for now, use a separate xterm window for sterr output

diff --git a/plugin/xlib/vimdot.sh b/plugin/xlib/vimdot.sh
index 2ab294106dbc8541a03ea1d47c81ca9960400d51..749fe6a384e54aac56b4e71d3cc904b197570dc8 100755 (executable)
--- a/plugin/xlib/vimdot.sh
+++ b/plugin/xlib/vimdot.sh
@@ -3,28 +3,17 @@
 
 error() { echo "$0: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-for prog in gvim vim ""; do
-       if test -x /usr/bin/$prog; then break; fi
-       if which $prog >/dev/null 2>&1; then break; fi
-done
+editor="/usr/bin/vim"
 
-if test -z "$prog"; then error "the editor not found"; fi
+if ! test -x "$editor"; then error "the \"$editor\" editor not found or not executable"; fi
 
 default="noname.gv"
 
 if test -z "$1"; then
-       if test -s "$default"; then
-               error "$default already exists"
-       else
-               f="$default"
-       fi
-else
-       f="$1"
-fi
-
-if ! test -f "$f"; then
-       if ! test -w .; then error "directory `pwd` is not writable"; fi
-       cat >"$f" <<EOF
+       f="$default"
+       if ! test -f "$f"; then
+               if ! test -w .; then error "directory `pwd` is not writable"; fi
+               cat >"$f" <<EOF
 digraph G {
        graph [layout=dot rankdir=LR]
 
@@ -39,10 +28,15 @@ digraph G {
        {vim dot} -> vimdot
 }
 EOF
+       fi
+else
+       f="$1"
 fi
+
 if ! test -w "$f"; then error "$f is not writable"; fi
 
 # dot -Txlib watches the file $f for changes using inotify()
-dot -Txlib "$f" &
+# run it in an xterm window to handle any stderr
+xterm -e dot -Txlib "$f" 2>/dev/null &
 # open an editor on the file $f (could be any editor; gvim &'s itself)
-exec $prog "$f"
+exec $editor "$f"