Q:

Gvim shell problem

I have been using Gvim for quite sometime and I like it very much.
There is a problem I am facing with Gvim.
I type "shell" and go to the command line, When I press the up arrow I get some weird
symbols and I am not able to use backspace also.
The version which I am using.
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.2 (2008 Aug 9, compiled Mar 19 2009 15:27:51) 

A:

Sadly the reason this is not working is because gvim  is an  editor, not a terminal emulator.  When yoy type :shell in gvim, you do not actually get a shell, you get some weak shell emulation.  I say 'weak' because that shell emulation does not know how to deal with color codes, clear the screen or much else.  
I stick to terminal vim, that way I can either use :shell, or, as is much more common, ^Z to just drop back into my shell to do something ( ^Z == suspend ) That, plus gnu-screen, plus a good shell is all the IDE I want.

