> I have been thinking lately if it would be a good idea, if Vim would
> only create a swap file, when it detects, that a change to the buffer
> has been made. But not just when viewing a file.
>
> That is usually what happens a lot to me. I have 1 file open and in
> another Vim instance I open the same file again only for viewing, so I
> would like to avoid the "Attention" prompt.
>
> On the other hand I can see, that it is certainly useful, if you start
> editing a file and immediately Vim warns you, that another Vim instance
> is already editing that file. Hm, may be a new option swaponchange or
> something?
I'd just like to note that if you open the file in read-only mode (e.g.,
with 'view <filename>'), then no swap file is created.
- George
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