Re: pass full path into title bar

On 16/06/12 01:39, andy richer wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I opened a file tmp under directory /a/b/c/d in unix environment.
> gvim opened it with title bar read "tmp ( /a/b/c/d) - GVIM3
>
> I then opened above file thru a utility called SOS(a check in & check
> out management software) and gvim opened it with title bar read "tmp
> (~/c/d) - GVIM".
> .gvimrc is under /a/b and SOS pop up window reads "SOS-6.23.p1: project
> @ (/a/b)
>
> inside .gvimrc
> title is set
> titlestring is empty
>
>
> Is there a way to configure gvim so that it always report full path in
> title bar regardless file opened in unix window or thru utility software?
>
> Thank you and Best Regard,
> Andy Richer
>
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'titlestring' is a 'statusline'-like option. If you want a specific
(nondefaut) title, you set it. For instance, having

if has('title')
set title titlestring=%F%y%m%r
endif

in your vimrc may (IIUC) give you something like one of

/home/andy/.vimrc [vim]
/usr/local/vim/vim73/doc/help.txt [help][-][RO]
</andy/.mozilla/firefox/x6gzb85n.default/chrome/userChrome.css [css][RO]

etc., with < and truncation at left if too long for the screen.

Notes:
1. Even if compiled with +title, you may fail to set it if running in
console mode in a terminal defined without the t_ts termcap setting.
2. When called from another application, you will probably be editing a
temporary file created by the calling application, and that temporary
file may have a weird name, even something as weird as "SOS-6.23.pl:
project @" under $HOME/c/d/.

See
:help 'title'
:help 'titlestring'
:help 'statusline'

Best regards,
Tony.
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