I think the reason why the article you linked to uses a ftplugin file in .vim folder is to make sure it only gets set when you are editing a Markdown file. Otherwise if you do it in your own vimrc it will be set for all file types unless you explicitly uses a FileType auto-command to do the same thing. My guess is that you put the file at the wrong place, which resulted in it not being loaded in.
On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 9:54:54 PM UTC-7 David Finton wrote: > 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/3b27eef1-ac93-4217-a134-19ca8c8d930fn%40googlegroups.com.
