USR_01

*usr_01.txt*    For IdeaVIM version 0.12.0.  Last change: 2006 Nov 12

                     IdeaVIM USER MANUAL - by Rick Maddy

                              About the manuals


This chapter introduces the manuals available with IdeaVIM.  Read this to know the
conditions under which the commands are explained.

|01.1|  Two manuals
|01.2|  IdeaVIM installed
|01.3|  Using the IdeaVIM tutor
|01.4|  Copyright

     Next chapter: |usr_02.txt|  The first steps in IdeaVIM
Table of contents: |usr_toc.txt|

*01.1*  Two manuals

The IdeaVIM documentation consists of two parts:

1. The User manual
   Task oriented explanations, from simple to complex.  Reads from start to
   end like a book.

2. The Reference manual
   Precise description of how everything in IdeaVIM works.

The notation used in these manuals is explained here: |notation|


JUMPING AROUND

The text contains hyperlinks between the two parts, allowing you to quickly
jump between the description of an editing task and a precise explanation of
the commands and options used for it.  Use these two actions:

        Click to jump to a subject under the cursor.
        Click < to jump back (repeat to go further back).

Many links are in vertical bars, like this: |bars|.  An option name, like
'number', a command in double quotes like ":write" and any other word can also
be used as a link.  Try it out: Move the cursor to  CTRL-]  and press CTRL-]
on it.

Other subjects can be found with the ":help" command, see |help.txt|.

*01.2*  IdeaVIM installed

Most of the manuals assume that IdeaVIM has been properly installed.  If you
didn't do that yet, or if IdeaVIM doesn't run properly (e.g., files can't be found
or in the GUI the menus do not show up) first read the chapter on
installation: |usr_90.txt|.

*01.3*  Using the Vim tutor                             *tutor* *vimtutor*

This information does not apply to IdeaVIM.

*01.4*  Copyright                                       *manual-copyright*

The IdeaVIM user manual and reference manual are derived from the original Vim
manuals. They have been copied and modified as appropriate for IdeaVIM.

The Vim user manual and reference manual are Copyright (c) 1988-2003 by Bram
Moolenaar. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v1.0 or later.  The
latest version is presently available at:
             http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/

People who contribute to the manuals must agree with the above copyright
notice.
                                                        *frombook*
Parts of the user manual come from the book "Vi IMproved - Vim" by Steve
Oualline (published by New Riders Publishing, ISBN: 0735710015).  The Open
Publication License applies to this book.  Only selected parts are included
and these have been modified (e.g., by removing the pictures, updating the
text for Vim 6.0 and fixing mistakes).  The omission of the |frombook| tag
does not mean that the text does not come from the book.

Many thanks to Steve Oualline and New Riders for creating this book and
publishing it under the OPL!  It has been a great help while writing the user
manual.  Not only by providing literal text, but also by setting the tone and
style.

Next chapter: |usr_02.txt|  The first steps in Vim

Copyright: see |manual-copyright|