Vim powerline (Lokaltog's) weird characters in MacVim
fonts, plugins, vim
Solution
You're referring to two different plugins. `vim-powerline` is the old vim-only project. `Lokaltog/powerline` is a new Python-based port, and the code points have changed in this version because the old code points caused a bunch of issues.
You'll have to either:
- Update your bundle to point to `vim-powerline` (and remove the `rtp` option), or
- Update your font to one of the fonts in https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline-fonts (or patch your own)
Problem
I'm trying to use Powerline plugin (https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline) for the first time. Plugin seems to be installed. I use vundle with the following command: ``` Bundle 'Lokaltog/powerline', {'rtp': 'powerline/bindings/vim'} ``` I've tried many different settings, but currently in my vimrc it looks like this: ``` set guifont=Menlo\ Regular\ for\ Powerline:h15 "set guifont=Monaco\ Regular:h15 " set rtp+=~/.vim/bundle/powerline/powerline/bindings/vim let g:Powerline_symbols = 'fancy' "let g:Powerline_symbols = 'compatible' "let g:Powerline_cache_enabled = 1 "set t_Co=256 ``` I've also pasted commented out some of the commands I've tried. I've tried different fonts, patched and normal, but nothing helps. laststatus is set to 2. I'm using MacVim on Mac OS X 10.8.2. Here's how the powerline with 2 windows looks for me: Note the weird boxed 'x' symbols... Any ideas?