The context menu (i.e. right-click menu) on the Finder Pathbar includes the option: Open in Terminal. But when I try to use it, the file or folder selected gets opened in MacVim. I guess I set that behavior somewhere some time ago, but I don't remember and I want to reset it back to the default (i.e. to actually open the item in terminal, not MacVim). I've looked over my .bash_profile and .bashrc and .vimrc but I don't see anything related. Does anyone know how to fix this? UPDATE: added screenshot of info panel for folders, which shows there is no 'open with' option. This post (below) describes a similar problem, but for iterm2. But the solution, which involves items in the Application Support folder, does not help because there is no Application Support item for MacVim. Can not change "Open in Terminal" default back to Terminal from iterm2

I am used to vim and like to move with H, J, K, L. I would like to avoid switching to the arrow keys when I am in a text field for example. Is there a way to remap the following keys in all application on **Mac OS X**, so that: ← can also be triggered by OPTION H ↓ can also be triggered by OPTION J ↑ can also be triggered by OPTION K → can also be triggered by OPTION L

I am trying to set MacVim, installed via homebrew, to be the default HEX file editor. I started this task by creating an alias to MacVim.app located in /usr/local/Cellar/macvim/7.3-61 and placing the aliased app in /Applications. This allowed me to see and open MacVim from the Application folder (more info [here](https://apple.stackexchange.com/q/23653/4605)) . Now that the aliased app is there the "Open with app" selection via the RightClick->Info has the aliased app greyed out. To make matters worse it does not allow me to browse/select the real app located in /usr/local/Cellar. This doesn't seem to be asking to much here, any ideas on how to change this?

Is it possible to replace Finder.app with any other file viewer apps such as: - Marta.sh - Pathfinder - Forklift I'd love to use a more customizable file viewer alternative that would allow me to use Vim-like hotkeys for navigation.

Let's take a look at the _clipboard_ flags:

vim --version | grep clip
+clipboard         +keymap            +printer           +vertsplit
+eval              -mouse_jsbterm     -sun_workshop      -xterm_clipboard

Looks ok to me .. Highlighting some text in vim _does_ turn on Visual mode. But then hitting CommandC results in an annoyed "beep" and nothing more than that. So I added the following to the default .vimrc

set clipboard=unnamed

Still no dice. What needs to be done? **Update**. +y does work.. but I've seen CommandC work on other mac laptops i've owned. The last one right here (that does work) did not have anything special done afaict: there's not even any ~/.vimrc file.

In Applescript, I'm trying to change which text editor I'm using. TextEdit works fine, providing the document name, and it opens in MacVim. However, when I try the exact same get path of document 1 command in MacVim, it stays undefined, and terminal shows error: > execution error: MacVim got an error: Can’t get document 1. Invalid index. (-1719) The MacVim library claims it uses the same document object, both really coming from the 'Standard Suite'. What's my next debug step? **All the Details Below Here** Applescript code to "toggle text editing apps" of the currently open and focused file:

on run argv
	set my_arg to argv
	set the_path to "error - not found"
	
	if (my_arg contains "v") then
		set the_path to from_app("TextEdit")
		open_in_app("MacVim", the_path)
	else if (my_arg contains "e") then
		set the_path to from_app("MacVim")
		open_in_app("TextEdit", the_path)
	else
		display dialog "Error: Use argument 'e' or 'v' to switch TO textEditor or macVim"
	end if
end run

on from_app(from_app)
	tell application from_app
		activate
		set my_path to get path of document 1
		close document 1
	end tell
	
	return my_path
end from_app

on open_in_app(to_app, my_path)
	tell application to_app
		activate
		open my_path
	end tell
end open_in_app

Standard Suite in TextEdit > document n [inh. item; see also TextEdit suite] : A document. > elements: contained by application, application. properties: path > (text) : The document's path. TextEdit suite in TextEdit > document n [see also Standard Suite] : A TextEdit document. > properties: text (text) : The text of the document. Standard Suite in MacVim > document n [inh. item] : A document. elements: contained by > application. properties: path (text) : The document's path. Not seeing how to make these images smaller yet... **How I call the script to get the error**

user@userMBP % osascript ~/toggle-text-editor.apple.scpt e

**Versions** MacVim was installed with brew install macvim, Custom Version 9.0.65 (173). Mac is Bug Sur version 11.6.8 (20G730) **Answers to questions** > Does homebrew install a gui "MacVim"? Is it launched when the script runs? Yes, MacVim includes a GUI, and it is successfully launched when the script runs. > What returns from path to application "MacVim"? Is it correct? Not sure what you mean. open my_path successfully opens the right document in MacVim. set my_path to get path of document 1 fails. > What returns from tell application "Macvim" to documents? Again, not sure what you mean. There are 2 lines that can issue a tell application MacVim. One is successful (opening document), one fails (asking MacVim the name of currently open document). Thank you @Mockman and @CJK. Opened [issue1226](https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim/issues/1266) on MacVim github.

On a vanilla MacBook with M1 processor, I installed MacVim via Homebrew:

brew install --cask macvim

However, when running :python import sys; print(sys.version) inside MacVim, I get:

E370: Could not load library /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Python: dlopen(/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Python, 0x0009): tried: '/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Python' (no such file), '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Python' (no such file)
E263: Sorry, this command is disabled, the Python library could not be loaded.

I strangely can't find the right instructions based on the above error message, as I expect this problem to be quite common. The cause is that macOS no longer ships with Python, but fixing it is not trivial. It seems that I'll need the right combination of a specific Python installation (Homebrew?) and the correct Vim configuration. Does anyone know the exact setup and configuration instructions?

*(MacVim 8.2, Terminal Vim 8.2, MacOS 10.14.6 Mojave)* Not sure when this started happening. Whenever I edit a file with a .md extension, Vim immediately does a linefeed after I type certain lines, as below: e.g. 1 ### WR ...> e.g.2 * hello ...> How do I stop this from happening?

I have used homebrew to install both Vim and MacVim on my mac. Right now, MacVim is the one that is linked. When I run

--version

, I get the most recent and installed version that appears. When I run

--version

, the one pre-installed on the computer comes up, even though Vim has been installed via homebrew and is fully up to date. How can I make it so both

and

link to their respective homebrew installed version, rather than only

with

not being up to date, or

with

not working?

I've installed color schemes that seem to be working well with MacVim. When I run Vim using Terminal, however, the colors change and the color scheme doesn't appear to be working anymore. Is there a way to get it to support the true color the color schemes intend?

I transfer the original post from StackOverflow (Original post ) to here since this is about Apple specificity. I have a new macbook with Mojave and vim already installed. Unfortunately, even for small source files, the cursor is very fast when I browse the current part of file where I am located **but it becomes very slow when I am over this current page (the same thing occurs if I am over or lower this part) with down/up keys.** I don't talk about "mouse scrolling speed" but scrolling with down/up keys. I saw and tried to apply different suggested solutions on web but none of these work for me (disable cursorline, using an empty ~/.vimrc , etc ...). Maybe threre is a conflict with some options in my ~/.vimrc. Here below my ~/.vimrc: set encoding=utf-8 scriptencoding utf-8 set ic command Il :%s/^/\=line('.'). ' ' set hlsearch set shiftwidth=2 " number of spaces to use for auto indent set autoindent " copy indent from current line when starting a new line set nu syntax on " syntax highlighting set backspace=indent,eol,start " delete with backspace "TOhtml let html_use_css=1 let html_number_lines=1 let html_no_pre=0 highlight DiffAdd cterm=bold ctermfg=10 ctermbg=17 gui=none guifg=bg guibg=Red highlight DiffDelete cterm=bold ctermfg=10 ctermbg=17 gui=none guifg=bg guibg=Red highlight DiffChange cterm=bold ctermfg=10 ctermbg=17 gui=none guifg=bg guibg=Red highlight DiffText cterm=bold ctermfg=10 ctermbg=88 gui=none guifg=bg guibg=Red I have changed into System Preferences the delay between 2 repeated keys to a small value : So, into the default Terminal of Mojave macbook, I can move quickly with left/right keys on the command line. Is there a relation between this small delay I have set and this slow scroll vertically with donw/up keys into vim ? Another bug which must be known is that some commented code parts (for example when editing Python code with vim) **appears as not commented when scrolling with down/up keys and also the contrary occurs** : anyone has already got this strange behavior ? this problem doesn't happen when I browse file with CTRL+F or CTRL+B shortcuts. Any help is welcome, Regards **UPDATE 1 :** Finally, I get to increase speed with the following link : https://rehmann.co/blog/better-key-rates-osx/ I decided to switch to iterm2. So, as partial conclusion, the solution was to set fatest options in System Preferences and put into ~/.bashrc : #disable special characters when holding keys defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false # normal minimum is 15 (225 ms) defaults write -g InitialKeyRepeat -float 10.0 defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -float 10.0 # normal minimum is 2 (30 ms) defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -float 1.0 defaults write -g KeyRepeat -float 1.0 ############# Enable spees ###################### **It might be even too fast**. That's why I wonder **if there is a way to apply this big speed only for selected keys**, i.e in my case, **I would like to have this behavior for only down/up and left/right keys** and NOT for the others keys (letters or special characters) ? Is it possible to get this behavior ? **UPDATE 2 :** Ok, I have finally found the trick : in iterm2 terminal, there is a GPU rendering option on below image : If you have no power on, GPU rendering was by default disable like, so uncheck the first box to be able to benefit from GPU rendering when computer is on battery : That's all !

When I run

!pdflatex %

in Macvim, the latex file compiles and I am not exited from Macvim. In iterm2, the compilation occurs and them I am taken out of Vim back into the terminal prompt. Any ideas why the behavior is different? I have looked around and to my surprise haven't seen anything about it.

I am using Skim to preview pdfs generated by vimtex plugged into MacVim via vim-plug on MacBook Air M1. Whenever I write any changes to my .tex files the pdf opened in Skim does get updated but the display page doesn't move to the updated location. I have set Sync options to MacVim and enabled Check for file changes and Reload automatically options in the Preferences. Can someone help me by suggesting how to reload pdfs to correct page? Alternatively, I tried using Preview but it doesn't even auto-reload until I move focus back to the opened pdf on it. I will be okay with whichever of the two can be made to work properly.

I have macvim working as expected on my older mac. On a newly minted Mac however, the normal key sequences to select, copy, and paste text: > Shift arrow keys (select) > Command C, Command X, Command V (copy, cut, paste) are not being recognized. Then there must be some settings/configuration required to get the Cut/Copy/Select using OS/X keystrokes to work in macvim? What is/are those settings? thanks!

Does anybody have ideas about using emacs/ vim key binding for Preview.app to browser pdf files and how?

I can open a new iTerm window like this: tell application "iTerm" create window with default profile end tell How do I do the same but with MacVim?

I would like to improve my typing. Currently, I start web dev with vim. I use one of the feature called split, which create new window for me. then we need to hit Control+ W to move around cursors. I find myself vary awkward hit press the control key and w key at the same time, pinky for control key and ring for w key. I understand there is one correct answer to this question. I would like to know how you guys do it. I definitely will find useful tips to improve the typing overall. Thank you so much in advance. edit: Ok, I need to specific, I am using MacbookPro 2016, which only have left control key. (I wish we could modify the right option key to act as a control key, but the left option key stays the same)

Hi I am using a vim plugin named which turns vim console into a dictionary. The problem is that the implementation of the plugin is using a default player for WMA file to play the sound file (for example pronunciation of a certain word in the dictionary). I would like to use afplay as the default media player in Mac so that when I use the plugin, all sound can be played without need to use iTunes or any other UI based media player (due to overhead of iTunes or any other UI based media player)

I just installed macVim/mvim on macOS Catalina and uncertain why the normal macOS shortcuts are not working. They work on my other macOS Mojave system. There are probably some settings I am missing here. This is what I have in ~/.vim directory. **Update** Responding to question about the configuration on both systems: I used the _copy from another mac_ to initialize the new system (that does not work) from the old system (that does) . That led to the entire home directory being bulk copied: so the configs are the same in both. **Another update** Corrected above to say vim _directory_ (not vim _file_) Also here are contents of couple of those files $cat gvimrc set guifont=Menlo:h10 Under .vim/plugin we have: $ll plugin total 16 -rw-r--r-- 1 steve staff 6747 May 6 2017 cua-mode.vim drwxr-xr-x 3 steve staff 96 May 6 2017 . drwxr-xr-x 7 steve staff 224 Mar 13 12:18 .. The cua-mode.vim is here https://gist.github.com/javadba/a639e8e75e63dfe0499679b3f78635e5 . As for all the other files this is working on the first machine and not the new one.

I used to love the terminal.app for many reasons. I especially liked the way I could navigate to a file and edit using vim it all in one app, without having to leave the keyboard. But, since the terminal.app doesn't support many of vim's rich features, I decided to make the step to MacVim. This breaks the symmetry though, I have to use terminal.app to navigate to a file, edit in MacVim (using mvim of course), quit MacVim and open up the terminal again. Isn't there a way to use MacVim in stead of terminal to do all this? I'm not talking about iTerm 2 etc, these apps don't cut is for me. I'm talking about true unix command line in MacVim.. This should be possible, I guess, only... is it?