On Dec 12 10:18, Robert Bram wrote: > Hi All, > > I read the tip here for using vim in server mode so that any new files > you open in vim will go to the same vim instance in a new tab: > http://piao-tech.blogspot.com/2008/10/open-new-files-as-tabs-in-current-vim.html > > The --servername options doesn't work on my Cygwin vim. Is there any > work-around to have vim on Cygwin use a single instance?
Plain vim is explicitly build without X support, which is required for the clientserver option. This should work with gvim under X, though. If you want to use plain vim, just build it yourself. Plain vim for Cygwin is configured with --without-x --enable-gui=no --with-features=huge Corinna -- Corinna Vinschen Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to Cygwin Project Co-Leader cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Red Hat -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
