history in new instance

2007-06-05 Thread Ron Olson
Hi all- I use Vim 7 both on Windows and a Mac (in gui mode) and Linux (console mode) and I've noticed that all versions I have, except the Mac one, keeps a command history from previous instances. That is, if I type : and then up-arrow, I can see commands that I've previously entered even though

Multiple search highlights?

2007-06-04 Thread Ron Olson
Hi all- I just recently joined this list after using Vim for awhile, and vi since, gosh, 1990 on a Vax. I'm astounded how, over the years, vi (and now Vim) have served my needs pretty much perfectly; what other editor is available on everything, has every feature you could possibly want, and is