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rzdndr
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:46 am    Post subject: Vim default configuration not loaded Reply with quote

Hello

In /etc/vim/vimrc there is a section of code that is like this

Code:

" We don't want VIM to load their own built-in defaults, preferring ours here
" instead. This option cannot apply to minimal builds, so it is guarded by a
" test that's guaranteed to fail for those, owing to the lack of +eval.
if 1
  let g:skip_defaults_vim = 1
endif


Does anybody know why?

I have been using vim via xterm, and I could move to a position with the mouse, and use the mouse scroll button to scroll text. Currently I can not. Is there a way to use mouse scroll in vim (in xterm)?

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 11:05 am    Post subject: Re: Vim default configuration not loaded Reply with quote

rzdndr wrote:


I have been using vim via xterm, and I could move to a position with the mouse, and use the mouse scroll button to scroll text. Currently I can not. Is there a way to use mouse scroll in vim (in xterm)?



Strange, I can. Are you sure it's not a problem with your terminal?

Actually the scroll moves the cursor up and down for me. I'm using gnome-terminal.

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Georgi
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 11:22 am    Post subject: Re: Vim default configuration not loaded Reply with quote

logrusx wrote:
rzdndr wrote:


I have been using vim via xterm, and I could move to a position with the mouse, and use the mouse scroll button to scroll text. Currently I can not. Is there a way to use mouse scroll in vim (in xterm)?



Strange, I can. Are you sure it's not a problem with your terminal?

Best Regards,
Georgi


I was not sure about my terminal.

It turns out that setting termName in ~/.Xresources to xterm-256Color will set the environment variable TERM. No need to change .bashrc and put checks if you are using on the console, or in X11.

~/.Xresources:

...
XTerm*termName:         xterm-256color
...


And setting mouse=a in your ~/.vimrc resolves the issue.

~/.vimrc:

...
set mouse=a
...


This let's you use the mouse to position the cursor, use the scroll button to scroll in the document, and select text.

Edit: Edited for a better solution

Thanks

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 12:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Vim default configuration not loaded Reply with quote

logrusx wrote:
rzdndr wrote:


I have been using vim via xterm, and I could move to a position with the mouse, and use the mouse scroll button to scroll text. Currently I can not. Is there a way to use mouse scroll in vim (in xterm)?



Strange, I can. Are you sure it's not a problem with your terminal?

Actually the scroll moves the cursor up and down for me. I'm using gnome-terminal.

Best Regards,
Georgi


I am using good old xterm. For me the document is scrolled, not the cursor. But if you scroll more than one screen the cursor does move to stay on the screen.

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