08-05-2009
Well, my questions was regarding how successful has someone been with x operating system on a laptop when you take into account the extras that come with laptop, such as the media keys hotkeys for volume control and back and forth keys that I have on my Thinkpad T61. Also, getting the scrolling "feature" (some people don't see it as a feature, I have learned) of my touchpad to work. It's been hit and miss with getting it working in some systems with a manual config, which I don't mind doing.
As for what I'll be doing...mostly C++ and a little Python development, but I usually just use vim and a compiler from the CLI. I'd also like to do work with VMs and regular web serving.
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EVIM(1) General Commands Manual EVIM(1)
NAME
evim - easy Vim, edit a file with Vim and setup for modeless editing
SYNOPSIS
evim [options] [file ..]
eview
DESCRIPTION
eVim starts Vim and sets options to make it behave like a modeless editor. This is still Vim but used as a point-and-click editor. This
feels a lot like using Notepad on MS-Windows. eVim will always run in the GUI, to enable the use of menus and toolbar.
Only to be used for people who really can't work with Vim in the normal way. Editing will be much less efficient.
eview is the same, but starts in read-only mode. It works just like evim -R.
See vim(1) for details about Vim, options, etc.
The 'insertmode' option is set to be able to type text directly.
Mappings are setup to make Copy and Paste work with the MS-Windows keys. CTRL-X cuts text, CTRL-C copies text and CTRL-V pastes text. Use
CTRL-Q to obtain the original meaning of CTRL-V.
OPTIONS
See vim(1).
FILES
/usr/local/lib/vim/evim.vim
The script loaded to initialize eVim.
AKA
Also Known As "Vim for gumbies". When using evim you are expected to take a handkerchief, make a knot in each corner and wear it on your
head.
SEE ALSO
vim(1)
AUTHOR
Most of Vim was made by Bram Moolenaar, with a lot of help from others. See the Help/Credits menu.
2002 February 16 EVIM(1)