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(José Fonseca) + +I was a 12-year emacs user who switched to Vim about a year ago after finally +giving up on the multiple incompatible versions, flaky contributed packages, +disorganized keystrokes, etc. And it was one of the best moves I ever made. +(Joel Burton) + +Although all of the programs were used during the preparation of the new and +revised material, most of the editing was done with Vim versions 4.5 and 5.0 +under GNU-Linux (Redhat 4.2). (Arnold Robbins, Israel, author of "Learning +the Vi editor") + +Out of all the open software i've ever seen and used, and i've seen a lot, Vim +is the best, most useful and highest quality to work with, second only to the +linux kernel itself. (Peter Jay Salzman) + +It's well worth noting that the _entirety_ of SourceForge was written using +Vim and its nifty PHP syntax highlighting. I think the entire SF.net tech +staff uses Vim and we're all excited to have you aboard! (Tim Perdue) + +Vim is one of a select bunch of tools for which I have no substitute. It is +a brilliant piece of work! (Biju Chacko) + +A previous girlfriend of mine switched to emacs. Needless to say, the +relationship went nowhere. (Geoffrey Mann) + +I rarely think about Vim, in the same way that I guess a fish rarely thinks +about water. It's the environment in which everything else happens. I'm a +fairly busy system administrator working on a lot of different platforms. Vim +is the only thing that's consistent across all my systems, and it's just about +the only thing that doesn't break from time to time. When a new system comes +in the door without Vim, I install it right away. Great to have a tool that's +the same everywhere, that's completely reliable, so I can ignore it and think +about other things. (Pete Schaeffer) + +Having recently succeeded in running Vim via telnet through a Nokia +Communicator, I can now report that it works nicely on a Palm Pilot too. +(Allan Kelly, Scotland) + +You've done a tremendous job with 'VIM', Bram! The more I use it, the more +impressed I get (I am an old 'vi' die hard who once started out with early +versions of 'emacs' in the late 1970's and was relieved by finding 'vi' in the +first UNIX I came across in 1983). In my opinion, it's about time 'VIM' +replace 'emacs' as the standard for top editors. (Bo Thide', Sweden) + +I love and use VIM heavily too. (Larry Wall) + +Vi is like a Ferrari, if you're a beginner, it handles like a bitch, but once +you get the hang of it, its small, powerful and FAST! (Unknown) +VIM is like a new model Ferrari, and sounds like one too - "VIIIIIIMMM!" +(Stephen Riehm, Germany) + +Schon bei Nutzung eines Bruchteils der VIM-Funktionen wird der Benutzer recht +schnell die Vorzuege dieses Editors kennen- und schaetzenlernen. +Translated: Even when only using a fraction of VIM-functions, the user will +quickly get used to and appreciate the advantages of this editor. (Garry +Glendown, conclusion of an article on VIM in iX magazine 9/1998) + +I've recently acquired the O'Reilly book on VI (it also discusses VIM +in-depth), and I'm amazed at just how powerful this application is. (Jeffrey +Rankin) + +This guide was written using the Windows 9.x distribution of GVIM, which is +quite possibly the greatest thing to come along since God created the naked +girl. (Michael DiBernardo) + +Boy, I thought I knew almost everything about VIM, but every time I browse the +online documentation, I hit upon a minor but cool aspect of a VIM feature that +I didn't know before! I must say the documentation is one the finest I've +ever seen in a product -- even better than most commercial products. +(Gautam Mudunuri) + +VIM 4.5 is really a fantastic editor. It has sooooo many features and more +importantly, the defaults are so well thought out that you really don't have +to change anything!! Words cannot express my amazement and gratitude to the +creators of VIM. Keep it up. (Vikas, USA) + +I wonder how long it will be before people will refer to other Vi editors as +VIM clones? (Darren Hiebert) + +I read about [auto-positioning-in-file-based-on-the-errors-from-make] in one +of those "Perfect Programmer's Editor" threads and was delighted to discover +that VIM already supports it. (Brendan Macmillan, Australia) + +I just discovered VIM (5.0) and I'm telling everyone I know about it! +I tell them VIM stands for VI for the new (M)illenium. Thanks so much! +(Matt F. Valentine) + +I think from now on "vi" should be called "Vim Imitation", not the other way +around. (Rungun Ramanathan) + +The Law of VIM: +For each member b of the possible behaviour space B of program P, there exists +a finite time t before which at least one user u in the total user space U of +program P will request b becomes a member of the allowed behaviour space B' +(B' <= B). +In other words: Sooner or later everyone wants everything as an option. +(Negri) + +Whenever I move to a new computing platform, the first thing I do is to port +VIM. Lately, I am simply stunned by its ease of compilation using the +configure facility. (A.M. Sabuncu, Turkey) + +The options are really excellent and very powerful. (Anish Maharaj) + +The Spring user-interface designs are in, and word from the boutiques is that +80x24 text-only mode is back with a *vengeance! Vi editor clone VIM burst onto +March desk-tops with a dazzling show of pastel syntax highlights for its 5.0 +look. Strident and customizable, VIM raises eyebrows with its interpretation +of the classic Vi single-key macro collection. +http://www.ntk.net/index.cgi?back=archive98/now0327.txt&line=179#l + +I just wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that VIM 5 ROCKS! +Syntax highlighting: how did I survive without it?! Thank you for creating +mankind's best editor! (Mun Johl, USA) + +Thanks again for VIM. I use it every day on Linux. (Eric Foster-Johnson, +author of the book "UNIX Programming Tools") + +The BEST EDITOR EVER (Stuart Woolford) + +I have used most of VIM's fancy features at least once, many frequently, and I +can honestly say that I couldn't live with anything less anymore. My +productivity has easily doubled compared to what it was when I used vi. +(Sitaram Chamarty) + +I luv VIM. It is incredible. I'm naming my first-born Vimberly. (Jose +Unpingco, USA) + +Hint: "VIM" is "vi improved" - much better! (Sven Guckes, Germany) + +I use VIM every day. I spend more time in VIM than in any other program... +It's the best vi clone there is. I think it's great. (Craig Sanders, +Australia) + +I strongly advise using VIM--its infinite undo/redo saved me much grief. +(Terry Brown) + +Thanks very much for writing what in my opinion is the finest text editor on +the planet. If I were to get another cat, I would name it "Vim". +(Bob Sheehan, USA) + +I typed :set all and the screen FILLED up with options. A whole screen of +things to be set and unset. I saw some of my old friends like wrapmargin, +modelines and showmode, but the screen was FILLED with new friends! I love +them all! I love VIM! I'm so happy that I've found this editor! I feel +like how I once felt when I started using vi after a couple of years of using +ed. I never thought I'd forsake my beloved ed, but vi ... oh god, vi was +great. And now, VIM. (Peter Jay Salzman, USA) + +I am really happy with such a wonderful software package. Much better than +almost any expensive, off the shelf program. (Jeff Walker) + +Whenever I reread the VIM documentation I'm overcome with excitement at the +power of the editor. (William Edward Webber, Australia) + +Hurrah for VIM!! It is "at your fingertips" like vi, and has the extensions +that vi sorely needs: highlighting for executing commands on blocks, an easily +navigable and digestible help screen, and more. (Paul Pax) + +The reason WHY I don't have this amazingly useful macro any more, is that I +now use VIM - and this is built in!! (Stephen Riehm, Germany) + +I am a user of VIM and I love it. I use it to do all my programming, C, +C++, HTML what ever. (Tim Allwine) + +I discovered VIM after years of struggling with the original vi, and I just +can't live without it any more. (Emmanuel Mogenet, USA) + +Emacs has not a bit of chance to survive so long as VIM is around. Besides, +it also has the most detailed software documentation I have ever seen---much +better than most commercial software! (Leiming Qian) + +This version of VIM will just blow people apart when they discover just how +fantastic it is! (Tony Nugent, Australia) + +I took your advice & finally got VIM & I'm really impressed. Instant convert. +(Patrick Killelea, USA) + +VIM is by far my favorite piece of shareware and I have been particularly +pleased with version 3.0. This is really a solid piece of work. (Robert +Colon, USA) + +VIM is a joy to use, it is so well thought and practical that I wonder why +anybody would use visual development tools. VIM is powerful and elegant, it +looks deceptively simple but is almost as complex as a 747 (especially when I +look at my growing .vimrc), keep up that wonderful job, VIM is a centerpiece +of the free software world. (Louis-David Mitterand, USA) + +I cannot believe how great it is to use VIM. I think the guys at work are +getting tired of hearing me bragging about it. Others eyes are lighting up. +(Rick Croote) + +Emacs takes way to much time to start up and run, it is to big and bulky for +effective use and the interface is more confusing than it is of any help. VIM +however is short, it is fast, it is powerful, it has a good interface and it +is all purpose. (Paal Ditlefsen Ekran) + +From the first time I got VIM3.0, I was very enthusiastic. It has almost no +problems. The swapfile handling and the backup possibilities are robust, also +the protection against editing one file twice. It is very compatible to the +real VI (and that is a MUST, because my brain is trained over years in using +it). (Gert van Antwerpen, Holland) + +Visual mode in VIM is a very powerful thing! (Tony Nugent, Australia) + +I have to say that VIM is =THE= single greatest piece of source code to ever +come across the net (Jim Battle, USA). + +In fact, if you do want to get a new vi I'd suggest VIM-3.0. This is, by +far, the best version of vi I've ever seen (Albert W. Schueller). + +I should mention that VIM is a very good editor and can compete with anything +(Ilya Beloozerov). + +To tell the truth sometimes I used elvis, vile, xvi, calvin, etc. And this is +the reason that I can state that VIM is the best! (Ferenc Deak, Hungary) + +VIM is by far the best editor that I have used in a long time, and I have +looked at just about every thing that is available for every platform that I +use. VIM is the best on all of them. (Guy L. Oliver) + +VIM is the greatest editor since the stone chisel. (Jose Unpingco, USA) + +I would like to say that with VIM I am finally making the 'emacs to vi' +transition - as an Editor it is so much better in many ways: keyboard layout, +memory usage, text alteration to name 3. (Mark Adam) + +In fact, now if I want to know what a particular setting does in vi, I fire up +VIM and check out it's help! (Nikhil Patel, USA) + +As a vi user, VIM has made working with text a far more pleasant task than +before I encountered this program. (Steinar Knutsen, Norway) + +I use VIM since version 3.0. Since that time, it is the ONLY editor I use, +with Solaris, Linux and OS/2 Warp. I suggest all my friends to use VIM, they +try, and they continue using it. VIM is really the best software I have ever +downloaded from the Internet, and the best editor I know of. (Marco +Eccettuato, Italy) + + +In summary: + __ ___ _ _ _ ___ _____ + \ \ / (_)_ __ ___ (_)___ | | | |/ _ \_ _| + \ \ / /| | '_ ` _ \ | / __| | |_| | | | || | + \ V / | | | | | | | | \__ \ | _ | |_| || | + \_/ |_|_| |_| |_| |_|___/ |_| |_|\___/ |_| + ____ _____ _ _ _____ _____ _ _ + / ___|_ _| | | | ___| ___| | | + \___ \ | | | | | | |_ | |_ | | | + ___) || | | |_| | _| | _| |_|_| + |____/ |_| \___/|_| |_| (_|_) (Tony Nugent, Australia) + + vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: |