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diff --git a/runtime/doc/tips.txt b/runtime/doc/tips.txt index 9d2eb3deba..011e0f0565 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/tips.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/tips.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*tips.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2009 Nov 07 +*tips.txt* Nvim VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar @@ -13,22 +13,7 @@ http://www.vim.org Don't forget to browse the user manual, it also contains lots of useful tips |usr_toc.txt|. -Editing C programs |C-editing| -Finding where identifiers are used |ident-search| -Switching screens in an xterm |xterm-screens| -Scrolling in Insert mode |scroll-insert| -Smooth scrolling |scroll-smooth| -Correcting common typing mistakes |type-mistakes| -Counting words, lines, etc. |count-items| -Restoring the cursor position |restore-position| -Renaming files |rename-files| -Change a name in multiple files |change-name| -Speeding up external commands |speed-up| -Useful mappings |useful-mappings| -Compressing the help files |gzip-helpfile| -Hex editing |hex-editing| -Using <> notation in autocommands |autocmd-<>| -Highlighting matching parens |match-parens| + Type |gO| to see the table of contents. ============================================================================== Editing C programs *C-editing* @@ -119,48 +104,6 @@ archive file on your closest gnu-ftp-mirror). [the idea for this comes from Andreas Kutschera] ============================================================================== -Switching screens in an xterm *xterm-screens* *xterm-save-screen* - -(From comp.editors, by Juergen Weigert, in reply to a question) - -:> Another question is that after exiting vim, the screen is left as it -:> was, i.e. the contents of the file I was viewing (editing) was left on -:> the screen. The output from my previous like "ls" were lost, -:> ie. no longer in the scrolling buffer. I know that there is a way to -:> restore the screen after exiting vim or other vi like editors, -:> I just don't know how. Helps are appreciated. Thanks. -: -:I imagine someone else can answer this. I assume though that vim and vi do -:the same thing as each other for a given xterm setup. - -They not necessarily do the same thing, as this may be a termcap vs. -terminfo problem. You should be aware that there are two databases for -describing attributes of a particular type of terminal: termcap and -terminfo. This can cause differences when the entries differ AND when of -the programs in question one uses terminfo and the other uses termcap -(also see |+terminfo|). - -In your particular problem, you are looking for the control sequences -^[[?47h and ^[[?47l. These switch between xterms alternate and main screen -buffer. As a quick workaround a command sequence like > - echo -n "^[[?47h"; vim ... ; echo -n "^[[?47l" -may do what you want. (My notation ^[ means the ESC character, further down -you'll see that the databases use \E instead). - -On startup, vim echoes the value of the termcap variable ti (terminfo: -smcup) to the terminal. When exiting, it echoes te (terminfo: rmcup). Thus -these two variables are the correct place where the above mentioned control -sequences should go. - -Compare your xterm termcap entry (found in /etc/termcap) with your xterm -terminfo entry (retrieved with "infocmp -C xterm"). Both should contain -entries similar to: > - :te=\E[2J\E[?47l\E8:ti=\E7\E[?47h: - -PS: If you find any difference, someone (your sysadmin?) should better check - the complete termcap and terminfo database for consistency. - -============================================================================== Scrolling in Insert mode *scroll-insert* If you are in insert mode and you want to see something that is just off the @@ -170,7 +113,6 @@ screen, you can use CTRL-X CTRL-E and CTRL-X CTRL-Y to scroll the screen. To make this easier, you could use these mappings: > :inoremap <C-E> <C-X><C-E> :inoremap <C-Y> <C-X><C-Y> -(Type this literally, make sure the '<' flag is not in 'cpoptions'). You then lose the ability to copy text from the line above/below the cursor |i_CTRL-E|. @@ -186,8 +128,6 @@ If you like the scrolling to go a bit smoother, you can use these mappings: > :map <C-U> <C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y><C-Y> :map <C-D> <C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E><C-E> -(Type this literally, make sure the '<' flag is not in 'cpoptions'). - ============================================================================== Correcting common typing mistakes *type-mistakes* @@ -339,9 +279,7 @@ For Emacs-style editing on the command-line: > :cnoremap <Esc><C-B> <S-Left> " forward one word :cnoremap <Esc><C-F> <S-Right> - -NOTE: This requires that the '<' flag is excluded from 'cpoptions'. |<>| - +< *format-bullet-list* This mapping will format any bullet list. It requires that there is an empty line above and below each list entry. The expression commands are used to @@ -357,8 +295,7 @@ be able to give comments to the parts of the mapping. > :execute m |" define the mapping (<> notation |<>|. Note that this is all typed literally. ^W is "^" "W", not -CTRL-W. You can copy/paste this into Vim if '<' is not included in -'cpoptions'.) +CTRL-W.) Note that the last comment starts with |", because the ":execute" command doesn't accept a comment directly. |