On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:25 AM, Chris Jones <cjns1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Just a quick update to mention that I installed NERDTree, and as I > suspected, when restoring a previous session, it comes up with an empty > side bar. > > ... > As an aside, this is a great plugin, bu I noted that on my hardware > running terminal Vim, loading large directories is very slow, to the > point that I probably will not use it. The problem here is usability > rather than the actual measured slowness, since it is not _that_ slow. > But because everything else in terminal Vim is so very fast, I found > that it was kind of breaking my rhythm to the point that on a couple of > occasions I lost my train of thought. > You bring up a great point - which is the root of where I'm having difficulty - work flow. the NERDTree plugin is great for me because it's a quick and easy way to browse my file system and open files. There's a couple of "limitations" that I'm sure I could figure out but that's not the point. I don't think I need to be more proficient at using that particular plugin - I need to figure out a faster workflow using vim! :) So - is there a better way to deal with managing a folder full of files? For example, I use CodeIgniter PHP framework. I regularly switch between files in different directories: system application controllers views models public css js the NERDTree gives me a nice way to navigate the folder structure. You said it yourself, though--- it's just slow enough that it broke your train of thought - maybe I'm just missing a key feature of vim? My workflow: editing system/application/controllers/home.php "i need to add a login screen" create system/application/views/login.php and add the necessary code "I need access to the database" create system/application/models/user.php and add code "I need to open the form validation config file" open system/application/config/form_validation.php etc... In a previous life full of graphical IDEs and heavy mouse usage, I would just double-click on the file(s) and start editing. The "vim way" - at least for now - is a lot slower for me to move around. Back to the question, then... is there a better/faster way for me to move around and open files in the various directories without having to type :e ~/public_html/project_folder/system/application/controllers/home.php when I need to open a file? Thanks, Jon -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php