git commit: Vi's cursor often somewhere inbetween

[voku]

git commit: Vi's cursor often somewhere inbetween

[voku]

Maybe it's only a feature? (Return to last edit position when opening files) https://github.com/voku/dotfiles/blob/master/.vimrc#L589

[DrVanScott]

Yes, you are right. Would it be possible to define some exceptions for this feature? E.g. it does not make sense for ".git/COMMIT_EDITMSG".

BTW i realized another problem:
if i open any ".git/COMMIT_EDITMSG" there is no cursor visible at first. After i press a key it appears...
This problem is solved if disable "lazyredraw" in .vimrc

[voku]

fixed -> 763c510#diff-4e12c6a37ff2cbb2c93d1b33324a6051R174

info: http://vim.1045645.n5.nabble.com/autocmd-pattern-exclusion-td5712330.html

[DrVanScott]

thanks for the autocmd fix!

you also changed the lazyredraw behaviour, but only for windows systems? I am quite sure that i also have it on linux systems. Unfortunately i am not able to recheck before Sunday.

Or did you change anything else which made this windows only?

[voku]

"lazyredraw" is recommended by some users e.g. http://stackoverflow.com/a/378967/1155858 ... but I will also test it! :)

[DrVanScott]

i also often notice that the bottom status line (mode, file name, EOL, cursor position etc.) is only visible after first key press. This is also fixed by (not lazyredraw)...

[DrVanScott]

I can reproduce it on linux. I opened an empty file many times and got the following impression:

95%: cursor not blinking (starts to blink after first key press)
10%: bottom status line not showing (appears after first keypress)

Without "lazyredaw" i never got any of these problems.

Maybe it's a timing problem?