Tim Chase wrote:
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>> It is probably buried in the reference documents somewhere.
> 
> In all likelyhood, yes -- Vim's documentation is amazingly 
> detailed & thorough.  However *finding* what you want in that 
> documentation can be a challenge even for folks with years of 
> experience.

That was exactly my point. At times, a flooding of good documentation 
can leave a newbie seeking an advanced degree in astrophysics. When all 
they really need is a simple, "hey buddy, you use a match to light fire."

> You speak of "the scripts" as if we should know what you mean :)

:) <chuckling> You know, the "precious" ones, scripts got from vim.org, 
not been to Dr. Chip yet. "Keep hearing of this Dr. Chip. Might need to 
see who they are."

> VimScript is fairly easy to pick up if you've used any other 
> language.  The obvious place to start is

>    :help script
>    :help write-plugin
>    :help write-filetype-plugin

> All of those help targets are in the same file, so you may just 
> want to read it from top-to-bottom.  However, Vim-script is 
> pretty close to many other scripting languages I've used (some of 
> the syntax seems Python and Javascript influenced), so it's 
> pretty easy to pick up.
> 
> -tim

Create my own, hm? Well, I may eventually. For the time being, I was 
just curious how to use readily made wheels to gain a little speed. And 
it seems you've tossed a match in my direction, oh wise vim guru. I'll 
be off now to further explore the signposts you offered. Thank you.
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Ben

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