Edit with gvim - with GVIM serverlist

I recently tried out Edit with gvim, a context menu for Konqueror that supports gvim's serverlist. This feature allows you to open a file in any already running instance of gvim. I first came across this feature in Windows Explorer and was blown away by how much easier editing files became. After trying it out with Konqueror, I can confirm that it works just as well here too.

So how does it work exactly? You run a ruby script which sets itself up as a daemon. The daemon then checks for how many gvim instances are currently running and writes this information into a temporary file in /tmp in the format of a regular service menu. Once complete, the daemon copies this information to ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/gvim_servers.desktop and then removes the temporary file. The daemon then sleeps for 10 seconds and repeats this cycle repeatedly.

However, there are a few downsides to Edit with gvim. First off, it requires the RUBY interpreter to be installed. Second, it runs as a daemon. Finally, there is a 10 second delay between each update (though you can change this to suit your needs).

To install Edit with gvim, you have a couple of options. For text-based setup, run './setup.py' as root. If you prefer a GUI-based setup, run './gui-setup.py' instead. For more information and options, run './setup.py --help'.