patch 9.1.1056: Vim doesn't highlight to be inserted text when completing
Problem: Vim doesn't highlight to be inserted text when completing
Solution: Add support for the "preinsert" 'completeopt' value
(glepnir)
Support automatically inserting the currently selected candidate word
that does not belong to the latter part of the leader.
fixes: #3433
closes: #16403
Signed-off-by: glepnir <glephunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 880ab0d..648b18c 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*options.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Jan 26
+*options.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Jan 29
VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -2168,6 +2168,12 @@
scores when "fuzzy" is enabled. Candidates will appear
in their original order.
+ preinsert
+ Preinsert the portion of the first candidate word that is
+ not part of the current completion leader and using the
+ |hl-ComplMatchIns| highlight group. Does not work when
+ "fuzzy" is also included.
+
*'completepopup'* *'cpp'*
'completepopup' 'cpp' string (default empty)
global
diff --git a/runtime/doc/version9.txt b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
index e2243f6..87c6039 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/version9.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
@@ -41625,7 +41625,9 @@
the "matches" key
- |v:stacktrace| The stack trace of the exception most recently caught and
not finished
-- New option value "nosort" for 'completeopt'
+- New option value for 'completeopt':
+ "nosort" - do not sort completion results
+ "preinsert" - highlight to be inserted values
- add |dist#vim9#Launch()| and |dist#vim9#Open()| to the |vim-script-library|
and decouple it from |netrw|
- 'termguicolors' is automatically enabled if the terminal supports the RGB