Sometimes, you edit text outside of Vim. These are sad times. Enter vim-anywhere!
Once invoked, vim-anywhere will open a buffer. Close it and it's contents are copied to your clipboard and your previous application is refocused.
OSX:
- Homebrew
- MacVim:
brew install macvim
Linux:
- Gnome (or a derivative)
- gVim
curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/cknadler/vim-anywhere/master/install | bashOSX caveat: key binding is unbound by default. See keybinding for details.
~/.vim-anywhere/update~/.vim-anywhere/uninstallOSX: ( default = unbound, suggested = ctrl+cmd+v )
They keyboard shortcut for invoking vim-anywhere is unbound by default on OSX. The installation script will automatically open "System Preferences" > "Keyboard" > "Shortcuts". Fill in the following:
Linux: ( default = ctrl+alt+v )
$ gconftool -t str --set /desktop/gnome/keybindings/vim-anywhere/binding <custom binding>vim-anywhere creates a temporary file in /tmp/vim-anywhere when
invoked. These files stick around until you restart your system.
You can list all of your recent files with:
$ ls /tmp/vim-anywhereReopen your most recent file:
$ vim $( ls /tmp/vim-anywhere | sort -r | head -n 1 )I use Vim for almost everything. I wish I didn't have to say almost. My usual workflow is to open Vim, write, copy the text out of my current buffer and paste it into whatever applicaiton I was just using. vim-anywhere attempts to automate this process as much as possible, reducing the friction of using Vim to do more than just edit code.
- ☐ Find a way to automate setting vim-anywhere's keyboard shortcut (OSX)
- ☒ Gnome support
- ☐ Speed up opening MacVim (disable animations?)
- ☐ KDE support
Love vim-anywhere? Hate it? Want to change it completely? Email me or open and issue and lets talk. Pull requests, suggestions and issues of any kind are welcome with open arms.
MIT.