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patch 8.2.3608: users who type "q:" instead of ":q" are confused Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/125ffd21f9601a90b845f1d50c24da0d3938bb59 Author: Egor Zvorykin <egzvor@gmail.com> Date: Wed Nov 17 14:01:14 2021 +0000 patch 8.2.3608: users who type "q:" instead of ":q" are confused Problem: Users who type "q:" instead of ":q" are confused. Solution: Add an autocmd to give a message that explains this is the command-line window. (Egor Zvorykin, closes #9146)
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Wed, 17 Nov 2021 15:15:05 +0100
parents 17c4178f26ea
children 786b2a8ec970
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@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ if 1
 
   augroup END
 
+  " Quite a few people accidentally type "q:" instead of ":q" and get confused
+  " by the command line window.  Give a hint about how to get out.
+  " If you don't like this you can put this in your vimrc:
+  " ":augroup vimHints | au! | augroup END"
+  augroup vimHints
+    autocmd! CmdwinEnter *
+	  \ echohl Todo | 
+	  \ echo 'You discovered the command-line window! You can close it with ":q".' |
+	  \ echohl None
+  augroup END
+
 endif
 
 " Switch syntax highlighting on when the terminal has colors or when using the