Re: gvim from putty

On Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:28:10 -0800 (PST), sinbad <sinbad.sinbad@gmail.com> wrote:
> ok, can i start gnome or x server from putty.
> when i run startx or x or gnome, i'm getting
> the following error.

Don't.
Firstly this is not really a vim use question, it applies to any X11 application.
Running X11 server (aka the thing that displays your windows (clients)) on
linux machine is of no use to you. You want to see your X11 application on
windows and so you need X11 server running on windows. There are two
well-known ones: http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/ and the one bundled
with http://cygwin.com/ . Putty should be able to work with xming at least
and cygwin has openssh (which is imo superior if you have good terminal
emulator installed).

But X protocol wasn't really desinged for all the fancy features gui
applications use nowadays, so be aware the whole picture buffers need to be
transferred, which will be /slow/ unless you are on fast lan and it will be
definitely way less responsive than terminal vim. It is possible to improve
on it by compression by using eg. http://winswitch.org/ or VNC, but I
personally would still prefer terminal.

HTH, Jan

--
--
You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist.
Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to.
For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php

---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.