Re: Starting vim :help full screen

Tim Chase wrote:
>> 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).

Thanks for the tips.

Gen-Paul.

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