# Vim documentation: os_mac

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    *os_mac.txt*    For Vim version 6.3.  Last change: 2004 Apr 27

    		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar et al.

    					*mac* *Mac* *macintosh* *Macintosh*

    This file documents the particularities of the Macintosh version of Vim.

    NOTE: This file is a bit outdated.  You might find more useful info here:
    	http://macvim.swdev.org/

    1. Filename Convention		|mac-filename|
    2. .vimrc an .vim files		|mac-vimfile|
    3. FAQ				|mac-faq|
    4. Known Lack			|mac-lack|
    5. Mac Bug Report		|mac-bug|
    6. Compiling Vim		|mac-compile|

    There was a Mac port for version 3.0 of Vim.  Here are the first few lines
    from the old file:

    VIM Release Notes
    Initial Macintosh release, VIM version 3.0
    19 October 1994

    Eric Fischer
    <enf1@midway.uchicago.edu>, <eric@jcp.uchicago.edu>, <etaoin@uchicago.edu>
    5759 N. Guilford Ave
    Indianapolis IN 46220 USA

    ==============================================================================

    1. Filename Convention					*mac-filename*

    You can use either the unix or mac path separator or a mix of both. In order
    to determine if the specified filename is relative to the current folder or
    absolute (i.e. relative to the "Desktop"), the following algorithm is used:

    	If the path start by a "/", the path is absolute
    	If the path start by a ":", the path is relative
    	If the path doesn't start by neither a "/" nor ":",
    	  and a ":" is found before a "/" then the path is absolute

    		:e /HD/text
    		:e HD:text
     	Edit the file "text" of the disk "HD"
    		:e :src:main.c
    		:e src/main.c
     	Edit the file "main.c" in the folder "src" in the current folder
    		:e os_mac.c
     	Edit the file "os_mac.c" in the current folder.

    You can use the |$VIM| and |$VIMRUNTIME|  variable.

    		:so $VIMRUNTIME:syntax:syntax.vim

    ==============================================================================

    2. .vimrc and .vim files				*mac-vimfile*

    On the Mac files starting with a dot "." are discouraged, thus the rc files
    are named "vimrc" or "_vimrc" and "gvimrc" or "_gvimrc". These files can be in
    any format (mac, dos or unix).  Vim can handle any file format when the
    |'nocompatible'| option is set, otherwise it will only handle mac format
    files.

    ==============================================================================

    3. Mac FAQ						*mac-faq*

    Q: I can't enter non-ASCII character in Apple Terminal.
    A: Under Window Settings, Emulation, make sure that "Escape non-ASCII
       characters" is not checked.

    ==============================================================================

    4. Mac Lack						*mac-lack*

    -The filenames containing both ":" and "/" are sometimes misinterpreted.
      (just re-execute the command)
    -Scrollbar are not scrolling live, and  when only the arrow or scroll area,
       a limit of 32 line or page is scrolled.
    -Syntax highlighting works on 68k Macs but is _really_ slow.

    ==============================================================================

    5. Mac Bug Report					*mac-bug*

    When reporting any Mac specific bug or feature change, please use the vim-mac
    maillist |vim-mac|.  However, you need to be subscribed.  An alternative is to
    send a message to the current MacVim maintainers:

    	mac@vim.org

    ==============================================================================

    6. Compiling Vim					*mac-compile*

    See the file "src/INSTALLmac.txt" that comes with the source files.

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