I browse code at work; and for that specific use, I wouldn't create any new files. Rather, I keep opening files (even though I've tags and cscope) by their names.
One fine day I thought I'll use Explorer, and noticed that it doesn't work in the way I expected it to. And I thought I'll make a post and take help finding out what's going wrong. Of course there are more than one way to do things, and it's just that I happened to try it this way :) > current directory: > :new ./ > directory of the current file: > :new %:p:h > your home directory: > :new ~/ > etc. Thanks for this. I was kind of stuck with Explorer didn't explore further. Jeenu On Nov 15, 12:26 am, Tony Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > -- > ARTHUR: (as the MAN next to him is squashed by a sheep) Knights! Run away! > Midst echoing shouts of "run away" the KNIGHTS retreat to cover with > the odd > cow or goose hitting them still. The KNIGHTS crouch down under cover. > "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) > PICTURES LTD --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
