I'll try this out, but you're probably right. Thanks for the help. I'm pretty sure I used the google download, not the 'old sucky' version. I couldn't even tell if macvim.org and the google code site were even related, apart from the name.
Nico Weber wrote: > Hi Pixelterra, > > On 29.10.2008, at 21:29, pixelterra wrote: > > >> I just bought a macbook pro and am getting set up for development. >> Here is my (hopefully) easy question: why does my screen dim when I >> press the escape key? Not always, but often, and then sometimes it >> brightens back up right away, and sometimes I have to switch to a new >> app... >> > > That's because your MacBook Pro has a light sensor, and when it's > darker, it dims the screen (this can be disabled in System Preferences- > >Displays, the checkbox at the bottom). As it turns out, the light > sensor is at the top left, so your hand covers it when you hit escape. > Also see this video: http://blog.medallia.com/2006/06/shadowbook.html > > >> Any help appreciated. Also :h macvim doesn't work. Where can I find >> this help file? >> > > Where did you download MacVim from? Confusingly, at macvim.org there > is only an old and sucky version of vim for mac – which does not have > `:h macvim`. MacVim is available at http://code.google.com/p/macvim/ . > Does that help? > > HTH, > Nico > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_mac" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
