From: zzapper <david tvis co.uk>, Tue, December 19, 2006 6:53 am > > http://downloads.sourceforge.net/cream/gvim-7-0-178.exe?modtime=1165578469&big_mirror=0 > > > Downloaded above by following links from vim.org > > It works fine with most files but cannot edit .vimrc (unless I > rename .vimrc to say fred) it shows the menu "read only, edit anyway > etc then seizes.
The correct name of vimrc on Windows is "_vimrc". A file with a preceding dot is actually not a permitted file name on Windows. (Although there are ways of getting one on the system.) -- Steve Hall [ digitect dancingpaper com ]
