On 13/11/08 19:02, Jeenu wrote:
> The problem with using BufEnter is that I see Explore running on every
> other buffer. I.e. I don't see any file contents, but all buffers
> would be filled with directory and file listing.
>
> Actually the reason I want this auto command is that I don't need to
> type the full path to start editing it. Instead, I thought I would
> say :new and I can just browse and pick the file to edit.
>
> Thanks
> Jeenu
Don't you ever create a new file from scratch? Or use an empty buffer
for things which you want to use temporarily but never even write to
disk? I often do: when I want to paste into a program other than Vim
some character which I don't know how to produce with my admittedly
versatile but not universal Belgian keyboard, for instance the French œ
(oe) digraph which you just saw, or the "vulgar" ¼ ⅕ ¾ fractions, I open
a [No Name] buffer in a new split-window in Vim, type the required
characters there using digraphs, keymaps, or even |i_CTRL-V-digit|, and
bring them back over the clipboard. Then :q! is my friend to close the
temporary split window. No need to wake up netrw in all that. When I do
want a directory listing, I use ":new ./" or maybe ":sv $VIMRUNTIME",
IOW I explicitly "edit a directory".
If you want the current directory, or the directory of the current file,
you don't need to type its full path anyway:
current directory:
:new ./
directory of the current file:
:new %:p:h
your home directory:
:new ~/
etc.
Best regards,
Tony.
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