Re: Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use
On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 22:40, Eric Weir wrote: > >  > > On Aug 22, 2020, at 1:25 PM, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use > wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 18:02, 'J S' via vim_use > wrote: > > > Are there any alternatives for reading this forum? > > > Can you not read it in a mail client, like most

Re: Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread Benjamin Esham
Richard Mitchell wrote: > On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 3:01:22 PM UTC-4, ottavio2006-usenet2012 > wrote: > >> A quick loot at posters' email reveals most don't use gmail; I assume >> they check their emails in an email client, as you do. >> >> Maybe time to move this mailing list away from Goog

Re: Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread Eric Weir
>> On Aug 22, 2020, at 1:25 PM, 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use >> wrote: >> On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 18:02, 'J S' via vim_use >> wrote: >> >> Are there any alternatives for reading this forum? > > Can you not read it in a mail client, like most of us do? > >> P.S. Be sure to CC to my email any

Custom Spelling English Spelling Dictionary

2020-08-22 Thread Nicholas Cole
Dear List, This is a problem I know that I solved once upon a time, but I am setting up a new computer, and have lost my old vim settings. I need to have a spelling dictionary working that uses the Oxford OED spellings (i.e. traditional British academic spelling. 'colour', 'analyse', 'theorize')

Re: Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread Richard Mitchell
On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 3:01:22 PM UTC-4, ottavio2006-usenet2012 wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 18:37, Richard Mitchell > wrote: > > > > Most, really? > > A quick loot at posters' email reveals most don't use gmail; I assume > they check their emails in an email client, as you do

Re: Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread Bram Moolenaar
J S wrote: > As many of you are no doubt aware, GG broke its interface this week so > that you have to be logged in in order to read group content. I had > been using email to post to this forum (vim) and using GG to read it. > I can no longer read GG, because of the aforementioned breakage. N

Re: Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use
On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 18:37, Richard Mitchell wrote: > > Most, really? A quick loot at posters' email reveals most don't use gmail; I assume they check their emails in an email client, as you do. Maybe time to move this mailing list away from Google Groups? And, as per list footer: > Do not t

Re: Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread Richard Mitchell
Most, really? I've always read and post to groups using groups.google.com. Google's new format sucks. The most irritating thing (for me) is it does not show which groups have new messages. I've tried and reverted back many times just to give more negative feedback. On Saturday, August 22, 2020

Re: Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread 'Ottavio Caruso' via vim_use
On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 18:02, 'J S' via vim_use wrote: > > Are there any alternatives for reading this forum? Can you not read it in a mail client, like most of us do? > P.S. Be sure to CC to my email any response on this thread, as (obviously) I > won't otherwise be able to read them. Which

Meta: How to read this forum/board now that Google Groups is busted

2020-08-22 Thread 'J S' via vim_use
As many of you are no doubt aware, GG broke its interface this week so that you have to be logged in in order to read group content. I had been using email to post to this forum (vim) and using GG to read it. I can no longer read GG, because of the aforementioned breakage. None of my old GG i

Re: Autocommand script

2020-08-22 Thread A. Wik
On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 at 14:55, Tom Ryder wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 09:01:56AM +, A. Wik wrote: > >if has("autocmd") > > au BufLeave * let x=0 | while x<=bufnr('$') | > >\ if bufexists(x) | > >\ set buflisted hidden bufhidden=hide | > >\ endif | > >\ let x = x+1 | > >\ endwhi

Re: Autocommand script

2020-08-22 Thread Tom Ryder
On Sat, Aug 22, 2020 at 09:01:56AM +, A. Wik wrote: if has("autocmd") au BufLeave * let x=0 | while x<=bufnr('$') | \ if bufexists(x) | \ set buflisted hidden bufhidden=hide | \ endif | \ let x = x+1 | \ endwhile endif " has("autocmd") I was wondering... (a) if there is a bette

Autocommand script

2020-08-22 Thread A. Wik
Hi all, I was wondering (a) if there is a better way to do it than this script, and (b) whether all the backslashes and pipe characters (|) are really necessary and why. if has("autocmd") au BufLeave * let x=0 | while x<=bufnr('$') | \ if bufexists(x) | \ set buflisted hidden bufhidden=hi