For your browser's text edit area, you may want to give this a try:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4125
This seems to work reasonably for me.

There are also addons to give firefox vi like key bindings. I haven't tried any, as I don't find any appeal for at this point.

I think gvim sucks. In my recollection, it is butt ugly and strange. I don't like vim either for anything beyond quick editing of system files and the like because I never learned how to work with multiple files or windows; I tried but failed and gave up. Knowing basic vim has been a very valuable lesson though. You have to invest to learn search & replace features and the like, but after that it is okay.

I never thought there was tabs in vim. I have been using "split" when editing multiple files even I don't need to see more than one file at the same time.

I use GVIM whenever I can (because I prefer the syntax highlighting of the GUI version over that of the console version.). Whenever I can't use GVIM I use straight VIM of course. The way I use (g)vim doesn't change with the GUI or the console version, I always use the keyboard for everything except clicking on tabs or in split windows.
:wx

I use pure VIM, just because I don't like the looks ov gvim. It's faster to open up in a terminal aswell (yeah I could probably just write gvim, but I'm too lazy ).

Can you by the way use both split and tabs at the same time, or are you limited to one option?

Neither.
Emacs!!!
Console.
I hate it when I have to use vim. ( But I have to when there is nothing else.)

Straight vi(m) in any env.
In regards to hansv, std vim does syntax higlighting if you are in e.g. an xterm i.e. some kind of GUI as opposed to a REAL console i.e. X-Win is not up.

One of the kind readers on this forum introduced me to VIM to solve a problem. I've used the console version ever since, it's fun to use ! I use the KDE desktop all the time, except when I need to do some serious work.

I come from a vi background so i use vim only through a console.

I just tried what you suggested and it works!
After using these commands:
I have two tabs and the second tab is displayed with a split so that two windows are on the screen. I can switch to the first tab by doing Ctrl-PgUp.

Hello,

Ooooooooo!!!

That can come in very, very handy!!!

But, I tried Ctrl-PgUp to switch tabs and nothing.

You do realize that vim has a builtin help system, right? Try ":h tabs" and then look for the bold text "SWITCHING TO ANOTHER TAB PAGE".

Hello,

Been there and done that before I posted here. I can go to and fro tabs via :tabn and other such commands. But, I cannot get it to respond to Ctrl-PgDn like the helpfile says should work. Maybe there is another command that you need to issue to get ctrl key-combos to work - I don't know.

I don't know if I would even like Ctrl-PgDn over the :tab[some other letter(s)] for tab navigation, but I'd like the chance to experiment between the two.


I looked at the helpfile for split windows, too - and I can't find the command to switch between the windows. I probably glanced over it without realizing it in my tiredness, but that would be a good command for me to learn.

I mainly use the GUI version unless I am in a telnet session and need to look quickly. I will bring up files to my PC to use GUI version because I find it faster to use the mouse for some things and the color syntax is extremely useful.

i mostly use vi / vim at console. but at graphic i use kedit. but if its not there/installed i use xterm & vi.