Questions tagged [macos]
For questions specific to the macOS (formerly OS X) operating system.
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Properly restore terminal title after suspending vim
I'm using Vim 7.3 on OS X Terminal version 2.6.1 (OS X version 10.11.2). If it's relevant, my version is compiled without X11.
When I open a file in Vim, the terminal title bar changes to show the ...
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MacOS Terminal CPU spike after exiting Vim
I'm using Vim 8.1 from homebrew on MacOs 10.14.6. Whenever I exit vim back to the terminal, the first keypress in the terminal afterward results in a beachball and CPU spike to 100%, with terminal ...
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Encoding issue with filename in MacVim
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In MacVim I type :tabe jäderberg.txt to open a buffer for that file. The file does not yet exist. My status line displays the file name jäderberg.txt. I do i<C-r>% to put the file name ...
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Key Registration Problem
I have a problem that sometimes happens when I do type in Neovim. It does not register keys or mouse clicks correctly, which causes me to restart the iTerm session and rescue the working file with ....
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How to mimic Alt key functionality from ubuntu gnome to OSX iTerm2?
When I use Vim on my home Ubuntu computer, I am able to use alt-[key] as a quick way to jump from insert mode to normal mode and immediately run the [key] command. One thing I frequently do is: alt-j ...
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Color questions for macOS
I just got a mac and have been trying to setup Vim 8 on the built-in terminal. I am mostly having some difficulties with colors.
1) After set number, how do I change the line number colors?
I tried
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:!make is at least 10times slower compared to terminal on MacOS X
I am using MacVim version 7.4.
I am authoring a large LaTeX file and I use a GNU Makefile to compile the documents along with lots of figures and other targets. The command make generates lots of ...
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How to add python3 interface to vim?
I want to use Ultisnips and get the following error:
E319: Sorry, the command is not available in this version: py3 import vim
Press ENTER or type command to continue
Error detected while processing /...
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Can I use Mac keybindings in insert mode?
I use Vim on a Mac book, and I am wondering if it is possible for me to use Mac keybindings when I am in insert mode.
For example, option + delete to remove the word before the cursor, command + ← to ...
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Alternative to screen/tmux for window management, that can survive a restart
I just bought a new macbook and I want to start my dev environment fresh. [I've been using the same sorta broken setup for about 5 years now]
Currently, I use vim, in a screen session, in a terminal. ...
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how to make vim colorscheme work on big sur terminal?
some say I need to install iTerm because osx terminal only support 16 colors
but when I check the terminal.app it use xterm-256 and it support 256 color test
some say default osx doesn't support 256 ...
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Random characters appear in my buffer but they are not part of the current file
I really don't know what details to give except for some screenshots and my vimrc file, I think it is because of a plugin but I am really not sure. Random characters just appear. Note that they are ...
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Vim display won't refresh in XQuartz
I got a new laptop (macOS Big Sur 11.5.1) and vim does not work correctly in an XQuartz terminal window. Many commands that should erase characters on the screen (such as backspacing while in insert ...
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Can't use <Tab> in insert mode
I installed neovim on my mac and use the config I have from my Ubuntu laptop but I can't use Tab in insert mode (not indent). I press the tab and nothing happened. Everything is fine on my Ubuntu ...
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Map left command key to left control key in terminal only?
I've asked this question over on AskDifferent without any luck.
I'm using neovim to edit code and am needing to create a mapping to bind to <cmd-w> to <C-w>.
How would I go about this on ...
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Lightlin background colors not displaying in MacOS Terminal
Background colors in the status line (and elsewhere in vim) are not displaying. This may be because I am using someone else's Lightline config, but it looks quite different to what I am seeing.
My ...
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YouCompleteMe installation-problem with Vim, Vundle on macOS 10.4.6/hombrew
I tried to install YCM. After some faults, Vundle shows that the install is complete, but YCM-Server is down. When I ran install.py I allways get this kind of error
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' fatal error:
'...
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How to override the terminal title bar preferences in Vim
I have only the Working directory or document and Active process name preferences checked for Terminal window titles. Then in VIM I use a custom titlestring. However, the title bar is displayed as &...
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script colors to solarized
using macOS, I've colored the Terminal app by importing the Solarized theme but the scripts I write inside the terminal are not displayed in the Solarized theme. :colorscheme="default"
While ...
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How to bind command+s to save file on macOS?
I have a Macbook. I want to save files by pressing command + s (this should happen if it is in insert mode or not, and I want it to go to non-insert mode after it is saved).
How do I do this?
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