On Sun, November 7, 2010 7:22 am, Tao Joannes wrote:
> Yo!
>
> I'm using vim to write a novel, and lots of other short stories, etc.
>
> One problem I always have is that I find it difficult to resist the
> temptation to go back and edit while I'm doing the initial draft.
>
> I've got a script that handles file management, wordcount, backups, etc,
> that's working pretty well, and I'd like to work in a "drafting" mode that
> will make VIM work like a typewriter.
>
> What I mean is that the navigation is gone, except for switching between
> insert and command mode.  All I want is type, space, enter, and escape,
> basically, having it go automatically to the end of the file when opening
> would be nice, too.
>
> I know I could do it with a 'cat' command that captures standard in and
> appends it to whatever file I'm editing, but that would get kludgy on the
> scripting, so I'd much rather just have an alternate vimrc that made it
> behave as specified. I'd have a toggle setting for "draft" or "revision"
> mode, then would select the files by number using a case/select.
>
> I've forgotten more about vi commands, etc, than I can remember now, so
> any
> help to get this working would be greatly appreciated.

As a really simple way, would evim help you?

regards,
Christian

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