I use <tab#>gt. so to go to the 5th tab i enter: 5gt
-----Original Message----- From: Bernard <[email protected]> To: vim_use <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Sep 17, 2021 10:37 am Subject: New User Several Questions and Concerns Greetings I am learning Vim (Windows 10) It is of no use to me unless I can effortlessly edit multiple files w/o a mouse I learned of tabs but am surprised I can see no way to select any tab of my choice I assumed each tab would be identified w/ a number so one can merely type something like ":gototab3" let's say to edit the tab so labeled But when I enter ":tabedit" multiple times all I see is each tab labeled "[ No Name ]" w/ no further distinguishing mark upon it I do not wish to step through a series of tabs to reach my intended destination I prefer random access not sequential Furthermore one horizontal line of text of course offers finite space I saw no mention in the Help file as to how Vim responds to the situation of more tabs created than will fit Of course upon experimentation I observed the result The Help file offers no guidance of course as to how to scroll the list of tabs in such an instance Furthermore I do not see why Vim does not offer filename completion when entering a file name for editing and provide the ability to scroll up/down the list of file and directory names relative to the current directory or relative to the directory entered Furthermore Upon merely starting Vim and resizing the console window it crashes - Cheerio -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/1883d4cf-7fbc-4b67-81f0-9f830596b642n%40googlegroups.com. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/1667299414.927098.1631895333970%40mail.yahoo.com.
