udontlie Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 i installed the newest version of this text editor but i m not able to open it i tried compiling it myself and also downloading the rpm but both wont let me open it after installation, i went to run and typed in vim and nothing appeared then i went into console and also typed in vim and it brings up this screen in console but i am not able to type any commands on it does anyone no what is the problem? if you guys need a screen of this, i can provide it thanks for helping [moved from Software by spinynorman] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramfree17 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 what errors are you encountering? does the vi(m) interface come up fine and that you just cant use any commands on it? a screenshot would be nice. ciao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 after installation, i went to run and typed in vim and nothing appeared then i went into console and also typed in vim and it brings up this screen in console but i am not able to type any commands on it thanks for helping <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That actually sounds like the correct behaviour for vim ;). You'll need to install something like gvim if you want a gui for it. When you run vim from the console, can you type :i followed by the enter key? If so, does that allow you to type stuff? I apologize in advance if you're a seasoned vi(m) user and are having some other problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 What you need to do is learn how to use vim! From a console, type "vim" You are now in a blank screen with many lines. Push "Insert" on your keyboard and you can type stuff! Push ":" (colon - shift + ; on most keyboards) and a prompt will open at the bottom. Type "q" and press enter - vim will exit. Push "wq" and enter - vim will save the file and exit. Use "vim filename" to edit a file. Fun, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 (edited) is it vim-tutorial ??? ...there is a tutorial for it ;) vi is a symlink to vim old vi is all but dead and near impossible to get on a modern distro...besides why would anyone want it since we have vim-enhanced :lol: Edited January 25, 2005 by bvc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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