17 Dec
2008
17 Dec
'08
4:11 a.m.
Hi,
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 22:12, Spiro Harvey spiro@knossos.net.nz wrote:
Just wondering if anyone can replicate this issue....
if I try and access the help files direct (as root), such as ":help tutor" I get:
If I press enter, it shows me what appears to be the output of a binary.
This is a bug long known to me (I never bothered to open a bug report for it though).
"vim" has a plug-in to open compressed files, however in compatible mode (which is the mode used when you call "vi" or if you don't have the alias set) the plug-in is not loaded, so it cannot open the helpfiles properly.
Never found a good workaround other than using "vim" explicitely.
Filipe