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From: Gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com> |
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To: Gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com>, vim_use@××××××××××××.com |
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Subject: Re: Strange reaction of gvim to : in a normal mode |
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Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 20:44:21 +0200 |
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On Sun, 2 Nov 2014 14:51:24 +0200 Gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> I use gvim from xfce4 and sometimes get into a strange |
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> situation when pressing : while being in a normal mode |
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> leads not to the command line mode but instead highlights |
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> the icon "Copy to clipboad". |
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> Just now I have noted that in this situation I also cannot |
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> see the version of my gvim via the Help menu (but saving via |
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> the the "Save current file" icon usually works). |
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> The output from the :version command (executed from a newly |
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> started gvim) is as follows: |
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> |
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<skipped> |
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> Any ideas how to fix it? |
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> |
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> And whom to blame? (Except for myself, of course. :) |
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> My first guess that something is wrong with xfce4 here. |
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I cannot describe how to reproduce this behavior but usually |
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it appears after the following steps: |
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1. I work with gvim and firefox. |
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2. After finishing working with gvim, I turn to firefox, |
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go to a news site and look through all its Twitter |
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news band that is somehow embedded into its webpage. |
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On this step I also open new tabs from the news band. |
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3. I return to gvim and try to save and close it using |
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:wq command but it does not work any more as : sends |
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focus to the "Copy to clipboard" icon. |