Questions tagged [macvim]

The name given to the OS X port of gVim, the popular editor.

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How does one switch between windows on VIM?

I'm using both Vim and MacVim (or well, trying to). I installed the Tagbar plugin but find it impossible to switch to the actual Tagbar window to make my selection. I've been reading loads about ...
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copy-paste not working in MacVim when launched in tmux

MacVim's copy-paste stops working when I launch it from a tmux terminal (on zsh). If I exit tmux and then launch MacVim copy-past works. Any idea how to fix this?
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How can I use the Homebrew Python with Homebrew MacVim on Mountain Lion?

I originally asked and answered this question: How can I use the Homebrew Python version with Homebrew MacVim? These instructions worked on Snow Leopard using Xcode 4.0.1 and associated developer ...
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MacVim with Mac Keyboard: Where Is the Right CTRL Key? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Emulating the ‘right ctrl’ key on MacBook Pro keyboard (which lacks an actual ‘right ctrl’ key) I can't seem to find it... and I want to use it for MacVim to facilitate typing ...
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The best way to make MacVim's vim (console, not mvim) the default instead of Mac OS X's vim?

I installed MacVim using homebrew. (brew install macvim). If I call mvim from cmd, it opens the GUI MacVim. I would like to make vim call the MacVim's Vim (/Users/user/Applications/MacVim.app/...
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Vim scrolls very slowly when a line is too long

I would never have thought that Vim would be so slow. All I have is the following long line: (Click image to enlarge) I run Vim (MacVim) under Mac OS X with the terminal app. Here is my vimrc. I ...
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Shortcut to switch tabs in MacVim

Are there any shortcuts to switch the Tabs from one to another in MacVim? Any tips to bind the shortcuts myself in .vimrc like ⌘ + 1 for Tab 1 and ⌘ + 2 for Tab 2. For example, like switching browser ...
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MacVim: Re-map command key combinations like <d-f>

I can remap unused combinations like <d-1> (Cmd+1) in MacVim, but there are many combinations like <d-f>, <d-o> or <d-b> that are already bound to MacVim menu items. If I try ...
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How can I use the Homebrew Python version with Homebrew MacVim on Snow Leopard?

Note: For Mountain Lion, see: How can I use the Homebrew Python with Homebrew MacVim on Mountain Lion? I've installed Python 2.7 with Homebrew on Mac OS X Snow Leopard. When I install MacVim using ...
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Installing Command-T breaks MacVim

I am trying to install Command-T on MacVim. I followed the installation instructions exactly but I get this error when trying to start MacVim (from a terminal via the mvim command line utility). dyld:...
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How to point MacVim to the right perl on OSX 10.10?

When I try to use MacVim from the command line, I get dyld: Library not loaded: /System/Library/Perl/5.12/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE/libperl.dylib Referenced from: /Applications/MacVim.app/...
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How is OSX supposed to work without a mouse? [closed]

I'm a VIM user so I do buy the no-mouse manifesto. I do everything without a mouse and am more productive this way. OSX is not being very friendly, though. How I'm supposed to navigate through files ...
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