[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi, folks!
I am using GVim version 7.0 on Microsoft Windows XP box. I have a question
regarding Vim capability to encrypt a text file (the :X command).
These are steps how I create the encrypted text file:
- I fire up Vim ;
- Type :X and enter an encryption key twice ;
- Type some text ;
- Write the buffer into a file with :w encrypted_text.txt ;
- Quit Vim with :q ;
When I fire up Vim back and type :e encrypted_text.txt, it sweetly
prompts me
for the encryption key to read the content.
The problem is when I open the from Windows Explorer by right clicking
on the
file and choose `Edit with Vim` from the popped menu, Vim display the
content
of the file in plain text without prompting for the encryption key that was
set to the text file.
I checked gui_w32.txt file and read about adding `Edit with Vim` entry via
registry. I do not see any parameters were set in there so I assumed,
choosing
`Edit with Vim` is simple running `gvim.exe file_name.ext`. So, I
manually try
running `gvim.exe encrypted_text.txt` from console and yes, it DOES NOT
prompt
me for encryption key and the content of the file is displayed in plain
text.
Curios about this issue, I switch to my GNU/Linux box (Slackware 10.2
with the
vim-6.8). I recreate the encrypted_text.txt and by running the command
`gvim encrypted_text.txt` from console, it DOES PROMPT me efor the
encryption
key to view the content.
I have asked folks in #vim on Freenode and one of them said that when
they do
the same thing as I've described here, it DOES prompt for the encryption
key.
My questions are:
- Is it a `feature`? :) ;
- Any idea what possibly could cause this if it is not a `feature`?
Many thanks in advanced if any Vim enlightened user would share some
knowledge.
Which version and patchlevel are your Windows Vim and your Linux Vim? (as
obtained from the first five lines of the ":version" output, or from the
second non-blank line in the ":intro" screen)
There never was a Vim 6.8 so that cannot be the actual "Vim" version of your
Slackware Vim.
Best regards,
Tony.
