Open with gVIM service menu

The service menu Open with gVim allows to open multiple files within the gVIM editor using separated tabs instead of opening all the buffers in a single window. That way all the files are quickly visible and it is way easier to switch among them without using the Vim buffer’s commands to display them.

• Name:
  Open with gVim
• Type:
  Service Menu
• License:
  GPL v.3
• Platform:
  Linux, KDE
• Requirements:
  KDE 4 or sup.
• First release:
  0.9.0 (February 3, 2020)
• Current release:
  1.3.1 (August 29, 2023)
• Links:

  • Source files

  • Opendesktop

  • Pling

  • KDE Store

Main Features

• Once installed it's available for Dolphin, KFind results, Konqueror and Krusader;
• Open multiple files in different gVIM tabs.
• Open multiple files in different VIM tabs through Konsole.

Installation

From the Dolphin interface

1. From Dolphin press the keys Ctrl + Shift + , or select the menu item Configure Dolphin;
2. Click on the side tab Services;
3. In the right panel click the Download new services button;
4. Insert the search phrase open_with_gvim in the textbox at the right side and press the Enter key;
5. Once the data is lodaded click on the Install button.

Using the servicemenuinstaller utility

1. Download the archive open_with_gvim-1.3.1.tgz from one of the KDE Store/Opendesktop/Pling pages;
2. Install:

   $ servicemenuinstaller install open_with_gvim-1.3.1.tgz
   

3. Uninstall:

   $ servicemenuinstaller uninstall open_with_gvim-1.3.1.tgz
   

From the tar archive

1. Extracting the Archive:

   $ tar -xvf open_with_gvim-1.3.1.tgz 
   

2. Switching to the subfolder:

   $ cd open_with_gvim
   

3. Install:

   $ make install
   

4. Uninstall:

   $ make uninstall
   

From openSUSE Build Service

$ sudo zypper ar https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/FabioMux/15.5/home:FabioMux.repo
$ sudo zypper in 'open_with_gvim'

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Changelog

Version 1.3.1 (August 29, 2023)

• Fixed the dest folder creation when missing in the installer script
• Fixed the source folder reference in the installer script

Version 1.3.0 (April 25, 2022)

• Added the open with gVIMdiff item
• Added the open with VIMdiff through Konsole item

Version 1.2.3 (March 13, 2022)

• Fixed the Netherland translation (thanks to Heimen Stoffels @Vistaus)

Version 1.2.2 (March 5, 2022)

• Added a default install action to the installer script

Version 1.2.1 (January 17, 2022)

• Improved the installer to be more POSIX and Dash compliant

Version 1.2.0 (October 29, 2021)

• Added the German translation (thanks to Termuellinator @Termuellinator)
• Added the open in VIM + Konsole action

Version 1.1.0 (October 15, 2021)

• Added the Netherland translation (thanks to Heimen Stoffels @Vistaus)

Version 1.0.0 (August 30, 2021)

• Added the Spanish translation;
• Added the install.sh file to make installation from store.kde.org working properly through the Dolphin interface;
• Created the RPM spec to be loaded in OBS.

Version 0.9.0 (February 3, 2020)

• First public release on Pling.com.