Doesn't matter whether that box is ticked or not. I can't open with
gvim.
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From: Dudley Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 1:14 PM
To: Robertson, Jeffrey (CAR:QW32); [email protected]
Subject: Re: I can't make gvim the default application for .txt
files in WinXP
Jeffery,
As you described your actions below you need to take one
additionall step.
2.5 Check the "Always use the selected program to open this kind
of file" checkbox (step 4 in the original list I sent you). The checkbox
is tucked away under the list of programs you can choose from, and is
not obvious at all.
If that does not work, then I am truly at a loss.
Enjoy,
Dudley
On 12/1/06, Jeffrey Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That's just a different way into the same dialog box I
used in
the first place. It doesn't work for me. Although I
can select
gvim.exe, it doesn't actually take effect. To be clear:
1) I click Change It says notepad is the default.
2) I click browse, and pick gvim.exe, and click Open.
3) Notepad is still listed as the default.
Does gvim have to "register" something with Windows to
get recognized
as a valid choice?
-- Jeff.
-----Original Message-----
From: Krall, Ed-P27726 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 12:45 PM
To: Robertson, Jeffrey (CAR:QW32); Dudley Fox;
[email protected]
Subject: RE: I can't make gvim the default application
for .txt files in
WinXP
I have many file types mapped into GVIM: .txt, .lst,
.cfg, and others.
Go to Windows explorer ("my computer"), tools --> Folder
Options, and
select the File Types tab. Select the extestion or
file type, click
the Change button, and select or specify the
application.
Ed
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Robertson [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 9:08 AM
To: Dudley Fox; [email protected]
Subject: RE: I can't make gvim the default application
for .txt files in
WinXP
Thanks for replying.
I do this and it doesn't work.
By "gvim", I assume you mean gvim.exe.
When I do this, after I select gvim.exe and that dialog
closes, the
"Open with" dialog still shows Notepad selected. I
can't get gvim to
show up as an option in the program chooser list. I can
get vim, but I
want gvim.
Any idea what's up?
From: Dudley Fox [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 6:06 PM
To: Robertson, Jeffrey (CAR:QW32); [email protected]
Subject: Re: I can't make gvim the default
application for .txt
files in WinXP
Jeffrey,
Try this:
1. Right click on a .txt file
2. Select the "Open With" menu option
3. Select the "Choose Program..." menu option
4. Check the "Always use the selected program to
open this kind
of file" checkbox
5. Select gvim, you may have to browse to it.
6. Click ok.
This should work for you, though you will have
to do this for
each file type you want gvim to open. If that does not
work please let
me know. There are other ways to achieve this, but this
is the easiest.
Sincerely,
Dudley
On 11/30/06, Jeffrey Robertson <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi:
I just installed Vim 7.0 on my Windows
XP box. I cannot
force files
with .txt (or any other extension) to
automatically open
in gvim.
However, I do have the "edit with vim"
option in my
right-click menu.
If I try to specify a new program to use
for .txt and
navigate to the
folder with gvim.exe, even if I select
it, it doesn't
take effect
(Notepad is still the default).
I was able to do this on my old Win2K
box with Vim
6.something.
What's up?
Thanks,
Jeff
