To prevent the tagging system from becoming a mess, let's assemble a list of tags that are a bad idea, and what the suggested good alternatives are.
One topic per answer, please.
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clipboard is an overloaded term. Instead, use os-clipboard for questions about interacting with the operating system's clipboard or register for vi registers.
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help, because "help" is the point of the site. I can already see it being used by people "needing help". Better to use help-system if you have a question about Vim's :help.
Does tab (or tabs) refer to the Tab key, tab-indentation, or tabs in de UI?
- tab-key for the tab key.
- tab-indentation or just indentation for tab indentation
- tabbed-user-interface for ui tabs
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Why would tab indentation need its own tag? indentation should cover the topic. Feb 4, 2015 at 15:41
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@200_success It doesn't "need" it, in most cases indentation should be good, but you could ask a question specifically about tab indentation... Feb 4, 2015 at 15:43
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@200_success Indenting with tabs vs spaces is a common and distinctive enough subproblem to warrant its own tag, distinct from configuring the amount of identation, defining indentation rules for a new language, automatic indent settings, etc. On the other hand, I don't see tab-key as being relevant: what makes it different from other keys? Feb 4, 2015 at 18:50
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@Gilles To me, indentation is just one topic. whitespace could be another topic worthy of a tag, for discussion tabs-vs-spaces, invisible characters, etc. But I don't think that tab-indentation would be a beneficial tag. Feb 4, 2015 at 18:53
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@200_success Indeed tab-character would be a better name. Feb 4, 2015 at 18:56
movement and navigation are too vague. Instead, use
- cursor-movement if the question involves moving the cursor
- scrolling if it involves scrolling the text
- tags for the tag navigation system
- filesystem for navigating through the filesystem
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Navigation can also mean navigating the filesystem through vim (unless
:cdis the only way to do so?)– muruFeb 4, 2015 at 17:23 -
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