Re: Is there an "always on top" option for vim?

On 2013-07-27 17:37, Dahong Tang wrote:
> I am wondering, does anyone know if there is a way to keep vim
> always on top, like always in the foreground?

While AFAIK, vim doesn't have something like this built-in, this can
be a function of your window-manager. On Win32/MacOSX, I don't
believe they grant the user access to this functionality. On Linux,
I use Fluxbox as my window manager, and it has the ability to map
keys (many other X window managers do too) to raise/lower a given
window. So you could either raise Vim so it's above everything else,
or lower the compile window so it's below everything else.
Additionally, at least Fluxbox has the ability to set Z-index
properties automatically based on window title/ID, so when your
compile window is opened, it can automatically shove it in the
background.

-tim


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