[MacVim] Cannot execute fzf in MacVim

[bangedorrunt]

Hi @junegunn 🌃 ,

I just run into this error today while trying to run FZF command on MacVim. Here is the error msg 😵

Error running xterm -T [fzf] -bg "#141414" -fg "#E6E1DC" -geometry 183x25+0+0 -e bash -ic '/Users/babygau/.fzf/bin/fzf --expected=ctrl-v,ctrl-x,ctrl-m,ctrl-t > /var/folders/kh/hrlrq3cx6fg5kvb1tft8jm900000gn/T/vMy8R1Z/2

Note that, Vim Terminal has no issue at all

[junegunn]

• Does this work on command line?

xterm -T [fzf] -bg "#141414" -fg "#E6E1DC" -geometry 183x25+0+0 -e bash -ic '/Users/babygau/.fzf/bin/fzf'

• Can you check if it works when there's no other plugins and settings?

mvim -Nu <(echo 'set rtp+=~/.fzf') +FZF

• This is not relevant to your issue, but I just updated the vim plugin so that MacVim window is refocused when fzf is closed. So, please update.

[bangedorrunt]

Thanks @junegunn for your quick reply. My feedback as follows:

Does this work on command line?

I don't understand what you mean here. If I run fzf on terminal, it works. If I run your mentioned script, it says zsh: command not found: xterm

Can you check if it works when there's no other plugins and settings?

It didn't work, I still suffer from the same error 😞

This is not relevant to your issue, but I just updated the vim plugin so that MacVim window is refocused when fzf is closed. So, please update

With new update, the nagging error has gone, but the plugin is defective. There no pop-up windows for FZF

[junegunn]

zsh: command not found: xterm

Well, that's the reason. You need to install http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/

With new update, the nagging error has gone, but the plugin is defective. There no pop-up windows for FZF

The update wasn't meant to fix your problem. I just wanted to let you know of it.

[bangedorrunt]

Well, that's the reason. You need to install http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/

Your suggestion is spot on. I can run fzf on MacVim now 👍

The update wasn't meant to fix your problem. I just wanted to let you know of it.

Yeah, I also just wanted to let you know anyway 😀

Many thanks @junegunn, cheers 💯

[junegunn]

Great. Maybe I'll have to mention this requirement somewhere. Thanks.

[bangedorrunt]

Thank you too 😄

[bangedorrunt]

@junegunn
This could not be an issue, but is there anyway to change cursor background in fzf, currently the cursor background is white and it looks like a block cursor. I just want to turn off cursor highlight so it will look like a vertical bar cursor.

[junegunn]

I don't know. fzf is an ncurses program and I haven't checked if it's possible to customize cursor display on ncurses.

[bangedorrunt]

Thanks @junegunn,

I found a way to fix it

set highlight TermCursor NONE

And the background disappeared though I lost the vertical bar cursor.