awinograd · January 30, 2018 22:54 · Feb 3, 2013 · Feb 3, 2013
diff --git a/gistfile1.rb b/gistfile1.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env ruby
 
+# Modified from : http://www.tkalin.com/blog_posts/using-console-vim-as-vim-protocol-handler-in-ubuntu
 # NOTE: This opens with a link to the mvim protocol for compatibility with RailsPanel
 # goes to /usr/local/bin/cvim
 

diff --git a/gistfile1.rb b/gistfile1.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env ruby
+
+# NOTE: This opens with a link to the mvim protocol for compatibility with RailsPanel
+# goes to /usr/local/bin/cvim
+
+require 'uri'
+require 'cgi'
+
+full_path = ARGV[0]
+
+# for better_error which encodes the /'s 
+full_path = full_path.gsub("%2F", "/")
+
+if full_path
+  full_path = full_path.sub("mvim:\/\/open?url=","")
+
+  uri = URI::parse(full_path)
+
+  path = uri.path
+
+  if path.index('&') > 0
+    path = path.split('&')[0]
+    params = CGI::parse(uri.path)
+    line = params["line"][0]
+  else
+    path = path
+  end
+
+  vim_params = %Q["#{path}"]
+  vim_params << " +#{line}" if line
+end
+
+`gnome-terminal -x vim #{vim_params}`
diff --git a/gistfile2.txt b/gistfile2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# /usr/share/applications/cvim.desktop 
+
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=Vim (Console)
+Comment=Edit text files in a console using Vim 
+Exec=/usr/local/bin/cvim %U
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Icon=/usr/src/vim/runtime/vim48x48.xpm
+Categories=Application;Utility;TextEditor;
+MimeType=text/plain;x-scheme-handler/mvim;
+StartupNotify=true
+StartupWMClass=CVIM