On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Ingo Karkat <[email protected]> wrote:
> Finally, most of the power of Vim comes from its flexibility and > configurability. Writing mappings, researching plugins and learning how to > configure them is the price you have to pay. If you prefer "install and use > instantly", maybe another editor will suit you better :-) > I prefer convention over configuration. I.e. why is autoindenting enabled by default? Not everybody needs indenting. If they do, not everybody uses tabs for indenting, some prefer 4 spaces, some prefer 2. Or what about Vim scripts tailored for ones specific languages? With all these factors coming into play, it seems rather naive thinking autoindenting is something that'd suit everyone. And why are backup files enabled by default? Most people do not like it when other programs makes automatic copies of their files without their express conscent. Especially not if they're working on public source code, having to manually delete their backups after work, and should they forget, these files will sneak into the codebase and potentially remain there for years. Also, there's already the :recover function. On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Tony Mechelynck < [email protected]> wrote: > > The example files are only that - examples. They are not used unless your > own vimrc or gvimrc sources them, and whether or not they do, it's your > choice. > No, I'm pretty sure gVim went ahead and sourced them (or at least one of them) anyway. So my only choice was to edit them, and take out the parts I didn't need. I feel better now, having expressed my frustration. I mean y'all no harm, and I love Vim. --Dwayne -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
