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1 *usr_08.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Apr 01 1 *usr_08.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2006 Feb 24
2 2
3 VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar 3 VIM USER MANUAL - by Bram Moolenaar
4 4
5 Splitting windows 5 Splitting windows
6 6
15 |08.4| Vertical splits 15 |08.4| Vertical splits
16 |08.5| Moving windows 16 |08.5| Moving windows
17 |08.6| Commands for all windows 17 |08.6| Commands for all windows
18 |08.7| Viewing differences with vimdiff 18 |08.7| Viewing differences with vimdiff
19 |08.8| Various 19 |08.8| Various
20 |08.9| Tab pages
20 21
21 Next chapter: |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI 22 Next chapter: |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
22 Previous chapter: |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file 23 Previous chapter: |usr_07.txt| Editing more than one file
23 Table of contents: |usr_toc.txt| 24 Table of contents: |usr_toc.txt|
24 25
502 :rightbelow {cmd} right or below the current window 503 :rightbelow {cmd} right or below the current window
503 :belowright {cmd} idem 504 :belowright {cmd} idem
504 :topleft {cmd} at the top or left of the Vim window 505 :topleft {cmd} at the top or left of the Vim window
505 :botright {cmd} at the bottom or right of the Vim window 506 :botright {cmd} at the bottom or right of the Vim window
506 507
508
509 ==============================================================================
510 *08.9* Tab pages
511
512 You will have noticed that windows never overlap. That means you quickly run
513 out of screen space. The solution for this is called Tab pages.
514
515 Assume you are editing "thisfile". To create a new tab page use this command: >
516
517 :tabedit thatfile
518
519 This will edit the file "thatfile" in a window that occupies the whole Vim
520 window. And you will notice a bar at the top with the two file names:
521
522 +----------------------------------+
523 |_thisfile_| thatfile ____________X|
524 |/* thatfile */ |
525 |that |
526 |that |
527 |~ |
528 |~ |
529 |~ |
530 | |
531 +----------------------------------+
532
533 You now have two tab pages. The first one has a window for "thisfile" and the
534 second one a window for "thatfile". It's like two pages that are on top of
535 eachother, with a tab sticking out of each page showing the file name.
536
537 Now use the mouse to click on "thisfile" in the top line. The result is
538
539 +----------------------------------+
540 | thisfile |_thatfile_____________X|
541 |/* thisfile */ |
542 |this |
543 |this |
544 |~ |
545 |~ |
546 |~ |
547 | |
548 +----------------------------------+
549
550 Thus you can switch between tab pages by clicking on the label in the top
551 line. If you don't have a mouse or don't want to use it, you can use the "gt"
552 command. Mnemonic: Goto Tab.
553
554 Now let's create another tab page with the command: >
555
556 :tab split
557
558 This makes a new tab page with one window that is editing the same buffer as
559 the window we were in:
560
561 +-------------------------------------+
562 |_thisfile_| thisfile | _thatfile____X|
563 |/* thisfile */ |
564 |this |
565 |this |
566 |~ |
567 |~ |
568 |~ |
569 | |
570 +-------------------------------------+
571
572 You can put ":tab" before any Ex command that opens a window. The window will
573 be opened in a new tab page. Another example: >
574
575 :tab help gt
576
577 Will show the help text for "gt" in a new tab page.
578
579 A few more things you can do with tab pages:
580
581 - click with the mouse in the space after the last label
582 The next tab page will be selected, like with "gt".
583
584 - click with the mouse on the "X" in the top right corner
585 The current tab page will be closed. Unless there are unsaved
586 changes in the current tab page.
587
588 - double click with the mouse in the top line
589 A new tab page will be created.
590
591 - the "tabonly" command
592 Closes all tab pages except the current one. Unless there are unsaved
593 changes in other tab pages.
594
595 For more information about tab pages see |tab-page|.
596
507 ============================================================================== 597 ==============================================================================
508 598
509 Next chapter: |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI 599 Next chapter: |usr_09.txt| Using the GUI
510 600
511 Copyright: see |manual-copyright| vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: 601 Copyright: see |manual-copyright| vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: