On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 07:40:51PM +0200, A.J.Mechelynck wrote: > Gautam Iyer wrote: > > > On Wed, May 17, 2006 at 10:31:55AM -0400, James Vega wrote: > > > > > On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 11:19:57PM -0500, Gautam Iyer wrote: > > > > > > > Now when you type "vim /tmp/bar" it reports that a .swp file is found > > > > and asks you about recovery. However when you press "R" for recovering > > > > the file, vim complains saying it can not find the swap file (probably > > > > because vim looks for the swap file in /tmp, instead of in /tmp/foo). > > > > > > This appears to be fixed in vim7. > > > > I'm using Vim-7.017, and it's not fixed! Is there a more recent version? > > No, that's the current patchlevel. However: > > - The 'directory' option (q.v.) directs where the swap file shall reside > - If you are reopening it with a different login name, there could be a > permissions problem.
Well, I certainly did not open the file with a different log in name. Also regardless of the 'directory' setting, I find it very strange (i.e. bug like) if Vim first asks me if I want to recover a file, and when I say yes, Vim tells me it can't find the swap file anymore ... :) GI -- Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.
