Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Re: File browser for insert mode

Jean Johner wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When working in insert mode, the File browser (obtained with Ctrl-
> O :e .) is opened in insert mode, so that click on the files or
> directories is not active.
> The only way to open a file is to use the clumsy Ctrl-O <CR>.
>
> Is there a version of the File browser adapted to insert mode.
>

Please try v137d of netrw, available from my website as:
http://mysite.verizon.net/astronaut/vim/index.html#NETRW

Netrw prevents entering insert mode while in its buffer, so I hadn't
thought about being in it via the procedure you gave above.

Regards,
Chip Campbell

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