Re: Current Position
Christopher <[email protected]> Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:43:18 -0700 (PDT)
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------=_Part_238236_1920429604.1773250998470 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_238237_114397417.1773250998470" ------=_Part_238237_114397417.1773250998470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I tried vim --clean I don't see anything happen ? On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:25:47=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Christian Brabandt= wrote: > > On Mi, 11 M=C3=A4r 2026, Christopher wrote: > > > I'm trying to get this to work, first I press g followed by CTRL+G=20 > although nothing happens ? > >=20 > > g CTRL-G=20 > >=20 > > Prints the current position of the cursor in five ways: Column, Line, > > Word, Character and Byte. If the number of Characters and Bytes is the > > same then the Character position is omitted. If there are characters > > in the line that take more than one position on the screen (<Tab> or > > special character), or characters using > > more than one byte per column (characters above 0x7F when 'encoding' > > is utf-8), both the byte column and the screen column are shown, > > separated by a dash. > > You should see something like this: > > > Col 20-41 of 54-75; Line 74 of 1738; Word 434 of 11778; Byte 2860 of 7306= 9 > > (I just pressed g followed by CTRL-G in a help window.) > > Does it work if you start vim --clean? Perhaps some plugin is mapping=20 > this key away? > > > Thanks, > Christian > --=20 > On the subject of C program indentation: > "In My Egotistical Opinion, most people's C programs should be indented > six feet downward and covered with dirt." > -- Blair P. Houghton > --=20 --=20 You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php ---=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/0e4= 968c8-02d2-482e-9174-b3586cd7a931n%40googlegroups.com. ------=_Part_238237_114397417.1773250998470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I tried vim --clean I don't see anything happen ?<br /><br /><div class=3D"= gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wednesday, March 11,= 2026 at 1:25:47=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Christian Brabandt wrote:<br/></div><bloc= kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px= solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <br>On Mi, 11 M=C3=A4r 2026, Christopher wrote: <br> <br>> I'm trying to get this to work, first I press g=C2=A0followed = by CTRL+G although nothing happens ? <br>>=20 <br>> g CTRL-G=C2=A0 <br>>=20 <br>> Prints the current position of the cursor in five ways: Column, Li= ne, <br>> Word, Character and Byte. If the number of Characters and Bytes is= the <br>> same then the Character position is omitted. If there are characte= rs <br>> in the line that take more than one position on the screen (<Ta= b> or <br>> special character), or characters using <br>> more than one byte per column (characters above 0x7F when 'enc= oding' <br>> is utf-8), both the byte column and the screen column are shown, <br>> separated by a dash. <br> <br>You should see something like this: <br> <br> <br>Col 20-41 of 54-75; Line 74 of 1738; Word 434 of 11778; Byte 2860 of 73= 069 <br> <br>(I just pressed g followed by CTRL-G in a help window.) <br> <br>Does it work if you start vim --clean? Perhaps some plugin is mapping= =20 <br>this key away? <br> <br> <br>Thanks, <br>Christian <br>--=20 <br>On the subject of C program indentation: <br>"In My Egotistical Opinion, most people's C programs should be= indented <br> six feet downward and covered with dirt." <br> -- Blair P. Houghton <br></blockquote></div> <p></p> -- <br /> -- <br /> You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist.<br /> Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to.<br /> For more information, visit <a href=3D"http://www.vim.org/maillist.php">htt= p://www.vim.org/maillist.php</a><br /> <br /> --- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;vim_use" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">vim_use+uns= [email protected]</a>.<br /> To view this discussion visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/= vim_use/0e4968c8-02d2-482e-9174-b3586cd7a931n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium= =3Demail&utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/0e4= 968c8-02d2-482e-9174-b3586cd7a931n%40googlegroups.com</a>.<br /> ------=_Part_238237_114397417.1773250998470-- ------=_Part_238236_1920429604.1773250998470--