# VimMate 0.6.2

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 21, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vimmate-0-6-2/80055 "2006-12-21T01:35:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guillaume\_Benny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@Guillaume\_Benny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Guillaume_Benny)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vimmate-0-6-2/80055/1 "2006-12-21T01:35:01Z")

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Hi,

A new version of VimMate is now available: Version 0.6.2.

VimMate is a graphical add-on to Vim with IDE-like features: it does  
more  
than the plain Vim while still being lightweight. Even with the  
additional  
features, it stays out of the way for it’s main task: editing files with  
Vim. VimMate adds functionality to Vim by embedding Vim GTK GUI (gVim)  
within VimMate.

Changes in version 0.6.2:

- 
# 7028: It’s now possible to install VimMate using the provided

setup.rb  
or with Ruby Gems.

- Two layouts for the interface are now available.

- 
# 6761: A new way of opening files is now available. A new list of

files  
allows you to type only a part of a file name to see the possible files  
filtered instantly.

- Long file names in the file list are now shortened.

- Files or directories can now be excluded on the command line.

See [http://vimmate.rubyforge.org/](http://vimmate.rubyforge.org/) for more information.

Comments will be greatly appreciated. If you find any bugs or if you  
have  
suggestions, please use the tracker on Rubyforge:  
[http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?group\_id=2612](http://rubyforge.org/tracker/?group_id=2612)

Guillaume Benny

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**Author:** ![Guillaume\_Benny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@Guillaume\_Benny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Guillaume_Benny)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 2:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vimmate-0-6-2/80055/2 "2006-12-21T02:17:53Z")

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Guillaume Benny wrote:

> A new version of VimMate is now available: Version 0.6.2.

Very nice! Thanks for making VimMate. It has the correct balance of the  
most useful IDE features and straight Vim editing. 🙂

The only thing I would ask is to make it start-up faster. Perhaps this  
can be achieved by gathering a list of entries in the current directory  
during start-up, and then:

1. gather their descendants on-demand:

- when you browse a directory in the file-system browser
- when you type some text in the file-system filter

or

1. run a background thread (immediately after start-up) to gathers all  
descendants of the current directory.

Anyway, keep up the good work!