Re: [Vim-latex-devel] F9 insert refs fails

[marc <gm...@au...>]

coupled cores said...
> On 7/25/06, marc <gm...@au...> wrote:
> > I've googled, but haven't found a solution.
> >
> > I'm using gvim v7 on Windows XP and LaTeX Suite mostly works - it
> > defaults to PDF output and Adobe Reader for vieweing.
> >
> > When I F9 in a \ref{}, a new vim window opens, named __OUTLINE__ then
> > the following error message appears:
> >
> >   'C:/Program' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> >   operable program or batch file.
> >
> > This would indicate that the space in the file name is causing grief.
> > But there is no indication what the script is trying to call.
> >
> > I have installed GNU grep and this works from a command prompt at all
> > locations (i.e. it's in the $PATH). This version supports -H, as
> > confirmed by grep --help.
> >
> > I've also set
> >
> >   set grepprg=grep\ -nH\ $*
> >
> > as recommended. Is this correct for Windows?
> >
> > Any suggestions what to do or where to look?
>
> Hi Marc,
> 
> I had exactly the same problem and it took me a long time to fix it.
> Turned out that after I installed Python on my windows XP machine,
> everything worked fine. That outline is a python code in LaTeX-Suite.
> I wasn't sure about this, but as soon as I installed Python my f9
> started to work nice.
> 
> Give it a try. Another problem could be the path names which have
> spaces in them. But first try the Python. You can download it for
> free.

Ah! Thanks for that - it looks like you saved *me* a lot of time.

That's a shame, it looks like the suite is not really ready for 
Windows' use - unless one is prepared to turn it into a pseudo-'nix box 
with Cygwin. This simply isn't viable here, though.

I'd move to my Linux box, but Vim 7 is not available on Ubuntu, which is 
what I'm using for the laptops and desktops. (The backport has also been 
rejected.)

I guess that I'll just have to stick with WinEdt on Windows for writing, 
since I use \label and \ref constantly.

Thanks again for the heads up. Much appreciated.

-- 
Best,
Marc