10 Dec

Using the Go Syntax for Janus VIM

Posted by matt in go, golang, janus, ubuntu, vim

To add the Go language (golang) plugins to Janus-flavored VIM, it's not enough to install the VIM plugins into your system's default location. So using, for example, Ubuntu's vim-syntax-go package will not work.

The best way to install all of the Go VIM plugins is to do the following:

Create a directory in your .janus directory for the go VIM plugin: mkdir ~/.janus/go
Download a fresh copy of the Go source: hg clone https://code.google.com/p/go/ (you may need to sudo apt-get install mercurial first)
Inside of the go/misc directory, find the vim directory
Copy the contents of the vim directory to the .janus/go directory: cp -a vim/* ~/.janus/go.
Restart VIM

This will give VIM access to all of the Go plugins. Syntax highlighting should immediately work on all *.go files.

26 Jan

(Re)Mapping Command-Shift-Arrow Keys in Janus/MacVIM

Posted by matt in janus, mac, vi, vim

Users of the Janus VIM suite may notice a change in the newest version of Janus. In previous versions, one could navigate around split panes (including to and from the file browser) by holding down COMMAND-SHIFT and then typing one of the arrow keys. This feature has been removed from the latest versions of Janus (I'm guessing because of some other conflict).

Here's how to add that back in.

Open your ~/.vimrc.after file.
Add the code shown below.
Save and restart VIM.

19 Jan

Janus VIM on Linux Mint

Posted by matt in janus, linux, linuxmint, vi, vim

VIM with JanusLinux Mint claims to be the second most popular Linux distribution after Ubuntu. And it is largely based on Ubuntu/Debian. While there are many subtle differences, though, the main one is that Mint supports a broader range of desktop environments -- most notably, Gnome 3.

Janus is a package of tools that turn vanilla VIM into a powerful development environment. It is targeted at GUI versions (gvim and MacVim), and it comes with a large assortment of VIM plugins and scripts.

This short blog shows how to install Janus on a newly installed Linux Mint desktop. It assumes that you can run commands using sudo in a terminal.