On Jul 23, 2011, at 10:12 PM, Eric Weir wrote:
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> On Jul 23, 2011, at 9:10 PM, Eric Weir wrote:
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>> On Jul 23, 2011, at 2:32 PM, Tony Berkopes wrote:
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>>> set statusline=\ %F\ %m%r\ %y\ [wc:%{WordCount()}]
>>>
>>> :help statusline
>>
>> Thanks, Tony.
>>
>> I put that line in my .vimrc. I sourced .vimrc, but didn't get a status
>> line. I restarted Vim. Still not getting a status line. I read the help. It
>> doesn't help me diagnose the problem.
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> OK, reading the help didn't help, but reading the FAQ did [19.13]. [For this
> novice anyway, the FAQ is generally far more helpful than the help. From my
> beginner's perspective the help is help for people who don't need help and
> not anyone else.]
>
> FAQ 19.13 made me realize I needed to go ahead and put "set laststatus=2" in
> my .vimrc.
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Eric,
yes, laststatus=2 means ALWAYS display the statusline
TonyB
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