From: Rory Winston (Rory.Winston at domain telewest.co.uk)
Date: Mon 01 Oct 2001 - 14:50:15 IST
Hi
For those who are interested, Vim version 6 was released just before the
w/end (its been in Beta for a long time, from version 6a -> 6v). For those
who don't use Vim (you may have used it without knowing, as its a drop-in
replacement for vi on most Linux distros) , its probably the most flexible
editor ever created, and a port exists for almost every platform. Version
6.0 offers many improvments over previous versions, which include:
<snip>
Folding - momentarily hide part of the text
Vertically split windows - mixed with horizontal splits
Diff mode - show and remove differences between files
Easy Vim: click-and-type - for those who really don't like two modes
User manual - learn to use Vim, reads like a book
Flexible indenting - automatic indenting for any language
Extended search patterns - more regexp power than you will need
UTF-8 support - Unicode allows editing nearly all languages
Multi-language support - translated messages and menus
Plugin support - drop a script in a directory and you can use
it
Filetype plugins - an easy way to setup for editing a type of
file
File browser - browse directories, also on a terminal
Editing files over a network - read and write a remote file directly
command-line editing window - use any Vim command to edit an Ex command
Debugging mode - debug your Vim functions and scripts
Cursor in virtual position - edit tables and draw ASCII pictures
Debugger interface - use Vim with Sun Visual Workshop
Communication between Vims - let one Vim tell another Vim what to do
Printing - print with syntax colors
Quickfix extended - see error messages in a window and jump there
Writing files improved - rename or copy to make a backup file
Argument list - select groups of files to work on
Restore a View - save the looks of a window and restore it
later
Color schemes - quickly switch between different color setups
</snip>
Source is also available, check out http://vim.sourceforge.net/
Cheers
Rory
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Rory Winston,
Developer,
OneLine Team,
TeleWest Communications,
Genesis Business Park,
Albert Drive,
Woking Surrey,
GU21 5RW
mailto: rory.winston at domain telewest.co.uk
phone: 01483 295 653
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