Questions tagged [macvim]
77 questions
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Where does MacVim keep its themes?
I'm using MacVim and I am attempting to change the default theme. I have the following in my .vimrc file (and in .gvimrc as well):
colorscheme macvim
But the theme remains unchanged. What am I doing wrong?
The file is read in without errors but…
KevDog
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How to make MacVim remember its zoom level
Every time I open the MacVim, the font size of its contents are just too small to read. So I have to zoom in (with Command + +) several time before editing stuff.
The problem is it doesn't remember its zoom level when next time I open the MacVim, I…
mitnk
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Replaced /usr/bin/vim - now I get error messages
I tried to upgrade from the default vim install on Mac OS X (vim 7.2) to the one used by MacVim (vim 7.3) by creating a symlink:
ln -s /Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim /usr/bin/vim
However, now I get the following error…
znq
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Vim, MacVim, and Unicode
Unicode characters appear in regular old vim in the terminal (iTerm), but not MacVim. Is there a way to get MacVim to handle Unicode characters appropriately. If it helps, I installed them using homebrew.
I grabbed these lines from the Vim Wiki:
if…
Kyle Kelley
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How to make icons appear at top of MacVim again
I just upgraded to a new version of MacVim.
There used to be a row of icons at the top of every MacVim window with buttons for opening/saving files, cut/paste/delete, etc. Now that row of buttons is gone.
What is that row of buttons called and how…
Tomo Huynh
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How to map CAPS LOCK key in Vim?
This question has already been asked here. The accepted answer says it is not possible. Other answers provide a way to do it on linux but I have not check if it worked. I am most interested in knowing if there is a way to do it for mac (although you…
solalito
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How to update PHP syntax file for vim?
I notice the syntax file for PHP for vim is quite out-dated.
Does anyone know where is these syntax file located in Mac so I can do the upgrade?
ajreal
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how to move the 'New MacVim Buffer Here' menu into the main context menu?
If I right click on a file, I can open the file by clicking Services and then New MacVim Buffer Here:
However, this is a bit cumbersome.
How can I move the New MacVim Buffer Here menu action to be at the same level as the Service menu action?
Chris Snow
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LustyExplorer is not loading
I added lustyExplorer to ~/.vim/plugin. Then I ran MacVim and tried to run it with ":LustyFileSystemExplorer". Error
"Unknown Function: lustyExplorer#LustyFileSystemExplorerStart"
In the documentation it says:
Usage:
" lf…
P.Brian.Mackey
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In MacVim I can't get the command character to map
I read https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40990454/how-to-map-mac-command-key-in-vim that you can get the command key to map in MacVim
I have installed MacVim with brew, using brew cask install macvim
I have MacVim in the terminal…
barlop
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How to get rid of black stripes in the bottom and top of screen in full screen mode
When I'm opening macvim in full screen mode I have black stripes in bottom and top. So I can't see some part of code.
In none full screen there're no black stripes.
Is there a way to get rid of these stripes?
megas
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Can't switch theme in MacVim
I recently installed MacVim along with Janus. When I'm inside macVim I can change my color scheme with :color freya but if i restart MacVim the them is reverted back to ir_black. I've added freya to my .vimrc.local, but it doesn't help.
Also added…
Matthias