From: Reid Thompson <reid.thompson@...>
Date: 2007-11-28T13:14:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby Tool Survey

ara.t.howard wrote:
> 
> On Nov 27, 2007, at 1:25 PM, Christian von Kleist wrote:
> 
>>> Giles, have you ever tried tabs in Vim?  IMHO it's a
>>> lot easier to
>>> manage multiple tabs than multiple windows in Vim.
>>>
> 
> you mean gvim?  does vim do tabs somehow then?
> 
>>> And for screen, try `screen -S session-name` to name the screen
>>> sessions you create so when you do `screen -ls` it's easier to
>>> remember which session is which.  Then you can resume a session with
>>> `screen -r session-name` too.
>>>
> 
> yeah.  this is what i use:
> 
> cfp:~ > alias|grep screen
> alias s='screen -D -R '
> alias sdr='screen -d -r '
> alias sl='screen -list '
> 
> 
>>> Also great for Vim is the taglist.vim plugin, which lets you see a
>>> method/member summary of the file you're editing in a vertical window
>>> to the left (or anywhere else through config options).  It works with
>>> most languages, including Ruby.
>>>
> 
> i've tried tags a bit but not lately - should give it another go.  
> thanks for the tip.
> 
>>> This setup really helps me focus on my work since I can make my
>>> terminal fullscreen (and command-tab or alt-tab to Firefox if
>>> necessary).   I like how much lighter weight Vim+screen is than a GUI
>>> and that I can keep a single screen session going for months on my
>>> servers.
>>>
>>> Great video.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry, just realized that it was Ara's video, so the above response
>> was for him...
>>
> 
> yup, i swear by it.  best thing is that moving to linux, using putty on 
> windows, switching to osx, logging into to a solaris box, working on 
> fortran, whatever - all use the same 'ide'.  this alone buys a ton of 
> time in the medium to long haul.
> 
> cheers.
> 
> a @ http://codeforpeople.com/
> -- 
> we can deny everything, except that we have the possibility of being 
> better. simply reflect on that.
> h.h. the 14th dalai lama
> 
> 
> 
> 
yes vim will do tabs also