Friday, August 10, 2012

Re: :E and current window

On 10/08/12 23:41, Mark Volkmann wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Tony Mechelynck
> <antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com <mailto:antoine.mechelynck@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> On 10/08/12 20:38, Mark Volkmann wrote:
>
> Sometimes when I have split windows and press :E to explore the
> file system, the cursor jumps to a different window than the one
> I was in when I pressed :E. This is very frustrating because I
> have to move back to the original window to select a file. What
> could cause this?
>
> According to ":help :Explore" (quoted below), the directory browser
> will take over the current window if the file hasn't been modified,
> otherwise it will open a new split-window:
>
>
> In my case the current window has not been modified. A new split-window
> is not opened. Instead, the cursor jumps to another window that is
> occupied by a different buffer.
>
> This also often happens when I select ".." in the file list within the
> explorer window. That window changes to show me a list of the files in
> the parent directory AND the cursor jumps to a different window.
> --
> R. Mark Volkmann
> Object Computing, Inc.

Do you use 'splitbelow'? I do, but I think Dr. Chip doesn't, which makes
netrw behave in unexpected ways.


Best regards,
Tony.
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