Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:18:28 +0100 From: Mel <fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, troy@twisted.net Subject: Re: Vim insert mode requires 'i' three times Message-ID: <200803141018.28429.fbsd.questions@rachie.is-a-geek.net> In-Reply-To: <20080314042248.GA47391@twisted.net> References: <20080314042248.GA47391@twisted.net>
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On Friday 14 March 2008 05:22:48 Troy wrote:
> I'm not sure if anyone has seen this but it started a few months ago.
> When I startup vim I have to hit 'i' three times to get it to go into
> insert mode. I started troubleshooting my .vimrc file and figured out
> that as long as I have a .vimrc file, even if it's completely blank it
> exhibits this behavior. I notice that there is a 'c' letter in the buffer
> upon startup but again there is nothing that is in the .vimrc file that is
> causing this to load.
>
> If I delete the .vimrc file and start the program, I can hit 'i' once and
> it will go into insert mode like it's supposed to.
>
> I have had this problem on 6.3 and just upgraded to 7.0 and it still is
> there. This is happening on two different FreeBSD machines.
>
> One machine is running:
>
> vim+ruby-7.1.242_5
> vim-lite-7.1.242
>
> Anyone have any idea why this is happening?
Never seen this, but the only thing consistent throughout installations is
the .viminfo file, so maybe delete that?
--
Mel
Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules
and never get to the software part.
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