Wiki: Vis Vim Disinterest


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Wellz -- to be honest, there is a bit of disinterest, because it causes a disconnect between the two system in a major way... but -- there is hope. VisVim maybe be dead, but Vim integration with vs.net isn't...

Check out
  • http://vim.sourceforge.net/tips/tip.php?tip_id=368 -- this is just a tip showing you how to use vim as a plugin.
  • http://vim.sourceforge.net/scripts/script.php?script_id=864 -- This vim script does stuff like ...

    • Compile the current file. For C/C++ (menu: VisualStudio -> Compile)
    • Build the current project. For C/C++ or C# (menu: VisualStudio -> Build Solution). Thanks to Leif Wickland for contributing to this feature.
    • Load the Visual Studio Output Window into the vim quickfix file (menu: VisualStudio -> Output)
    • Get the file from the Visual Studio IDE editor and load it into vim (menu: VisualStudio -> Get File)
    • Load the current vim file into Visual Studio as the active document (menu: VisualStudio -> Put File)
    • Load the Visual Studio Task List into the vim quickfix file. This is useful for easily jumping to compile errors from within vim (menu: VisualStudio -> Task List).
    • Load the Visual Studio Find Results into the vim quickfix file. This way you can use the Visual Studio "Find in Files" feature and then navigate the results with vim. (menu: VisualStudio -> Find Results 1 or VisualStudio -> Find Results 2).

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Last updated March 10th, 2005