updated INSTALL instructions and added symbolic link for neovim

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/doc/INSTALL b/doc/INSTALL
index 0d2d95f..9cab2dd 100644
--- a/doc/INSTALL
+++ b/doc/INSTALL
@@ -2,42 +2,45 @@
 # this should briefly show you how to install this bundle
 
 
-# download the current version using git
-git clone http://git.entwicklerseite.de/vim .vim/
+# [required steps]
 
-# create a symbolic link to the downloaded vim.rc in you $HOME-directory
-ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc
+# Download the current version using git (probably you already have!)
+git clone http://git.entwicklerseite.de/vim ~/.vim
 
-# Get Vundle as a Git submodule
+# Get the required submodule(s)
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 
-# fix errors caused by the different vim version you might be using and define
-# the spell checkers language. Starting Vim will show you which lines are not
-# supported on your vim installation so that you can fix them:
-vim vimrc
+# start vim for the first time and use the plugin manager to install required plugins
+vim -c ":PlugInstall"
 
 # build YouCompleteMe
-cd bundle/YouCompleteMe
-python2 ./install.py --clang-completer
+cd ~/.vim/plugged/YouCompleteMe
+python ./install.py --clang-completer
 
-# download plugins and spell file for your language
-vim -c ":VundleUpdate"
-# vim -c ":set spell"
-# vim +set\ spell # < maybe that works as well
 
-:call spellfile#LoadFile(expand("de"))
 
 
+# [optional steps]
+# create a symbolic link to the downloaded vim.rc in you $HOME-directory
+ln -s ~/.vim/vimrc ~/.vimrc
 
-# create an entry in file managers right click menu 'open with' allowing you to
-# open the file in a vim tab
-mkdir -p .local/share/Thunar/sendto/
-cp ~/.vim/gvim-tab.desktop ~/.local/share/Thunar/sendto/
+# gvim: make menu bar more fancy
+ln -s ~/.vim/gtk-3.0.css ~/.config/gtk-3.0/gtk.css
 
-# add gvim functionality to thunar, so that sendto can be used to open a file
-# in an existing vim instance (as a tab in this case)
-cp ~/.vim/gvim-tab.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
-update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications/
+# if you do not have working gvim start menu entries, try:
+ln -s ~/.vim/gvim-tab.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
+update-desktop-database       ~/.local/share/applications/
 
+# Thunar file manager specific: create an entry in the sendto menu...
+mkdir -p                      ~/.local/share/Thunar/sendto/
+ln -s ~/.vim/gvim-tab.desktop ~/.local/share/Thunar/sendto/
+
+
+
+# [random/unfinished stuff]
+# download plugins and spell file for your language
+# vim -c ":set spell"
+# vim +set\ spell # < maybe that works as well
+# :call spellfile#LoadFile(expand("de"))
 
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