title: Unable to disable a message on top of VI
body: <p>I am not sure, any time I open VI I get a weird "No text" message in the top. Ig I now try typing on the top line, the "No Text" message gets superimposed on it. Is there any setting that will disable this. My VIMRC file has the following header related settings. I have tried disabling them without much help.
    set showtabline=1</p>
  
  <p>This is driving me nuts. any help is much appreciated.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kC5ID.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kC5ID.png" alt="Weird Vi Top Header "></a></p>