> When I type ":help" on an empty vim screen - such as a new tab for > instance, vim automatically splits the screen. > > I proceed to issue a Ctrl-W O to remove the empty half screen, no big deal. > > Is there any "native" way I could start vim's help full-screen - without > coding a macro and mapping it to a key combo - I don't think it's worth > bloating my interface further for something this trivial.
A couple options occur to me -- two prefix options, and one post-processing idea: To open the help in its own tab: :tab help some_topic_to_find To open the help in the current non-modified empty buffer: :set bt=help | help some_topic_to_find Finally, one could create an autocmd for help-type files (my autocmd creation is a bit rusty, so you'd have to experiment on your own, or somebody else may step in) that forces an ":only" on the help window (though it might grouse at you if there are modifications in the to-be-closed windows). -tim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
