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When to change the space between lines in Vim?
When non-zero there is room for underlining. With some fonts there can be too much room between lines (to have space for ascents and descents). Then it makes sense to set ‘linespace’ to a negative value. This may cause display problems though!
What’s the best way to highlight unwanted spaces in Vim?
Here are some alternatives that you can try (each sets list and listchars in one command):
What are some commands you can use in VI?
From Command ModekUp one linejDown one linehLeft one characterlRight one character (or use )wRight one wordbLeft one word NOTE: Many vi commands can take a leading count (e. g., 6k, 7e). Entering, Deleting, and Changing Text
How to set Backspace in insert mode Vim?
Backspace works in Insert mode (e.g. not inserting a ^?), but won’t delete over line breaks, or automatically-inserted indentation, or the place where insert mode started: set backspace=2 ” make backspace work like most other programs. Alternately, add this to your .vimrc: set backspace=indent,eol,start. See :help ‘backspace’
How can I change the font size in gVim?
Set the guifont option in your .gvimrc. See :help guifont and :help setting-guifont. Specifically, you can do something like: set guifont=Consolas:h11 to use 11-point Consolas in gvim on Windows. There are a few other options you can use (each separated with a : ), such as :b for bold, although some of these are only available on certain platforms.
How do I set the default font size in Vim?
If you want to simply change the font size in a running GVim instance, type: :set guifont=*. A window should pop up letting you set font size as well as pick a new font if desired. You can then ask Vim to print the line you would need to add to your ~/.gvimrc to make the change permanent:
How to get Vim to move in iTerm2?
In iTerm2, it’s pretty simple to map those keys to behave the same way. In my case, I decided that whenever I held down Control and pressed h j k l then I should get Vim movement in my terminal.
Is there a way to move the cursor in Vim?
If you like to edit code with Vim (or if you’ve played too much nethack) then you probably enjoy the convenience of moving the cursor around with the h j k l keys. In iTerm2, it’s pretty simple to map those keys to behave the same way.