Installing surround.vim plugin into Vim's plugins folder seems to have no effect?

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I've downloaded the surround plugin (surround.vim) for Vim and installed it into the plugins folder. I know plugins work there as i've successfully installed the NERDTree and TList plugins.

Once surround is installed, i start Vim and enter insert mode i and type:

"Hello World!"

I then go to normal mode Esc and move the cursor into the text and press cs"' and nothing happens!

I've also tried deleting the surrounds using ds and still nothing happens.

Have you any idea why this plugin is not working? Do i have to initialise it in the _gvimrc file? Could another plugin conflict with this one?

Any advice is welcome.

why not use pathogen? avoid that "where should I place what" confusion, and written by the same guy who wrote surround — sa125, Aug 07 '11 at 15:20
Check `:scriptnames` to see that it's actually being loaded. — Randy Morris, Aug 07 '11 at 16:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '11 at 17:06

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Thanks to sa125's answer i installed the Pathogen plugin manager and the troubles disappeared. It must of been something conflicting.

answered Aug 07 '11 at 17:06

Gary Willoughby

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Installing surround.vim plugin into Vim's plugins folder seems to have no effect?

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