Tim Chase wrote: >> When I type ":help" on an empty vim screen - such as a new tab for >> instance, vim automatically splits the screen. >> >> I proceed to issue a Ctrl-W O to remove the empty half screen, no big deal. >> >> Is there any "native" way I could start vim's help full-screen - without >> coding a macro and mapping it to a key combo - I don't think it's worth >> bloating my interface further for something this trivial. > > A couple options occur to me -- two prefix options, and one > post-processing idea: > > To open the help in its own tab: > > :tab help some_topic_to_find > > To open the help in the current non-modified empty buffer: > > :set bt=help | help some_topic_to_find > > Finally, one could create an autocmd for help-type files (my > autocmd creation is a bit rusty, so you'd have to experiment on > your own, or somebody else may step in) that forces an ":only" on > the help window (though it might grouse at you if there are > modifications in the to-be-closed windows).
Thanks for the tips. Gen-Paul. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
