On Tuesday, December 31, 2013 10:01:39 PM UTC-6, Dejan Ranisavljevic wrote: > I have been using vim for past 2,3 years, but there are still some issues i > am not able to come over. > > I find it really convenient to have windows managed manually. I tried > buffkill for some time, > but it doesn't work always as expected. > > To be more precise, lets say i am working on something, and i have 2 splits, > one for editing source file, > and one for editing test file. Often i have to open something else so i > override whichever split window with new one, and when i delete that buffer i > loose windows split, this is what i didn't want, i know to close window, but > why does deleting a buffer has to close a window? and i haven't found how to > overcome elegantly. Anyone could suggest me a good approach? >
This is actually a perfect use-case for tab pages, in my opinion. Unless you need the test file up still in your new buffer, just open that new buffer in a tab page and you'll leave your original window layout alone. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
