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I've been digging deeper and deeper into vimscript and also scripting vim with python. It's so amazing what you can do with just a few lines of hacky vimscript!

I've been digging deeper and deeper into vimscript and also scripting vim with python. It's so amazing what you can do with just a few lines of hacky vimscript! Today I made it so that every time I open a .markdown file, vim compiles it to html and opens it in my browser (using 'open' command on OS X). It also updates it automatically every time I save or leave insert mode. I've also hacked together a python REPL inside a vim window. (Wasn't very hard, as vim has python built-in.) Once you realise that Vim is just an extension of the command line, a new world opens up. Everything you can do from the command line, you can do from Vim. Throw in Python and the options are endless... So much POWER!! BTW: I also discovered vim has MzScheme built-in, so don't go for emacs just because of lisp... Vim has a nicer lisp! Come to the dark side, we have cookies! (And lisp.)

bosie 13y ago
share the markdown code if you don't mind?
- AlexanderDhoore 13y ago
  This is VERY hacky, but that was kind of the point I was making. Hack together what you need! Here you go: http://pastebin.com/sPmPsCgY http://pastebin.com/sPmPsCgY Edit: Safari reloads the existing tab, so set the default browser to Safari if you want that.
  - bosie 13y ago
    that is quite clever. works here too. any idea how you could convince firefox to reload the tab rather than creating a new one?
    - mharju 13y ago
      You can use AppleScript to accomplish that. See for example https://github.com/mharju/vim-fiddle/blob/master/template/fiddle.vim https://github.com/mharju/vim-fiddle/blob/master/template/fi... for hints on how to do it.
      - bosie 13y ago
        thank you. and thanks to alex too ;)
- petepete 13y ago
  vim-instant-markdown is an excellent plugin if you edit a lot of markdown content. https://github.com/suan/vim-instant-markdown https://github.com/suan/vim-instant-markdown
anuragramdasan 13y ago
I never looked into it much as i started with lisp just recently and also putting that info with your vimscript makes me love vim a lot more now. Thank you kind sir.
Zuider 13y ago
It looks like Vim 7.4 has been compiled without MzScheme support.
S4M 13y ago
I am more of an emacs guy, but your last point is making me want to give Vim a shot...

bosie 13y ago

share the markdown code if you don't mind?

AlexanderDhoore 13y ago
This is VERY hacky, but that was kind of the point I was making. Hack together what you need! Here you go: http://pastebin.com/sPmPsCgY http://pastebin.com/sPmPsCgY Edit: Safari reloads the existing tab, so set the default browser to Safari if you want that.
- bosie 13y ago
  that is quite clever. works here too. any idea how you could convince firefox to reload the tab rather than creating a new one?
  - mharju 13y ago
    You can use AppleScript to accomplish that. See for example https://github.com/mharju/vim-fiddle/blob/master/template/fiddle.vim https://github.com/mharju/vim-fiddle/blob/master/template/fi... for hints on how to do it.
    - bosie 13y ago
      thank you. and thanks to alex too ;)
petepete 13y ago
vim-instant-markdown is an excellent plugin if you edit a lot of markdown content. https://github.com/suan/vim-instant-markdown https://github.com/suan/vim-instant-markdown

anuragramdasan 13y ago

I never looked into it much as i started with lisp just recently and also putting that info with your vimscript makes me love vim a lot more now. Thank you kind sir.

Zuider 13y ago

It looks like Vim 7.4 has been compiled without MzScheme support.

S4M 13y ago

I am more of an emacs guy, but your last point is making me want to give Vim a shot...