Mail Archives: cygwin/2005/06/13/01:38:09
Gene Smith wrote, On 06/13/2005 12:28 AM:
> This may not be related in cygwin but since that's where I am seeing it
> I will go ahead and ask. I am running gvim 6.3 windows version and
> cygwin latest version on XP and 2k which I just installed. Backspace in
> insert mode used to delete the char to the left (possibly gvim 6.2 on
> linux and another older cygwin on 2k). I have always :set bs=2 in
> gvimrc. Now when I hit backspace in insert mode the cursor just moves
> over the characters and does not seem to affect them. However, when I go
> to command mode (hit escape) the characters are then removed. Looking at
> the gvim/vim documenation it never seems to mention that backspace can
> delete anything other than possibly eol to joint two lines, nor does it
> mention the deferred delete on hitting escape. However, for years I have
> used backspace as a immediate delete key, as you can do on the command
> line vi mode and as backspace works in the email editor I am typing into
> now. Someone in a previous post dismissed this as "the way gvim works"
> but no mention was made of the deferred delete occurring when command
> mode entered. Anyone here know anything about this or seen this?
>
> Tks,
> -gene
Finally found this which explains it (see last posting):
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.editors.vim/33436
Since I am *now* using a "system wide" gvimrc, and not ~/.gvimrc, which
defaults to vi compatible mode. Have to "set nocp" in $VIM/gvimrc. So
not cygwin related as I expected. Now with bs=2, backspace in insert
mode deletes to left and delete deletes to right like before.
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