> -----Original Message----- > From: Stelian Iancu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 3:59 AM > To: vim@vim.org > Subject: Allow only one instance of vim on Windows > > Hello there, > > I've been using vim on and off for about 5 years now but now > I've decided to switch entirely to vim. > > Up until now I've used UltraEdit and this one can be > configured that every file that I open with it is opened in > another tab of the existing instance. Can vim 7.x be > configured to behave the same?
Depends on how you work within windows to launch files, which will dictate how easy this is. For example, on windows I always work from command prompts. When I want to edit a file I type: vimt.cmd filename Vimt.cmd does the following: ******** @rem Default the instance name to GVIM - Vims default @set vim_instance=GVIM @rem Override it if necessary if %2. NEQ . set vim_instance=%2 @echo on @echo %0 start gvim.exe --servername %vim_instance% --remote-tab-silent %1 ******** That will do what you want. HTH, Dave
