Re: recent files

On Friday, 15 August 2014 17:02:49 UTC+2, Ben Fritz wrote:
> On Friday, August 15, 2014 4:36:02 AM UTC-5, eNG1Ne wrote:
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> > • gVIM on ubuntu doesn't have a 'recent files' list
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> > • the Zeitgeist activity journal doesn't have a datasource definition for gVIM out of the box
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> > • the Zeitgeist repository sends back a 404 when I try to access it through synaptic
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> > While it looks to me as though the Zeitgeist project is dying on its feet, any chance someone out there has a datasource? could let me have a copy? could explain to me (simply and patiently) how to install it?
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> > Thanks in advance for hints and tips!
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> Vim has a couple "recent files" plugins, and additionally has a more bare-bones built-in list of recent files via :oldfiles and :e #<5 (for the 5th file in the list) or :e #<2 (for the 2nd file). See :help :oldfiles and :help c_#<.
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> I personally use the MRU plugin: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=521
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> Or, were you talking about something else?

even the bare-bones:oldfiles looks like a real help; I'll explore MRU farther, too. Thanks!

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