Thanks, Jeroen, On Apr 23, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Jeroen Budts wrote:
> On 04/22/2013 03:55 PM, Eric Weir wrote: > > Maybe try creating a documents folder inside the /storage/emulated/0/ > directory. I think from inside Vim Touch you will be able to refer to > that as ~/documents, so that your existing configuration works. Yes, it worked. > That mostly depends on your personal preference and the length of your > .vimrc file. I try to keep only one .vimrc, but my vimrc is over 600 > lines, so maintaining multiple copies would be a disaster. I do however > also maintain a 'mini-vimrc'-file with the (for me) bare minimum config, > which I use on my Raspberry Pi and on servers. Ah, you have a Raspberry Pi. You seem to go in for minatures. Except in .vimrcs. Mine is a lot shorter. >> With a little more experience with the tablet under my belt I am >> still thinking about returning the Nexus 7---I have 14 days from >> date of purchase to do so---and exchanging it for a nexus 7. While >> I'm impressed with the android apps I've found, I see myself >> continuing to do everything but run vim on the ipad. Again, what do >> you think? > > Again this is personal preference. Before the Nexus 7, I had a 10" > tablet (from Eken) because I suspected that a 7" would be to small. Now > that I have a 7", I actually prefer that because it is much more > convenient to take with me. > But on the Nexus 7 in landscape mode you only have a few lines available > for the content of your file as the keyboard fills up half the screen, > as you can see on this screenshot: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/576imukfgedxter/Screenshot_2013-04-23-22-20-44.png > (I have the font size set to 14pt in Vim Touch). > In portrait there is a lot more space, but the hackers keyboard becomes > really tiny. On my Nexus 4 (4.7") I use also use the hackers keyboard > for Vim Touch but there I use the compact qwerty layout for portrait > (it's somewhere in the settings of the keyboard). I'm gonna give it a shot on the 7. My vim window on my macbook is pretty small. About 11 X 11 cm. If I can get Vim Touch running satisfactorily and find the 7 too small, I'll get myself another 10. Didn't know about the compact qwerty layout. Regards, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA [email protected] "Everywhere the crisis of the private financial system has been transformed into a tale of slovenly and overweening government that perpetuates and is perpetuated by a dependent and demanding population." - Marilynne Robinson -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
