Solved. I looked for info on setting the variable makeprg in Vim. In Vim, ":set mp" showed me that the makeprg variable was still set to its default value of "make". But I also realized that I could change that setting in my ~/_vimrc file, rather than in a script under the ".vim" folder.
I used the same exact setting line from Rob Allen's article, but I used it to set the "makeprg" variable directly in my vimrc. Works like a charm. On Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 5:27:22 PM UTC-7 David Finton wrote: > I found a simple recipe for configuring ".make" in MacVim to automatically > bring up Marked 2 for markdown rendering as I edit. I can't get it to > work. Perhaps there is a simpler way? > > The recipe is from Rob Allen: Use Vim's :make to preview markdown > <https://dzone.com/articles/use-vims-make-to-preview-markdown> > > So I have the file ~/.vim/ftplugin/markdown.vim, and it contains the > following line: > > set makeprg=open\ -a\ Marked\\\ 2.app\ '%:p' > When I try ":make" in MacVim, it reports the following: > > make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. > > I can manually start Marked 2, and in Marked 2 find the file I'm editing > and open it, and that works. But I would like to do this with a keystroke > from MacVim. Rob Allen's page filled me with hope that this was possible > and easy. Am I close? > > Thanks! > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_mac" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_mac+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_mac/b7f0cfc0-f8a3-4cf5-9dd8-53c972fac56cn%40googlegroups.com.
