On Jul 14, 7:13 am, björn <[email protected]> wrote:
> 2009/7/14 David Alan Hjelle:
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> > I really like using MacVim, but there is one persistent annoyance I
> > have at the moment.
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> > I often have a several different MacVim windows open, often one per
> > space. (I tend to group my spaces topically: one for programming, one
> > for job-hunting, one for email, etc.) Then, I will often want to open
> > a file from the Finder in a space without a MacVim window. Currently,
> > that action will open the file in one of the already opened MacVim
> > windows…in another space. That's basically never what I want. I
> > noticed a patch to fix this problem when using mvim…is it possible to
> > fix it for a standard Finder double-click?
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> > Unfortunately, Safari behaves this way, too…
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> > Thanks for any help, fixes, and/or suggestions!
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> Hi David,
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> This behavior with Spaces annoys the living cr#p out of me too (with
> MacVim and other apps).  I try to fix these things as I notice them
> but I guess I don't use the Finder to open files often enough so I
> hadn't noticed the problem you just described.  Hmmm...I just tried to
> reproduce the bug but I can't seem to do so over here (double click in
> Finder always lead to a new window opening in the same Space as the
> Finder window I double clicked in) .  Must be a timing related problem
> so it can be a bit tricky.
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> Still, I'll try to figure out why this happens and see if I can fix it
> (but since I can't repro it is tremendously helpful if you can try to
> debug the problem yourself and let me know what's going on).  Does
> this happen with all files?  E.g. if you open a really tiny text file
> does it still happen (i.e. a file that should open quickly).  Does the
> Quickstart option make any difference if toggled on/off?
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> Björn

Hi Björn,

I just tried the QuickStart option, and also tried with a file of one
character and a file of a few lines, and it seemed to happen all of
the time. In this instance, I have two windows open in Space 5, and am
in Space 1. MacVim doesn't have any specific assignments in Spaces
preferences.

I did notice, however, that there is a preference that probably
affects this, but I'm a bit unsure how it ought to be set for the
behavior I want. It's in General → Open Files from Applications:

I have it set to "In the current window" "with a tab for each file."
as that is the behavior that I want within a single space.

It appears that if I set it to "In a new window" "with a tab for each
file" that the double-click stays within the current Space as desired,
but, of course, subsequent double-clicks open up new windows.

I *think* that most people would want the "in the current window"
options to only hold true while there is a current window in the
current space, but I can't claim to be an omniscient user.

Does toggling that option allow you to reproduce the bug?

David

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