Re: [suggestion] also put current mode in the title bar

On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 11:21:40 AM UTC-5, darossa@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm a Windows user and I'm learning Vim. It is indeed the very best and fasted way of editing. I also use AutoHotKey, a Windows-only (unfortunately) scripting application that allows the user to speed up their typing dramatically. We can define abbreviations and the matching expanded text to use in any other application, such as this input box. It's like MS Word's autocorrect database, only OS-wide. The combination of Vim + AHK would make a writter's drem algum momento.
>
> Here are two of the abbreviations I have among my 25000k:
>
> 5x -> "Five times"
> 5cb -> "%Clipboard%" (because the % sign on the same button as #5).
>
> But these two abbreviations have a very specific meaning in the Vim commands and using them could lead to a disaster.
>
> Fortunately, AutoHotKey has a method to detect the current window's title, so those expansions would not be triggered unless the title meets an specific string.
>
> So, de default name in a newly-opened gVim window is "[No Name] - gVim".
>
> **The suggestion**: add an option to display the current mode, INSERT or COMMAND, not only in the bottom left corner, but also on the titlebar.
>
> Thanks!

I don't think it's built-in directly, but you may be able to achieve this using the 'titlestring' option. Consult the help for that, plus the help for 'statusline' for how to construct it.

I haven't tried it yet, but it could be an interesting exercise for a new Vim scripter. ;-)

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