Adding a Little Cream to (g)Vim | Linux Today

Adding a Little Cream to (g)Vim

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Scott Nesbitt
May 17, 2007

“Even though I’m a die-hard Emacs user, there are times when I
have to use the vi editor–specifically gVim, the graphical face of
the popular vi clone Vim. Since I use gVim so infrequently, I don’t
readily remember many of the editor’s basic commands. Either I
muddle through or reach for my well-thumbed copy of the vi Editor
Pocket Reference. That was until I discovered Cream. With Cream,
gVim becomes an easy-to-use editor–so easy, in fact, you might not
believe that you’re using vi.

“Cream is a set of scripts and add-ons that sit on top of gVim.
Cream doesn’t change the appearance of gVim, but it does change the
way it behaves…”

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Scott Nesbitt

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