Benjamin Fritz wrote: > Here are a couple of simple ideas. Some of these are probably > not worth a tip on their own, but perhaps may make a nice "quick tips" > list: > * Opening a diff window for a buffer that you are also > editing in another tab, without messing up window layout or > options set by :diffthis > * Opening a full-screen window on a buffer without messing up > buffer layout or messing with :mkview/:mksession > * Running a command on a limited selection of buffers without > using the argument list (see > http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/User:Fritzophrenic/Repeat_a_command_ > on_a_selection_of_buffers > for some notes on this and a potentially acceptable tip stub)
I think we need a "Using tab pages" tip that discusses the basics and includes any short ideas. It might incorporate some of the other muddled tips: I'm beginning to favour some brutal pruning to remove fundamentally unhelpful stuff. I have 'hidden' set and often have multiple modified buffers loaded (and not visible). But I also use tab pages, mainly for stuff that I want to keep around for a while (your first two points above). My weak contribution is that I sometimes look at Vim help by inserting a 'tab' prefix when I want the help page to open in a maximum size window that I think I will want to keep around. Example: :tab h /\%v Sometimes I might do 'h /\%v' first, then change my mind, so I do <c-w>c to close the window, then : and up arrow and insert 'tab ' then press Enter. I know there are ways to move the existing window to a new tab, but my simple procedure does the job without stress. John _______________________________________________ Vim-l mailing list Vim-l@wikia.com http://lists.wikia.com/mailman/listinfo/vim-l
