On Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:00:13 +0900, Chris Sutcliffe <[email protected]> wrote: >> We already use the term "window" to mean a viewport on a buffer. >> So that the name "v:windowid" may lead to a misunderstanding. >> It should be renamed "v:xwindowid" etc to express that it's not >> related to "window" (as a viewport on a buffer), shouldn't it? > > What would be cool would be to v:windowid to return the gvim HWND in > the Windows world. At which point v:windowid would be appropriate > across OSes.
If so, we still have to take are on context around "window" to distinguish what "window" means. IMHO, it's good to introduce a new term to refer a "window" (of GUI application) to avoid confusion with another "window" (as a viewort on a buffer). -- 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
