I know I'm trying to abuse Vim in ways it's not supposed to be used, but I'm just wondering if this is possible ... Is there any way to configure vim to syntax...
I am using a linux system with console Vim 7.3 in an xterm. If I start the xterm with font 10x20, then if I enter Cntl-V u 250C I see BOX DRAWINGS LIGHT DOWN...
I am working on a source code file with many blank lines (lines containing zero characters, not even white space). The cursor is on (say) column 5 and I press...
Error detected while processing function <SNR>19_CloseStackPop: line 3 E444: Cannot close last window. That is the full error. It happens when autoclose.vim is...
hi guys, thanks for the prompt reply! not sure how to follow up with replies in the digest email I got.. also I'm not sure I can attached files in my email.. ...
By default, mvim uses blue/grey highlighting on a closed fold. I would like to configure the 'fold-text' on a closed fold to instead be the syntax highlighted...
I am running netrw v146d in Windows XP. The directory that I am in contains the following elements: master1.bib master1.bib.backup master1.log .master1.bib.un~...
How to let vim be smart to judge what topic current is for help document. for example: import random y = random.ran|dint(1, 6) My cursor is at "|". When I...
Hi, I am using gvim 7.3 on XP. This mapping does not work : Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation. Then I must use mouse left-button....
Hi Ben and others, I need help correctly writing a user command. Others have suggested how I can do it, but I have not gotten the suggestions that work. I...
Hi, Is there an easy way to add <Tab> as a valid key to perform the functionality provided by Ctr-Y 'Yes: Accept the currently selected match and stop...
hi experts/gurus: I recently use vim to exercise my reading speed , and I use an external stopwatch application to count in order to be accurately count my...
Hi fellow vim users Below is my question on stackoverflow and the link to the question itself if anyone feels like answering there (I will propagate the ...
Hi, anyone any idea how to fix the dynamic ruby support in vim? now i get: gcc -L. -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro,--hash-style=gnu - rdynamic...
Many Windows 7 administrative tools seem to use utf-16le as their default file output. The tree command and the DNS administrative console are two examples....
Hello. Is there any way to know if the main vim menu has been loaded in a vim session. I mean when you start vim on a terminal not gvim. I need an expression...
Hi folks, Just put my hand on an android device (so far I only had a dumbphone) and immediately felt lonely and forgotten because my beloved vim was not...
For the first time ever since I started using Vim, I lost a file. I had a modeline that specified an "encoding"; setting for a Python script. Vim complained...
Is there anyway to get a vimscript to determine the WINDOWID of the gvim window it's running in? The best workaround I have found so far is to use various X...
I'm trying to set up an errorformat to show linker errors from Visual Studio 2010, for example: 2>fonts.obj : warning LNK4217: locally defined symbol...
I tried compiling vim 7.3 from source because I am curious to try the clang_complete plugin (https://github.com/Rip-Rip/clang_complete) However, even before I...
Is there a window attribute that would prevent a window (in a vertical stack of windows) from automatically resizing when "ctrl-w =" is entered? It wasn't the...
Hi all, I noticed some unexpected behaviour running gvim 7.3 on a XP machine. I split a window with :vs and move to the right with <c-w>l. Then, I open a new...
I want to edit snippet file in a new split window instead of current window. Because edit in current window will close current file. bellowing is a solution to...
I've been following links on the vim help, google, and vim.org searches for introductory material on the subject. The material I've found seems to assume that...
This post is with regards to using extended box drawing characters in console Vim running in a xterm on Linux. Specifically, its about getting Vim to display...
Hello, This concerns ":help ident-search" -- how would one modify the tip to collect the results in a quickfix-file and use commands like :copen etc.? Thanks, ...
Hi, I'm using fugitive's :Ggrep (a git-based wrapper around vimgrep) to scan for occurrences of a word in my project, viewing them in the quickfix window. I...
I occasionally issue a "$VCS blame" command (where $VCS may be subversion, git, or mercurial in most of my use cases). It would be nice to be able to see the...
