Re: [Vim-latex-devel] New user installation problems

[Ted P. <te...@te...>]

> Hello. I am trying to successfully install the plugin for GVim. I have 
> followed the sourceforge page installation instructions. I did not have a 
> ~/.vim folder so I had to create on in ~ 
> 
> I dropped the tar files in that folder but when I fire up GVim there are no 
> other menues for the is plugin. Plugins are new to me as is GVim. I'm used to 
> using the console for Vi/m. I did add the additions to the bottom of 
> my .vimrc too so I'm at a loss as to what is wrong.

First, check out:

http://phaseportrait.blogspot.com/2008/03/vim-latex-vim-70-and-filetype-plugin.html

You'll need to add

let g:tex_flavor='latex'

to your .vimrc (as well as the other changes described by the VIM-LaTeX 
documentation).

After that, you will only notice the Vim-LaTeX extensions firing up 
*AFTER* you edit TeX source (e.g., a file that ends in ".tex").

I hope that helps --
Ted


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