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Tip: #676 - Use shortcut key to start gvim in Windows
Created: March 13, 2004 18:40 Complexity: basic Author: LunLun Version: 6.0 Karma: 1/14 Imported from: Tip#676
Purpose: I want to open gvim, in Windows XP, using a shortcut key.
HowTo: I made a shortcut to gvim, and I assigned a shortcut key in the Properties menu.
Issue: I can start the first instance of gvim, but the same combination will not allow me to start the second instance; it will just display the first one.
HowToFixIssue: I created a shortcut in the Start Menu. Now, I press and release the "WIN" key, and after that, I press "g" once. It can launch an unlimited number of instances of vim. Sometimes, I need to write a script in one instance and to see the output in another.
Comments
Thank you ;-)
By the way, do you have a faster / easier way?
Anonymous , March 15, 2004 11:27
I used this shortcut target, under the "\Doc*Settings\All Users\Start Menu":
"C:\Program Files\gvim\vim62\gvim.exe" "c:/"
Vim opens the root dir of c:, from which I can navigate and open the desired file w/o a mouse and Win Explorer.
Thanks for a great tip: simple and powerful.
Where all else fails there is always autohotkeys CY
clp , May 7, 2004 12:51