On 2021-09-17, Bernard wrote: > Greetings I am learning Vim (Windows 10) It is of no use to me unless I can > effortlessly edit multiple files w/o a mouse I learned of tabs but am > surprised > I can see no way to select any tab of my choice I assumed each tab would be > identified w/ a number so one can merely type something like ":gototab3" let's > say to edit the tab so labeled But when I enter ":tabedit" multiple times all > I > see is each tab labeled "[ No Name ]" w/ no further distinguishing mark upon > it > I do not wish to step through a series of tabs to reach my intended > destination > I prefer random access not sequential
:help :tabnext > Furthermore one horizontal line of text > of course offers finite space I saw no mention in the Help file as to how Vim > responds to the situation of more tabs created than will fit Of course upon > experimentation I observed the result The Help file offers no guidance of > course as to how to scroll the list of tabs in such an instance I don't know of a solution for that. > Furthermore I > do not see why Vim does not offer filename completion when entering a file > name > for editing It does have filename completion. See :help cmdline-completion What have you tried that doesn't seem to be working? > and provide the ability to scroll up/down the list of file and > directory names relative to the current directory or relative to the directory > entered It has this, too. See :help :browse > Furthermore Upon merely starting Vim and resizing the console window it > crashes If this is reproducible, send reproduction steps to this list and someone will have a look. Regards, Gary -- -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/20210917163630.GC20592%40phoenix.