Cool, that was it. Thanks. Jay On Thursday 16 August 2001 3:51 pm, you wrote: > On Thu, Aug 16, 2001 at 02:44:21PM -0500, Jay Kline wrote: > > Speaking of its various config options, I used the default setup of vim > > on most systems, it works well for me. But I am now on a system with vim > > where I cannot use the arrow keys. (I know, I know, real sixers dont use > > them) How can I set it up so I can use my arrow keys? Right now when I > > try to use them it gives a newline with letters (like A's and D's and > > stuff) > > Put "set nocompatible" in your .vimrc. If that doesn't work then > it may be terminfo/termcap problem. -- Jay Kline slushpupie at iexposure.com http://www.slushpupie.com Some people claim that the UNIX learning curve is steep, but at least you only have to climb it once.