Popovic Dan wrote:
Hi dear list memebers,
i was wondering wether a "chat" whith Vim is possible or if a vim script for
this yet exists:
I often "chat" with other users via the shell command "write". Since I know one
kann execute any shell command inside vim, i ask
myself if it is possible to have a "chat"-window within Vim, where one can see
incoming messages (which have to be directed from
any tty to Vim then, of course) or where one can write messages to other users.
Has anyone done/used this before?
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Another not Vim-related question I will post for I know you Vimmers are all
very used to this tricky little tools ;):
Using "write" one can see the messages which have been sent until now, therefor
they have to be saved in any (text)file, I suppose.
Does anyone know where I can find them?
Thanks so much for your help and best regards to all,
Dan
Check out vimshell. It allows you to open a shell in a vim window.
Unfortunately it doesn't allow you to then use your Vim commands/macros
in the shell window, but there are good and sensible reasons for that.
I have not used vimshell myself, as I mainly use Vim on Windows, which
is not supported. I might go try it at home sometime.
http://www.wana.at/vimshell/
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