Blogging Ottinger (tim)Stupid VIM trick of the day
Try this:
:set cuc cul
This is only helpful if you are having trouble finding the cursor in your window. It draws crosshairs with background coloring. I think it’s normally quite annoying, but I can see it being handy if you can’t see where the cursor is sitting (sometimes the case when using vim through telnet or the like).
I’ve also seen editors that highlight the current line. I guess that’s not dumb. It’s nice to know where you are.
So it’s an interesting trick, and maybe even a little useful.
