Re: [Ranger-users] Ranger Tip: Open files in a split window with screen

[Roman Z.]

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 07:18:55PM +0200, Jostein Berntsen wrote:
> Here is a tip if you want screen to open a text file in a vertical split 
> window. Add this key definition to keys.py:
> 
> keymanager.map('browser', 'L', fm.open_console(cmode.OPEN, 'screen -X 
> eval "split -v" "focus" "screen" "exec vim %d/%f\\n"'))
> 
> 
> Then you can open a file with "L". You will need the git version of 
> screen.
> 
> 
> Jostein
> 
> 

Hmm you have to press <Enter> after L, right?

That reminds me that ranger still needs a function to execute commands.