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> No serious user of Vim would ever suggest that you not customize it. My .vimrc has the following lines: source /usr/share/vim/vim80/vimrc_example.vim
by u801e 9y ago
> No serious user of Vim would ever suggest that you not customize it.
My .vimrc has the following lines:
source /usr/share/vim/vim80/vimrc_example.vim
colo desert256
set ai
set et
set sts=4
set sw=4
set t_Co=256
set ts=4
On systems that I don't have my .vimrc on, I have no problem working with them because what's in /etc/vimrc works well enough for me since I really don't have to much to change other than the colorscheme (since vim mode lines take care of the rest).
- adrianratnapala 9y agoYes, and this is the trouble with vim -- everyone needs to customise it, and that makes it difficult for the community to have standarised ways of doing things.
- u801e 9y agoEveryone has their own workflow preferences and some will prefer using a lot of custom abstractions in their work environment. Others may apply a very minimal set of customizations (if they bother at all). I believe it's better to allow people to choose how they configure their editor rather than making that decision for them.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoBut it would be better if the default configuration was good enough for most people. Instead, Vim has a very spartan default configuration. There are good historical reasons for this. But it is a sad history, because it means, most long-time users end up with fairly heavy customisation. And those customisations will routinely be different from everyone else's set up, not just when they want to enact some personal preference.