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New tips March 2010

For each proposed new tip:

  • Is it worth keeping as a separate tip?
  • Should it be merged into an existing tip? Which?
  • If it should be kept, is it ready for release? Which points need fixing? Should it be renamed?

Please edit this page (not the talk page) in the appropriate section below the following table.
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Proposed new tip Current consensus
Build Python-enabled Vim on Windows with MinGW -
Improved Javascript Indent script for Vim -
Last position jump improved for Easy Vim -
Project specific settings -

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General comments (not for a specific tip)

Build Python-enabled Vim on Windows with MinGW

See also

Merge (if deemed useful) otherwise delete? — Tonymec 19:42, March 30, 2010 (UTC)


I'm not sure about this at the moment. It has good content which needs to be kept, although like all the build tips it needs work. Re the point of the tip, I'm sure that it would be better and easy to find a Vim without Cream install to support the wanted version of Python, but proper info on building your own Vim needs to be on the wiki eventually. I have put all the "building Vim" tips I know of at Where to download Vim#Comments. I'll think some more later. JohnBeckett 10:32, May 20, 2010 (UTC)

Improved Javascript Indent script for Vim

There has been no progress towards developing this for inclusion with the Vim distribution, and that objective seems unlikely. This wiki is not the right place for scripts which are likely to remain undocumented and unmaintained (although we have some exceptions, notably CSV). While I think the right thing to do would be to delete (or possibly userfy) the page in order to avoid setting a precedent for future scripts that might be left here, nevertheless the script might be very useful so I propose that it be renamed and kept. I'm thinking of renaming it to "Javascript indent script" (although "JavaScript" might be more correct, and "indent file" is the commonly-used term) and keeping it. Any opinions? JohnBeckett 10:32, May 20, 2010 (UTC)

Last position jump improved for Easy Vim

I have no idea what this is about but propose keeping the tip in view of its author. Perhaps Anwo will notice my confusion and add a short introduction saying why it's needed: what goes wrong if you do not use this tip? is the cursor slightly incorrectly restored? does that matter? does Vim crash? or what? JohnBeckett 10:32, May 20, 2010 (UTC)

Project specific settings

This is worth keeping. Change filetype based on directory path is vaguely related, but the two tips should probably develop separately. JohnBeckett 10:32, May 20, 2010 (UTC)



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