On So, 24 Feb 2019, L A Walsh wrote:
> Very often I have many gvim windows open -- sometimes for unrelated > projects because I hit a snag in 1 project that sends me off to another. > > Add that to breaks, and I forget which windows are minimized over in the > the tray. > > Just like now, I wanted to open a file that has a list I wanted > browse to find the right error code for a program I was working > in. I tried to open errnos.shh but got the message it found a > .swp file, I scan for the process info to see if it says it is > still active. It is. So then 'abort' that and then go > to taskbar and only see 1 icon for vim with 5 files hiding > under it. > > I move my mouse over the taskbar icon and it displays the names > each of them is editing, then I click on it to open and continue work. > > What would really speed up my work flow is if it would behave like > some apps (like web browsers), where if I already have the file > open in a gvim instance, if my 'invocation' of a new gvim on the > same file could send the other one a command to restore itself to the > desktop and pop-to-the top. > > Then I can just skip all the reading on the duplicate scanning for pid, > scanning for 'still running', then going to find the current one. > > Is that possible or is it something that might be added? > > Currently running gvim via 'X' from a linux machine but > displaying on a windows machine, but we're really talking about > an 'X' window being bumped to the top, though the same situation > could arise if I was using the Windows GUI version (just that most > of my editing is of files on the linux machine). > > Might this be possible? Have you tried the editexisting vim script, that comes distributed with Vim and lives below /usr/share/vim/vim80/pack/dist/opt/editexisting/ Best, Christian -- Vati, was heißt "FORMATIERE LAUFWERK C:?" -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
