On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 09:13:07AM +1100, Brendan J Simon wrote: > Matthew Dalton wrote: > > > Brendan J Simon wrote: > > > >> When I use VIM in an X terminal (eg. gnometerm), I can't use the cursor > >> keys to navigate whilst in insert mode. > >> *However*, if I have a ~/.vimrc file with nothing in it, I *can* > >> navigate with the cursor keys in insert mode. > >> Very strange. Is this a bug or have I got something wrong with my setup. > > > > I'm guessing that there's a system-wide vimrc in /etc somewhere which is > > disabling the cursor keys. A .vimrc in your $HOME (even an empty one) > > would override the /etc one if it exists, which is probably why what is > > happening is happening. > > > > Of course, with no Debian box nearby to check I can't be sure. Poke > > around /etc and see what you find. Also try 'man vim'. > > I've done a `find /etc -iname "*vim*"` and nothing came up.
/usr/share/vim/vimrc => /etc/vimrc Do you have vim-rt (runtime) installed? If not, get it. -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
