Re: netrw :Explore setting current buffer to hidden

On 2016-02-29 22:55:13 +0000, Charles Campbell said:

> gt.macki@gmail.com wrote:
>> hello all,
>>
>> On Vim 7.4.1401 (OS X 10.11.3), netrw's :Explore is acting very weirdly for me.
>>
>> My workflow is to usually open some file, use :Explore to search for
>> related documents and switch between buffers as I need. Since at least
>> 7.4.1401 calling :Explore hides the current buffer, even if it has been
>> edited.>
>> Steps to reproduce:
>> 1. Start with `vim file1.txt`;
>> 2. inside vim use `:Explore`;
>> 3. open `file2.txt` and find that `file1.txt` is not available anymore
>> and is not displayed on`:ls` — the only way to access it is to use
>> `:ls!`, check the buffer number and use `b{buffer_number}`.
>>
>> Since I'm managing vim with homebrew, I reverted to the previous
>> version, 7.4.1345, and it seems to fix the issue at hand. It does not
>> seem to be related to plugins (have disabled most of them before
>> posting this).
>>
>> any clues on what might be happening? is this an actual issue or was I
>> relying on faulty behaviour (seems unlikely since I've been netrw in
>> this manner for at least 2 years now)?
>>
> Hello!
>
> I see the problem; I'll look into it.
>
> Chip Campbell

It seems to me that this bug has been fixed a few weeks ago.
Would it be possible to merge the latest netrw into Vim?

Nicola


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