[vox-tech] vim question

[Michael Wenk]

if you're su'd and execute any x app, it will give that error because root
doesn't have permissions for X.  I used to see this while running emacs, but
then emacs would go into non window'd mode.  If you xhost +root then you'll
be fine.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rusty Minden" <clownsinc@attbi.com>
To: <vox-tech@lists.lugod.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [vox-tech] vim question


> I just tried this and it works, but it gives a strange message
>
> Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
>
> when in su mode. Why does it do that?
>
> Rusty
> PS I was in su mode becouse I changed the /etc/vim/vimrc file.
>
> On Tuesday 12 November 2002 12:52 pm, Peter Jay Salzman wrote:
> > putting this in .vimrc does the trick:
> >
> >    " When editing a file, always jump to the last known cursor
> > position. " Don't do it when the position is invalid or when
> > inside an event " handler (happens when dropping a file on
> > gvim).
> >    "
> >    autocmd BufReadPost *
> >       \ if line("'\"") > 0 && line("'\"") <= line("$") |
> >       \   exe "normal g`\"" |
> >       \ endif
> >
> > i'm still unsure why that one instance of vim does this
> > automaticaly and all other vims i've used don't.   i suppose i
> > could use strace to see what other config files are being
> > pulled in, but at this point i'm more happy than curious.
> > ;-)
> >
> > pete
> >
> >
> >
> > begin Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirac.org>
> >
> > > hi jan,
> > >
> > > the viminfo file just stores information.  it doesn't
> > > actually do anything by itself.  in other words, the viminfo
> > > file differs from the .vimrc file in that:
> > >
> > > viminfo: stores state data for vim
> > > .vimrc: a list of vim commands to run at the start of a vim
> > > session
> > >
> > > so how does the cursor get positioned when vim is started?
> > >
> > > pete
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > begin Jan W <jcwynholds@yahoo.com>
> > >
> > > > Hi Peter:
> > > >
> > > > Look in ~/.viminfo
> > > >
> > > > There should be a line like:
> > > >
> > > > # File marks:
> > > > '0  37  0  ~/textfile3.txt
> > > > '1  35  0  ~/textfile.txt
> > > >
> > > > I think that is the place that you are talking about.
> > > >
> > > > :)
> > > >
> > > > HTHO,
> > > >
> > > > jan
> > > >
> > > > --- Peter Jay Salzman <p@dirac.org> wrote:
> > > > > hi lugod,
> > > > >
> > > > > i've seen vim on a mandrake system which, when opening a
> > > > > file a second time, will place the cursor at its last
> > > > > position when the file was initially opened.
> > > > >
> > > > > anyone know how to get vim to do this?
> > > > >
> > > > > i've checked the ~/.vimrc and can find nothing that does
> > > > > this.  i also checked bash aliases to make sure vim
> > > > > wasn't aliased to vim plus some command line switches.
> > > > > nothing.
> > > > >
> > > > > i'd like for my own vim to do this.  anyone know the
> > > > > magic?
> > > > >
> > > > > pete
>
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