Re: How can I undock a file panel from a split window?

On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 2:29 PM rwmit...@gmail.com <rwmitchell@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That link returns a 404 for me. I was able to backup to just
> ```http://www.drchip.org```
> but now that is hanging. (no error, just not returning)
> On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 7:56:56 PM UTC-4 Charles Campbell wrote:
>>
>> L A Walsh wrote:
>> > If I use split, I can create a separate panel that
>> > is a view on a file.
>> >
>> > How can I undock it?
>> >
>> Its not exactly what you're asking for, but I wrote something called
>> "Detach" which will detach a tab into its own process. ctrl-w T will
>> move a window into a new tab. The :Detach command will cause the
>> currently visible tab and all its windows to be brought up in a separate
>> gvim. Detaching a tab yields two independent instances of vim/gvim: they
>> do not share variables, vim functions, etc. If you're interested, you
>> may get it from http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim.index.html#DETACH .
>>
>> Regards,
>> Chip Campbell
>
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The correct URL is http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#DETACH
It differs from the one Dr. Chip gave by one slash replacing a dot.
It sends you to a link to a .vba.gz (a gzipped |vimball|) which IIUC
contains the software and help for the :Detach command.

Best regards,
Tony.

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