Most gVim installations also install vim, vimdiff, as well as some other vim binaries.
All of these are different programs and each source your "vimrc" file. The system probably has one at /etc/vimrc and you probabaly have your own at $HOME/.vimrc. I don't know what your asking, but I am trying to provide you with *something *useful. What exactly are you wanting? What is vim doing instead? On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:55:16 PM UTC-5, howardb21 wrote: > > Hi, > > I successfully installed gvim on a redhat installation, which must run in > console mode only. It does this fine, and has perhaps double the features > enabled as the tiny or expanded console vim. > > My problem now is how to select the runtime directories and files for > gvim, > running as console vim? With usual ones, I get various error messages > related > to no graphics. If I used the tiny or expanded runtime files, I fear they > would not contain some useful features (e.g., search, cmd, dictionary > completion). > > Specifically, I have tried to impliment the dictionary and thesaurus > functions, but they do not seem to work. I have the files, and have set > the > dictionary and thesaurus variables to the correct directories. > > However, i only get results when I tried to complete a word, for instance > `have', within a dictionary file itself. In any other file, I get > ``pattern > not found'' for the same word. And I can not use i_CTRL-X i_CTRL-K to > generate > any popup menu with a list of words. Do these popups require graphics in > linux? They seem to work OK on in my dos box under windows. > > Any help appreciated. > > On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 12:55:16 PM UTC-5, howardb21 wrote: > > Hi, > > I successfully installed gvim on a redhat installation, which must run in > console mode only. It does this fine, and has perhaps double the features > enabled as the tiny or expanded console vim. > > My problem now is how to select the runtime directories and files for > gvim, > running as console vim? With usual ones, I get various error messages > related > to no graphics. If I used the tiny or expanded runtime files, I fear they > would not contain some useful features (e.g., search, cmd, dictionary > completion). > > Specifically, I have tried to impliment the dictionary and thesaurus > functions, but they do not seem to work. I have the files, and have set > the > dictionary and thesaurus variables to the correct directories. > > However, i only get results when I tried to complete a word, for instance > `have', within a dictionary file itself. In any other file, I get > ``pattern > not found'' for the same word. And I can not use i_CTRL-X i_CTRL-K to > generate > any popup menu with a list of words. Do these popups require graphics in > linux? They seem to work OK on in my dos box under windows. > > Any help appreciated. > > -- 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
