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Is it possible to display grid in Vim?

I am using DrawIt plugin in Vim 7 to draw some ASCII diagrams.

This might be too much, but still—

Is there any plugin which can display a grid in background, to make the drawing easier?

Solution

  • I can't add anything to @David and @romainl's thoughts (I think @romainl's suggestion of using a semi-transparent window with a grid behind it is inspired!).

    However, you might find it easier to visualise the cursor position by using:

    set cursorline
set cursorcolumn

    Of course it's not a substitute for a true grid, but it will at least let you see at a glance the alignment of the cursor.