From de2d425e253fb65faf1f089e75ffb902e36cdfb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bailey Ling Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:01:38 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Created FAQ/Troubleshooting (markdown) --- FAQ-Troubleshooting.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+) create mode 100644 FAQ-Troubleshooting.md diff --git a/FAQ-Troubleshooting.md b/FAQ-Troubleshooting.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4491062 --- /dev/null +++ b/FAQ-Troubleshooting.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +### The powerline font symbols are not showing up + +The older deprecated [vim-powerline][a] uses different font codes; ensure you are using v2 fonts. + +### There is a pause when leaving insert mode + +You need to set `ttimeoutlen` to a low number; 50 is recommended. + +### You don't see any colors + +All of the themes use a 256 terminal color palette. It's likely that the value of `t_Co` is misconfigured. please see this [article][n] on how to configure your terminal. Pull requests for 8 and 16 color terminals are welcome. + +### You get the error `Unknown function: fugitive#head` + +You are probably using version 1.2, which is very old...download v2 from the [project page][d]. + +### vim-airline doesn't appear until i create a new split + +Add `set laststatus=2` to your vimrc. + +### vim-bufferline is printing to the statusline as well as the command bar + +You can disable automatic echoing by adding `let g:bufferline_echo = 0` to your vimrc. + +### The statusline wraps + +You are probably using iTerm with double-width characters enabled. Either disable this, or `set ambiwidth=double` in your vimrc. + +### How do i get rid of the default mode indicator? + +Add `set noshowmode` to your vimrc. + + + + +[d]: https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive +[n]: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/256_colors_in_vim \ No newline at end of file