On Jan 16, 2012, at 7:17 PM, Phil Dobbin wrote: > I first started reading the documentation in a web browser & found it very > hard going. Page after page of uniform black text on a white background that > was very thorough indeed. > > So I started to search the Internet for people's hints, tips, vimrc's, etc & > then read most of the online vim wiki before finally settling upon calling > specific parts of the documentation when needed & slowly started to > understand the way it was written. This mailing list is an invaluable > resource of very helpful people who are very patient & friendly to newcomers > (some other lists are the exact opposite I'm afraid to say. Not vim related > ones however) so in time it's all starting to drop into place.
I don't do quite all that--yet--but it's a version of what I do. I'm really a novice, but I've learned a lot. Most of it I owe to this list. I woulda given up on vim very early on without it. And I agree, people here are kind, even to novices like me. Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir "With an ounce of willingness, everything can change." - Kim -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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
