Re: [sc-users] scvim strange behaviour

[Alex Norman <alex@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think you're correct in thinking that using ctl-^ is causing vim to attempt to
open up the pipe. 

I can reproduce this in plain old vim by doing this

mkfifo /tmp/blah && cat /tmp/blah
in another terminal
vim
create some text
:.w! >> /tmp/blah

vim freezes..
even if you cat /tmp/blah

it seems that vim is trying to open /tmp/blah

I'll look into how to solve this, but feel free to give it a shot and send your
results/fix to me/the list.

-Alex

On  0, Neels Janosch Hofmeyr <neels@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Re: Peter
> 
> Yes, I've noticed the same thing, ctrl-^ freezes scvim occasionally. And I
> found out that happens whenever I hit ctrl-^ directly after something was
> sent to the sclang pipe. Next thing I noticed is that in scvim, the buffer
> numbers keep growing without actual files being loaded.
> 
> So I philosophized this: When scvim runs any sclang, it opens a new buffer
> for the sclang pipe, then puts you back to your file buffer, and removes the
> sclang pipe buffer (or something). If you then hit ctrl-^, the previous
> buffer is actually the sclang pipe buffer, which does not exist. Actually,
> maybe it's still open and scvim tries to read from the pipe, freezing up. I
> noticed if I kill the sclang pipe process via `kill`, scvim comes back. It's
> a very predictable thing, easy to reproduce. I guess the scvim creator
> simply doesn't use ctrl-^ so he never came across it.
> 
> Workaround: don't use ctrl-^ in scvim. I know it's painful, I used it a lot
> too. For a few days I made the mistake out of habit. But I easily got used
> to :b, as in
> :b <bufnumber>
> or
> :b filename
> or
> :b name<TAB>[<TAB>[<TAB>[...]]]  (autocompletion for loaded buffers!)
> 
> or do
> <bufnumber> ctrl-^
> instead of just ctrl-^
> 
> Sure would be nice if we could sort that problem out somehow.
> 
> 
> Re: jml
> Don't know what you're talking about. I'm using scvim fine, and in fact it's
> nothing more than a vim with a few extra config. "scvim" is just a wrapper
> that starts clean vim with that other config enabled.
> 
> Sure, no rtf in scvim. But when I get an rtf, I just (for the record:)
> open it in OpenOffice,
> select all,
> go to vim,
> do ":se paste" (switch off autoindent),
> go to INSERT mode and
> SHIFT-middle-click into the window. It pastes the RTF text without the
> formatting.
> Then do ":se nopaste" to go back to autoindenting.
> 
> I see rtf people having to hit some button to re-enable syntax highlighting
> for pasted code -- that's not necessary in scvim.
> 
> Also, if you follow the instructions in the scvim docs, you can have all the
> help and source files using shift-K or ctrl-K on a class name/keyword,
> respectively. very nice.
> 
> But another thing that's a pity with scvim is that a GUI like the class
> browser (currently?) can't tell scvim to go open some other file on the
> click of a button. I work around it using ctrl-K.
> 
> Definitely the one thing that makes me use scvim instead of any other way is
> that I just hit F5 anywhere to run a code block enclosed in "(" ")". No need
> to click and select the block if I don't want to. Just
> type-type-type-F5-listen-listen-type-type-F5... I can't use emacs because it
> makes my pinkie hurt.
> 
> big up vim! ;)
> 
> Oh, jml, could you explain what you mean by auto-refreshing windows in SC?
> Or post the nabble link? Seems I can't find it...
> 
> Thanks!
> ~Neels
> 
> 
> jml wrote:
> > Hi Peter,
> > 
> > I have to say- I've moved to just using straight vim along with a custom
> > syntax definition file.
> > I think it's a bit more clean and matches my workflow.
> > That being said, scvim is certainly a fun idea.
> > 
> > There is a recent thread which you can find in nabble that covers a
> > couple ways for you to auto-refresh your windows in SC so that you can
> > work in vim and I find the whole process a bit more streamlined.
> > 
> > If you'd like, hit me up off-list and I can pass you my file.
> > The only drawback is that you have to edit everything as a .sc file...
> > Which I don't mind at all, but I know that most people use .rtf .
> > 
> > jml
> > 
> > On May 6, 2009, at 5:32 AM, Peter O'Doherty wrote:
> > 
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Strange behaviour in scvim: when I'm editing more than one buffer and
> >> I do <F12> or thisProcess.stop in a buffer other than the one scvim
> >> opened in, ctrl-^ freezes vim. :bn and :bp work fine but I prefer
> >> ctrl-^ for flipping back and forward quickly between buffers.
> >>
> >> It doesn't happen in vim or gvim, just scvim.
> >> Has anyone else encountered the same problem?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Peter
> > 
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