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+You can use this plugin's basic functionality to set up a list of
+frequently-accessed files for easy navigation. The list of files
+will be displayed in a window on the left side of the Vim
+window, and you can press <Return> or double-click on
+filenames in the list to open the files. This is similar to how
+some IDEs I've used work. I find this easier to use than
+having to navigate a directory hierarchy with the file-explorer.
+It also obviates the need for a buffer explorer because you
+have your list of files on the left of the Vim Window.
+
+
+But there's much, much more . . . .
+
+You can also instruct the Plugin to change to a directory and
+to run scripts when you select a file. These scripts can, for
+example, modify the environment to include compilers in
+$PATH. This makes it very easy to use quickfix with multiple
+projects that use different environments. I give examples in
+the documentation.
+
+Other features include:
+o Loading/Unloading all the files in a Project (\l, \L, \w, and \W)
+o Grepping all the files in a Project (\g and \G)
+o Running a user-specified script on a file (can be used
+  to launch an external program on the file) (\1 through \9)
+o Running a user-specified script on all the files in a Project
+  (\f1-\f9 and \F1-\F9)
+o Also works with the netrw plugin using directory
+  names like ftp://remotehost
+             (Good for webpage maintenance.)
+o Support for custom mappings for version control
+  integration (example of perforce in the documentation).
+o I also give an example in the documentation on how to
+  set up a custom launcher based on extension. The
+  example launches *.jpg files in a viewer. I have also set
+  up viewers for PDF (acroread) and HTML files (mozilla)
+  for my own use.
+
+This plugin is known to work on Linux, Solaris, and Windows.
+I cannot test it on Windows, though, so please let me know if
+you run into any problems. If you use it on other platforms,
+let me know.
+
+(Let me know if you need a .zip file)
+ 
+install details
+Decompress and untar in your ~/.vim directory (or
+equivalent).  Inside Vim, enter this:
+   :helptags ~/.vim/doc
+(or equivalent directory)
+(Enter ":help add-global-plugin" to determine the directory to
+untar it into.)
+
+Then enter
+  :help project
+for information