On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 11:21:40 AM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > I'm a Windows user and I'm learning Vim. It is indeed the very best and > fasted way of editing. I also use AutoHotKey, a Windows-only (unfortunately) > scripting application that allows the user to speed up their typing > dramatically. We can define abbreviations and the matching expanded text to > use in any other application, such as this input box. It's like MS Word's > autocorrect database, only OS-wide. The combination of Vim + AHK would make a > writter's drem algum momento. > > Here are two of the abbreviations I have among my 25000k: > > 5x -> "Five times" > 5cb -> "%Clipboard%" (because the % sign on the same button as #5). > > But these two abbreviations have a very specific meaning in the Vim commands > and using them could lead to a disaster. > > Fortunately, AutoHotKey has a method to detect the current window's title, so > those expansions would not be triggered unless the title meets an specific > string. > > So, de default name in a newly-opened gVim window is "[No Name] - gVim". > > **The suggestion**: add an option to display the current mode, INSERT or > COMMAND, not only in the bottom left corner, but also on the titlebar. > > Thanks!
I don't think it's built-in directly, but you may be able to achieve this using the 'titlestring' option. Consult the help for that, plus the help for 'statusline' for how to construct it. I haven't tried it yet, but it could be an interesting exercise for a new Vim scripter. ;-) -- -- 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/d/optout.
