Re: Best way to launch a URL from within VIM

On Fri, Sep 27, 2019 at 06:06:10AM +0000, 'J S' via vim_use wrote:
> Vim 7.something under (MS) Windows 7.
>
> I want to do the equivalent of:
>
> :!start http://something

maybe this works when you specify the right program to launch the URL,
eg. with ':!lynx http://something', provided you installed lynx or any
other browser.

vim has a feature that resembles this: by hitting 'gf' over a filename,
vim opens the file under the cursor.

but...

since vim is a _text editor_, browsing websites isn't a feature I
would expect. the better way IMHO is to launch a second terminal or
window and use a browser to open the URL there, copy content there and
get back to vim. certainly there are other environments that provide the
functionality you describe...

//meine

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