Yeah i'd really like it if i could set it to split vertically by default Ollie
On 24 September 2010 07:30, Kartik Agaram <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been thinking about adding two options to vim: > :set horizontal [default] > :set vertical > > What they would do is set the default split orientation for commands > like C-w C-] (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.editors.vim/48415), :diff > and so on. Normal commands currently switch orientation using > :vertical, but that option doesn't exist for keyboard shortcuts > without more invasive scripting, and every shortcut that splits a > window must be similarly modified with a lot of boilerplate. > > Has this been considered before? Are there any major roadblocks I > should be aware of? (I haven't looked at the vim codebase in ~4 years) > A search quickly brought up several threads that would be served by > this change: > > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.editors.vim/48415 > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.editors.vim/25381 > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.editors.vim.devel/10002 > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.editors.vim.devel/12551 > via gmane.org/editors.vim: 'vertical split' > > But I haven't seen any discussions for a global fix. > > If this seems like a good idea I'll start with a documentation patch > for review here. > > Thanks, > Kartik > http://akkartik.name > (I ran into this issue several years ago, without thinking of an > option-based solution: > http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Using_vertical_splits) > > -- > You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
