High-cornered drawing: Vim can play this way

There is no shortage of drawing software (such as yed, etc.) on Linux, so why you need to use Vim to draw:

1. Lighter, no need to install too many things
2. Smaller, just some text, much smaller than the picture, and easier to use.
3. More of a force.

So what do we do? First, in vim to install the Drawit plug-in, you can refer to here: Vundle you do not need to find in the tangled where to look for plug-ins and configuration, all the plug-ins are managed in a similar way, to a large extent reduce the cost of use! The path for the plugin to be stored is ~/.vim/bundle/, and the directory is built and downloaded Vundle:

git clone https://github.com/VundleVim/Vundle.vim.git ~/.vim/bundle/vundle.vim

Later configuration can be completed in ~/.VIMRC:

Set nocompatible                       "Turn off compatibility mode filetype off                           " turns on automatic detection of file types set Rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/vundle.vim      "Join Runtime path call Vundle#begin ()                    "Initialize" plugin list starts plugin ' vundlevim/vundle.vim '          "plug-in list end call Vundle#end ()                      " complete filetype plugin Indent on              "open file type detection

Common plug-in source configurations are:

Plug-ins hosted on Github.comgithub (Plugin ' tpope/vim-fugitive ') vim-scripts.org/vim/scripts.html the plugins maintained at that station (Plugin ' L9 ')

After the configuration is complete, you can start using VIM and use the following command:

:P luginlist: Open plug-in list: Plugininstall: Install plug-in: pluginsearch foo: Search plug-in, found can choose to install: Pluginclean: Clean Unused plugins

As a final example, when you want to install the Winmanager plugin:

Add plugin ' Winmanager ' in. vimrc to open vim execution: pluginlist can see Winmanager plug-in execution: Plugininstall for installation

You can then start the Paint tour and use it in command mode:

\di                    #开启DrawIt \ds                    #关闭DrawIt

After opening there are two modes: Draw and erase, and they switch between them with a space. You can use the keys to control the drawing of lines in eight directions (or erase them):

The top, bottom, left, and right of the arrow keys correspond to their four directions PgUp                 #上右Pgdn                 #下右Home                 #左上End                  #左下

such as (in fact, do not need to remember, and the position on the keyboard is consistent):

                         Home    up   pgup                             \   |   /                               \  |  /                                \ |/                                 \|/left                         ----------right                                /|                               / |                               /  |                               /   |                             End   down  Pgdn

The arrow is also very intuitive, simple arrows with >,, \<, \^, \v to get (feel the thick arrow is not very good control):

>  <|                 _ _      .    \/     /_    '

Use the mouse to select the block, which has a certain simplification of the following operations, using \a (\l without arrows) to draw lines according to the selected block:

-------                                      \-----------                                      \-----------                                      \----->

Or use \b to draw a rectangle or use a \e to draw an ellipse:

+--------------------+          *************      |                    |      ****             ****  |                    |    **                     **+--------------------+    *                       *                          **                     **                            ****             ****                                  *************

It's done. You can use \f to populate the graph:

+------------------+|##################|| ##################|| ##################|+------------------+

There are some deviations in the position that are common, and do not focus on drawing at this time:

Select the block you want to move with the mouse, and then hold down CTRL and drag the mouse.

When you want to erase a whole fast content, use the arrow keys to compare the egg pain, you can use:

Use the mouse to select the part you want to erase, and then execute R (equivalent to replacing with a space).

Also need to note: Ubuntu and mint installed to vim by default is not supported by the system Clipboard, need to install:

sudo apt-get install Vim-gnome

Simple experience, if you can flexibly use the powerful functions of vim itself (copy, paste, etc.), Drawit used up or quite to force! PS: Hint, those arrow symbols are keys on the keyboard, look for it!

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High-cornered drawing: Vim can play this way