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

On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 4:06 AM L A Walsh <vim@tlinx.org> wrote:
>
> On 2021/06/16 03:45, rwmit...@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > Campbell has a very straightforward approach of accomplishing the
> > same end result by saving the contents of the current buffer, and then
> > starting a new instance of gvim with that buffer. (I don't use gvim,
> > so I hope I got that right. I did get it work to my satisfaction with
> > MacVim).
> >
> > Is there a reason Campbell's solution does not work for you?
> > Ultimately, isn't the end result the most important part?
> ----
> Because starting a separate copy of Vim isn't what I asked for. I
> want separate,
> windows onto the same file -- one vim, but with splits I can
> undock/detach and
> move around as separate windows (but still on the same buffer in the
> same copy
> of vim).
>
> I.e. if I split gvim into 4 panels, on the same file, and focus
> at the same area, I can type in 1 window and see results in the other
> panels.
> Now I just want to detach one or more of those panels -- they will still
> be on
> the same file using the same copy of vim -- just that they can be moved
> around
> separately from each other.
>
> Does that explain why/how Campbell's solution isn't solving the same
> problem?

Well, one copy of Vim means one panel and that's that, so the answer
is: you can't.

Best regards,
Tony.

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