Questions tagged [gvim]
All about the VIM editor in one of its graphical incarnations.
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How can I get gvim to use the system (GNOME) theme?
I use the dark theme on GNOME (Gnome Tweak Tool -> Appearance -> Global Dark Theme -> On), which looks great with Terminal, Files, and almost everything else. But Gvim still has a white window border, ...
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Windows 8 start screen does not do partial name matching for all apps
When I bring up the Windows 8 start screen and start typing the name of an App, it will do a partial match, on most apps but not all apps.
For example, if I type "wor" it finds "Word 2013" and "...
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GVIM hangs when saving through GVFS' FTP
I loved Gnome's Nautilus and FTP integration and being able to mount a remote FTP directory as a regular bookmark/directory, and double clicking any remote files to open in any unmodified program. I ...
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Vim silent launch of ConEmu (into Git Bash) - Windows 7 Command Prompt seizes
From a Windows 7 Command Prompt:
ConEmu.exe /cmd "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login -i && exit
opens ConEmu (or a new tab therein) logged into Git Bash for the current directory, and (...
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How to make Sublime behave like Vim while folding code?
I'm recently moving from Vim to Sublime. Then I find some differences here, when I fold some code in Sublime, it automatically select those code, then I have to press Esc to cancel.
Furthermore, if I ...
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Unable to Install gvim/dependency in local directory without super user permission
Wanted to install gvim in the local drives as I don't have the root permission but it does install the GUI version [i.e. GVIM] of it.
Steps Followed:
First I tried doing the ./configure process with ...
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How to make Vim play nice with Python 3.7 on Windows
I want to use Gvim 8.1 with some plugins, but some of those mostly require Python 3.7 Fine, I found one Gvim installation ( https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer) that was compiled with Python 3....
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where are the windows gvim language default settings?
I am running gvim 8.1 on w7 x64 US english.
My windows system regional setting is Germany though as I am located in Germany and I want German currency and date settings.
When I run vim and type :lang ...
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Not able to map any keys between F1 to F5 in gvim
I am not able to map any keys between F1 to F5 in gvim through vimrc. However all the keys after F5 are being properly mapped.
Here is my vimrc file content.
map <F1> :q!<ESC>
map <...
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Vim - Detect Caps Lock Status
My question is simple and straightforward! =D
In this thread @OsQu...
Vim - Is Capslock on?
... says that you can use the Automation Hotkey Scripting (AHK) below to detect the Caps Lock (on/off) ...
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Why some Mono spaced fonts not recognized by GVim?
I have a cmtt10.ttf font that I would like to use in GVim on Windows. This is TrueType font. And it is recognized by Notepad++. But when I try to use in GVim. It does not work.
Here is how I set in ...
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VIM: Characters not displayed correctly in GVIM 7.4 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Using GVIM 7.4.52 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS in a Virtualbox VM. Sometimes the characters are not displayed correctly as can be seen in the following image
This totally renders GVIM unusable. The problem ...
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gvim (version 7.4.52 and 7.4.622) doesn't refresh properly on Ubuntu (14.04 LTS)
The problem is happening on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS running Unity desktop under vmware on Windows 7 host.
My gvim is sometimes not refreshing its display unless I force it to using Ctrl+L. For example, when ...
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gvim in windows, need to preserve or correct path casing (e.g., c:\windows vs. C:\Windows)
I use gvim in a windows environment and have ClearCase for source control.
My problem is that windows paths aren't case-sensitive, however, ClearCase enforces case sensitivity. So, when editing a ...
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Per-application font hinting and anti-aliasing in Gnome
How can I change font-hinting and ant-aliasing on a per-application basis for Gnome? I am specifically looking to enabled hinting for gvim without affecting my other applications. It seems like the ...
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How to resize toolbar in gVim?
The problem is in the picture:
I tried to
:set toolbariconsize=small
But it only changes icon size, but not the toolbar. It is staying huge. How to solve it?
I have fresh Debian 12 + KDE 5.27.5
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perforce P4 not working when called from vim
when calling p4Edit from vim like this : :!p4 edit /data/test.py
i get an error : test.py - file(s) not in client view.
but when sending the same command from the terminal everything is working well. ...
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How to paste control characters in gnome-terminal?
System: Ubuntu 18.04
Question: How can I copy a string that includes control characters such as ctrl-a, e.g. from gvim (fenc=ascii or utf-8), and paste it including control characters in gnome-...
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Windows 7 Showing Rectangle Boxes Instead of Characters! [gVim]
I have been trying to solve this mystery for such a long time. Within Gvim I see all the airline symbols are not showing. Some are like rectangle boxes. It seems MS Word 2016 can show slightly more ...
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gvim, latex suite, and okular forward search issue
I have a gotten my gvim + vim-latexsuite + okular working well, except for one thing: forward search. I have tried many of the hints on line, but I can't find the solution, but I am close!
So, I ...
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gVim gets shorter on each start with lazyredraw and showtabline=2
In my vimrc, I have the following:
set lazyredraw
set showtabline=2
With both these options set, every time I start gVim, the window is a couple lines shorter than it should be. Even if I use set ...
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Open a source code in Different Editor based on your Modifier Key
I use multiple source code editors for my development, namely GVim, Notepad++ and Sublime Text (in that order). (I can consolidate it to one editor, but that is a different discussion). Current setup ...
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gVIM on Windows 7 crashes due to COMCTL32.dll
My gVIM 7.4 (and also 7.3 before that) keeps crashing when I work on .py files (other files don't cause the problem). The crashes appear periodically but unpredictably - at least to me there doesn't ...
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Non-English text appears garbled in gVim
I'm able to input Tamil text successfully in gVim, but the output appears with letters getting one on top of another. This is the case whether I create the file from within gVim or create it elsewhere ...
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Issues with GVim and permissions on Win7
I've installed GVim on my win7 machine but I'm having trouble with saving any files. I keep getting the
e212: Can't open file for writing
If I try to just quit with :q!, I get
e138: Can't write ...
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Unable to use vim-fugitive when running Windows gvim from Cygwin
I'm running Windows version gvim from Cygwin which I have set up an alias in my bashrc based on this answer:
alias gvim="HOME=/c/Users/user cygstart /c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/vim/vim74/gvim.exe"
My ...
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How to remap backspace when using ibus and vim?
First I do
:inoremap <BS> x
and then enter insert mode. Then switch to Hangul input in ibus. Now I try to type
마
and it shows up as
ㅁx마
I guess that makes sense, right? ibus must have ...
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Vim uses wrong encoding when invoking commands in the terminal
I'm using Vim (GVim, to be precise) under Windows 8 and I want to compile with the usual :!g++ %, but the name of the directory where my file is stored has accents, and Vim seems to have problems with ...
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Remote GVIM with Xming hangs when lost and restored focus
I have a following setup: a Windows 7 laptop with Xming installed and FreeBSD with GVIM in VirtualBox. I set up everything (set DISPLAY env variable, opened ports, allowed Xming to accept connections ...
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gvim case-insensitive not working on Solaris 10
Ok, so totally frustrated here. Running gvim (VIM - Vi IMproved 7.1 (2007 May 12, compiled May 27 2008 23:56:31). Have set up my .vimrc to have case insensitive search (set ic). ( No difference ...
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Python not Working in Vim
I have a new install of VIM from the automatic windows installer: gvim73_46.exe
I have Python 2.7 (32 bit) installed.
If I open gvim, and type:
:set python?
I get E518: Unknown option. If I try ...
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Integration of GVIM with Firefox with Mozplugger
I am wanting to make my Firefox browser open the GVIM application for codes and plain-text.
I added the following lines in mozpluggerrc:
text/x-c++src:c++: C++ File
text/x-c++src:C: C++ File
text/x-...
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Gvim with Ubuntu 10.10 transparency
Looking to see if its possible or otherwise.
I also have transparency=15
Error detected while processing /home/user/.gvimrc:
line 25:
E518: Unknown option: transparency=15
So far have gotten ...
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Convert Vim colour scheme to Cream?
How can I set up Cream to use Vim's vibrantink colour scheme?
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Vim mapping acts different when switching between Mac OS X/Linux
I've been working with Vim on two different machines, one running Ubuntu 10.04 (gVim) and the other Snow Leopard (MacVim). I copied my .vimrc file and .vim folder to both, and noticed a few minor ...
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Cannot write changes to hosts file at Windows 7 by GVIM
I removed read only permission from C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file and file is not hidden. I belong to Administrator group at Windows 7 system.
When I open file in gvim without ...
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Plugins doesn't work after installation in ubuntu
I have followed the Installing plugins in the book Mastering Vim. But it doesn't work when I try it. What can I do?
Here is what I have done. I only show what I believe is important:
" See page ...
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YCM on windows vim can't find python
I would like to be able to use YouCompleteMe plugin on vim (on windows).
I have installed vundle, and followed the installation guide for YCM on Windows. When I run :PluginInstall I see:
Traceback (...
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Vim/Gvim is no more indenting XML (when entering text) in the way I want
Given a file with extension .xml, I used to indent my content as follows:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<p>This is a text
containing <i&...
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gvim's backup setting not working
I installed gvim on win10 in D:\Vim. And I added the following set config in D:\Vim\_vimrc:
set noundofile
set nobackup nowritebackup
And then :wq. However, this saved nobackup config still not ...
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Why does my colorscheme sometimes get all messed in GVIM on Windows 10?
I have recently added the following code to $MYGVIMRC (which otherwise has been unchanged for years and has been working fine) to have my GVIM (8.2) on Windows 10 switch background automatically ...
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Unable to include plugins using vimrc . Error for each line of my vimrc
I have installed gVim and trying to have customizations, i.e, including plugins.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kinbiko/dotfiles/master/vimrc
Used multiple plugin managers, but in vain.
Error ...
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Linux, Gvim lock file
I have a file opened with gvim and I want to run a Perl script that accesses that file. I get compilation errors, but if I close gvim, everything works fine.
Warning: linker script did not specify ...
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gVim menus disappear in upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to 16.04
GVim menus have disappear after upgrading to Ubuntu 18.04 (from 16.04).
F10 shows a menu but I don't know how to change the font size.
GVim is my code editor. It is VIM version 8, and shows as "...
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Could not load library msvcrt-ruby240.dll
I have installed the last version of the x86 version of vim 8 and I have an issue whith the ruby integration.
My plugins like LustyExplorer can’t work and when I enter ruby –version I get the ...
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Gvim - Relative line numbers bug (Graphics rendering bug)
I'm not sure if there is a bug in the rendering code of Gvim or whether there is something in my .vimrc / .gvimrc which has caused a rendering problem.
As can be seen on the above image, there is a ...
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How to control the font used by Athena-gvim in dialogs?
To reduce the number of dependencies, I build gvim to use the Athena widgets only (no GTk, etc.) This works fine, but there is a problem with localization... My locale is set to use KOI8-U.
After ...
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How to force vim to edit a file which is open in a gVim session?
I would like to edit a file in an SSH session on a server. That file is on a Network File System. I was editing it while sitting at a workstation in my office and I left a gVim session running with ...
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Modifying GVIM Themes/Toolbars
I have this problem, that I cannot seem to figure out.
On one Operating system, centOS, I have a look that I like.
On Ubuntu, the look is different. I don't know where the discrepancy lies.
How do ...
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GVim can't find plugins on Windows 10
On Windows 10, I have GVim installed to Users\myuser\Vim. I'm using Vundle to handle plugins and it is working fine. But vim isn't finding any of my other plugin files. They're installed (using Vundle)...