arrow keys in vi insert mode

sanjeev.naik · 09-03-2004, 06:55 AM

Hi,

I have FC2 installed on my IBM Netvista PC for 4 months now. I have vim-minimal-6.2.457 which came default in FC2. I was using it quite some time, now suddenly the arrow keys stop working in insert mode. It produces letters A, B, C, D if pressed in insert mode. What could be the reason behind it?
Can anybody help me to solve it.
Thnks
Sanjeev

Squall · 09-03-2004, 09:36 AM

What vi are you using, or are you using a clone? Try vim.

sanjeev.naik · 09-03-2004, 11:58 AM

Yes, it is vim which comes in FC2. I have also mentioned the version in my earlier post. One more thing, I had updated the FC2 through yum once. The bash version is 2.05b.

San

davidcrawley · 09-03-2004, 01:27 PM

Does it consistantly produce the same error whenever you switch to insert mode even if you us A to get in to insert mode?

Squall · 09-03-2004, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sanjeev.naik
Yes, it is vim which comes in FC2. I have also mentioned the version in my earlier post. One more thing, I had updated the FC2 through yum once. The bash version is 2.05b.

San

Ah, you did.
Sorry.

Komakino · 09-03-2004, 01:52 PM

try...in the .vimrc file:
set nocompatible
set backspace=2

sanjeev.naik · 09-04-2004, 12:21 PM

Thanks guys for your help. But I found the mistake. During installation of FC2, I did not select vim-common & vim-enhanced editors. The only package installed was vim-minimum.
Sanjeev