... That combination works here for me for files clicked in Finder. For files opened from the command line, to open them up in a MacVim window that is already...
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björn
bjorn.winckler@...
Jun 14, 2012 8:15 pm
... This is not a valid command. What did you intend to do? ... This is also a bit strange. Usually "mvim" refers to the script that comes bundled with...
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Bee
beeyawned@...
Jun 14, 2012 11:45 pm
On Jun 14, 8:05 am, Jason Slack-Moehrle <slackmoeh...@...> ... This works well to open files from the command line: alias mvim='open -a macvim "$@"' To...
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Bee
beeyawned@...
Jun 14, 2012 11:55 pm
Oh... it can be simpler: alias mvim="open -a macvim $@" And it can be used to open several files at time: mvim zzoom.css ccc.sh .v7z.sh -Bill -- You received...
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Bee
beeyawned@...
Jun 15, 2012 2:57 am
Another possibility... to open each file in a tab: macvimpath="/Applications/MacVim-snapshot-64" alias vimm="$macvimpath/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim -gp $@" ...
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Giovanni Lanzani
gglanzani@...
Jun 15, 2012 1:18 pm
Is MacVim multithreaded? When I am doing things like ... and I want to exit from full-screen (Lion full-screen), the interface does not respond. Is that normal...
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zabouti
zabouti@...
Jun 15, 2012 4:25 pm
Thanks to everyone here - this is something I've wanted to do for a long time. Now, thanks to the suggestions here and to vim's help messages, I've made a...
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björn
bjorn.winckler@...
Jun 15, 2012 4:49 pm
... MacVim is a multi-process application where each "worker process" is a Vim executable and corresponds to one GUI window. However, Vim itself was designed...
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Andy Todd
andy47@...
Jun 16, 2012 7:33 am
... Or you could just switch to MacVim and type :tabe ~/temp.txt Regards, Andy -- From the desk of Andrew J Todd esq - http://www.halfcooked.com/ -- You...
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zabouti
zabouti@...
Jun 16, 2012 11:27 am
... Or I can drag the file's icon from the finder and drop it into my MacVim window. The point is that I can now do this right from the shell, where I tend to...
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Eric Weir
eeweir@...
Jun 18, 2012 1:47 pm
I've encountered a problem with a plugin that the developer has determined is due to a vim bug. He recommended that I get a more up to date version of vim....
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Ben Schmidt
mail_ben_schmidt@...
Jun 18, 2012 5:13 pm
... Strange nobody replied to this. 'wildchar' only applies to commandline mode, not insert mode. I make <Tab> work the way I want it in insert mode, and...
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Ben Schmidt
mail_ben_schmidt@...
Jun 18, 2012 5:18 pm
... MacVim uses a login shell, as Terminal.app does, however it is not an interactive shell. For bash, this means your PATH settings need to be in ~/.profile...
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Ben Schmidt
mail_ben_schmidt@...
Jun 18, 2012 6:05 pm
... ~/.vim Only the runtime files shipped with Vim are stored in /Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/Resources/vim/runtime. (The runtime files for the Mac OS X...
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Eric Weir
eeweir@...
Jun 18, 2012 6:32 pm
... Thanks, Ben. That's where I have things. Was under the impression that vim itself was in ~/.vim. I'm clear now. ... I've been admonished about this before,...
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Ben Schmidt
mail_ben_schmidt@...
Jun 18, 2012 6:37 pm
... Mmm. I think that's why I didn't see all the previous answers, too! They were filed differently because of the cross-posting. Anyway, never mind; no harm...
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Tim Gray
tgray@...
Jun 18, 2012 6:58 pm
... There are more recent snapshots of MacVim. Why not download one of those? I think 64 is the most recent. For what it's worth, I build MacVim from the git...
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Chip Warden
chip.warden@...
Jun 19, 2012 1:07 am
... Eric, Are you using a package manager on OS X (like MacPorts or Homebrew)? If so, the easiest way to compile MacVim is to use the package manager's tools...
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Sean
sean@...
Jun 19, 2012 1:07 am
... I would suggest using Homebrew (http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew). After installing that, you need do no more than: brew install macvim "brew info macvim"...
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Bee
beeyawned@...
Jun 19, 2012 1:48 am
... If you do not want to compile, download the MacVim on Alex's git site. I have been using it for several weeks. MacVim-snapshot-64-OSX-10_6.tbz Snapshot 64...
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Eric Weir
eeweir@...
Jun 19, 2012 2:15 pm
... Thanks, Tim. It really doesn't sound all that difficult. And the options you set are the ones I was clearest about. That said, I took the chicken way out...
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Eric Weir
eeweir@...
Jun 19, 2012 2:18 pm
... Thanks, Chip. No, I haven't been using a package manager. Once in seeking help on the Apple forums---I don't remember what the issue was---I was admonished...
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Eric Weir
eeweir@...
Jun 19, 2012 2:22 pm
... Thanks, Sean. As in my response to Chip, I've been admonished, on an Apple forum, to avoid Homebrew and things like it. Don't recall what the reasons were,...
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Eric Weir
eeweir@...
Jun 19, 2012 2:22 pm
... Already responded on vim_use, Bill, but I've installed it. ... Eric Weir Decatur, GA eeweir@... "What does it mean...that the world is so...
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Tim Gray
tgray@...
Jun 19, 2012 3:24 pm
... Xcode contains the compiler you will need to compile programs, either by hand or with a package manager. You probably do not have it if you haven't...
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Eric Weir
eeweir@...
Jun 19, 2012 5:45 pm
... Thanks, Tim. That's very helpful. I'm considering purchasing a new MacBook in a couple months or so. Either that or I'll upgrade to Mountain Lion. I may...
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Giovanni Lanzani
gglanzani@...
Jun 20, 2012 10:20 am
... For zsh you can follow the advice given at https://github.com/b4winckler/macvim/wiki/Troubleshooting -- You received this message from the "vim_mac"...
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Jason Slack-Moehrle
slackmoehrle@...
Jun 20, 2012 10:08 pm
So I configured NERD Tree with macVim and it works for the first tab. However when I open docs in new tabs (any fashion: Finder, command- line, etc) NERD Tree...
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Kurt Harriger
kurtharriger@...
Jun 24, 2012 12:45 am
At one point I had a working macvim package that I just downloaded and copied into Applications, but I also wanted it to work from the terminal in place of vim...
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björn
bjorn.winckler@...
Jun 24, 2012 6:17 pm
... You seem to have tried a lot of things already so it is perhaps a bit silly to ask, but have you try trashing your Homebrew installation and simply...
