Again on gvim menu disappeared
Some time ago I posted a note on this topic. I received many kind answers but the problem was not solved. I just received a suggestion by G. Laurent, and it did the trick: rm .gnome2/Vim That's all! A simple interference of parameters. This file has some info on position and menu, such as Dock=Toolbar\\0,1,0,0\\Menubar\\0,0,0,0 and it did interfer. I just posted this mail because it may be useful to others in the future. Many thanks! gm --- Guido Milanese http://docenti.unicatt.it/milanese_guido http://www.arsantiqua.org
Re: Reply: RI: Re: gvim: menu disappeared
Guido Milanese wrote:
On Wednesday 18 April 2007 14:26, A.J.Mechelynck wrote:
Start vim as root:
:echo $VIMRUNTIME
:echo has("menu")
:scriptnames
:view ~/.vimrc
Then do the same as non-root and compare the results.
Apparently, the result is the same, both for root and for non-root. I have
already done a complete re-installation, but to no success... really
puzzling!
Thanks again for your attention,
g
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Does the non-root installation show $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim (or the equivalent)
in the output of ":scriptnames"? If it does, then something must be removing
the menubar after the menu has been set: ":verbose set guioptions?" (without
the quotes) ought to tell you what.
Best regards,
Tony.
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Re: gvim: menu disappeared
On Monday 16 April 2007 03:18, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Will the :se go+=g > show your menu? Thanks a lot. No success! g --- Guido Milanese http://www.arsantiqua.org
Re: Reply: RI: Re: gvim: menu disappeared
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks a lot for your suggestions. It should be all right, following your
advice. But it does not work! Surprise: I tried to call gvim as root and the
menu works as usual; as 'normal user' it does not. Strange, because the .vimrc
file is the same both for root and for user. Which other files should i check
to fix this annoyng problem? Needless to say, I deleted also the 'history' file.
Thanks again,
gm
Start vim as root:
:echo $VIMRUNTIME
:echo has("menu")
:scriptnames
:view ~/.vimrc
Then do the same as non-root and compare the results.
Best regards,
Tony.
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Re: gvim: menu disappeared
Guido Milanese wrote:
I am sorry to ask such a stupid question, but I'm really puzzled.
I have been using vim for ages now, and for some tasks, not always, I prefer a
GUI. I use a Mandriva Linux distribution and it's all right.
Suddendly the menu bar (not the toolbar with icons, the menu bar with texts:
File, Edit, and so on) disappeared. I tried several options of the "set
guioptions" command, but to no success. I also deleted the .vimrc file, but
again no change. Then, installed vim-X11 again, but nothing happened.
May I ask your kind help?
Thank you!
guido, from Italy
Guido Milanese
http://www.arsantiqua.org
Hypothesis 1: You are actually telling Vim not to display a menu.
How to check: In this case, ":verbose set guioptions?" (without the quotes)
will either not include the m flag, or it will include the M flag. It will
also tell you where that option whas last changed.
Solution: Make sure (in your vimrc) that 'guioptions' includes m but not M
Hypothesis 2: Your Vim version is unable to display menus.
How to check: ":echo has('menu')" (without the double quotes) answers 0 (zero).
Solution: Avail yourself of a different Vim executable, or compile it yourself.
Hypothesis 2a: You have installed a Vim version which is powerful enough, but
you are not using it.
How to check: (1) Same as hypothesis 2 above. (2) In the shell (e.g. in bash):
which -a gvim
ls -l `which gvim`
should help you find out what to do: the first "gvim" listed by the first
command above is the one which is invoked (you _are_ calling it by the name
"gvim" aren't you?); the second command will give you more info about it,
especially in the case of a soft link. The solution will depend on what you
find out.
Best regards,
Tony.
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Re: gvim: menu disappeared
Guido Milanese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 写于 2007-04-16 05:08:14: > I am sorry to ask such a stupid question, but I'm really puzzled. > I have been using vim for ages now, and for some tasks, not always, > I prefer a > GUI. I use a Mandriva Linux distribution and it's all right. > Suddendly the menu bar (not the toolbar with icons, the menu bar with texts: > File, Edit, and so on) disappeared. I tried several options of the "set > guioptions" command, but to no success. I also deleted the .vimrc file, but > again no change. Then, installed vim-X11 again, but nothing happened. > > May I ask your kind help? > > Thank you! > guido, from Italy > > Will the :se go+=g show your menu? If not, then your menu may have some error and vim delete it while loading. -- Sincerely, Pan, Shi Zhu. ext: 2606
gvim: menu disappeared
I am sorry to ask such a stupid question, but I'm really puzzled. I have been using vim for ages now, and for some tasks, not always, I prefer a GUI. I use a Mandriva Linux distribution and it's all right. Suddendly the menu bar (not the toolbar with icons, the menu bar with texts: File, Edit, and so on) disappeared. I tried several options of the "set guioptions" command, but to no success. I also deleted the .vimrc file, but again no change. Then, installed vim-X11 again, but nothing happened. May I ask your kind help? Thank you! guido, from Italy Guido Milanese http://www.arsantiqua.org
