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created March 13, 2004 · complexity basic · author LunLun · version 6.0

I want to open gvim, in Windows XP, using a shortcut key.

To do this, I made a shortcut to gvim, and I assigned a shortcut key in the Properties menu.

However, 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.

My solution was to create a shortcut in the Start Menu. Now, I press and release the "Windows" key, and then 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.

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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.

Where all else fails there is always autohotkeys

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-'''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.
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+I want to open gvim, in Windows XP, using a shortcut key.
+To do this, I made a shortcut to gvim, and I assigned a shortcut key in the ''Properties'' menu.
-== Comments ==
-Thank you ;-)
+However, 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.
-By the way, do you have a faster / easier way?
+My solution was to create a shortcut in the Start Menu. Now, I press and release the "Windows" key, and then 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.
-'''Anonymous'''
-, March 15, 2004 11:27
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-I used this shortcut target, under the "\Doc*Settings\All Users\Start Menu":
+==Comments==
-"C:\Program Files\gvim\vim62\gvim.exe" "c:/"
+I used this shortcut target, under the "\Doc*Settings\All Users\Start Menu":
+<pre>
-Vim opens the root dir of c:, from which I can navigate and open the desired file w/o a mouse and Win Explorer.
+"C:\Program Files\gvim\vim62\gvim.exe" "c:/"
+</pre>
+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.
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 Where all else fails there is always [http://www.autohotkeys.com/ autohotkeys]
-CY
-clp
-, May 7, 2004 12:51
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