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How to paste text from Vim editor to browser?
I need to copy text from vim to web browser since I'm not able to use gedit as I'm opening an sql file. How do I get this done?
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Converting Vim Syntax Highlight For Gedit
I found a Custom Syntax For Vim. How can i use it with gedit?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/32657135/alderz-smali-vim-ae77727.zip
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Vim: Move left at the beginning of a line should go to above line
In usual text editors, when you move your cursor left at the beginning of a line, the cursor goes up at the end of the above line. Is it possible to get this behavior in Vim?
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3answers
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VIM text editor not found
I recently started to use ubuntu to program - University standards. I was checking out different text editors and tried to install VIM through Ubuntu Software Centre. Everything went fine and I got it ...
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1answer
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How to stop Gedit, Gvim, Vim, Nano from adding End-of-File newline char?
Sometimes I want the last line of a text file to be a simple string of text with no newline character appended: ...eg. to concatenate another file to it.
Several editors automatically modify my ...
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1answer
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Is it possible to do a RegEx Find in Cream (VIM's derivative) via the dialogs?
In Cream, I simply can't find the RegEx option mentioned on Cream's info page
Basic Features
* Find and Find/Replace dialogs use intuitive search,
with Regular Expressions as an option (Ctrl+F ...
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1answer
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Cream is a tweaked version of VIM. Does Cream lack any of VIM's power?
I've very recently started trialing VIM, and I like what it can do, but its unfamiliar keybindings and modes of operation are daunting.
I want that sort of power in a Text-Editor... but if I don't ...
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1answer
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How can I use bitmap fonts in gvim?
When doing actual work, I can't stand the scalable monospaced fonts that are available to me with the default install. How can I make gVim use the good old 6x13 x11 font?
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8answers
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Cloning Textmate's functionality with Vim
Tips and advice on how to clone Textmate's functionality in Ubuntu. I've done some research on this in the past and I know this information is valuable to the community.
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text editors in ubuntu? vim vs. emac vs. nano
I was wondering the difference between these text editors and which is best used with ubuntu?
What are each of them good for? Are there better ones?