patch 8.1.0614: placing signs can be complicated
Problem: Placing signs can be complicated.
Solution: Add functions for defining and placing signs. Introduce a group
name to avoid different plugins using the same signs. (Yegappan
Lakshmanan, closes #3652)
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 6f50785..09a5665 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -740,10 +740,15 @@
int id; /* unique identifier for each placed sign */
linenr_T lnum; /* line number which has this sign */
int typenr; /* typenr of sign */
+ char_u *group; /* sign group */
+ int priority; /* priority for highlighting */
signlist_T *next; /* next signlist entry */
signlist_T *prev; /* previous entry -- for easy reordering */
};
+// Default sign priority for highlighting
+#define SIGN_DEF_PRIO 10
+
/* type argument for buf_getsigntype() */
#define SIGN_ANY 0
#define SIGN_LINEHL 1