Vim insert mode requires 'i' three times

I'm not sure if anyone has seen this but it started a few
months ago.
When I startup vim I have to hit 'i' three times to get it
to go into
insert mode.  I started troubleshooting my .vimrc file and
figured out
that as long as I have a .vimrc file, even if it's
completely blank it
exhibits this behavior.  I notice that there is a 'c' letter
in the buffer
upon startup but again there is nothing that is in the
.vimrc file that is
causing this to load.  

If I delete the .vimrc file and start the program, I can hit
'i' once and it will go into insert mode like it's
supposed to.  

I have had this problem on 6.3 and just upgraded to 7.0 and
it still is
there. This is happening on two different FreeBSD machines. 


One machine is running:

vim+ruby-7.1.242_5
vim-lite-7.1.242

Anyone have any idea why this is happening?

-Troy
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On Friday 14 March 2008 05:22:48 Troy wrote:

> I'm not sure if anyone has seen this but it started a
few months ago.
> When I startup vim I have to hit 'i' three times to get
it to go into
> insert mode.  I started troubleshooting my .vimrc file
and figured out
> that as long as I have a .vimrc file, even if it's
completely blank it
> exhibits this behavior.  I notice that there is a 'c'
letter in the buffer
> upon startup but again there is nothing that is in the
.vimrc file that is
> causing this to load.
>
> If I delete the .vimrc file and start the program, I
can hit 'i' once and
> it will go into insert mode like it's supposed to.
>
> I have had this problem on 6.3 and just upgraded to 7.0
and it still is
> there. This is happening on two different FreeBSD
machines.
>
> One machine is running:
>
> vim+ruby-7.1.242_5
> vim-lite-7.1.242
>
> Anyone have any idea why this is happening?

Never seen this, but the only thing consistent throughout
installations is 
the .viminfo file, so maybe delete that?

-- 
Mel

Problem with today's modular software: they start with the
modules
    and never get to the software part.
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On 2008-03-13 23:22, Troy <troytwisted.net> wrote:
> I'm not sure if anyone has seen this but it started a
few months ago.
> When I startup vim I have to hit 'i' three times to get
it to go into
> insert mode.  I started troubleshooting my .vimrc file
and figured out
> that as long as I have a .vimrc file, even if it's
completely blank it
> exhibits this behavior.  I notice that there is a 'c'
letter in the
> buffer upon startup but again there is nothing that is
in the .vimrc
> file that is causing this to load.

It sounds like you are using the wrong terminal type.

Is this a console-based session of VIM?  Is it under X11?

What is your TERM value?

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