On 2011-09-11, Kevin Tough wrote: > I use Fedora and would like to know whether most programmers use vim > from the console or do they/you use gvim.
It probably doesn't matter too much which you use, but your question got me thinking, perhaps a little too hard, on why I use one over the other :) On Linux, I use the terminal version of vim. When I'm programming I usually work from the command line (using git, running make, etc) so it's more convenient to just have it in the same window and to be able to use ctrl-z/fg. Terminal vim also seems to integrate better with other programs. For instance, I use it to write commit messages, and to reply to emails from mutt. It also works over ssh and in screen. Terminal vim runs faster on my older computer too (faster font rendering or something). > I have read that using one instance of vim is the best usage. I use multiple instances of vim, usually because I have multiple command prompts open. With a good window manager, it's easy to switch back and forth between them. On the other hand, when I have to use a certain other operating system, I tend to use a single instance of gvim.exe with many more tabs and split windows and more plugins such as NERD tree/taglist. Mostly to make up for all the things that the actual operating system doesn't handle very well..
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