. The two commands below demonstrate the behavior: -> - echo Hello > file.bat~ - dir > file.bat -< - The result is that the "dir" command updates the "file.bat~" file, instead - of creating a new "file.bat" file. This same behavior is exhibited in Vim - when editing an existing file named "foo.bat" because the default behavior - of Vim is to create a temporary file with a '~' character appended to the - name. When the file is written, it winds up being deleted. - - Solution: Add this command to your _vimrc file: > - :set backupext=.temporary - -Q. How do I change the blink rate of the cursor? -A. You can't! This is a limitation of the NT console. NT 5.0 is reported to - be able to set the blink rate for all console windows at the same time. - *:!start* Q. How can I run an external command or program asynchronously? A. When using :! to run an external command, you can run it with "start": > @@ -211,12 +180,6 @@ A. You have two possible solutions depending on what you want: < The first command runs notepad minimized and the second one runs it normally. -Q. I use Vim under Win32s and NT. In NT, I can define the console to default to - 50 lines, so that I get a 80x50 shell when I ':sh'. Can I do the same in - W3.1x, or am I stuck with 80x25? -A. Edit SYSTEM.INI and add 'ScreenLines=50' to the [NonWindowsApp] section. DOS - prompts and external DOS commands will now run in a 50-line window. - *windows-icon* Q. I don't like the Vim icon, can I change it? A. Yes, place your favorite icon in bitmaps/vim.ico in a directory of |