Vim thinks a directory is an illegal filename on Windows
run: gvim . on Windows at bottom it will say, eg: C:\ Illegal file name on Solaris and Linux at the bottom it will say, eg: . is a directory The Unix message is less confusing. Can this for Windows versions as it still occurs in vim7.0f? Same message appears when doing :new . Thanks William
Re: Vim thinks a directory is an illegal filename on Windows
William S Fulton wrote: run: gvim . on Windows at bottom it will say, eg: C:\ Illegal file name on Solaris and Linux at the bottom it will say, eg: . is a directory The Unix message is less confusing. Can this for Windows versions as it still occurs in vim7.0f? Same message appears when doing :new . I haven't found any way to avoid these messages with netrw, so it sounds like an issue for Bram M. Regards, Chip Campbell
Re: Vim thinks a directory is an illegal filename on Windows
Charles Campbell wrote: William S Fulton wrote: run: gvim . on Windows at bottom it will say, eg: C:\ Illegal file name on Solaris and Linux at the bottom it will say, eg: . is a directory The Unix message is less confusing. Can this for Windows versions as it still occurs in vim7.0f? Same message appears when doing :new . I haven't found any way to avoid these messages with netrw, so it sounds like an issue for Bram M. This is a valid message. At the moment it's given Vim doesn't know yet (for sure) that some autocommand will kick in to handle it. You also get the message on Unix if you do :e dir/. -- BRIDGEKEEPER: What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? ARTHUR: What do you mean? An African or European swallow? BRIDGEKEEPER: Er ... I don't know that ... Arrggghhh! BRIDGEKEEPER is cast into the gorge. Monty Python and the Holy Grail PYTHON (MONTY) PICTURES LTD /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ ///sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org/// \\\help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org///
Re: Vim thinks a directory is an illegal filename on Windows
Bram Moolenaar wrote: Charles Campbell wrote: William S Fulton wrote: run: gvim . on Windows at bottom it will say, eg: C:\ Illegal file name on Solaris and Linux at the bottom it will say, eg: . is a directory The Unix message is less confusing. Can this for Windows versions as it still occurs in vim7.0f? Same message appears when doing :new . I haven't found any way to avoid these messages with netrw, so it sounds like an issue for Bram M. This is a valid message. At the moment it's given Vim doesn't know yet (for sure) that some autocommand will kick in to handle it. You also get the message on Unix if you do :e dir/. There is also some inconsistency going on here. On windows: gvim C:\WINDOWS gives: C:\WINDOWS\ illegal file name On Linux: gvim /usr gives: /usr is a directory but gvim /usr/ gives /usr/ illegal filename And unfortunately bash command completion results in /usr/ rather than /usr. From a user's point of view it just doesn't seem right if one is using the explorer with a directory list showing and then selecting a directory, the illegal filename message appears. One part of the program knows the directory is a directory and another part thinks it is a bad file :( William
Re: Vim thinks a directory is an illegal filename on Windows
William S Fulton wrote: run: gvim . on Windows at bottom it will say, eg: C:\ Illegal file name on Solaris and Linux at the bottom it will say, eg: . is a directory The Unix message is less confusing. Can this for Windows versions as it still occurs in vim7.0f? Same message appears when doing :new . I haven't found any way to avoid these messages with netrw, so it sounds like an issue for Bram M. This is a valid message. At the moment it's given Vim doesn't know yet (for sure) that some autocommand will kick in to handle it. You also get the message on Unix if you do :e dir/. There is also some inconsistency going on here. On windows: gvim C:\WINDOWS gives: C:\WINDOWS\ illegal file name On Linux: gvim /usr gives: /usr is a directory but gvim /usr/ gives /usr/ illegal filename And unfortunately bash command completion results in /usr/ rather than /usr. From a user's point of view it just doesn't seem right if one is using the explorer with a directory list showing and then selecting a directory, the illegal filename message appears. One part of the program knows the directory is a directory and another part thinks it is a bad file :( Hey, Unix and MS-Windows ARE different. What happens here is that on Unix the shell does the wildcard expansion, while on MS-Windows Vim has to do it by itself. The rules for wildcard expansion are complicated, it's not strange that the results differ. Vim happens to add a slash to a directory name, for various reasons. -- If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle. [real standing law in Florida, United States of America] /// Bram Moolenaar -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net \\\ ///sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\ \\\download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org/// \\\help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org///
