gvim ways to show buffer list + option for File explorer
Paul R.
right click in a window I get a list of all file buffers, so I can quickly
change to editing a different file. Is this possible?
Right now, I have to switch on the menu bar, and do Alt-w x. I don't want a
menu bar, because I can use that space for an extra line of code. That is
why I want another way of displaying the buffer list.
I have tried many of the options described in the help files as to ways to
get a file explorer. I am not able to get it working, I don't seem to be
able to split the screen vertically with a file explorer on the left, and
the editor window on the right. I am able to do it from the default menu,
but i would like to know the command to do it, so I can put it in _gvimrc,
or bring it up whenever needed by typing a command. As I plan to run without
the menu bar, I need another way to bring up the file explorer.
Does anyone know if gvim6.2 can do the equivalent of full screen mode like
with the VisualC++ editor? That would be a nice feature to have.
Thanks
uws
> Does anyone know if gvim6.2 can do the equivalent of full screen mode like
> with the VisualC++ editor? That would be a nice feature to have.
I don't know VC++, but... I have GVIM fullscreen: my windowmanager
(fluxbox) can hide titlebars and tabs and fully maximize the window.
mvrgr, Wouter
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Paul R.
On unix there are lots of great window managers, and most of them allow you
to turn off window decoration, so you don't waste screen space.
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Johannes Tanzler
> I would like to configure gvim (I am using 6.2 win32 version) so that
> when I right click in a window I get a list of all file buffers [...]
> Right now, I have to switch on the menu bar, and do Alt-w x. [...]
$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim defines the function "MenuExplOpen()". This is
called when you do "Alt-w x". To call it manually:
:call MenuExplOpen()
and to call it with a right click on a window (in normal mode)
noremap <RightMouse> :call MenuExplOpen()<CR>
Johannes
uws
> I am using Windows 2000 though, not unix.
Ok, but:
1) GET A REAL CLIENT: quote wrapping is broken
2) POST YOUR REPLY BELOW THE ORIGINAL TEXT
mvrgr, Wouter
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Antony
> I <3eea1e09$0$11382$cc9e...@news.dial.pipex.com>, Paul
> R. skrev:
> > I am using Windows 2000 though, not unix.
>
> Ok, but:
>
> 1) GET A REAL CLIENT: quote wrapping is broken
I'm sure his news program seems real enough -- to him at
least. (test)
> 2) POST YOUR REPLY BELOW THE ORIGINAL TEXT
>
> mvrgr, Wouter
Yeah that can be annoying, but so can shouting ;-) By the
way, been meaning to ask, what does `mvrgr' mean?
More to the point, if you :set go= and then maximise gvim,
you get a fullscreen vim, apart from the title bar. And as
you can configure the title bar to display useful
information, this isn't so bad.
Antony
uws
> By the way, been meaning to ask, what does `mvrgr' mean?
Those are the first letters of `Met VRiendelijke Groet(en)', which means
`with kind regards' in Dutch.
mvrgr, Wouter
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Antony
> [...]
>
> I have tried many of the options described in the help
> files as to ways to get a file explorer. I am not able to
> get it working, I don't seem to be able to split the
> screen vertically with a file explorer on the left, and
> [...]
See
:h file-explorer
In particular:
| To control whether the split is made horizontally or
| vertically, use: >
| let g:explVertical=1 " Split vertically
Personally, I start it as described here:
| 1. Starting the file explorer *expl-starting*
|
| This plugin is used to explore directories inside Vim.
| The file explorer is launched whenever the user tries to
| edit a directory.
I.e.
:e.
For an explorer for the current directory. So for a vertical
split, you can type
:vsp.
I have vim automatically cd to the directory of the loaded
file when I enter its buffer, so this is very convenient for
me.
Antony
Antony
> I <ac6de390.03061...@posting.google.com>,
> Antony skrev:
Indeed I do!
> > By the way, been meaning to ask, what does `mvrgr'
> > mean?
>
> Those are the first letters of `Met VRiendelijke
> Groet(en)', which means `with kind regards' in Dutch.
>
> mvrgr, Wouter
Oh, that's really interesting. Different yet the same.
With friendly greetings,
Antony :-)
uws
> uws wrote:
> > I <ac6de390.03061...@posting.google.com>,
> > Antony skrev:
> Indeed I do!
> > > By the way, been meaning to ask, what does `mvrgr'
> > > mean?
> > Those are the first letters of `Met VRiendelijke
> > Groet(en)', which means `with kind regards' in Dutch.
> With friendly greetings,
Oh, and before you start wondering, `skrev' in my reply_attribution is
Danish, not Dutch ;-)
mvrgr, Wouter
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Antony
> [...]
> Oh, and before you start wondering, `skrev' in my
> reply_attribution is Danish, not Dutch ;-)
> [...]
That is also interesting. I thought my surname derived from
Latin. But my surname is more common in the North of England
where the Scandinavian influence on English is at its
strongest. Hmm. I think we're getting just a tiny bit off-
topic here :-)
Antony