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Re:Exiting VIM is hard; sometimes we need to take drastic me... by th0114nd on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @08:48AM (#23310428)
You should check out xkill, which transforms the mouse into the window killing button
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Re:Exiting VIM is hard; sometimes we need to take drastic me... by tinus_hn on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @05:28AM (#23321094)
That just tells the server to remove the window and break the process. If it’s really stuck it’ll keep spinning in the background.
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Re:Exiting VIM is hard; sometimes we need to take drastic me... by gerdesj on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @08:56AM (#23310506)
It turns the cursor into a little skull and crossbones. I remember using it quite often 20+ years ago, not so much these days.
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Re:Exiting VIM is hard; sometimes we need to take drastic me... by mynegation on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @10:21AM (#23311467)
Yeah, last time I used it was in 1996 on AIX running on IBM RT PC.
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Re:Exiting VIM is hard; sometimes we need to take drastic me... by gerdesj on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @09:14PM (#23318370)
I gave it a go today and it's now red 8)
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