Re: If I quit a buffer how do I keep the one I was last editing displayed (when using NERDTree)??

On Dec 3 2009, 8:42 am, Rick R <ric...@gmail.com> wrote:
> (side note: buffers still confuse the heck out of me even after reading this
> faq http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Vim_buffer_FAQ Seems like 99% of typical
> editor users would simply want buffers to act like typical tabs in other
> editors.)

Tony gave you a good explanation, here's another very similar one:
http://vim.pastey.net/115548

You might also be interested in: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Introduction_to_using_tab_pages
and http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Tabs

As for "99% of typical editor users" wanting buffers to act like the
limited, featureless tabs of other editors, I think that statement is
false for most Vim users. A buffer is different than a tab, and a Vim
tab page different than the tabs of other editors, all by design. A
buffer is a much older concept than tab pages and was the original
method of editing multiple files in Vim, emacs, and other editors.
Buffers, windows, and tab pages in Vim are all different ways to
organize your work that can interact in interesting ways.

That being said...there are ways to get close to what you say you
want. See the links in the pages above.