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Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +02001*popup.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Jun 30
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +02002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +02007Displaying text in floating window. *popup* *popup-window*
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +02008
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +02009THIS IS UNDER DESIGN - ANYTHING MAY STILL CHANGE
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +020010
111. Introduction |popup-intro|
122. Functions |popup-functions|
133. Examples |popup-examples|
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Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +020016{not available if the |+textprop| feature was disabled at compile time}
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +020017
18==============================================================================
191. Introduction *popup-intro*
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Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020021We are talking about popup windows here, text that goes on top of the regular
22windows and is under control of a plugin. You cannot edit the text in the
23popup window like with regular windows.
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25A popup window can be used for such things as:
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020026- briefly show a message without overwriting the command line
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020027- prompt the user with a dialog
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020028- display contextual information while typing
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020029- give extra information for auto-completion
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31The text in the popup window can be colored with |text-properties|. It is
32also possible to use syntax highlighting.
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Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020034The default color used is "Pmenu". If you prefer something else use the
35"highlight" argument or the 'wincolor' option, e.g.: >
36 hi MyPopupColor ctermbg=lightblue guibg=lightblue
37 call setwinvar(winid, '&wincolor', 'MyPopupColor')
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Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +020039'hlsearch' highlighting is not displayed in a popup window.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020040
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020041A popup window has a window-ID like other windows, but behaves differently.
42The size can be up to the whole Vim window and it overlaps other windows.
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +020043Popup windows can also overlap each other. The "zindex" property specifies
44what goes on top of what.
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020045
46The popup window contains a buffer, and that buffer is always associated with
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +020047the popup window. The window cannot be in Normal, Visual or Insert mode, it
48does not get keyboard focus. You can use functions like `setbufline()` to
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020049change the text in the buffer. There are more differences from how this
50window and buffer behave compared to regular windows and buffers, see
51|popup-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020052
53If this is not what you are looking for, check out other popup functionality:
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +020054- popup menu, see |popup-menu|
55- balloon, see |balloon-eval|
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Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020057
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020058WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE *popup-position*
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Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020060The height of the window is normally equal to the number of, possibly
61wrapping, lines in the buffer. It can be limited with the "maxheight"
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +020062property. You can use empty lines to increase the height or the "minheight"
63property.
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65The width of the window is normally equal to the longest line in the buffer.
66It can be limited with the "maxwidth" property. You can use spaces to
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +020067increase the width or use the "minwidth" property.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020068
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +020069By default the 'wrap' option is set, so that no text disappears. Otherwise,
70if there is not enough space then the window is shifted left in order to
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +020071display more text. When right-aligned the window is shifted right to display
72more text. The shifting can be disabled with the "fixed" property.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020073
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +020074Vim tries to show the popup in the location you specify. In some cases, e.g.
75when the popup would go outside of the Vim window, it will show it somewhere
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +020076nearby. E.g. if you use `popup_atcursor()` the popup normally shows just above
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +020077the current cursor position, but if the cursor is close to the top of the Vim
78window it will be placed below the cursor position.
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Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020080When the screen scrolls up for output of an Ex command, popups move too, so
81that they will not cover the output.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020082
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +020083The current cursor position is displayed even when it is under a popup window.
84That way you can still see where it is, even though you cannot see the text
85that it is in.
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020086
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020087
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +020088CLOSING THE POPUP WINDOW *popup-close*
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90Normally the plugin that created the popup window is also in charge of closing
91it. If somehow a popup hangs around, you can close all of them with: >
92 call popup_clear()
93Some popups, such as notifications, close after a specified time. This can be
94set with the "time" property on `popup_create()`.
95Otherwise, a popup can be closed by clicking on the X in the top-right corner
96or by clicking anywhere inside the popup. This must be enabled with the
97"close" property. It is set by default for notifications.
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99
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200100TODO:
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200101- Currently 'buftype' is set to "popup", but all the specifics are on the
102 window. Can we use a "normal" buffer and put the type on the window? (#4595)
103 What if it's modified and the window closes?
104- Add test for when popup with mask is off the left and off the right of the
105 screen.
106- check padding/border when popup is off the left and right of the screen.
Bram Moolenaar68acb412019-06-26 03:40:36 +0200107- Have a way to scroll to the bottom? (#4577)
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200108- Why does 'nrformats' leak from the popup window buffer???
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200109- Disable commands, feedkeys(), CTRL-W, etc. in a popup window.
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200110 Use ERROR_IF_POPUP_WINDOW for more commands.
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200111- Add 'balloonpopup': instead of showing text, let the callback open a popup
112 window and return the window ID. The popup will then be closed when the
113 mouse moves, except when it moves inside the popup.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200114- For the "moved" property also include mouse movement?
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200115- Can the buffer be re-used, to avoid using up lots of buffer numbers?
116- Have an option to attach the popup to a text position, like text properties
117 do. (#4560)
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200118- Make redrawing more efficient and avoid flicker:
119 - put popup menu also put in popup_mask?
Bram Moolenaar2fd8e352019-06-01 20:16:48 +0200120- Invoke filter with character before mapping?
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200121- Figure out the size and position better.
122 if wrapping splits a double-wide character
Bram Moolenaarcc31ad92019-05-30 19:25:06 +0200123 if wrapping inserts indent
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200124- When drawing on top half a double-wide character, display ">" or "<" in the
125 incomplete cell.
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200126- Use a popup window for the "info" item of completion instead of using a
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200127 preview window. Ideas in issue #4544.
128 How to add highlighting?
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200129- Implement:
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200130 flip option
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200131
132==============================================================================
1332. Functions *popup-functions*
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Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200135THIS IS UNDER DESIGN - ANYTHING MAY STILL CHANGE
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200136
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200137Creating a popup window:
138 |popup_create()| centered in the screen
139 |popup_atcursor()| just above the cursor position, closes when
140 the cursor moves away
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200141 |popup_notification()| show a notification for three seconds
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200142 |popup_dialog()| centered with padding and border
143 |popup_menu()| prompt for selecting an item from a list
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145Manipulating a popup window:
146 |popup_hide()| hide a popup temporarily
147 |popup_show()| show a previously hidden popup
148 |popup_move()| change the position and size of a popup
149 |popup_setoptions()| override options of a popup
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200150 |popup_settext()| replace the popup buffer contents
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200151
152Closing popup windows:
153 |popup_close()| close one popup
154 |popup_clear()| close all popups
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156Filter functions:
157 |popup_filter_menu()| select from a list of items
158 |popup_filter_yesno()| blocks until 'y' or 'n' is pressed
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160Other:
161 |popup_getoptions()| get current options for a popup
162 |popup_getpos()| get actual position and size of a popup
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Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200165[functions help to be moved to eval.txt later]
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200166
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200167popup_atcursor({text}, {options}) *popup_atcursor()*
168 Show the {text} above the cursor, and close it when the cursor
169 moves. This works like: >
170 call popup_create({text}, {
171 \ 'pos': 'botleft',
172 \ 'line': 'cursor-1',
173 \ 'col': 'cursor',
174 \ 'moved': 'WORD',
175 \ })
176< Use {options} to change the properties.
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178
179 *popup_clear()*
180popup_clear() Emergency solution to a misbehaving plugin: close all popup
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200181 windows for the current tab and global popups.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200182
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184popup_close({id} [, {result}]) *popup_close()*
185 Close popup {id}. The window and the associated buffer will
186 be deleted.
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188 If the popup has a callback it will be called just before the
189 popup window is deleted. If the optional {result} is present
190 it will be passed as the second argument of the callback.
191 Otherwise zero is passed to the callback.
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Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200194popup_create({text}, {options}) *popup_create()*
195 Open a popup window showing {text}, which is either:
196 - a string
197 - a list of strings
198 - a list of text lines with text properties
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +0200199
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200200 {options} is a dictionary with many possible entries.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200201 See |popup_create-usage| for details.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200202
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200203 Returns a window-ID, which can be used with other popup
204 functions. Use `winbufnr()` to get the number of the buffer
205 in the window: >
206 let winid = popup_create('hello', {})
207 let bufnr = winbufnr(winid)
208 call setbufline(bufnr, 2, 'second line')
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200209< In case of failure zero is returned.
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Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200212popup_dialog({text}, {options}) *popup_dialog()*
213 Just like |popup_create()| but with these default options: >
214 call popup_create({text}, {
215 \ 'pos': 'center',
216 \ 'zindex': 200,
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200217 \ 'drag': 1,
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200218 \ 'border': [],
Bram Moolenaar9eaac892019-06-01 22:49:29 +0200219 \ 'padding': [],
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200220 \})
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200221< Use {options} to change the properties. E.g. add a 'filter'
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200222 option with value 'popup_filter_yesno'. Example: >
223 call popup_create('do you want to quit (Yes/no)?', {
224 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_yesno',
225 \ 'callback': 'QuitCallback',
226 \ })
227
228< By default the dialog can be dragged, so that text below it
229 can be read if needed.
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Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200232popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) *popup_filter_menu()*
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200233 Filter that can be used for a popup. These keys can be used:
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200234 j <Down> select item below
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200235 k <Up> select item above
236 <Space> <Enter> accept current selection
237 x Esc CTRL-C cancel the menu
238 Other keys are ignored.
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240 A match is set on that line to highlight it, see
241 |popup_menu()|.
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243 When the current selection is accepted the "callback" of the
244 popup menu is invoked with the index of the selected line as
245 the second argument. The first entry has index one.
246 Cancelling the menu invokes the callback with -1.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200247
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200248 To add shortcut keys, see the example here:
249 |popup_menu-shortcut-example|
250
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200251
252popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) *popup_filter_yesno()*
253 Filter that can be used for a popup. It handles only the keys
254 'y', 'Y' and 'n' or 'N'. Invokes the "callback" of the
255 popup menu with the 1 for 'y' or 'Y' and zero for 'n' or 'N'
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200256 as the second argument. Pressing Esc and 'x' works like
257 pressing 'n'. CTRL-C invokes the callback with -1. Other
258 keys are ignored.
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200259 See the example here: |popup_dialog-example|
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261
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200262popup_getoptions({id}) *popup_getoptions()*
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200263 Return the {options} for popup {id} in a Dict.
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200264 A zero value means the option was not set. For "zindex" the
265 default value is returned, not zero.
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200266
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200267 The "moved" entry is a list with minimum and maximum column,
268 [0, 0] when not set.
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200269
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200270 "border" and "padding" are not included when all values are
271 zero. When all values are one then an empty list is included.
272
273 "borderhighlight" is not included when all values are empty.
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200274 "scrollbarhighlight" and "thumbhighlight" are onlu included
275 when set.
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200276
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200277 "tabpage" will be -1 for a global popup, zero for a popup on
278 the current tabpage and a positive number for a popup on
279 another tabpage.
280
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200281 If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200282
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200283
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200284popup_getpos({id}) *popup_getpos()*
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200285 Return the position and size of popup {id}. Returns a Dict
286 with these entries:
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200287 col screen column of the popup, one-based
288 line screen line of the popup, one-based
Bram Moolenaar2fd8e352019-06-01 20:16:48 +0200289 width width of the whole popup in screen cells
290 height height of the whole popup in screen cells
291 core_col screen column of the text box
292 core_line screen line of the text box
293 core_width width of the text box in screen cells
294 core_height height of the text box in screen cells
Bram Moolenaar68acb412019-06-26 03:40:36 +0200295 firstline line of the buffer at top (1 unless scrolled)
296 scrollbar non-zero if a scrollbar is displayed
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200297 visible one if the popup is displayed, zero if hidden
Bram Moolenaarbc133542019-05-29 20:26:46 +0200298 Note that these are the actual screen positions. They differ
299 from the values in `popup_getoptions()` for the sizing and
300 positioning mechanism applied.
Bram Moolenaar2fd8e352019-06-01 20:16:48 +0200301
302 The "core_" values exclude the padding and border.
303
Bram Moolenaarbc133542019-05-29 20:26:46 +0200304 If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200305
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200306
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200307popup_hide({id}) *popup_hide()*
308 If {id} is a displayed popup, hide it now. If the popup has a
309 filter it will not be invoked for so long as the popup is
310 hidden.
311 If window {id} does not exist nothing happens. If window {id}
312 exists but is not a popup window an error is given. *E993*
313
314
315popup_menu({text}, {options}) *popup_menu()*
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200316 Show the {text} near the cursor, handle selecting one of the
317 items with cursorkeys, and close it an item is selected with
318 Space or Enter. {text} should have multiple lines to make this
319 useful. This works like: >
320 call popup_create({text}, {
321 \ 'pos': 'center',
322 \ 'zindex': 200,
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200323 \ 'drag': 1,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200324 \ 'wrap': 0,
325 \ 'border': [],
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200326 \ 'padding': [],
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200327 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_menu',
328 \ })
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200329< The current line is highlighted with a match using
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200330 "PopupSelected", or "PmenuSel" if that is not defined.
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200331
332 Use {options} to change the properties. Should at least set
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200333 "callback" to a function that handles the selected item.
334
335
336popup_move({id}, {options}) *popup_move()*
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200337 Move popup {id} to the position specified with {options}.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200338 {options} may contain the items from |popup_create()| that
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200339 specify the popup position:
340 line
341 col
342 pos
343 maxheight
344 minheight
345 maxwidth
346 minwidth
347 fixed
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200348 For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200349 For other options see |popup_setoptions()|.
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351
352popup_notification({text}, {options}) *popup_notification()*
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200353 Show the {text} for 3 seconds at the top of the Vim window.
354 This works like: >
355 call popup_create({text}, {
356 \ 'line': 1,
357 \ 'col': 10,
Bram Moolenaardfa97f22019-06-15 14:31:55 +0200358 \ 'minwidth': 20,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200359 \ 'time': 3000,
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200360 \ 'tabpage': -1,
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200361 \ 'zindex': 300,
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200362 \ 'drag': 1,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200363 \ 'highlight': 'WarningMsg',
364 \ 'border': [],
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200365 \ 'close': 'click',
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200366 \ 'padding': [0,1,0,1],
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200367 \ })
Bram Moolenaardfa97f22019-06-15 14:31:55 +0200368< The PopupNotification highlight group is used instead of
369 WarningMsg if it is defined.
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200370
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200371 Without the |+timers| feature the poup will not disappear
372 automatically, the user has to click in it.
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200373
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200374 The position will be adjusted to avoid overlap with other
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200375 notifications.
376 Use {options} to change the properties.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200377
378
379popup_show({id}) *popup_show()*
380 If {id} is a hidden popup, show it now.
381 For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
382
383
384popup_setoptions({id}, {options}) *popup_setoptions()*
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200385 Override options in popup {id} with entries in {options}.
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200386 These options can be set:
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200387 border
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200388 borderchars
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200389 borderhighlight
390 callback
391 close
392 drag
393 filter
394 firstline
395 flip
396 highlight
397 mask
398 moved
399 padding
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200400 scrollbar
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200401 scrollbarhighlight
402 thumbhighlight
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200403 time
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200404 title
405 wrap
406 zindex
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200407 The options from |popup_move()| can also be used.
408 For "hidden" use |popup_hide()| and |popup_show()|.
409 "tabpage" cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200410
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200411popup_settext({id}, {text}) *popup_settext()*
412 Set the text of the buffer in poup win {id}. {text} is the
413 same as supplied to |popup_create()|.
414 Does not change the window size or position, other than caused
415 by the different text.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200416
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200417
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200418POPUP BUFFER AND WINDOW *popup-buffer*
419
420A new buffer is created to hold the text and text properties of the popup
421window. The buffer is always associated with the popup window and
422manipulation is restricted:
423- the buffer has no name
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200424- 'buftype' is "popup"
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200425- 'swapfile' is off
426- 'bufhidden' is "hide"
427- 'buflisted' is off
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200428- 'undolevels' is -1: no undo at all
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200429- all other buffer-local and window-local options are set to their Vim default
Bram Moolenaarcc31ad92019-05-30 19:25:06 +0200430 value.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200431
Bram Moolenaarcc31ad92019-05-30 19:25:06 +0200432It is possible to change the specifically mentioned options, but anything
433might break then, so better leave them alone.
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +0200434
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200435The window does have a cursor position, but the cursor is not displayed.
436
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +0200437To execute a command in the context of the popup window and buffer use
438`win_execute()`. Example: >
439 call win_execute(winid, 'syntax enable')
440
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200441Options can be set on the window with `setwinvar()`, e.g.: >
442 call setwinvar(winid, '&wrap', 0)
443And options can be set on the buffer with `setbufvar()`, e.g.: >
444 call setbufvar(winbufnr(winid), '&filetype', 'java')
Bram Moolenaarc6896e22019-05-30 22:32:34 +0200445Note that this does not trigger autocommands. Use `win_execute()` if you do
446need them.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200447
448
449POPUP_CREATE() ARGUMENTS *popup_create-usage*
450
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200451The first argument of |popup_create()| (and the second argument to
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200452|popup_settext()|) specifies the text to be displayed, and optionally text
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200453properties. It is in one of three forms:
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200454- a string
455- a list of strings
456- a list of dictionaries, where each dictionary has these entries:
457 text String with the text to display.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200458 props A list of text properties. Optional.
459 Each entry is a dictionary, like the third argument of
460 |prop_add()|, but specifying the column in the
461 dictionary with a "col" entry, see below:
462 |popup-props|.
463
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200464The second argument of |popup_create()| is a dictionary with options:
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200465 line Screen line where to position the popup. Can use a
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200466 number or "cursor", "cursor+1" or "cursor-1" to use
467 the line of the cursor and add or subtract a number of
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200468 lines. If omitted the popup is vertically centered.
469 The first line is 1.
470 col Screen column where to position the popup. Can use a
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200471 number or "cursor" to use the column of the cursor,
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200472 "cursor+9" or "cursor-9" to add or subtract a number
473 of columns. If omitted the popup is horizontally
474 centered. The first column is 1.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200475 pos "topleft", "topright", "botleft" or "botright":
476 defines what corner of the popup "line" and "col" are
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200477 used for. When not set "topleft" is used.
478 Alternatively "center" can be used to position the
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200479 popup in the center of the Vim window, in which case
480 "line" and "col" are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200481 fixed When FALSE (the default), and:
482 - "pos" is "botleft" or "topleft", and
483 - "wrap" is off, and
484 - the popup would be truncated at the right edge of
485 the screen, then
486 the popup is moved to the left so as to fit the
487 contents on the screen. Set to TRUE to disable this.
488 flip When TRUE (the default) and the position is relative
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200489 to the cursor, flip to below or above the cursor to
490 avoid overlap with the |popupmenu-completion| or
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200491 another popup with a higher "zindex". When there is
492 no space above/below the cursor then show the popup to
493 the side of the popup or popup menu.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200494 {not implemented yet}
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200495 maxheight Maximum height of the contents, excluding border and
496 padding.
497 minheight Minimum height of the contents, excluding border and
498 padding.
499 maxwidth Maximum width of the contents, excluding border and
500 padding.
501 minwidth Minimum width of the contents, excluding border and
502 padding.
Bram Moolenaar8d241042019-06-12 23:40:01 +0200503 firstline First buffer line to display. When larger than one it
504 looks like the text scrolled up. When out of range
505 the last buffer line will at the top of the window.
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200506 Also see "scrollbar".
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200507 hidden When TRUE the popup exists but is not displayed; use
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200508 `popup_show()` to unhide it.
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200509 tabpage When -1: display the popup on all tab pages.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200510 When 0 (the default): display the popup on the current
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200511 tab page.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200512 Otherwise the number of the tab page the popup is
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200513 displayed on; when invalid the popup is not created
Bram Moolenaarb2cda0d2019-06-24 05:06:36 +0200514 and an error is given. *E997*
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200515 title Text to be displayed above the first item in the
516 popup, on top of any border. If there is no top
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200517 border one line of padding is added to put the title
Bram Moolenaareb2310d2019-06-16 20:09:10 +0200518 on. You might want to add one or more spaces at the
519 start and end as padding.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200520 wrap TRUE to make the lines wrap (default TRUE).
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200521 drag TRUE to allow the popup to be dragged with the mouse
522 by grabbing at at the border. Has no effect if the
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200523 popup does not have a border. As soon as dragging
524 starts and "pos" is "center" it is changed to
525 "topleft".
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200526 close When "button" an X is displayed in the top-right, on
527 top of any border, padding or text. When clicked on
528 the X the popup will close. Any callback is invoked
529 with the value -2.
530 When "click" any mouse click in the popup will close
531 it.
532 When "none" (the default) mouse clicks do not close
533 the popup window.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200534 highlight Highlight group name to use for the text, stored in
535 the 'wincolor' option.
536 padding List with numbers, defining the padding
537 above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
538 An empty list uses a padding of 1 all around. The
539 padding goes around the text, inside any border.
540 Padding uses the 'wincolor' highlight.
541 Example: [1, 2, 1, 3] has 1 line of padding above, 2
542 columns on the right, 1 line below and 3 columns on
543 the left.
544 border List with numbers, defining the border thickness
545 above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
546 Only values of zero and non-zero are recognized.
547 An empty list uses a border all around.
548 borderhighlight List of highlight group names to use for the border.
549 When one entry it is used for all borders, otherwise
550 the highlight for the top/right/bottom/left border.
551 Example: ['TopColor', 'RightColor', 'BottomColor,
552 'LeftColor']
553 borderchars List with characters, defining the character to use
554 for the top/right/bottom/left border. Optionally
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200555 followed by the character to use for the
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200556 topleft/topright/botright/botleft corner.
557 Example: ['-', '|', '-', '|', '┌', '┐', '┘', '└']
558 When the list has one character it is used for all.
559 When the list has two characters the first is used for
560 the border lines, the second for the corners.
561 By default a double line is used all around when
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200562 'encoding' is "utf-8" and 'ambiwidth' is "single",
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200563 otherwise ASCII characters are used.
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200564 scrollbar non-zero: show a scrollbar when the text doesn't fit.
565 zero: do not show a scrollbar. Default is non-zero.
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200566 Also see |popup-scrollbar|.
567 scrollbarhighlight Highlight group name for the scrollbar. The
568 background color is what matters. When not given then
569 PmenuSbar is used.
570 thumbhighlight Highlight group name for the scrollbar thumb. The
571 background color is what matters. When not given then
572 PmenuThumb is used.
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200573 zindex Priority for the popup, default 50. Minimum value is
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200574 1, maximum value is 32000.
Bram Moolenaarc662ec92019-06-23 00:15:57 +0200575 mask A list of lists with coordinates, defining parts of
576 the popup that are transparent. See |popup-mask|.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200577 time Time in milliseconds after which the popup will close.
578 When omitted |popup_close()| must be used.
Bram Moolenaar3397f742019-06-02 18:40:06 +0200579 moved Specifies to close the popup if the cursor moved:
580 - "any": if the cursor moved at all
581 - "word": if the cursor moved outside |<cword>|
582 - "WORD": if the cursor moved outside |<cWORD>|
583 - [{start}, {end}]: if the cursor moved before column
584 {start} or after {end}
585 The popup also closes if the cursor moves to another
586 line or to another window.
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200587 filter A callback that can filter typed characters, see
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200588 |popup-filter|.
589 callback A callback that is called when the popup closes, e.g.
590 when using |popup_filter_menu()|, see |popup-callback|.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200591
592Depending on the "zindex" the popup goes under or above other popups. The
593completion menu (|popup-menu|) has zindex 100. For messages that occur for a
594short time the suggestion is to use zindex 1000.
595
596By default text wraps, which causes a line in {lines} to occupy more than one
597screen line. When "wrap" is FALSE then the text outside of the popup or
598outside of the Vim window will not be displayed, thus truncated.
599
600
601POPUP TEXT PROPERTIES *popup-props*
602
Bram Moolenaar7a8d0272019-05-26 23:32:06 +0200603These are similar to the third argument of |prop_add()| except:
604- "lnum" is always the current line in the list
605- "bufnr" is always the buffer of the popup
606- "col" is in the Dict instead of a separate argument
Bram Moolenaar7a8d0272019-05-26 23:32:06 +0200607So we get:
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200608 col starting column, counted in bytes, use one for the
609 first column.
610 length length of text in bytes; can be zero
Bram Moolenaar7a8d0272019-05-26 23:32:06 +0200611 end_lnum line number for the end of the text
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200612 end_col column just after the text; not used when "length" is
613 present; when {col} and "end_col" are equal, this is a
614 zero-width text property
615 id user defined ID for the property; when omitted zero is
616 used
617 type name of the text property type, as added with
618 |prop_type_add()|
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200619
620
621POPUP FILTER *popup-filter*
622
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200623A callback that gets any typed keys while a popup is displayed. The filter is
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200624not invoked when the popup is hidden.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200625
626The filter can return TRUE to indicate the key has been handled and is to be
627discarded, or FALSE to let Vim handle the key as usual in the current state.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200628In case it returns FALSE and there is another popup window visible, that
629filter is also called. The filter of the popup window with the highest zindex
630is called first.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200631
632The filter function is called with two arguments: the ID of the popup and the
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200633key as a string, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200634 func MyFilter(winid, key)
635 if a:key == "\<F2>"
636 " do something
637 return 1
638 endif
639 if a:key == 'x'
640 call popup_close(a:winid)
641 return 1
642 endif
643 return 0
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200644 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200645
646Currently the key is what results after any mapping. This may change...
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200647
648Some common key actions:
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200649 x close the popup (see note below)
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200650 cursor keys select another entry
651 Tab accept current suggestion
652
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200653A mouse click arrives as <LeftMouse>. The coordinates are in
654v:mouse_popup_col and v:mouse_popup_row. The top-left screen cell of the
655popup is col 1, row 1 (not counting the border).
656
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200657Vim provides standard filters |popup_filter_menu()| and
658|popup_filter_yesno()|.
659
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200660Note that "x" is the normal way to close a popup. You may want to use Esc,
661but since many keys start with an Esc character, there may be a delay before
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200662Vim recognizes the Esc key. If you do use Esc, it is recommended to set the
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200663'ttimeoutlen' option to 100 and set 'timeout' and/or 'ttimeout'.
664
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200665
666POPUP CALLBACK *popup-callback*
667
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200668A callback that is invoked when the popup closes.
Bram Moolenaar9eaac892019-06-01 22:49:29 +0200669
670The callback is invoked with two arguments: the ID of the popup window and the
671result, which could be an index in the popup lines, or whatever was passed as
672the second argument of `popup_close()`.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200673
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200674If the popup is force-closed, e.g. because the cursor moved or CTRL-C was
675pressed, the number -1 is passed to the callback.
Bram Moolenaar3397f742019-06-02 18:40:06 +0200676
Bram Moolenaarc662ec92019-06-23 00:15:57 +0200677
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200678POPUP SCROLLBAR *popup-scrollbar*
679
680If the text does not fit in the popup a scrollbar is displayed on the right of
681the window. This can be disabled by setting the "scrollbar" option to zero.
682When the scrollbar is displayed mouse scroll events, while the mouse pointer
683is on the popup, will cause the text to scroll up or down as you would expect.
684A click in the upper halve of the scrollbar will scroll the text one line
685down. A click in the lower halve wil scroll the text one line up. However,
686this is limited so that the popup does not get smaller.
687
688
Bram Moolenaarc662ec92019-06-23 00:15:57 +0200689POPUP MASK *popup-mask*
690
691To minimize the text that the popup covers, parts of it can be made
692transparent. This is defined by a "mask" which is a list of lists, where each
693list has four numbers:
694 col start column, positive for counting from the left, 1 for
695 leftmost, negative for counting from the right, -1 for
696 rightmost
697 endcol last column, like "col"
698 line start line, positive for conting from the top, 1 for top,
699 negative for counting from the bottom, -1 for bottom
700 endline end line, like "line"
701
702For example, to make the last 10 columns of the last line transparent:
703 [[-10, -1, -1, -1]]
704
705To make the four corners transparent:
706 [[1, 1, 1, 1], [-1, -1, 1, 1], [1, 1, -1, -1], [-1, -1, -1, -1]]
707
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200708==============================================================================
7093. Examples *popup-examples*
710
711TODO
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200712 *popup_dialog-example*
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200713Prompt the user to press y/Y or n/N: >
714
715 func MyDialogHandler(id, result)
716 if a:result
717 " ... 'y' or 'Y' was pressed
718 endif
719 endfunc
720
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200721 call popup_dialog('Continue? y/n', {
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200722 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_yesno',
723 \ 'callback': 'MyDialogHandler',
724 \ })
725<
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200726 *popup_menu-shortcut-example*
727Extend popup_filter_menu() with shortcut keys: >
728
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200729 call popup_menu(['Save', 'Cancel', 'Discard'], {
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200730 \ 'filter': 'MyMenuFilter',
731 \ 'callback': 'MyMenuHandler',
732 \ })
733
734 func MyMenuFilter(id, key)
735 " Handle shortcuts
736 if a:key == 'S'
737 call popup_close(a:id, 1)
738 return 1
739 endif
740 if a:key == 'C'
741 call popup_close(a:id, 2)
742 return 1
743 endif
744 if a:key == 'D'
745 call popup_close(a:id, 3)
746 return 1
747 endif
748
749 " No shortcut, pass to generic filter
750 return popup_filter_menu(a:id, a:key)
751 endfunc
752<
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200753
754 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: