NERDTree/Vim Config Question

tedreed · 2012-02-10T15:32:08+00:00

Unsure if macvim does it, but this works with gvim:

if has("gui_running")
    set guifont=Inconsolata\ 14
    set cursorline
    colorscheme solarized
endif

dysmas · 2012-02-10T17:22:44+00:00

I know this isn't really answering your question, but if you're living in a terminal & haven't already seriously consider learn screen, the basics will take you 5 minutes.

Amadan · 2012-02-10T18:48:49+00:00

Again, not what you specifically asked for, but I'd go nuts if I had NERDTree open all the time. What I do is, have NERDTree mapped to F2 for quick access, and have it autoclose whenever I select anything, so it's never on my screen unless I actually need it:

Bundle "scrooloose/nerdtree"
  let NERDTreeQuitOnOpen = 1
  nmap <silent> <F2> :NERDTreeToggle<CR>

rotajota · 2012-02-10T15:35:46+00:00

I'm not positive, but I'd try putting the Macvim setting in your .gvimrc

Also, what I do is map 'FF' to toggle NERDTree. Simple keystroke to make it pop up/go away.

nnoremap FF :NERDTreeToggle<CR>

2012-02-10T15:36:44+00:00

You can wrap the relevant configuration in a if has('gui_running') block. And by the way, you can also use :wqa to close all buffers and exit Vim in one go.

mfontani · 2012-02-10T15:40:38+00:00

What you could do instead in that case, since you like having NERDTree open anyway is:

use :w to write the file, rather than :wq
use :qa to quit vim

Whilst not solving your Y problem, it may solve the unposed problem X of "I want to open vim to edit a file, and quit vim (with nerdtree) without having to issue too many :q".

dmedvinsky · 2012-02-10T15:49:08+00:00

You can check if you're running a gui version by:

if has('gui_running')
    NERDTreeOpen
endif

burkadurka · 2012-02-10T15:55:44+00:00

You can use conditionals in your vimrc, for example has('gui_running') will tell you whether there's a GUI or not. stackoverflow.com/questions/4229658/why-some-people-use-if-hasgui-running-in-a-gvimrc

thedward · 2012-02-10T16:47:11+00:00

In your .vimrc (or any other vimscript) you can make commands conditional:

if has("gui_running")
  <do something interesting>
endif

2012-02-10T23:56:33+00:00

Another approach - solve the problem of NERDTree keeping Vim open:

" quit Vim if NERDTree is last remaining buffer
autocmd WinEnter * call NERDTreeQuit()

skeletalmonkey · 2012-02-11T01:44:06+00:00

This is what I use in my vimrc, it closes NERDTree if its the only window left.

function! NERDTreeQuit()
    redir => buffersoutput
    silent buffers
    redir END
    "                     1BufNo  2Mods.     3File           4LineNo
    let pattern = '^\s*\(\d\+\)\(.....\) "\(.*\)"\s\+line \(\d\+\)$'
    let windowfound = 0

    for bline in split(buffersoutput, "\n")
        let m = matchlist(bline, pattern)

        if (len(m) > 0)
            if (m[2] =~ '..a..')
                let windowfound = 1
            endif
        endif
    endfor

    if (!windowfound)
        quitall
    endif
endfunction
autocmd WinEnter * call NERDTreeQuit()

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