Saluton Michael :) On Wed 4 Mar 2009 16:02 +0100, Michael Mossey <[email protected]> dixit: > Hello, I'm just starting to look at vim, and I'm wondering if it has a > feature equivalent to emacs "frame"... that is, several separate OS > windows that are really linked and all part of the same vim process.
If separate windows weren't a must, you could use different "vim windows" (see ":help windows"). You mention them in your original message, so I imagine that this is not exactly what you want. That leaves us with another approach: using real windows in the GUI. You have to use the "server" feature of Vim (see ":help clientserver"). > I definitely need side-by-side editing to get at least 4 buffers (vim > "windows") visible. However do I need to create one large VIM OS > window? If I understand correctly, yes. > With emacs, I create a frame on the left side, a frame on the right, > and smaller terminals and things in the corners. I can then reveal the > right side of the screen and all its little terminals by doing editing > in the left frame, or vice-versa. I don't understand this (I haven't used emacs very much, and always in a single window/frame), so I don't know if "clientserver" is what you need in Vim. If you could attach a screen capture of the layout you want, maybe I could make a better suggestion. > Perhaps two vim instances can synchronize? They can, with the "clientserver" feature, but I'm not sure if they would be able to do what you want or if there is any plugin for such tasks. -- Raúl "DervishD" Núñez de Arenas Coronado Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
