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#1 2008-11-20 18:36:58
- speed145a
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[SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
i'm not sure what is different but now when i click somewhere in a file i am editing in vi, my cursor moves to where i clicked.
this is annoying because when i click outside the terminal and then go back in, my cursor ends up somewhere i don't want it...
along those lines it is giving me some "visual" insert instead of the way it used to be where i could right-click inside and get the context menu.
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#2 2008-11-20 18:44:26
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Re: [SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
Try issuing ":set mouse-=a" and see if that changes this behavior. There are many vi mouse topics recently, you may want to check those out.
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#3 2008-11-20 18:53:00
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Re: [SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
wow!! i just realized you were saying to issue that while inside vi. that worked great, but once i exit that vi session it reverts to the lame behavior
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#4 2008-11-20 18:59:41
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Re: [SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
Yeah, I think it's in the global /etc/virc file.
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#5 2008-11-20 19:00:03
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Re: [SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
Then edit your ~/.virc and add "set mouse-=a" in that file.
Edit: after all these posts today (and meeting more people at my new job everyday) I'm absolutely amazed at how many people still use plain ol' vi.
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#6 2008-11-20 19:02:47
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Re: [SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
yay! thanks guys
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#7 2008-11-20 21:44:00
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Re: [SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
yeah hurrah!!
_that_ was the missing bit!
I read somewhere that I could use the shift-key while (man)handling the li'l rodent, and that worked but it was awkward.
The '-' solved it all!!
Thank you, guys - you have saved my sanity!!
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#8 2008-11-21 05:21:17
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Re: [SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
I was having this annoyance as well -- thanks.
Then edit your ~/.virc and add "set mouse-=a" in that file.
Edit: after all these posts today (and meeting more people at my new job everyday) I'm absolutely amazed at how many people still use plain ol' vi.
I think Arch kind of tends to cater toward that sort of user base. 
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#9 2008-11-21 06:09:32
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Re: [SOLVED] when i click inside vi my cursor moves to where i clicked!
I think Arch kind of tends to cater toward that sort of user base.
I think he meant "vi" as opposed to "vim".
Regarding the shift+click for paste support - that's how I do it 8)
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