patch 8.2.2654: Vim9: getting a character from a string can be slow Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ff871400461183010d3ab98f3f326e4bb75e221b Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Fri Mar 26 13:34:05 2021 +0100 patch 8.2.2654: Vim9: getting a character from a string can be slow Problem: Vim9: getting a character from a string can be slow. Solution: Avoid a function call to get the character byte size. (https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/8000)

#!/bin/csh
#
# Shell script for use with UNIX
# Starts up Vim with the terminal in 132 column mode
# Only works on VT-100 terminals and lookalikes
# You need to have a termcap entry "vt100-w". Same as vt100 but 132 columns.
#
set oldterm=$term
echo "[?3h"
setenv TERM vt100-w
vim $*
set term=$oldterm
echo "[?3l"