> Jeffrey Robertson wrote: >> No. That's my problem. How does gvim tell Windows to make itself an >> option in this list? > [...] > > > A.J.Mechelynck wrote: > I'm not sure; I think it's something in the registry. Maybe the install > program should do it. Have you installed Vim from Steve Hall's > self-installer > https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=43866&package_id= > 39721 > ? If you haven't, try doing it. > > > I've now done this, and it's improved things but not fixed them. > > I get the "open with vim" option in my right-click menu, and this > launches > the file into gvim, so that's good. But if I simply double click, it > launches to regular vim. That is, it opens what looks like a shell > window and tries to open the file. It gets confused by spaces in the > path, so it never actually succeeds in opening the file. > > If it go to "Open With..." and specify "Vi Improved - A Text Editor", > I get the same results. How can I make "Open With" launch to gvim? > > For those joining the discussion late, I'm using Windows XP.
Bill McCarthy wrote: > Like most of you on Win XP, I build my own Vim and Gvim (for > Gvim I specify OLE=yes). From Windows Explorer, when I > click on a .txt file, Gvim comes up for the file. > > I just tried clicking on a .vim file and received a dialog > (see ONEofTWO.gif) telling me that Windows cannot open the > file and asking me to search the web or select the program > from a list. I picked select the program and got a second > dialog. > > That dialog (see TWOofTWO.gif) let me pick Gvim and check > the box to use Gvim for all .vim files. > > After performing these two tasks, Windows Explorer now opens > Gvim whenever I click on a .vim file. > > I created a directory name with spaces and put a file in > there with spaces in its name and ending with .vim - it > opened fine from explorer. You say it let you pick Gvim. I assume you mean you selected "Vi Improved - A Text Editor". I do the same thing, but it launches regular vim, not gvim. If this is not what you meant, please clarify. If anyone can explain my problems, please do so. -- Jeff.
