On Thu, 5 Nov 2020 at 13:17, Tony Mechelynck <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah: Long before I knew about Vim, when doing translations on a PC-XT > using an editor much simpler than Vim (but anyway far less simple than > Notepad), I learnt to save my work ever quarter-hour and never to > stand up without first saving.
I do much the same. For example, with my diary, every time I add a new comment, I save the file, and I also usually run ":wviminfo" to save any marks I've set. > Now that I'm using Vim (with swapfiles enabled) I've kept the habit, > so if an electrical mains cutout forces me to wait then reboot, the > ATTENTION message will usually include the line "modified: no" which > means I can safely answer d(elete) as many times as there are > split-windows being reloaded. Vim never thrashes _my_ files. I have the same experience. I almost never have to use the recovery option. -Albert. -- -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CALPW7mTSSHV-vGkcH%2B4%3DYYhfnQASKYa2mEK3g6138Y1ZaGtxRQ%40mail.gmail.com.
