Re: Going from linux vim to Macvim?

On 17/04/2014 03:52, Andrei Kulakov wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'll be using a macbook air fairly often, and I'm completely new to the
> Mac environment. I'm used to using Gvim in Ubuntu. The first thing
> I noticed is that I have two command keys on either side of space
> bar, and a control key tucked away on the left side. I'm really used
> to using ctrl key for shortcuts but I need it on both sides!
>
> I googled a bit for this but I haven't found a way to make Macvim
> remap all command key to control - other than manually defining
> mappings with <D-> . What's the best way to deal with this?
>
> The other issue is that when I :set macmeta , it seems to work
> for my custom meta mappings, but it doesn't work reliably for
> tabbar mappings that map meta-1 through 9 to buffers in
> tabbar. It seems to work a few times and then stops. No errors,
> either.
>
> Macvim also seems to have a limitation that disallows multiple
> modifier keys in the same mapping.
>
> Is it feasible to compile gtk vim in macos? What are the pro's
> and con's?
>
> Is there a guide for going from linux to macvim?
>
> thanks!

There is a MacVim mailing list that can probably help. They're very
friendly & knowledgeable.

Google for the URL.

Cheers,

Phil...

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