"ben lieb" wrote,
Cameron Simpson wrote:
On 05Feb2007 01:44, ben lieb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| > Have you tried:
| > :n path/file*
[...]
| That's better than where I was, thanks. Ideally the files would all be
| "visible", either split on the screen, or in separate tabs. Is there a
| way to do this?
You're now into vim areas of which I know little. I only migrated to
vim from nvi recently, and that basicly for the syntax highlighting and
file completion for :n commands; nvi has file completion - better than
vim's in some ways, and worse in others. I find split displays annoying
and confusing, and generally just keep multiple editor windows around
where you would probably use tabs. A split display leaves me feeling
I'm sacrificing text display space to a file I'm not editing:-(
However, if you have a large number of files: how well will they display
in split mode or tabs? My first thought is not awfully well.
My usual editing mode has only one file displayed at once per window.
Combined with autowrite and "#" mapped to ":n #^M" it's quite effective
for me.
It seems that everyone has such specialized needs sometimes. I'm a web
develper and have at least 10 programs going at one time. More windows
is not an option. Multiple tabs would be ideal, but once you get used to
working with a split screen (horiz, or vert), you find that it has its
uses. Usually when you have a long file or want to make a quick edit.
Anyone else?
I am getting used to working with tabs, but yes, once you get going with
split screens, it's hard to break the habit...
