Monday, September 6, 2010

Re: Getting buffers positions, improving viewports layout

2010/9/6 Sven Guckes <guckes@guckes.net>:
> * Pablo Giménez <pablogipi@gmail.com> [2010-09-06 18:49]:
>> I am trying to get a better layout for the several viewoports I
>> use when developing.  I usually have my files in a central buffer
>> and then two vertical buffers, one on the left with NERDTree and
>> another at the right with TagList.  I have other plugins I want to
>> setup to be opened below the central coding buffer or below one
>> buffers at the sides.  I mean I want to setup a plugin that splits
>> in a new window to be opened ina a new buffer splitted from the
>> TagList buffer for instance, so it needs to be at the right and
>> below.  Problem is that when doing a vertical split the new buffer
>> is created in between the central buffer and the at the edge, in
>> this case the TagList window, rather than spliting the right side
>> window and  create it there.  I don't know if it is clear enough,
>> I have attached a couple of images to show what I want to get.
>
> here are the screenhots for reference:
>
>  http://www.guckes.net/tmp/pablo_gimenez.bad_Layout.jpg 1598x1146 124015 bytes
>  http://www.guckes.net/tmp/pablo_gimenez.goodLayout.jpg 1598x1146 137608 bytes
>
> mind you, i will remove these pictures from my website later.
> it's up to pablo to find a good place if he wants
> to document the problem - and hopefully a solution.
Thanks Sven.
It is ok if I attach a 99.4 KB zip file?
Otherwise I have to wait for later tonigh to upload them to my site.
>
> the rest of Pablo's text:
>
>> I have tried several combinations of leftabove, rightbelow,
>> topleft, botright, etc ....  Didn't get it working properly.
>> So I don't know if it would be better to analise the
>> current layout and then do all the job manually.
>>
>> For instance ask vim what is the viewport at the right side, if there
>> is one, then split it and change the new buffer to what you want.
>> But it is possible to get this info from VIM, I don't know any command
>> which tell what is the buffer most at the right, or at the top, etc
>> ...
>> On the other hand, it could be the case where I am not
>> using leftabove, rightbelow, etc ... command properly.
>> Any ideas???  Thanks
>
> looks like you are suffering from the idea to use
> an editor's window as a tiling window manager.
> think again.
Well you mean I am trying to do too much from the split commands in VIM?
I just want to know if it is possible to have total control over where
to place your new windows.

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> Sven
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