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authorAndreas Maunz <andreas@maunz.de>2012-05-18 19:38:29 +0200
committerAndreas Maunz <andreas@maunz.de>2012-05-18 19:38:29 +0200
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@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ Put this in your `~/.vimrc`:
set indentexpr=
filetype indent on
+ " Enable 256 colors
+ set t_Co=256
+
+
Your user experience should now be much better.
@@ -101,11 +105,11 @@ Learn **Vim** with the [graphical cheat sheet](http://www.viemu.com/a_vi_vim_gra
Using Vim as a pager
--------------------
-The standard tool to display (not edit) text files is **Less**. However, **Vim** is a much more powerful pager. Add
+The standard tool to display (not edit) text files is **Less**. However, you also may want to use **Vim** to display source files. Add
alias vless='vim -u /usr/share/vim/vimcurrent/macros/less.vim'
-to your `~/.bash_aliases`, and, after reading in the file, e.g. by a new login, you have the `vless` command, which includes now syntax highlighting. When viewing a file with `vless`, press `v` to switch to **Vim** in editing mode.
+to your `~/.bash_aliases`, and, after reading in the file, e.g. by a new login, you have the `vless` command. When viewing a file with `vless`, press `v` to switch to the full **Vim**.
Toggle auto-indenting for code paste