use $HOME will change something like cygwin and is not good enough i think. So , just define $VIM and $VIMRUNTIME environment variables , it will works
For me , as an example VIM ==> D:\Tools\VIM_72 VIMRUNTIME ==> D:\Tools\VIM_72\runtime 2009/9/29 <meino.cra...@gmx.de>: > > > Hi, > > WARNING! WINDOWS NEWBIE AHEAD! WARNING! > > I am a long time user of Linux. At work I have to work on Windows XP. > Most of the functionality of my vim installation on my Linux box I could > "recreate" on the Windows PC, but one thing needs to be fixed. > > There two places, which (for example) contain the "plugins" folder: > C:\Programs\vim\vim72\. > and > C:\Own Documents\<userid>\vim\. > > (or similiar...I cant remember exactly...and the PC is installed with > german languag support, and I dont know, how Windows names the folders > originally, when using English language support...sorry...this is more > or less guessed...) > > Everything installed below the first directory tree is read by vim > automagically anything else is ignored. > > How can I make the second path visible and used by vim in a consistent > and "legal" way? > > Thank you very much for your help in advance! > Best regards > mcc > > natural born vimmers > > -- > Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments > unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
