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How to install gVim with GTK3, and fixing "gdk-frame-clock: layout continuously requested"

I tried to install gVim in my WSL 2 environment using sudo apt install vim-gtk3. Everything works well, but the following gdk-warning occurs when I resize a gVim window: I haven't seen any questions ... vim gvim gtk gtk3 astrohan

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asked Mar 3 at 7:15 0 votes 0 answers 45 views

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&... vim gvim xml indentation Pierre François

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asked Dec 22, 2021 at 11:42 0 votes 0 answers 40 views

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 ... vim gvim YQ.Wang

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asked Jul 14, 2021 at 16:08 0 votes 1 answer 71 views

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 ... vim gvim color-theme vimscript solarized amn

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asked May 25, 2021 at 17:25 1 vote 1 answer 104 views

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. ... gvim perforce bubismark

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asked Feb 8, 2021 at 8:12 1 vote 0 answers 80 views

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-... terminal copy-paste gvim gnome-terminal asoundmove

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asked Feb 3, 2021 at 17:59 1 vote 0 answers 58 views

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 ... linux vim gvim Vimo

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asked Jan 20, 2021 at 16:35 0 votes 1 answer 71 views

While gvim is running, mintty displays Unicode UTF-8 characters as question marks

When I fire up gvim in the background in a Cygwin mintty terminal, Unicode UTF-8 characters start getting displayed as question marks. When I quit gvim, mintty reverts to the correct behaviour. In ... windows-10 cygwin gvim mintty Diomidis Spinellis

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asked Jul 24, 2020 at 16:00 1 vote 2 answers 73 views

gvim 8.2 doesn't redraw the screen when editing a git commit message in windows 10 powershell

I installed vim on windows 10 using chocolatey. When I edit a file in powershell, everything works great! I even got copy and paste to work. However, when I edit a git commit message, vim doesn't ... windows-10 vim gvim powershell-5.0 Heath Borders

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asked Jun 29, 2020 at 5:11 1 vote 1 answer 1k views

Configure gvim swap, undo, and backup files on windows

I installed vim on windows 10 using chocolatey. When I edit a foo file in powershell, vim leaves behind .foo.un~ or .foo~ files. What are these and how do I stop vim from leaving them around? windows-10 vim gvim powershell-5.0 Heath Borders

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asked Jun 29, 2020 at 5:10 1 vote 1 answer 190 views

gvim 8.2 doesn't paste on windows 10 in powershell

I installed vim on Windows 10 with chocolatey. Copy and Paste don't work when I invoke vim in powershell. I expect them to work as long as I'm in insert mode. How can I make copy and paste work? windows-10 vim gvim powershell-5.0 Heath Borders

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asked Jun 29, 2020 at 5:06 0 votes 1 answer 145 views

Is it possible to specify specific different fonts for different languages in GVIM 8.2?

My GVim 8.2 I am using Traditional Chinese Windows 10 I am trying to set up my GVim 8.2 to use a choice of font for Chinese language and then a different font for English, because of my preference. ... fonts gvim Michael C

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asked Jun 2, 2020 at 0:22 1 vote 0 answers 157 views

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 ... windows-7 windows vim fonts gvim Hossain Rafi

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asked Apr 1, 2020 at 16:58 1 vote 0 answers 43 views

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 ... ubuntu vim gvim latex okular Hammar

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asked Jan 30, 2020 at 17:22 1 vote 0 answers 51 views

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 ... vim gvim dtauxe

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