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1 *os_390.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2016 Feb 27
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Ralf Schandl
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6 *zOS* *z/OS* *OS390* *os390* *MVS*
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7 This file contains the particulars for the z/OS UNIX version of Vim.
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9 1. ASCII/EBCDIC dependent scripts |zOS-has-ebcdic|
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10 2. Putty and Colors |zOS-PuTTY|
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11 3. Motif Problems |zOS-Motif|
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12 4. Bugs |zOS-Bugs|
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13 5. Limitations |zOS-limitations|
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14 6. Open source on z/OS UNIX |zOS-open-source|
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16 Contributors: ~
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17 The port to z/OS UNIX was done by Ralf Schandl for the Redbook mentioned
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20 Changes, bug-reports, or both by:
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22 David Moore
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23 Anthony Giorgio
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24 and others
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26 ==============================================================================
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27 1. ASCII/EBCDIC dependent scripts *OS390-has-ebcdic* *zOS-has-ebcdic*
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29 For the internal script language the feature "ebcdic" was added. With this
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30 you can fix ASCII dependent scripts like this:
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32 if has("ebcdic")
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33 let space = 64
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34 else
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35 let space = 32
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36 endif
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39 ==============================================================================
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40 2. PuTTY and Colors *OS390-PuTTY* *zOS-PuTTY*
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42 If you see problems with syntax highlighting or screen corruptions when you
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43 connect to z/OS using Putty, try the following:
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45 - Configure Putty as "vt220" terminal (Connection->Data)
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46 - Add the following 3 lines to your vimrc:
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49 set t_AB=[4%p1%dm
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54 Note:  is one character use <C-V><Esc> to enter it.
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57 3. Motif Problems *OS390-Motif* *zOS-Motif*
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59 Note: Seen with Vim 6.*, never tested since.
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61 It seems that in porting the Motif library to z/OS, a translation from EBCDIC
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62 to ASCII for the accelerator characters of the pull-down menus was forgotten.
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63 Even after I tried to hand convert the menus, the accelerator keys continued
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64 to only work for the opening of menus (like <Alt-F> to open the file menu).
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65 They still do not work for the menu items themselves (like <Alt-F>O to open
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66 the file browser).
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68 There is no solution for this yet.
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71 4. Bugs *OS390-bugs* *zOS-Bugs*
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73 - Vim will consistently hang when a large amount of text is selected in
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74 visual block mode. This may be due to a memory corruption issue. Note that
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75 this occurs in both the terminal and gui versions.
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90 I've tried to port the current version of cscope (15.3) to z/OS, without
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91 much success. If anyone is interested in trying, drop me a line if you
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95 z/OS UNIX. This means you'll have to live without the pretty gtk toolbar.
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97 Disabled at compile time:
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98 - Multibyte support (|multibyte|)
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99 - Right-to-left mode (|rileft|)
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101 - Arabic language support (|Arabic|)
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102 - Spell checking (|spell|)
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111 - TCL interface (|tcl|)
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112 ...
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115 6. Open source on z/OS UNIX *OS390-open-source* *zOS-open-source*
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117 If you are interested in other Open Source Software on z/OS UNIX, have a
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118 look at the following Redbook:
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120 Mike MacIsaac et al
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121 "Open Source Software for z/OS and OS/390 UNIX"
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122 IBM Form Number: SG24-5944-01
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123 ISBN: 0738424633
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124 http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/resources/servers_eserver_zseries_zos_unix_redbook_sg245944.pdf
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127 http://www.redbooks.ibm.com
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128 http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/features/unix/
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129 http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/features/unix/library/IBM+Redbooks/index.html
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