On Aug 1, 2011, at 18:23 , Mark Szymanski wrote: > MacVim is an app, which is what this mailing list is based off of, right? > Last time I checked, MacVim != vim on Mac. With that logic, people might as > well ask questions here about vim on Linux because there is very little > difference between vim on Mac and on Linux. > > On Aug 1, 2011, at 11:17 AM, dv1445 wrote: > >> In the last couple of days I've seen false information about the purpose of >> this list floating around, particularly the claim that questions not about >> MacVim don't belong here. >> >> This is not just a list for MacVim. This is a list for using vim on a Mac, >> that is, for questions about vim having specifically to do with the Mac. >> This includes, but is not limited to, questions about MacVim. >> >> In particular, using console vim on a mac is fair game as a topic---provided >> the question has something to do with Mac and not vim in general. >> >> For instance, while "how do I turn syntax coloring on?" and "how do I >> execute Python code from within vim?" are not Mac specific and are better >> directed towards vim_use, it would be perfectly appropriate to ask things >> like "why am I not getting colors in Terminal.app?", or "how can I use the >> command-key in a mapping in console vim?", or "is there a way to still build >> Carbon vim?", or "why am I getting a build failure on my Mac but not on my >> linux box for vim 7.3.xxx?" >> >> At least, that's how this list used to run, and I can recall explicit posts >> to that effect from long ago. I don't think it has changed.
gmn is correct -- According to vim.org "this list is for discussing the use and development of Vim on the Mac". It is _not_ only about MacVim.app (and as far as I am concerned MacVim == Vim on Mac, even though there are some small differences from other gvim ports). If new users are asking questions that do not fit in on this list I still try to answer them as best I can and then tell them ask on vim_use if they find my answer unsatisfactory. I encourage everybody else to do the same. Please be polite. Björn -- You received this message from the "vim_mac" 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
