Command output window disappears on blur

Question

I'm using vim (actually, neovim) on macOS and whenever I run a command which outputs text (e.g. :version) and switch to another Desktop (so iTerm looses focus) and get back to it, the output window/pane is gone.

How can I stop it from automatically closing, even when the Press ENTER or type command to continue is shown? (which is actually a lie, as it continues without me pressing ENTER or typing a command)

Answer 1

It's a known Neovim bug: Focus events make messages disappear (as if Enter was pressed).

The workaround is either using Vim (which doesn't have this bug) or using a terminal emulator which doesn't send focus events (or disable sending focus events for your terminal emulator, if possible).