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asked 2013-12-13 16:14:33 +0000

cg
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Hi, I just came across the autoswap_mac plugin for Vim by Damian Conway and was wondering if someone had already ported it to i3?

Short summary of what that plugin does (at least part of):

if you try to edit a file with Vim and it is already open in another Vim session in another terminal, it exits Vim and sets focus to the terminal containing the other Vim session.

If you search for OSCON 2013: "More Instantly Better Vim" - Damian Conway on YouTube you will get a better explanation by the author (from minute 12 on).

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Perhaps I can put the link in a comment, if not in the main post: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHm36-na4-4#t=12m01s

cg ( 2013-12-13 16:15:18 +0000 )edit

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answered 2013-12-15 16:53:52 +0000

vandannen
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you can use, e.g., xdotoolto make it work with X, as you only need to change the detection of the active window and the focus switching. here is a diff: http://pastebin.com/4XuJXmMq

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thanks, but this doesn't bring the workspace in focus that window is on for me, I'll see if I can fix this in the next days (also: sorry cannot upvote you, for lack of karma)

cg ( 2013-12-17 14:21:36 +0000 )edit

oh, this seems to be a problem with xdotool, but it works with i3-msg. try this: http://pastebin.com/CYpavBzr

vandannen ( 2013-12-17 15:58:21 +0000 )edit

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