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Vim netrw explore window focus issue

Using vim with no plugins, and an empty .vimrc (so I know nothing is conflicting) I am having a weird problem using the netrw file explorer.

When I work with two vertical split windows, opening a file using :Explore, switching to the other window and doing :Explore will work as expected, except the focus will switch back to the first window instead of remaining in the explorer view that just opened.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. ctrl+w v to create a vertical split
  2. :Explore bring up files and enter to open one
  3. ctrl+w w switch to opposite window
  4. Explore open explorer
  5. Focus returns to the first window

It's driving me nuts - no amount of Googling bears any fruit which makes me wonder if I am using it fundamentally different to every other Vim user!

Tested using Vim 7.3.429 & Vim 7.3.798

Solution

  • Updated Netrw using the latest version from Dr. Chip's website fixes the problem:

    http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#NETRW