* without their conscent On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:05 PM, Dwayne Henderson < [email protected]> wrote:
> * when other programs make > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Dwayne Henderson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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
