Version 9.2 of the Vim text editor has been released. "Vim 9.2 brings significant enhancements to the Vim9 scripting language, improved diff mode, comprehensive completion features, and platform-specific improvements including experimental Wayland support." Also included is a new interactive tutor mode.
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Ruler Default Changed?
Posted Feb 14, 2026 22:04 UTC (Sat) by ryanduve (subscriber, #127786) [Link] (1 responses)
In the release notes under "Changed Default Values" I see "ruler" has been changed from "off" to "on" by default. However, when I open 9.2 and 8.2.2121 side by side the ruler behavior seems identical. Does anyone know how to tell the difference?
Ruler Default Changed?
Posted Feb 14, 2026 22:12 UTC (Sat) by ackyshake (subscriber, #157498) [Link]
I believe this is because the file defaults.vim[1] is being loaded. If you run both vim versions with "vim -u NONE", you should see the ruler turned off by default under the 8.2 version.
[1]: https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/bc1a82245c8228fb0a59e9a89...
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