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Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01001*todo.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2014 Jan 23
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 TODO list for Vim *todo*
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9This is a veeeery long list of known bugs, current work and desired
10improvements. To make it a little bit accessible, the items are grouped by
11subject. In the first column of the line a classification is used to be able
12to look for "the next thing to do":
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14Priority classification:
159 next point release
168 next release
177 as soon as possible
186 soon
195 should be included
204 nice to have
213 consider including
222 maybe not
231 probably not
24- unclassified
25
26 *votes-for-changes*
27See |develop.txt| for development plans. You can vote for which items should
28be worked on, but only if you sponsor Vim development. See |sponsor|.
29
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020030Issues can also be entered online: http://code.google.com/p/vim/issues/list
31Updates will be forwarded to the vim_dev maillist. Issues entered there will
32not be repeated below, unless there is extra information.
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Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034 *known-bugs*
35-------------------- Known bugs and current work -----------------------
36
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +010037Regexp problems:
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +010038- After patch 7.4.045 pattern with \zs isn't handled correctly. (Yukihiro
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010039 Nakadaira, 2013 Dec 23) Patch 2014 Jan 15, update Jan 16.
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +010040- NFA regexp doesn't count tab matches correctly. (Urtica Dioica / gaultheria
41 Shallon, 2013 Nov 18)
42- After patch 7.4.100 there is still a difference between NFA and old engine.
43 25 a's with pattern \v^(aa+)\1+$ (Urtica Dioica, 2013 Nov 21) Also: 9 a's
44 with pattern \v^(a{-2,})\1+$ (Nov 23)
45- NFA engine combining character mismatch. (glts, 2013 Aug 27)
46 Remark from Dominique, Aug 27
47- Issue 164: freeze on regexp search.
48- NFA problem with non-greedy match and branches. (Ingo Karkat, 2013 Nov 29)
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +010049- Ignorecase not handled properly for multi-byte characters. (Axel Bender,
50 2013 Dec 11)
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +010051- Using \@> and \?. (Brett Stahlman, 2013 Dec 21) Remark from Marcin Szamotulski
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010052 Remark from Brett 2014 Jan 6 and 7.
53
54Patch to fix endless loop in completion. (Christian Brabandt, 2014 Jan 15)
55
56Patch after 7.4.154: no autoload when not evaluating. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto,
572014 Jan 14)
58
59Test for patch 7.4.149. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2014 Jan 15)
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +010060
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +020061Problem that a previous silent ":throw" causes a following try/catch not to
62work. (ZyX, 2013 Sep 28)
Bram Moolenaarbaca7f72013-09-22 14:42:24 +020063
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +010064":cd C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc*" does not work, even though the
65directory exists. (Sergio Gallelli, 2013 Dec 29)
66
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010067Blowfish is actually using CFB instead of OFB. Adjust names in blowfish.c.
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +010068
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010069More compiler warnings for Python. (Tony Mechelynck, 2014 Jan 14)
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +010070
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010071Patch to fix that when wide functions fail the non-wide function may do
72something wrong. (Ken Takata, 2014 Jan 18)
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +010073
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +010074Patch 7.4.085 breaks Visual insert in some situations. (Issue 193)
75Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2014 Jan 16.
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +010076
Bram Moolenaarbaca7f72013-09-22 14:42:24 +020077Problem using ":try" inside ":execute". (ZyX, 2013 Sep 15)
78
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +020079Update for Clojure ftplugin. (Sung Pae). Await discussion about formatting in
80ftplugins.
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +020081
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +020082Python: ":py raw_input('prompt')" doesn't work. (Manu Hack)
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020083
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +010084Patch to make Dictionary.update() work without arguments.
85(ZyX, 2013 Oct 19)
86
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020087Include systemverilog file? Two votes yes.
88
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +010089Patch to make "J" set '[ and '] marks. (Christian Brabandt, 2013 Dec 11)
90Any compatibility problems?
91
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +010092Patch to add :S modifier for excaping the current file name.
93(ZyX, 2013 Nov 30) Update Dec 5.
94
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +020095Problem with 'spellsuggest' file, only works for some words.
96(Cesar Romani, 2013 Aug 20) Depends on file name? (Aug 24)
97Additional remark by glts: the suggested words are marked bad?
98
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100998 non-ASCII font names don't work. Need to convert from 'encoding' and use
100 the wide functions. Patch by Ken Takata, 2013 Dec 22.
101 Update 2014 Jan 6.
102
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200103Syntax highlighting slow (hangs) in SASS file. (Niek Bosch, 2013 Aug 21)
104
105Adding "~" to 'cdpath' doesn't work for completion? (Davido, 2013 Aug 19)
Bram Moolenaardd007ed2013-07-09 15:44:17 +0200106
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +0100107Error number E834 is used twice. (Yukihiro Nakadaira. 2014 Jan 18)
108
109Crash with ":%s/\n//g" on long file. (Aidan Marlin, 2014 Jan 15)
110Christian Brabandt: patch to run this into a join. (2014 Jan 18)
111
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +0100112Add digraph for Rouble: =P. What's the Unicode?
113
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +0100114Issue 174: Detect Mason files.
115
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +0100116Phpcomplete.vim update. (Complex, 2014 Jan 15)
117
118PHP syntax is extremely slow. (Anhad Jai Singh, 2014 Jan 19)
119
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200120Patch to make has() check for Vim version and patch at the same time.
121(Marc Weber, 2013 Jun 7)
122
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +0100123Regression on pach 7.4.034. (Ingo Karkat, 2013 Nov 20)
124
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +0100125Patch to include smack support (Linux security library). (Jose Bollo, 2014 Jan
12614) Update Jan 15.
127
128Tag list, as used for :tjump, does not unescape regexp. (Gary Johnson, 2014 Jan
1296) With patch in another message.
130
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +0200131VMS: Select() doesn't work properly, typing ESC may hang Vim. Use sys$qiow
132instead. (Samuel Ferencik, 2013 Sep 28)
133
Bram Moolenaar4b60a6c2013-11-14 05:48:46 +0100134Series of patches for NL vs NUL handling. (ZyX, 2013 Nov 3, Nov 9)
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +0100135
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100136Patch to add flag to shortmess to avoid giving completion messages.
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +0100137(Shougo Matsu, 2014 Jan 6, update Jan 11)
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100138
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100139Patch to add v:completed_item. (Shougo Matsu, 2013 Nov 29).
140
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +0100141Patch to make test 100 work on MS-Windows. (Taro Muraoka, 2013 Dec 12)
142
143Patch to define macros for hardcoded values. (Elias Diem, 2013 Dec 14)
144
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +0100145Perl: support for Activestate perl 5.18: Issue 170.
146
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100147Several syntax file match "^\s*" which may get underlined if that's in the
148highlight group. Add a "\zs" after it?
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +0100149
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100150Patch to fix temp directories for Windows, so that it works without tweaking.
151Issue 28.
152
Bram Moolenaar8e5af3e2011-04-28 19:02:44 +0200153Go through more coverity reports.
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +0100154
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +0100155Include Haiku port? (Adrien Destugues, Siarzhuk Zharski, 2013 Oct 24)
156
157Updated spec ftplugin. (Matěj Cepl, 2013 Oct 16)
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +0200158
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +0200159Patch to right-align signs. (James Kolb (email james), 2013 Sep 23)
160
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +0100161Patch to handle integer overflow. (Aaron Burrow, 2013 Dec 12)
162
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200163With "$" in 'cpoptions' the popup menu isn't fully drawn. (Matti Niemenmaa,
1642013 Sep 5)
165
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +0100166Patch to add item in 'listchars' to repeat first character. (Nathaniel Braun,
167pragm, 2013 Oct 13)
168
169Undo message is not always properly displayed. Patch by Ken Takata, 2013 oct
1703. Doesn't work properly according to Yukihiro Nakadaira.
171
Bram Moolenaar1a42b4b2013-07-28 18:29:08 +0200172/[b-a] gives error E16, should probably be E769.
173
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +01001747 Windows XP: When using "ClearType" for text smoothing, a column of yellow
175 pixels remains when typing spaces in front of a "D" ('guifont' set to
176 "lucida_console:h8").
177Patch by Thomas Tuegel, also for GTK, 2013 Nov 24
178
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200179:help gives example for z?, but it does not work. m? and t? do work.
180
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +0200181Python: Extended funcrefs: use func_T* structure in place of char_u* function
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100182names.
183(ZyX, 2013 Jul 15, update Sep 22, 24, 28; Update 2013 Dec 15, 2014 Jan 6)
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100184Also fixes Bug: E685 error for func_unref(). (ZyX, 2010 Aug 5)
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +0200185
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200186Patch to add funcref to Lua. (Luis Carvalho, 2013 Sep 4)
Bram Moolenaarbaca7f72013-09-22 14:42:24 +0200187With tests: Sep 5.
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200188
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +0100189Patch to fix that on suckless Terminal mousewheel up does not work.
190(Ralph Eastwood, 2013 Nov 25)
191
Bram Moolenaar8e5af3e2011-04-28 19:02:44 +0200192Discussion about canonicalization of Hebrew. (Ron Aaron, 2011 April 10)
193
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200194Checking runtime scripts: Thilo Six, 2012 Jun 6.
195
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +0100196When evaluating expression in backticks, autoload doesn't work.
197(Andy Wokula, 2013 Dec 14)
198
199Using <nr>ifoobar<esc> can slow down Vim. Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2013
200Dec 13.
201
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200202Fold can't be opened after ":move". (Ein Brown)
203Patch from Christian Brabandt doesn't fix it completely.
204
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100205Patch from Christian Brabandt to preserve upper case marks when wiping out a
206buffer. (2013 Dec 9)
207
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +0100208Patch for drag&drop reordering of GUI tab pages reordering.
209(Ken Takata, 2013 Nov 22, second one, also by Masamichi Abe)
210
211":sign-jump" uses first window in buffer instead of current window.
212Patch by James McCoy, 2013 Nov 22.
213
Bram Moolenaar97cc2382012-10-03 21:46:54 +0200214GTK: problem with 'L' in 'guioptions' changing the window width.
215(Aaron Cornelius, 2012 Feb 6)
216
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +0100217Patch to add option that tells whether small deletes go into the numbered
218registers. (Aryeh Leib Taurog, 2013 Nov 18)
219
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +0100220Win32: use different args for SearchPath()? (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2009 Jan 30)
221Also fixes wrong result from executable().
222Update from Ken Takata, 2014 Jan 10.
223
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +0200224Javascript file where indent gets stuck on: GalaxyMaster, 2012 May 3.
225
Bram Moolenaare2db6952013-07-24 19:53:36 +0200226The BufUnload event is triggered when re-using the empty buffer.
227(Pokey Rule, 2013 Jul 22)
228Patch by Marcin Szamotulski, 2013 Jul 22.
229
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200230The CompleteDone autocommand needs some info passed to it:
231- The word that was selected (empty if abandoned complete)
232- Type of completion: tag, omnifunc, user func.
233
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +0100234Patch to allow more types in remote_expr(). (Lech Lorens, 2014 Jan 5)
235Doesn't work for string in list. Other way to pass all types of variables
236reliably?
237
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +0200238Using ":call foo#d.f()" doesn't autoload the "foo.vim" file.
239That is, calling a dictionary function on an autoloaded dict.
240Works OK for echo, just not for ":call" and ":call call()". (Ted, 2011 Mar
24117)
242Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2013 Mar 23.
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +0200243Not 100% sure this is the right solution.
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +0200244
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +0200245Patch to support expression argument to sort() instead of a function name.
246Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2013 May 31.
247Or should we add a more general mechanism, like lambda functions?
248
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +0100249Problem caused by patch 7.3.638: window->open does not update window
250correctly. Issue 91.
251
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100252Patch to add {lhs} to :mapclear: clear all maps starting with {lhs}.
253(Christian Brabandt, 2013 Dec 9)
254
255The garbage collector may use too much stack. Make set_ref_in_item()
256iterative instead of recursive. Test program by Marc Weber (2013 Dec 10)
257
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +0100258Exception caused by argument of return is not caught by try/catch.
259(David Barnett, 2013 Nov 19)
260
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02002618 'backupdir' and 'directory' should use $TMPDIR, $TMP and/or $TEMP when
262 defined.
263Issue 28.
264
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +0200265Patch to fix that 'cedit' is recognized after :normal. (Christian Brabandt,
2662013 Mar 19, later message)
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +0100267
268Patch to view coverage of the tests. (Nazri Ramliy, 2013 Feb 15)
269
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200270Patch to invert characters differently in GTK. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2013 May
2715)
272
Bram Moolenaar56b45b92013-06-24 22:22:18 +0200273Patch to add "Q" and "A" responses to interactive :substitute. They are
274carried over when using :global. (Christian Brabandt, 2013 Jun 19)
275
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +0200276Bug with 'cursorline' in diff mode. Line being scrolled into view gets
277highlighted as the cursor line. (Alessandro Ivaldi, 2013 Jun 4)
278
Bram Moolenaar4b60a6c2013-11-14 05:48:46 +0100279Two highlighting bugs. (ZyX, 2013 Aug 18)
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200280
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200281Patch to add the bufferlist() function. (Yegappan Lakshmanan, 2013 May 5)
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200282May 17: with winlist() and tabpagelist().
283May 19: with local variables.
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +0200284May 28: with options
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +0200285
Bram Moolenaar97cc2382012-10-03 21:46:54 +0200286Patch to support 'u' in interactive substitute. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Sep
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +020028728) With tests: Oct 9.
Bram Moolenaar97cc2382012-10-03 21:46:54 +0200288
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +0200289Patch from Christian Brabandt to make the "buffer" argument for ":sign place"
290optional. (2013 Jul 12)
291
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200292Dialog is too big on Linux too. (David Fishburn, 2013 Sep 2)
293
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +0200294Patch to allow setting w:quickfix_title via setqflist() and setloclist()
295functions. (Christian Brabandt, 2013 May 8, update May 21)
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +0200296Patch to add getlocstack() / setlocstack(). (Christian Brabandt, 2013 May 14)
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +0200297Second one. Update May 22.
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +0200298
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100299Patch to make fold updates much faster. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Dec)
300
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +0200301MS-Windows: Patch to make tests copy files to avoid changing the fileformat of
302the files under version control. (Taro Muraoka, 2013 Jul 5)
303
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +0100304Issue 54: document behavior of -complete, also expands arg.
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +0100305
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +0200306- Add regex for 'paragraphs' and 'sections': 'parare' and 'sectre'. Combine
307 the two into a regex for searching. (Ned Konz)
308Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2013 Apr 20, unfinished.
Bram Moolenaar97cc2382012-10-03 21:46:54 +0200309
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +0200310Bug: findfile("any", "file:///tmp;") does not work.
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +0200311
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100312v:register is not directly reset to " after a delete command that specifies a
313register. It is reset after the next command. (Steve Vermeulen, 2013 Mar 16)
314
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +0100315'ff' is wrong for one-line file without EOL. (Issue 77)
316
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +0200317Patch to set antialiasing style on Windows. (Ondrej Balaz, 2013 Mar 14)
318Needs a different check for CLEARTYPE_QUALITY.
319
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200320In the ATTENTION message about an existing swap file, mention the name of the
321process that is running. It might actually be some other program, e.g. after
322a reboot.
323
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200324MS-Windows: Crash opening very long file name starting with "\\".
325(Christian Brock, 2012 Jun 29)
Bram Moolenaar9a7224b2012-04-30 15:56:52 +0200326
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +0100327Patch to have text objects defined by arbitrary single characters. (Daniel
328Thau, 2013 Nov 20)
329
330Patch to select the next or previous text object if there isn't one under the
331cursor. (Daniel Thau, 2013 Nov 20)
332
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100333patch to add "combine" flag to syntax commands. (so8res, 2012 Dec 6)
334
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100335Bug caused by patch 7.3.1288? Issue 183.
336I can't reproduce it.
337
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +0100338Syntax update problem in one buffer opened in two windows, bottom window is
339not correctly updated. (Paul Harris, 2012 Feb 27)
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100340
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +0200341Patch to add assignments in cscope. (Uli Meis, Estabrooks, 2012 Sep 1)
342Alternate patch by Gary Johnson, Sep 4.
343
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +0200344Patch to add getsid(). (Tyru, 2011 Oct 2) Do we want this? Update Oct 4.
345Or use expand('<sid>')?
346
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100347Patch to make confirm() display colors. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Nov 9)
348
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +0100349Patch to add functions for signs. (Christian Brabandt, 2013 Jan 27)
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100350
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200351Do we need some way (option) to show the sign column even when there are no
352signs? Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2013 Aug 22.
353
354Patch to remove flicker from popup menu. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2013 Aug 15)
355
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +0200356Patch to use directX to draw text on Windows. Adds the 'renderoptions'
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +0200357option. (Taro Muraoka, 2013 Jan 25, update 2013 Apr 3, May 14)
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200358Fixes this problem:
3598 Win32: Multi-byte characters are not displayed, even though the same font
360 in Notepad can display them. (Srinath Avadhanula) Try with the
361 UTF-8-demo.txt page with Andale Mono.
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100362
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +0200363Patch to add 'completeselect' option. Specifies how to select a candidate in
364insert completion. (Shougo, 2013 May 29)
365Update to add to existing 'completeopt'. 2013 May 30
366
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100367Problem with refresh:always in completion. (Tyler Wade, 2013 Mar 17)
368
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100369b:undo_ftplugin cannot call a script-local function. (Boris Danilov, 2013 Jan
3707)
371
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200372Win32: The Python interface only works with one version of Python, selected at
373compile time. Can this be made to work with version 2.1 and 2.2 dynamically?
374
375Python: Be able to define a Python function that can be called directly from
376Vim script. Requires converting the arguments and return value, like with
377vim.bindeval().
378
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +0200379Patch for :tabcloseleft, after closing a tab go to left tab. (William Bowers,
3802012 Aug 4)
381
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100382Patch to improve equivalence classes in regexp patterns.
383(Christian Brabandt, 2013 Jan 16, update Jan 17)
384
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +0100385Patch with suggestions for starting.txt. (Tony Mechelynck, 2012 Oct 24)
386But use Gnome instead of GTK?
387
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +0200388Patch to make FocusGained and FocusLost work in modern terminals. (Hayaki
389Saito, 2013 Apr 24)
390
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +0100391Should be possible to enable/disable matchparen per window or buffer.
392Add a check for b:no_match_paren in Highlight_matching_Pair() (Marcin
393Szamotulski, 2012 Nov 8)
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +0200394
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +0200395Crash in autocmd that unloads buffers in a BufUnload event. (Andrew Pimlott,
3962012 Aug 11) Disallow :new when BufUnload is being handled?
397
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +0200398Issue 72: 'autochdir' causes problems for :vimgrep.
399
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +0200400Session file creation: 'autochdir' causes trouble. Keep it off until after
401loading all files.
402
403Win32: When 'autochdir' is on and 'encoding' is changed, files on the command
404line are opened again, but from the wrong directory. Apply 'autochdir' only
405after starting up?
406
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +0200407Patch to add ":ldo" and ":cdo", execute commands over quickfix list and
408location list. (Yegappan Lakshmanan, 2013 Jun 2)
409
Bram Moolenaardc8b25c2013-07-06 13:58:22 +02004108 "stl" and "stlnc" in 'fillchars' don't work for multi-byte characters.
411 Patch by Christian Wellenbrock, 2013 Jul 5.
412
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200413MS-Windows resizing problems:
414- Windows window on screen positioning: Patch by Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2012 Jun
415 20. Uses getWindowRect() instead of GetWindowPlacement()
416- Win32: When the taskbar is at the top of the screen creating the tabbar
417 causes the window to move unnecessarily. (William E. Skeith III, 2012 Jan
418 12) Patch: 2012 Jan 13 Needs more work (2012 Feb 2)
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +0100419
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200420'iminsert' global value set when using ":setlocal iminsert"? (Wu, 2012 Jun 23)
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200421
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +0200422Patch to append regexp to tag commands to make it possible to select one out
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +0200423of many matches. (Cody Cutler, 2013 Mar 28)
424
Bram Moolenaar56b45b92013-06-24 22:22:18 +0200425Patch to add tagfunc(). Cleaned up by Christian Brabandt, 2013 Jun 22.
426
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +0100427Help for 'b:undo_indent'. (Thilo Six, 2012 May 28)
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200428Also question if examples are correct.
429
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +0100430It should be possible to make globpath() return a list instead of a string,
431like with glob(). (Greg Novack, 2012 Nov 2)
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +0200432Patch by Adnan Zafar, 2013 Jul 15.
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +0100433
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200434The input map for CTRL-O in mswin.vim causes problems after CTRL-X CTRL-O.
435Suggestion for another map. (Philip Mat, 2012 Jun 18)
436But use "gi" instead of "a". Or use CTRL-\ CTRL-O.
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200437
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +0200438Patch to support user name completion on MS-Windows. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2012
439Aug 16)
440
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +0100441When there are no command line arguments ":next" and ":argu" give E163, which
442is confusing. Should say "the argument list is empty".
443
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +0100444URXVT:
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +0100445- will get stuck if byte sequence does not contain the expected semicolon.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +0100446- Use urxvt mouse support also in xterm. Explanations:
447 http://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2662
448
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200449Patch to add tests for if_xcmdsrv.c., Jul 8, need some more work. (Brian Burns)
Bram Moolenaar6c35bea2012-07-25 17:49:10 +0200450New tests Jul 13. Update Jul 17. Discussion Jul 18.
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200451
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +0100452When running Vim in silent ex mode, an existing swapfile causes Vim to wait
453for a user action without a prompt. (Maarten Billemont, 2012 Feb 3)
454Do give the prompt? Quit with an error?
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100455
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +0200456Patch to list user digraphs. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Apr 14)
457
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200458Patch to add digraph() function. (Christian Brabandt, 2013 Aug 22, update Aug
45924)
460
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +0200461Patch for input method status. (Hirohito Higashi, 2012 Apr 18)
462
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100463Update Vim app icon (for Gnome). (Jakub Steiner, 2013 Dec 6)
464
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +0200465Patch to use .png icons for the toolbar on MS-Windows. (Martin Gieseking, 2013
466Apr 18)
467
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +0200468Patch for has('unnamedplus') docs. (Tony Mechelynck, 2011 Sep 27)
469And one for gui_x11.txt.
470
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200471- Patch for 'breakindent' option: repeat indent for wrapped line. (Vaclav
472 Smilauer, 2004 Sep 13, fix Oct 31, update 2007 May 30)
473 Version for latest MacVim: Tobia Conforto, 2009 Nov 23
474 More recent version: https://retracile.net/wiki/VimBreakIndent
475 Posted to vim-dev by Taylor Hedberg, 2011 Nov 25
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +0200476 Update by Taylor Hedberg, 2013 May 30.
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +0200477 Updated for Vim 7.4 by Ken Takata, 2013 Oct 5.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200478
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +0100479":cd" doesn't work when current directory path contains "**".
480finddir() has the same problem. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2012 Jan 10)
481Requires a rewrite of the file_file_in_path code.
482
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200483Should use has("browsefilter") in ftplugins. Requires patch 7.3.593.
484
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +0100485Update for vim2html.pl. (Tyru, 2013 Feb 22)
486
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +0200487Patch to sort functions starting with '<' after others. Omit dict functions,
488they can't be called. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2011 Oct 11)
489
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +0100490Patch to pass list to or(), and() and xor(). (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2012 Feb 8)
491
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100492Patch to improve "it" and "at" text object matching. (Christian Brabandt, 2011
493Nov 20)
494
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200495Patch to improve GUI find/replace dialog. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 May 26)
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200496Update Jun 2.
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200497
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100498`] moves to character after insert, instead of the last inserted character.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100499(Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2011 Dec 9)
500
501Plugin for Modeleasy. (Massimiliano Tripoli, 2011 Nov 29)
502
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +0100503BufWinLeave triggers too late when quitting last window in a tab page. (Lech
504Lorens, 2012 Feb 21)
505
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100506Patch for 'transparency' option. (Sergiu Dotenco, 2011 Sep 17)
507Only for MS-Windows. No documentation. Do we want this?
508
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +0100509Patch to support cursor shape in Cygwin console. (Ben bgold, 2011 Dec 27)
510
Bram Moolenaar6ee8d892012-01-10 14:55:01 +0100511Patch to support UTF-8 for Hangul. (Shawn Y.H. Kim, 2011 May 1)
512Needs more work. Pinged 2012 Jan 4.
513
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200514Issue 64: when 'incsearch' is on can't paste LF on command line.
515
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +0200516On MS-Windows a temp dir with a & init causes system() to fail. (Ben Fritz,
5172012 Jun 19)
518
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200519'cursorline' is displayed too short when there are concealed characters and
520'list' is set. (Dennis Preiser)
521Patch 7.3.116 was the wrong solution.
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +0200522Christian Brabandt has another incomplete patch. (2011 Jul 13)
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +0200523
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200524With concealed text mouse click doesn't put the cursor in the right position.
525(Herb Sitz) Fix by Christian Brabandt, 2011 Jun 16. Doesn't work properly,
526need to make the change in where RET_WIN_BUF_CHARTABSIZE() is called.
527
528Syntax region with 'concealends' and a 'cchar' value, 'conceallevel' set to 2,
529only one of the two ends gets the cchar displayed. (Brett Stahlman, 2010 Aug
53021, Ben Fritz, 2010 Sep 14)
531
Bram Moolenaar8e52a592012-05-18 21:49:28 +0200532'cursorline' works on a text line only. Add 'cursorscreenline' for
533highlighting the screen line. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Mar 31)
534
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100535Win32: Patch to use task dialogs when available. (Sergiu Dotenco, 2011 Sep 17)
536New feature, requires testing. Made some remarks.
537
538Win32: Patch for alpha-blended icons and toolbar height. (Sergiu Dotenco, 2011
539Sep 17) Asked for feedback from others.
540
Bram Moolenaar6be7f872012-01-20 21:08:56 +0100541Win32: Cannot cd into a directory that starts with a space. (Andy Wokula, 2012
542Jan 19)
543
Bram Moolenaarbc488a72013-07-05 21:01:22 +0200544Need to escape $HOME on Windows? (ZyX, 2011 Jul 21, discussion 2013 Jul 4)
545Can't simply use a backslash, \$HOME has a different meaning already.
546Would be possible to use $$HOME where $HOME is to be used.
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200547
Bram Moolenaarbc488a72013-07-05 21:01:22 +0200548"2" in 'formatoptions' not working in comments. (Christian Corneliussen, 2011
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100549Oct 26)
550
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200551Bug in repeating Visual "u". (Lawrence Kesteloot, 2010 Dec 20)
552
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200553With "unamedplus" in 'clipboard' pasting in Visual mode causes error for empty
554register. (Michael Seiwald, 2011 Jun 28) I can't reproduce it.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200555
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200556Windows keys not set properly on Windows 7? (cncyber, 2010 Aug 26)
557
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200558When using a Vim server, a # in the path causes an error message.
559(Jeff Lanzarotta, 2011 Feb 17)
560
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100561Setting $HOME on MS-Windows is not very well documented. Suggestion by Ben
562Fritz (2011 Oct 27).
563
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200564Bug: Windows 7 64 bit system freezes when 'clipboard' set to "unnamed" and
565doing ":g/test/d". Putting every delete on the clipboard? (Robert Chan, 2011
566Jun 17)
567
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +0100568When there is a ">" in a line that "gq" wraps to the start of the next line,
569then the following line will pick it up as a leader. Should get the leader
570from the first line, not a wrapped line. (Matt Ackeret, 2012 Feb 27)
571
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200572Using ":break" or something else that stops executing commands inside a
573":finally" does not rethrow a previously uncaught exception. (ZyX, 2010 Oct
57415)
575
576Vim using lots of memory when joining lines. (John Little, 2010 Dec 3)
577
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200578BT regexp engine: After trying a \@> match and failing, submatches are not
579cleared. See test64.
580
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200581Changes to manpage plugin. (Elias Toivanen, 2011 Jul 25)
582
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +0200583Patch to make "z=" work when 'spell' is off. Does this have nasty side
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200584effects? (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Aug 5, Update 2013 Aug 12)
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +0200585Would also need to do this for spellbadword() and spellsuggest().
586
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +0200587Patch for variable tabstops.
588
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200589On 64 bit MS-Windows "long" is only 32 bits, but we sometimes need to store a
59064 bits value. Change all number options to use nropt_T and define it to the
591right type.
592
593string() can't parse back "inf" and "nan". Fix documentation or fix code?
594(ZyX, 2010 Aug 23)
595
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200596Make 'formatprg' global-local. (Sung Pae)
597
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200598When doing "redir => s:foo" in a script and then "redir END" somewhere else
599(e.g. in a function) it can't find s:foo.
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +0200600When a script contains "redir => s:foo" but doesn't end redirection, a
601following "redir" command gives an error for not being able to access s:foo.
602(ZyX, 2011 Mar 27)
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200603
Bram Moolenaard960d762011-09-21 19:22:10 +0200604When setqflist() uses a filename that triggers a BufReadCmd autocommand Vim
605doesn't jump to the correct line with :cfirst. (ZyX, 2011 Sep 18)
606
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +0100607Behavior of i" and a" text objects isn't logical. (Ben Fritz, 2013 Nov 19)
608
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02006097 Make "ga" show the digraph for a character, if it exists.
610Patch from Christian Brabandt, 2011 Aug 19.
611
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200612maparg() does not show the <script> flag. When temporarily changing a
613mapping, how to restore the script ID?
614
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200615Bug in try/catch: return with invalid compare throws error that isn't caught.
616(ZyX, 2011 Jan 26)
617
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +0200618When setting a local option value from the global value, add a script ID that
619indicates this, so that ":verbose set" can give a hint. Check with options in
620the help file.
621
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200622After patch 7.3.097 still get E15. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2011 Jan 18)
623Also for another example (ZyX, 2011 Jan 24)
624
625Build problem with small features on Mac OS X 10.6. (Rainer, 2011 Jan 24)
626
627"0g@$" puts '] on last byte of multi-byte. (ZyX, 2011 Jan 22)
628
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200629Patch to support sorting on floating point number. (Alex Jakushev, 2010 Oct
63030)
631
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200632Patch to addd TextDeletePost and TextYankPost events. (Philippe Vaucher, 2011
633May 24) Update May 26.
634
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +0100635Patch for :tabrecently. (Hirokazu Yoshida, 2012 Jan 30)
636
Bram Moolenaare2db6952013-07-24 19:53:36 +0200637Problem with "syn sync grouphere". (Gustavo Niemeyer, 2011 Jan 27)
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200638
639Loading autoload script even when usage is inside "if 0". (Christian Brabandt,
6402010 Dec 18)
641
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200642With a filler line in diff mode, it isn't displayed in the column with line
643number, but it is in the sign column. Doesn't look right. (ZyX 2011 Jun 5)
644Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2011 Jun 5. Introduces new problems.
645
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200646Add jump() function. (Marcin Szamotulski, 2013 Aug 29)
647Is this needed? CTRL-O and CTRL-I do the same, just more difficult to use.
648
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02006498 Add a command to jump to the next character highlighted with "Error".
650Patch by Christian Brabandt, uses ]e [e ]t and [t. 2011 Aug 9.
651
6528 Add an event like CursorHold that is triggered repeatedly, not just once
653 after typing something.
654Need for CursorHold that retriggers. Use a key that doesn't do anything, or a
655function that resets did_cursorhold.
656Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2011 May 6.
657
6587 Use "++--", "+++--" for different levels instead of "+---" "+----".
659Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2011 Jul 27.
660Update by Ben Fritz, with fix for TOhtml. (2011 Jul 30)
661
6629 Add %F to 'errorformat': file name without spaces. Useful on Unix to
663 avoid matching something up to a time 11:22:33.
664Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2011 Jul 27.
665
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200666Patch to add up to 99 match groups. (Christian Brabandt, 2010 Dec 22)
667Also add named groups: \%{name}(re) and \%{name}g
668
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200669In the sandbox it's not allowed to do many things, but it's possible to change
670or set variables. Add a way to prevent variables from being changed in the
671sandbox? E.g.: ":protect g:restore_settings".
672
673GTK: drawing a double-width combining character over single-width characters
674doesn't look right. (Dominique Pelle, 2010 Aug 8)
675
676GTK: tear-off menu does not work. (Kurt Sonnenmoser, 2010 Oct 25)
677
678Win32: tear-off menu does not work when menu language is German. (Markus
679Bossler, 2011 Mar 2) Fixed by 7.3.095?
680
681Version of netbeans.c for use with MacVim. (Kazuki Sakamoto, 2010 Nov 18)
682
6837.3.014 changed how backslash at end of line works, but still get a NUL when
684there is one backslash. (Ray Frush, 2010 Nov 18) What does the original ex
685do?
686
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +0200687Searching mixed with Visual mode doesn't redraw properly. (James Vega, 2010 Nov
68822)
689
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100690New esperanto spell file can't be processed. (Dominique Pelle, 2011 Jan 30)
691- move compflags to separate growarray?
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +0200692- instead of a regexp use a hashtable. Expand '?', '*', '+'. What would be
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100693 the maximum repeat for * and +?
694
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +0100695"L'Italie" noted as a spell error at start of the sentence. (Dominique Pelle,
6962011 Feb 27)
697
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200698Editing a file with a ^M with 'ff' set to "mac", opening a help file, then the
699^M is displayed as ^J sometimes. Getting 'ff' value from wrong window/buffer?
700
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +0100701'colorcolumn' has higher priority than hlsearch. Should probably be the other
702way around. (Nazri Ramliy, 2013 Feb 19)
703
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100704When Vim is put in the background (SIGTSTP) and then gets a SIGHUP it doesn't
705exit. It exists as soon as back in the foreground. (Stephen Liang, 2011 Jan
7069) Caused by vim_handle_signal(SIGNAL_BLOCK); in ui.c.
707
708g` not working correctly when using :edit. It works OK when editing a file on
709the command line. (Ingo Karkat, 2011 Jan 25)
710
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +0100711Since patch 7.2.46 Yankring plugin has become very slow, eventually make Vim
712crash? (Raiwil, 2010 Nov 17)
713
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +0200714Patch to add FoldedLineNr highlighting: different highlighting for the line
715number of a closed fold. (eXerigumo Clanjor, 2013 Jul 15)
716
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200717Does not work with NFA regexp engine:
718- \%u, \%x, \%o, \%d followed by a composing character
719
720Regexp engine performance:
721- Profiling:
722 ./vim -u NONE -s ~/vim/test/ruby.vim
723 ./vim -u NONE -s ~/vim/test/loop.vim
724 ./vim -u NONE -s ~/vim/test/alsa.vim
725 ./vim -s ~/vim/test/todo.vim
726 ./vim -s ~/vim/test/xml.vim
727 Dominique Pelle: xmlSyncDT is particularly slow (Jun 7)
728- More test files from the src/pkg/regexp/testdata directory in the Go repo.
729- Performance tests:
730 - Using asciidoc syntax. (Marek Schimara, 2013 Jun 6)
731 - ~/vim/text/FeiqCfg.xml (file from Netjune)
732 - ~/vim/text/edl.svg (also XML)
733 - glts has five tests. (May 25)
734 - ~/vim/test/slowsearch
735 - ~/vim/test/rgb.vim
736 - search for a.*e*exn in the vim executable. Go to last line to use
737 'hlsearch'.
738 - Slow combination of folding and PHP syntax highlighting. Script to
739 reproduce it. Caused by "syntax sync fromstart" in combination with patch
740 7.2.274. (Christian Brabandt, 2010 May 27) Generally, folding with
741 'foldmethod' set to "syntax" is slow. Do profiling to find out why.
742
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +0200743Patch to add 'systemencoding', convert between 'encoding' and this for file
744names, shell commands and the like. (Kikuchan, 2010 Oct 14)
745Assume the system converts between the actual encoding of the filesystem to
746the system encoding (usually utf-8).
747
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100748Patch to add GUI colors to the terminal, when it supports it. (ZyX, 2013 Jan
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +010074926, update 2013 Dec 14)
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100750
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200751Problem producing tags file when hebrew.frx is present. It has a BOM.
752Results in E670. (Tony Mechelynck, 2010 May 2)
753
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +0200754'beval' option should be global-local.
755
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +0100756Ruby: ":ruby print $buffer.number" returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +0200757
Bram Moolenaar755bd262010-08-14 17:46:20 +0200758setpos() does not restore cursor position after :normal. (Tyru, 2010 Aug 11)
Bram Moolenaar2a988a12010-08-13 15:24:39 +0200759
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02007607 The 'directory' option supports changing path separators to "%" to make
761 file names unique, also support this for 'backupdir'. (Mikolaj Machowski)
762 Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2010 Oct 21.
763
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200764getpos()/setpos() don't include curswant. getpos() could return a fifth
765element. setpos() could accept an optional fifth element.
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200766Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2010 Sep 6. Again 2013 Aug 22.
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200767
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +0200768With "tw=55 fo+=a" typing space before ) doesn't work well. (Scott Mcdermott,
7692010 Oct 24)
770
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +0100771Patch to add random number generator. (Hong Xu, 2010 Nov 8, update Nov 10)
772Alternative from Christian Brabandt. (2010 Sep 19)
773
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200774Messages in message.txt are highlighted as examples.
775
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +0200776When using cp850 the NBSP (0xff) is not drawn correctly. (Brett Stahlman, 2010
777Oct 22) 'isprint' is set to "@,161-255".
778
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +0200779":echo "\x85" =~# '[\u0085]'" returns 1 instead of 0. (ZyX, 2010 Oct 3)
780
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200781'cindent' not correct when 'list' is set. (Zdravi Korusef, 2010 Apr 15)
782
Bram Moolenaar6ee8d892012-01-10 14:55:01 +0100783C-indenting: A matching { in a comment is ignored, but intermediate { are not
784checked to be in a comment. Implement FM_SKIPCOMM flag of findmatchlimit().
785Issue 46.
786
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +0100787When 'paste' is changed with 'pastetoggle', the ruler doesn't reflect this
788right away. (Samuel Ferencik, 2010 Dec 7)
789
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200790Mac with X11: clipboard doesn't work properly. (Raf, 2010 Aug 16)
791
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +0100792Using CompilerSet doesn't record where an option was set from. E.g., in the
793gcc compiler plugin. (Gary Johnson, 2010 Dec 13)
794
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200795":helpgrep" does not put the cursor in the correct column when preceded by
796accented character. (Tony Mechelynck, 2010 Apr 15)
797
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200798Don't call check_restricted() for histadd(), setbufvar(), settabvar(),
799setwinvar().
800
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +0100801Patch for GVimExt to show an icon. (Dominik Riebeling, 2010 Nov 7)
802
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +0100803When writing a file > 2Gbyte, the reported number of bytes is negative.
804(Antonio Colombo, 2010 Dec 18)
805
Bram Moolenaar8408a9a2010-07-30 22:41:22 +0200806Patch: Let rare word highlighting overrule good word highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +0200807(Jakson A. Aquino, 2010 Jul 30, again 2011 Jul 2)
Bram Moolenaar8408a9a2010-07-30 22:41:22 +0200808
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200809When 'lines' is 25 and 'scrolloff' is 12, "j" scrolls zero or two lines
810instead of one. (Constantin Pan, 2010 Sep 10)
811
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +0100812Crash in setqflist(). (Benoit Mortgat, 2010 Nov 18)
813
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200814Gui menu edit/paste in block mode insert only inserts in one line (Bjorn
815Winckler, 2011 May 11)
816Requires a map mode for Insert mode started from blockwise Visual mode.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +0100817
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +0100818Writing nested List and Dict in viminfo gives error message and can't be read
819back. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2010 Nov 13)
820
Bram Moolenaarb52073a2010-03-17 20:02:06 +0100821Problem with cursor in the wrong column. (SungHyun Nam, 2010 Mar 11)
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200822Additional info by Dominique Pelle. (also on 2010 Apr 10)
823
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +0100824CreateFile and CreateFileW are used without sharing, filewritable() fails when
825the file was already open (e.g. script is being sourced). Add FILE_SHARE_READ|
826FILE_SHARE_WRITE in mch_access()? (Phillippe Vaucher, 2010 Nov 2)
827
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200828Is ~/bin (literally) in $PATH supposed to work? (Paul, 2010 March 29)
829Looks like only bash can do it. (Yakov Lerner)
830
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +0200831Cscope "cs add" stopped working somewhat before 7.2.438. (Gary Johnson, 2010
832Jun 29) Caused by 7.2.433?
833
Bram Moolenaar5e3dae82010-03-02 16:19:40 +0100834I often see pasted text (from Firefox, to Vim in xterm) appear twice.
835Also, Vim in xterm sometimes loses copy/paste ability (probably after running
836an external command).
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +0100837
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200838Jumplist doesn't work properly in Insert mode? (Jean Johner, 2010 Mar 20)
839
Bram Moolenaarb52073a2010-03-17 20:02:06 +0100840Problem with transparent cmdline. Also: Terminal title is wrong with
841non-ASCII character. (Lily White, 2010 Mar 7)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100842
843iconv() doesn't fail on an illegal character, as documented. (Yongwei Wu, 2009
844Nov 15, example Nov 26) Add argument to specify whether iconv() should fail
845or replace with a character and continue?
846
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100847Add local time at start of --startuptime output.
848Requires configure check for localtime().
849Use format year-month-day hr:min:sec.
850
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +0100851Patch to add "combine" to :syntax, combines highlight attributes. (Nate
852Soares, 2012 Dec 3)
853
854Patch to make ":hi link" also take arguments. (Nate Soares, 2012 Dec 4)
855
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100856Shell not recognized properly if it ends in "csh -f". (James Vega, 2009 Nov 3)
857Find tail? Might have a / in argument. Find space? Might have space in
858path.
859
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100860Test 51 fails when language set to German. (Marco, 2011 Jan 9)
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +0200861Dominique can't reproduce it.
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100862
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +0200863'ambiwidth' should be global-local.
864
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200865":function f(x) keepjumps" creates a function where every command is executed
866like it has ":keepjumps" before it.
867
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100868Coverity: ask someone to create new user: Dominique.
Bram Moolenaar755bd262010-08-14 17:46:20 +0200869Check if there are new reported defects: http://scan.coverity.com/rung2.html
870
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +0100871Patch to support :undo absolute jump to file save number. (Christian Brabandt,
8722010 Nov 5)
873
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +0100874Patch to use 'foldnextmax' also for "marker" foldmethod. (Arnaud Lacombe, 2011
875Jan 7)
876
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100877Bug with 'incsearch' going to wrong line. (Wolfram Kresse, 2009 Aug 17)
878Only with "vim -u NONE".
879
880Problem with editing file in binary mode. (Ingo Krabbe, 2009 Oct 8)
881
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +0100882With 'wildmode' set to "longest:full,full" and pressing Tab once the first
883entry in wildmenu is highlighted, that shouldn't happen. (Yuki Watanabe, 2011
884Feb 12)
885
Bram Moolenaar4421d6a2010-08-14 13:33:56 +0200886Display error when 'tabline' that includes a file name with double-width
887characters. (2010 Aug 14, bootleq)
888
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100889Problem with stop directory in findfile(). (Adam Simpkins, 2009 Aug 26)
890
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +0200891Using ']' as the end of a range in a pattern requires double escaping:
892 /[@-\\]] (Andy Wokula, 2011 Jun 28)
893
Bram Moolenaard960d762011-09-21 19:22:10 +0200894Syntax priority problem. (Charles Campbell, 2011 Sep 15)
895
Bram Moolenaar97ea5112010-06-12 06:46:44 +0200896When completion inserts the first match, it may trigger the line to be folded.
897Disable updating folds while completion is active? (Peter Odding, 2010 Jun 9)
898
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100899When a:base in 'completefunc' starts with a number it's passed as a number,
900not a string. (Sean Ma) Need to add flag to call_func_retlist() to force a
901string value.
902
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100903Invalid read error in Farsi mode. (Dominique Pelle, 2009 Aug 2)
904
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100905For running gvim on an USB stick: avoid the OLE registration. Use a command
906line argument -noregister.
907
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +0100908When using an expression in 'statusline' leading white space sometimes goes
909missing (but not always). (ZyX, 2010 Nov 1)
910
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200911When a mapping exists both for insert mode and lang-insert mode, the last one
912doesn't work. (Tyru, 2010 May 6) Or is this intended?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100913
914Still a problem with ":make" in the wrong directory. Caused by ":bufdo".
915(Ajit Thakkar, 2009 Jul 1) More information Jul 9, Jul 15.
916Caused by "doautoall syntaxset BufEnter *" in syntax/nosyntax.vim ?
917There also is a BufLeave/BufEnter aucmd to save/restore view.
918Does the patch to save/restore globaldir work?
919
920":bufdo normal gg" while 'hidden' is set leaves buffers without syntax
921highlighting. Don't disable Syntax autocommands then? Or add a flag/modifier
922to avoid changing 'eventignore'?
923
924Patch for displaying 0x200c and 0x200d. (Ali Gholami Rudi, 2009 May 6)
925Probably needs a bit of work.
926
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100927List of encoding aliases. (Takao Fujiwara, 2009 Jul 18)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100928Are they all OK? Update Jul 22.
929
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200930Win32: Improved Makefile for MSVC. (Leonardo Valeri Manera, 2010 Aug 18)
931
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100932Win32: Expanding 'path' runs into a maximum size limit. (bgold12, 2009 Nov 15)
933
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +0200934Win32: Patch for enabling quick edit mode in console. (Craig Barkhouse, 2010
935Sep 1)
936
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +0100937Win32: Patch for using .png files for icons. (Charles Peacech, 2012 Feb 5)
938
Bram Moolenaar33aea182010-08-07 13:19:27 +0200939Putting a Visual block while 'visualedit' is "all" does not leave the cursor
940on the first character. (John Beckett, 2010 Aug 7)
941
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100942Setting 'tags' to "tagsdir/*" does not find "tagsdir/tags". (Steven K. Wong,
9432009 Jul 18)
944
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100945Patch to add farsi handling to arabic.c (Ali Gholami Rudi, 2009 May 2)
946Added test, updates, June 23.
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +0200947Updated for 7.4: http://litcave.rudi.ir/farsi_vim.diff
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100948
949Patch to add "focusonly" to 'scrollopt', so that scrollbind also applies in
950window that doesn't have focus. (Jonathon Mah, 2009 Jan 12)
951Needs more work.
952
953Problem with <script> mappings (Andy Wokula, 2009 Mar 8)
954
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100955When starting Vim with "gvim -f -u non_existent_file > foo.txt" there are a
956few control characters in the output. (Dale Wiles, 2009 May 28)
957
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +0100958'cmdwinheight' is only used in last window when 'winheight' is a large value.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100959(Tony Mechelynck, 2009 Apr 15)
960
961Status line containing winnr() isn't updated when splitting the window (Clark
962J. Wang, 2009 Mar 31)
963
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200964When $VIMRUNTIME is set in .vimrc, need to reload lang files. Already done
965for GTK, how about others? (Ron Aaron, 2010 Apr 10)
966
Bram Moolenaarede981a2010-08-11 23:37:32 +0200967Patch for GTK buttons X1Mouse and X2Mouse. (Christian J. Robinson, 2010 Aug 9)
968
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200969Motif: Build on Ubuntu can't enter any text in dialog text fields.
970
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100971When 'ft' changes redraw custom status line.
972
973":tab split fname" doesn't set the alternate file in the original window,
974because win_valid() always returns FALSE. Below win_new_tabpage() in
975ex_docmd.c.
976
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200977Space before comma in function definition not allowed: "function x(a , b)"
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100978Give a more appropriate error message. Add a remark to the docs.
979
980string_convert() should be able to convert between utf-8 and utf-16le. Used
981for GTK clipboard. Avoid requirement for iconv.
982
983Now that colnr_T is int instead of unsigned, more type casts can be removed.
984
985'delcombine' does not work for the command line. (Tony Mechelynck, 2009 Jul
98620)
987
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100988Don't load macmap.vim on startup, turn it into a plugin. (Ron Aaron,
9892009 Apr 7) Reminder Apr 14.
990
991Add "no_hlsearch" to winsaveview().
992
993Cursorline highlighting combines with Search ('hlsearch') but not with
994SpellBad. (Jim Karsten, 2009 Mar 18)
995
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100996When 'foldmethod' is "indent", adding an empty line below a fold and then
997indented text, creates a new fold instead of joining it with the previous one.
998(Evan Laforge, 2009 Oct 17)
999
1000Bug: When reloading a buffer changed outside of Vim, BufRead autocommands
1001are applied to the wrong buffer/window. (Ben Fritz, 2009 Apr 2, May 11)
1002Ignore window options when not in the right window?
1003Perhaps we need to use a hidden window for applying autocommands to a buffer
1004that doesn't have a window.
1005
1006When using "ab foo bar" and mapping <Tab> to <Esc>, pressing <Tab> after foo
1007doesn't trigger the abbreviation like <Esc> would. (Ramana Kumar, 2009 Sep 6)
1008
1009getbufvar() to get a window-local option value for a buffer that's not
1010displayed in a window should return the value that's stored for that buffer.
1011
1012":he ctrl_u" can be auto-corrected to ":he ctrl-u".
1013
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001014There should be a way after an abbreviation has expanded to go back to what
1015was typed. CTRL-G h ? Would also undo last word or line break inserted
1016perhaps. And undo CTRL-W. CTRL-G l would redo.
1017
Bram Moolenaar84f888a2010-08-05 21:40:16 +02001018Diff mode out of sync. (Gary Johnson, 2010 Aug 4)
1019
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001020Support a 'systemencoding' option (for Unix). It specifies the encoding of
1021file names. (Kikuchan, 2010 Oct 5). Useful on a latin1 or double-byte Asian
1022system when 'encoding' is "utf-8".
1023
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001024Win32 GUI: last message from startup doesn't show up when there is an echoerr
1025command. (Cyril Slobin, 2009 Mar 13)
1026
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001027Win32: completion of file name ":e c:\!test" results in ":e c:\\!test", which
1028does not work. (Nieko Maatjes, 2009 Jan 8, Ingo Karkat, 2009 Jan 22)
1029
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001030opening/closing window causes other window with 'winfixheight' to change
1031height. Also happens when there is another window in the frame, if it's not
Bram Moolenaar2c3b1d92010-07-24 16:58:02 +02001032very high. (Yegappan Lakshmanan, 2010 Jul 22, Michael Peeters, 2010 Jul 22)
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001033
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001034Directory wrong in session file, caused by ":lcd" in BufEnter autocommand.
1035(Felix Kater, 2009 Mar 3)
1036
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01001037Session file generates error upon loading, cause by --remote-silent-tab.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001038(7tommm (ytommm) 2010 Nov 24)
1039
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001040Using ~ works OK on 'a' with composing char, but not on 0x0418 with composing
1041char 0x0301. (Tony Mechelynck, 2009 Mar 4)
1042
Bram Moolenaar4b60a6c2013-11-14 05:48:46 +01001043A function on a dictionary is not profiled. (ZyX, 2010 Dec 25)
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01001044
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001045Inconsistent: starting with $LANG set to es_ES.utf-8 gives Spanish
1046messages, even though locale is not supported. But ":lang messages
1047es_ES.utf-8" gives an error and doesn't switch messages. (Dominique Pelle,
10482009 Jan 26)
1049
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01001050When $HOME contains special characters, such as a comma, escape them when used
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001051in an option. (Michael Hordijk, 2009 May 5)
1052Turn "esc" argument of expand_env_esc() into string of chars to be escaped.
1053
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001054Should make 'ignorecase' global-local, so that it makes sense setting it from
1055a modeline.
1056
1057Add cscope target to Makefile. (Tony Mechelynck, 2009 Jun 18, replies by
1058Sergey Khorev)
1059
1060Consider making YankRing or something else that keeps a list of yanked text
1061part of standard Vim. The "1 to "9 registers are not sufficient.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001062
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001063netrw: dragging status line causes selection of entry. Should check row
1064number to be below last visible line.
1065
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001066After doing "su" $HOME can be the old user's home, thus ~root/file is not
1067correct. Don't use it in the swap file.
1068
1069Completion for ":buf" doesn't work properly on Win32 when 'shellslash' is off.
1070(Henrik Ohman, 2009, Jan 29)
1071
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02001072shellescape() depends on 'shellslash' for quoting. That doesn't work when
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001073'shellslash' is set but using cmd.exe. (Ben Fritz)
1074Use a different option or let it depend on whether 'shell' looks like a
1075unix-like shell?
1076
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001077Bug: in Ex mode (after "Q") backslash before line break, when yanked into a
1078register and executed, results in <Nul>: instead of line break.
1079(Konrad Schwarz, 2010 Apr 16)
1080
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001081Have a look at patch for utf-8 line breaking. (Yongwei Wu, 2008 Mar 1, Mar 23)
1082Now at: http://vimgadgets.sourceforge.net/liblinebreak/
1083
1084Greek sigma character should be lower cased depending on the context. Can we
1085make this work? (Dominique Pelle, 2009 Sep 24)
1086
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001087When changing 'encoding' convert all the swap file names, so that we can
1088still delete them. Also convert all buffer file names?
1089
1090"gqip" in Insert mode has an off-by-one error, causing it to reflow text.
1091(Raul Coronado, 2009 Nov 2)
1092
1093Update src/testdir/main.aap.
1094
1095"vim -c 'sniff connect'" hangs Vim. (Dominique Pelle, 2008 Dec 7)
1096
1097Something wrong with session that has "cd" commands and "badd", in such a way
1098that Vim doesn't find the edited file in the buffer list, causing the
1099ATTENTION message? (Tony Mechelynck, 2008 Dec 1)
1100Also: swap files are in ~/tmp/ One has relative file name ".mozilla/...".
1101
1102Add v:motion_force. (Kana Natsuno, 2008 Dec 6)
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +02001103Maybe call it v:motiontype.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001104
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001105MS-Windows: editing the first, empty buffer, 'ffs' set to "unix,dos", ":enew"
1106doesn't set 'ff' to "unix". (Ben Fritz, 2008 Dec 5) Reusing the old buffer
1107probably causes this.
1108
1109'scrollbind' is not respected when deleting lines or undo. (Milan Vancura,
Bram Moolenaar927edbd2010-05-17 22:07:47 +020011102009 Jan 16)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001111
Bram Moolenaar9d98fe92013-08-03 18:35:36 +02001112Patch to support strikethrough next to bold and italic. (Christian Brabandt,
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +010011132013 Jul 30) Update from Ken Takata, 2013 Oct 12.
Bram Moolenaar9d98fe92013-08-03 18:35:36 +02001114
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001115Document that default font in Athena can be set with resources:
1116 XtDefaultFont: "9x15"
1117 XtDefaultFontSet: "9x15"
1118(Richard Sherman, 2009 Apr 12)
1119
1120Having "Syntax" in 'eventignore' for :bufdo may cause problems, e.g. for
1121":bufdo e" when buffers are open in windows. ex_listdo(eap) could set the
1122option only for when jumping to another buffer, not when the command argument
1123is executed.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00001124
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001125":pedit %" with a BufReadPre autocommand causes the cursor to move to the
1126first line. (Ingo Karkat, 2008 Jul 1) Ian Kelling is working on this.
Bram Moolenaar49325942007-05-10 19:19:59 +00001127
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001128Wildmenu not deleted: "gvim -u NONE", ":set nocp wildmenu cmdheight=3
1129laststatus=2", CTRL-D CTRL-H CTRL-H CTRL-H. (A.Politz, 2008 April 1)
1130Works OK with Vim in an xterm.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001131
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001132Cursor line moves in other window when using CTRL-W J that doesn't change
1133anything. (Dasn, 2009 Apr 7)
1134
1135On Unix "glob('does not exist~')" returns the string. Without the "~" it
1136doesn't. (John Little, 2008 Nov 9)
1137Shell expansion returns unexpanded string?
1138Don't use shell when "~" is not at the start?
1139
1140":unlet $VAR" doesn't work.
1141
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001142When using ":e ++enc=foo file" and the file is already loaded with
1143'fileencoding' set to "bar", then do_ecmd() uses that buffer, even though the
1144fileencoding differs. Reload the buffer in this situation? Need to check for
1145the buffer to be unmodified.
1146Unfinished patch by Ian Kelling, 2008 Jul 11. Followup Jul 14, need to have
1147another look at it.
1148
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001149c.vim: XXX in a comment is colored yellow, but not when it's after "#if 0".
1150(Ilya Dogolazky, 2009 Aug 7)
1151
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001152You can type ":w ++bad=x fname", but the ++bad argument is ignored. Give an
1153error message? Or is this easy to implement? (Nathan Stratton Treadway, 2008
1154Aug 20) This is in ucs2bytes(), search for 0xBF. Using the ++bad argument is
1155at the other match for 0xBF.
1156
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001157When adding "-complete=file" to a user command this also changes how the
1158argument is processed for <f-args>. (Ivan Tishchenko, 2008 Aug 19)
1159
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001160Win32: associating a type with Vim doesn't take care of space after a
1161backslash? (Robert Vibrant, 2008 Jun 5)
1162
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001163When 'rightleft' is set, cursorcolumn isn't highlighted after the end of a
1164line. It's also wrong in folds. (Dominique Pelle, 2010 Aug 21)
1165
1166Using an insert mode expression mapping, cursor is not in the expected
1167position. (ZyX, 2010 Aug 29)
1168
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001169After using <Tab> for command line completion after ":ta blah" and getting E33
1170(no tags file), further editing the command to e.g., ":echo 'blah'", the
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001171command is not executed. Fix by Ian Kelling?
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001172
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001173":help s/~" jumps to *s/\~*, while ":help s/\~" doesn't find anything. (Tim
1174Chase) Fix by Ian Kelling, 2008 Jul 14.
1175
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001176Use "\U12345678" for 32 bit Unicode characters? (Tony Mechelynck, 2009
1177Apr 6) Or use "\u(123456)", similar to Perl.
1178
1179When mapping : to ; and ; to :, @; doesn't work like @: and @: doesn't work
1180either. Matt Wozniski: nv_at() calls do_execreg() which uses
1181put_in_typebuf(). Char mapped twice?
1182
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001183Despite adding save_subexpr() this still doesn't work properly:
1184Regexp: matchlist('12a4aaa', '^\(.\{-}\)\(\%5c\@<=a\+\)\(.\+\)\?')
1185Returns ['12a4', 'aaa', '4aaa'], should be ['12a4', 'aaa', '']
1186Backreference not cleared when retrying after \@<= fails?
1187(Brett Stahlman, 2008 March 8)
1188
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001189Problem with remote_send(). (Charles Campbell, 2008 Aug 12)
1190
1191ftplugin for help file should set 'isk' to help file value.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001192
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001193Win32: remote editing fails when the current directory name contains "[".
1194(Ivan Tishchenko, Liu Yubao) Suggested patch by Chris Lubinski: Avoid
1195escaping characters where the backslash is not removed later. Asked Chris for
1196an alternate solution, also for src/ex_getln.c.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00001197This also fails when the file or directory name contains "%". (Thoml, 2008
1198July 7)
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +02001199Using --remote-silent while the current directory has a # in the name does not
1200work, the # needs to be escaped. (Tramblay Bruno, 2012 Sep 15)
1201
1202When using remote-silent the -R flag is not passed on. (Axel Bender, 2012 May
120331)
1204
1205Win32: A --remote command that has a directory name starting with a ( doesn't
1206work, the backslash is removed, assuming that it escapes the (. (Valery
1207Kondakoff, 2009 May 13)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001208
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001209Problem with 'langmap' being used on the rhs of a mapping. (Nikolai Weibull,
12102008 May 14)
1211
1212Problem with CTRL-F. (Charles Campbell, 2008 March 21)
1213Only happens with "gvim -geometry "160x26+4+27" -u NONE -U NONE prop.c".
1214'lines' is 54. (2008 March 27)
1215
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001216Problem with pointer wrapping around in getvcol(). (Wolfgang Kroworsch, 2008
1217Oct 19) Check for "col" being "MAXCOL" separately?
1218
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001219Unexpectedly inserting a double quote. (Anton Woellert, 2008 Mar 23)
1220Works OK when 'cmdheight' is 2.
1221
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +020012228 Use a mechanism similar to omni completion to figure out the kind of tab
1223 for CTRL-] and jump to the appropriate matching tag (if there are
1224 several).
1225 Alternative: be able to define a function that takes the tag name and uses
1226 taglist() to find the right location. With indication of using CTRL-] so
1227 that the context can be taken into account. (Robert Webb)
1228Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2013 May 31.
1229
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001230Test54 should not use shell commands. Make it portable.
1231
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001232The utf class table is missing some entries:
1233 0x2212, minus sign
1234 0x2217, star
1235 0x2500, bar
1236 0x26ab, circle
1237
1238Visual line mode doesn't highlight properly when 'showbreak' is used and the
1239line doesn't fit. (Dasn, 2008 May 1)
1240
1241GUI: In Normal mode can't yank the modeless selection. Make "gy" do this?
1242Works like CTRL-Y in Command line mode.
1243
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001244Mac: Move Carbon todo items to os_mac.txt. Note that this version is frozen,
1245try the Cocoa version.
1246
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001247Mac: After a ":vsplit" the left scrollbar doesn't appear until 'columns' is
1248changed or the window is resized.
1249
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001250GTK: when setting 'columns' in a startup script and doing ":vertical diffsplit"
1251the window isn't redrawn properly, see two vertical bars.
1252
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001253Mac: Patch for configure: remove arch from ruby link args. (Knezevic, 2008
1254Mar 5) Alternative: Kazuki Sakamoto, Mar 7.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001255
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001256Mac: trouble compiling with Motif, requires --disable-darwin. (Raf, 2008 Aug
12571) Reply by Ben Schmidt.
1258
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001259C't: On utf-8 system, editing file with umlaut through Gnome results in URL
1260with %nn%nn, which is taken as two characters instead of one.
1261Try to reproduce at work.
1262
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001263Patch for default choice in file changed dialog. (Bjorn Winckler, 2008 Oct 19)
1264Is there a way to list all the files first?
1265
1266When 'smartcase' is set and using CTRL-L to add to the search pattern it may
1267result in no matches. Convert chars to lower case? (Erik Wognsen, 2009 Apr
126816)
1269
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001270Searching for composing char works, but not when inside []. (ZyX, Benjamin R.
1271Haskell, 2010 Aug 24)
1272
1273Fail to edit file after failed register access. Error flag remains set?
1274(Lech Lorens, 2010 Aug 30)
1275
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001276Patch for redo register. (Ben Schmidt, 2007 Oct 19)
1277Await response to question to make the register writable.
1278
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001279src/testdir/Make_dos.mak: not all tests are included, e.g., test49, without a
1280remark why.
1281
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001282Problem with 'ts' set to 9 and 'showbreak' to ">>>". (Matthew Winn, 2007 Oct
12831)
1284
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001285In the swapfile dialog, add a H(elp) option that gives more info about what
1286each choice does. Similar to ":help swap-exists-choices"
1287
1288try/catch not working for argument of return. (Matt Wozniski, 2008 Sep 15)
1289
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01001290try/catch not working when inside a for loop. (ZyX, 2011 Jan 25)
1291
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001292":tab help" always opens a new tab, while ":help" re-uses an existing window.
1293Would be more consistent when an existing tab is re-used. (Tony Mechelynck)
1294
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001295Add ":nofold". Range will apply without expanding to closed fold.
1296
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001297Using Aap to build Vim: add remarks about how to set personal preferences.
1298Example on http://www.calmar.ws/tmp/aap.html
1299
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001300Syntax highlighting wrong for transparent region. (Doug Kearns, 2007 Feb 26)
1301Bug in using a transparent syntax region. (Hanlen in vim-dev maillist, 2007
1302Jul 31)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001303
1304C syntax: {} inside () causes following {} to be highlighted as error.
1305(Michalis Giannakidis, 2006 Jun 1)
1306
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001307Can't easily close the help window, like ":pc" closes the preview window and
1308":ccl" closes the quickfix window. Add ":hclose". (Chris Gaal)
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001309Patch for :helpclose, Christian Brabandt, 2010 Sep 6.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001310
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001311When 'diffopt' has "context:0" a single deleted line causes two folds to merge
1312and mess up syncing. (Austin Jennings, 2008 Jan 31)
1313
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001314Gnome improvements: Edward Catmur, 2007 Jan 7
1315 Also use Save/Discard for other GUIs
1316
1317New PHP syntax file, use it? (Peter Hodge)
1318
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001319":echoe" in catch block stops processing, while this doesn't happen outside of
1320a catch block. (ZyX, 2011 Jun 2)
1321
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001322'foldcolumn' in modeline applied to wrong window when using a session. (Teemu
1323Likonen, March 19)
1324
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001325Test 54 uses shell commands, that doesn't work on non-Unix systems. Use some
1326other way to test buffer-local autocommands.
1327
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001328The documentation mentions the priority for ":2match" and ":3match", but it
1329appears the last one wins. (John Beckett, 2008 Jul 22) Caused by adding
1330matchadd()? Suggested patch by John, 2008 Jul 24.
1331
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001332When 'encoding' is utf-8 the command line is redrawn as a whole on every
1333character typed. (Tyler Spivey, 2008 Sep 3) Only redraw cmdline for
1334'arabicshape' when there is a character on the command line for which
1335(ARABIC_CHAR(u8c)) is TRUE.
1336
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001337Cheng Fang made javacomplete. (2007 Aug 11)
1338Asked about latest version: 0.77.1 is on www.vim.org.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001339
1340More AmigaOS4 patches. (Peter Bengtsson, Nov 9)
1341
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001342Amiga patches with vbcc. (Adrien Destugues, 2010 Aug 30)
1343http://pulkomandy.ath.cx/drop/vim73_vbcc_amiga.diff
1344
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001345Insert mode completion: When editing the text and pressing CTRL-N again goes
1346back to originally completed text, edited text is gone. (Peng Yu, 2008 Jul 24)
1347Suggestion by Ben Schmidt, 2008 Aug 6.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001348
1349Problem with compound words? (Bert, 2008 May 6)
1350No warning for when flags are defined after they are used in an affix.
1351
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001352Screen redrawing when continuously updating the buffer and resizing the
1353terminal. (Yakov Lerner, 2006 Sept 7)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001354
1355Add option settings to help ftplugin. (David Eggum, 2006 Dec 18)
1356
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001357Autoconf problem: when checking for iconv library we may add -L/usr/local/lib,
1358but when compiling further tests -liconv is added without the -L argument,
1359that may fail (e.g., sizeof(int)). (Blaine, 2007 Aug 21)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001360
1361When opening quickfix window, disable spell checking?
1362
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001363Problem with ".add" files when using two languages and restarting Vim. (Raul
1364Coronado, 2008 Oct 30)
1365
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001366Popup menu redraw: Instead of first redrawing the text and then drawing the
1367popup menu over it, first draw the new popup menu, remember its position and
1368size and then redraw the text, skipping the characters under the popup menu.
1369This should avoid flicker. Other solution by A.Politz, 2007 Aug 22.
1370
Bram Moolenaar49325942007-05-10 19:19:59 +00001371Windows 98: pasting from the clipboard with text from another application has
1372a trailing NUL. (Joachim Hofmann) Perhaps the length specified for CF_TEXT
1373isn't right?
1374
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001375When a register contains illegal bytes, writing viminfo in utf-8 and reading
1376it back doesn't result in utf-8. (Devin Bayer)
1377
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001378Command line completion: Scanning for tags doesn't check for typed key now and
1379then? Hangs for about 5 seconds. Appears to be caused by finding include
1380files with "foo/**" in 'path'. (Kalisiak, 2006 July 15)
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00001381Additional info: When using the |wildcards| ** globing, vim hangs
1382indefinitely on lots of directories. The |file-searching| globing, like in
1383":set path=/**" does not hang as often as with globing with |wildcards|, like
1384in ":1find /**/file". This is for a files that unix "find" can find very
1385quick. Merging the 2 kinds of globing might make this an easier fix. (Ian
1386Kelling, 2008 July 4)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001387
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001388When the file name has parenthesis, e.g., "foo (bar).txt", ":!ls '%'" has the
1389parenthesis escaped but not the space. That's inconsistent. Either escape
1390neither or both. No escaping might be best, because it doesn't depend on
1391particularities of the shell. (Zvi Har'El, 2007 Nov 10) (Teemu Likonen, 2008
1392Jun 3)
1393However, for backwards compatibility escaping might be necessary. Check if
1394the user put quotes around the expanded item?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001395
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02001396A throw in a function causes missing an endif below the call. (Spiros
1397Bousbouras, 2011 May 16)
1398
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001399Error E324 can be given when a cron script has wiped out our temp directory.
1400Give a clear error message about this (and tell them not to wipe out /tmp).
1401
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001402Color for cUserLabel should differ from case label, so that a mistake in a
1403switch list is noticed:
1404 switch (i)
1405 {
1406 case 1:
1407 foobar:
1408 }
1409
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001410Look at http://www.gtk-server.org/ . It has a Vim script implementation.
1411
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001412Netbeans problem. Use "nc -l 127.0.0.1 55555" for the server, then run gvim
1413with "gvim -nb:localhost:55555:foo". From nc do: '1:editFile!0 "foo"'. Then
1414go to Insert mode and add a few lines. Then backspacing every other time
1415moves the cursor instead of deleting. (Chris Kaiser, 2007 Sep 25)
1416
Bram Moolenaar8b682772010-07-30 21:49:40 +02001417Patch to use Modern UI 2.0 for the Nsis installer. (Guopeng Wen, 2010 Jul 30)
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02001418Latest version: 2011 May 18
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +010014198 Windows install with NSIS: make it possible to do a silent install, see
1420 http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html#4.12
1421 Version from Guopeng Wen that does this (2010 Dec 27)
Bram Moolenaar8e52a592012-05-18 21:49:28 +02001422Alternative: MSI installer: https://github.com/petrkle/vim-msi/
Bram Moolenaar8b682772010-07-30 21:49:40 +02001423
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01001424Windows installer should install 32-bit version of right-click handler also on
142564-bit systems. (Brian Cunningham, 2011 Dec 28)
1426
1427Windows installer could add a "open in new tab of existing Vim" menu entry.
1428Gvimext: patch to add "Edit with single Vim &tabbed" menu entry.
1429Just have two choices, always using one Vim and selecting between using an
1430argument list or opening each file in a separate tab.
1431(Erik Falor, 2008 May 21, 2008 Jun 26)
1432
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02001433Windows installer: licence text should not use indent, causes bad word wrap.
1434(Benjamin Fritz, 2010 Aug 16)
1435
1436Dos uninstal may delete vim.bat from the wrong directory (e.g., when someone
1437makes his own wrapper). Add a magic string with the version number to the
1438.bat file and check for it in the uninstaller. E.g.
1439 # uninstall key: vim7.3*
1440
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001441Changes for Win32 makefile. (Mike Williams, 2007 Jan 22, Alexei Alexandrov,
14422007 Feb 8)
1443
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001444Win32: Can't complete shell command names. Why is setting xp_context in
1445set_one_cmd_context() inside #ifndef BACKSLASH_IN_FILENAME?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001446
1447Win32: Patch for convert_filterW(). (Taro Muraoka, 2007 Mar 2)
1448
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001449Win32: Patch for cscope external command. (Mike Williams, 2007 Aug 7)
1450
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001451Win32: XPM support only works with path without spaces. Patch by Mathias
1452Michaelis, 2006 Jun 9. Another patch for more path names, 2006 May 31.
1453New version: http://members.tcnet.ch/michaelis/vim/patches.zip (also for other
1454patches by Mathias, see mail Feb 22)
1455
1456Win32: compiling with normal features and OLE fails. Patch by Mathias
1457Michaelis, 2006 Jun 4.
1458
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001459Win16: include patches to make Win16 version work. (Vince Negri, 2006 May 22)
1460
1461Win32: after "[I" showing matches, scroll wheel messes up screen. (Tsakiridis,
14622007 Feb 18)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001463Patch by Alex Dobrynin, 2007 Jun 3. Also fixes other scroll wheel problems.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001464
1465Win32: using CTRL-S in Insert mode doesn't remove the "+" from the tab pages
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00001466label. (Tsakiridis, 2007 Feb 18) Patch from Ian Kelling, 2008 Aug 6.
1467
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001468Win32: using "gvim --remote-tab-silent fname" sometimes gives an empty screen
1469with the more prompt. Caused by setting the guitablabel? (Thomas Michael
1470Engelke, 2007 Dec 20 - 2008 Jan 17)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001471
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001472Win64: Seek error in swap file for a very big file (3 Gbyte). Check storing
1473pointer in long and seek offset in 64 bit var.
1474
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001475Win32: patch for fullscreen mode. (Liushaolin, 2008 April 17)
1476
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001477Win32: When 'shell' is bash shellescape() doesn't always do the right thing.
1478Depends on 'shellslash', 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote', but shellescape()
1479only takes 'shellslash' into account.
1480
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001481Pressing the 'pastetoggle' key doesn't update the statusline. (Jan Christoph
1482Ebersbach, 2008 Feb 1)
1483
1484Menu item that does "xxd -r" doesn't work when 'fileencoding' is utf-16.
1485Check for this and use iconv? (Edward L. Fox, 2007 Sep 12)
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02001486Does the conversion in the other direction work when 'fileencodings' is set
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001487properly?
1488
Bram Moolenaar4b60a6c2013-11-14 05:48:46 +01001489Add a few features to xxd. (Vadim Vygonets, 2013 Nov 11)
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +01001490Patches: 2013 Nov 19
14911: Add -e: little endian hexdump
14922: Add -o: add offset to displayed position
14933: Change displayed file position width to 8 chars
Bram Moolenaar4b60a6c2013-11-14 05:48:46 +01001494
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001495Cursor displayed in the wrong position when using 'numberwidth'. (James Vega,
14962007 Jun 21)
1497
1498When $VAR contains a backslash expand('$VAR') removes it. (Teemu Likonen, 2008
1499Jun 18)
1500
1501If the variable "g:x#y#z" exists completion after ":echo g:x#" doesn't work.
1502
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001503Feature request: Command to go to previous tab, like what CTRL-W p does for
1504windows. (Adam George)
1505
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001506F1 - F4 in an xterm produce a different escape sequence when used with a
1507modifier key. Need to catch three different sequences. Use K_ZF1, like
1508K_ZHOME? (Dickey, 2007 Dec 2)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001509
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001510UTF-8: mapping a multi-byte key where the second byte is 0x80 doesn't appear
1511to work. (Tony Mechelynck, 2007 March 2)
1512
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001513In debug mode, using CTRL-R = to evaluate a function causes stepping through
1514the function. (Hari Krishna Dara, 2006 Jun 28)
1515
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001516C++ indenting wrong with "=". (James Kanze, 2007 Jan 26)
1517
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001518":lockvar" should use copyID to avoid endless loop.
1519
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001520When using --remote-silent and the file name matches 'wildignore' get an E479
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00001521error. without --remote-silent it works fine. (Ben Fritz, 2008 Jun 20)
Bram Moolenaar49325942007-05-10 19:19:59 +00001522
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001523Gvim: dialog for closing Vim should check if Vim is busy writing a file. Then
1524use a different dialog: "busy saving, really quit? yes / no".
1525
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001526Check other interfaces for changing curbuf in a wrong way. Patch like for
1527if_ruby.c.
1528
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001529":helpgrep" should use the directory from 'helpfile'.
1530
1531The need_fileinfo flag is messy. Instead make the message right away and put
1532it in keep_msg?
1533
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001534Editing a file remotely that matches 'wildignore' results in a "no match"
Bram Moolenaarff312a42010-05-16 15:14:25 +02001535error. Should only happen when there are wildcards, not when giving the file
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001536name literally, and esp. if there is only one name.
1537
Bram Moolenaar1423b9d2006-05-07 15:16:06 +00001538Test 61 fails sometimes. This is a timing problem: "sleep 2" sometimes takes
1539longer than 2 seconds.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00001540
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001541Using ":au CursorMoved * cmd" invokes mch_FullName(), which can be slow.
1542Can this be avoided? (Thomas Waba, 2008 Aug 24)
1543Also for ":w" without a file name.
1544The buffer has the full path in ffname, should pass this to the autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001545
1546"vim -C" often has 'nocompatible', because it's set in some startup script.
1547Set 'compatible' after startup is done? Patch by James Vega, 2008 Feb 7.
1548
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001549VMS: while editing a file found in complex, Vim will save file into the first
1550directory of the path and not to the original location of the file.
1551(Zoltan Arpadffy)
1552
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001553VMS: VFC files are in some cases truncated during reading (Zoltan Arpadffy)
1554
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001555input() completion should not insert a backslash to escape a space in a file
1556name?
1557
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001558Ruby completion is insecure. Can this be fixed?
1559
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001560When 'backupskip' is set from $TEMP special characters need to be escaped.
1561(patch by Grembowietz, 2007 Feb 26, not quite right)
1562Another problem is that file_pat_to_reg_pat() doesn't recognize "\\", so "\\("
1563will be seen as a path separator plus "\(".
1564
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +01001565gvim d:\path\path\(FILE).xml should not remove the \ before the (.
1566This also fails with --remote.
1567
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001568When doing ":quit" the Netbeans "killed" event isn't sent. (Xavier de Gaye,
15692008 Nov 10) call netbeans_file_closed() at the end of buf_freeall(), or in
1570all places where buf_freeall() is called?
1571
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001572aucmd_prepbuf() should also use a window in another tab page.
1573
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001574When unloading a buffer in a BufHidden autocommand the hidden flag is reset?
1575(Bob Hiestand, 2008 Aug 26, Aug 27)
1576
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001577Substituting an area with a line break with almost the same area does change
1578the Visual area. Can this be fixed? (James Vega, 2006 Sept 15)
1579
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001580GUI: When combining fg en bg make sure they are not equal.
1581
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001582Spell checking: Add a way to specify punctuation characters. Add the
1583superscript numbers by default: 0x2070, 0xb9, 0xb2, 0xb3, 0x2074 - 0x2079.
1584
1585Spell checking in popup menu: If the only problem is the case of the first
1586character, don't offer "ignore" and "add to word list".
1587
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001588Use different pt_br dictionary for spell checking. (Jackson A. Aquino, 2006
1589Jun 5)
1590
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001591Use different romanian dictionary for spell checking. (Andrei Popescu, Nov
15922008) Use http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rospell/ro_RO.3.2.zip
1593Or the hunspell-ro.3.2.tar.gz file, it also has a iso-8859-2 list.
1594
1595In a C file with spell checking, in "% integer" "nteger" is seen as an error,
1596but "]s" doesn't find it. "nteger" by itself is found. (Ralf Wildenhues, 2008
1597Jul 22)
1598
1599There should be something about spell checking in the user manual.
1600
1601Spell menu: When using the Popup menu to select a replacement word,
1602":spellrepeat" doesn't work. SpellReplace() uses setline(). Can it use "z="
1603somehow? Or use a new function.
1604
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001605Mac: Using gvim: netrw window disappears. (Nick Lo, 2006 Jun 21)
1606
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001607Add an option to specify the character to use when a double-width character is
1608moved to the next line. Default '>', set to a space to blank it out. Check
1609that char is single width when it's set (compare with 'listchars').
1610
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001611The generated vim.bat can avoid the loop for NT. (Carl Zmola, 2006 Sep 3)
1612
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +01001613When showing a diff between a non-existent file and an existing one, with the
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001614cursor in the empty buffer, the other buffer only shows the last line. Change
1615the "insert" into a change from one line to many? (Yakov Lerner, 2008 May 27)
1616
1617Add autocommand for when a tabpage is being closed. Also for when a tab page
1618has been created.
1619
1620Using ":make" blocks Vim. Allow running one make in the background (if the
1621shell supports it), catch errors in a file and update the error list on the
1622fly. A bit like "!make > file&" and repeating ":cf file". ":bgmake",
1623background make. ":bgcancel" interrupts it.
1624A.Politz may work on this.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001625
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001626These two abbreviations don't give the same result:
1627 let asdfasdf = "xyz\<Left>"
1628 cabbr XXX <C-R>=asdfasdf<CR>
1629 cabbr YYY xyz<Left>
1630
1631Michael Dietrich: maximized gvim sometimes displays output of external command
1632partly. (2006 Dec 7)
1633
1634In FileChangedShell command it's no longer allowed to switch to another
1635buffer. But the changed buffer may differ from the current buffer, how to
1636reload it then?
1637
1638New syntax files for fstab and resolv from Radu Dineiu, David Necas did
1639previous version.
1640
1641For Aap: include a config.arg.example file with hints how to use config.arg.
1642
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001643Command line completion when 'cmdheight' is maximum and 'wildmenu' is set,
1644only one buffer line displayed, causes display errors.
1645
1646Completing with 'wildmenu' and using <Up> and <Down> to move through directory
1647tree stops unexpectedly when using ":cd " and entering a directory that
1648doesn't contain other directories.
1649
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01001650Default for 'background' is wrong when using xterm with 256 colors.
1651Table with estimates from Matteo Cavalleri, 2014 Jan 10.
1652
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01001653Setting 'background' resets the Normal background color:
1654 highlight Normal ctermbg=DarkGray
1655 set background=dark
1656This is undesired, 'background' is supposed to tell Vim what the background
1657color is, not reset it.
1658
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001659Linux distributions:
1660- Suggest compiling xterm with --enable-tcap-query, so that nr of colors is
1661 known to Vim. 88 colors instead of 16 works better. See ":help
1662 xfree-xterm".
1663- Suggest including bare "vi" and "vim" with X11, syntax, etc.
1664
1665Completion menu: For a wrapping line, completing a long file name, only the
1666start of the path is shown in the menu. Should move the menu to the right to
1667show more text of the completions. Shorten the items that don't fit in the
1668middle?
1669
1670When running inside screen it's possible to kill the X server and restart it
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001671(using pty's the program can keep on running). Vim dies because it loses the
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001672connection to the X server. Can Vim simply quit using the X server instead of
1673dying? Also relevant when running in a console.
1674
1675Accessing file#var in a function should not need the g: prepended.
1676
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001677When exiting detects a modified buffer, instead of opening the buffer in the
1678current tab, use an existing tab, if possible. Like finding a window where
1679the buffer is displayed. (Antonios Tsakiridis)
1680
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001681When ":cn" moves to an error in the same line the message isn't shortened.
1682Only skip shortening for ":cc"?
1683
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001684Write "making vim work better" for the docs (mostly pointers): *nice*
1685 - sourcing $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim
1686 - setting 'mouse' to "a"
1687 - getting colors in xterm
1688 - compiling Vim with X11, GUI, etc.
1689
1690Problem with ":call" and dictionary function. Hari Krishna Dara, Charles
1691Campbell 2006 Jul 06.
1692
1693Syntax HL error caused by "containedin". (Peter Hodge, 2006 Oct 6)
1694
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001695A custom completion function in a ":command" cannot be a Funcref. (Andy
1696Wokula, 2007 Aug 25)
1697
1698Problem with using :redir in user command completion function? (Hari Krishna
1699Dara, 2006 June 21)
1700
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001701Another resizing problem when setting 'columns' and 'lines' to a very large
1702number. (Tony Mechelynck, 2007 Feb 6)
1703
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001704After starting Vim, using '0 to jump somewhere in a file, ":sp" doesn't center
1705the cursor line. It works OK after some other commands.
1706
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001707Win32: Is it possible to have both postscript and Win32 printing?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001708
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001709Check: Running Vim in a console and still having connect to the X server for
1710copy/paste: is stopping the X server handled gracefully? Should catch the X
1711error and stop using the connection to the server.
1712
1713Problem with 'cdpath' on MS-Windows when a directory is equal to $HOME. (2006
1714Jul 26, Gary Johnson)
1715
Bram Moolenaarff312a42010-05-16 15:14:25 +02001716Using UTF-8 character with ":command" does not work properly. (Matt Wozniski,
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010017172008 Sep 29)
1718
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001719In the Netbeans interface add a "vimeval" function, so that the other side can
1720check the result of has("patch13").
1721
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001722Cursor line at bottom of window instead of halfway after saving view and
1723restoring. Only with 'nowrap'. (Robert Webb, 2008 Aug 25)
1724
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01001725Netrw has trouble executing autocommands only for a directory. Add <isdir>
1726and <notisdir> to autocommand patterns? Also <isfile>?
1727
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001728Add command modifier that skips wildcard expansion, so that you don't need to
1729put backslashes before special chars, only for white space.
1730
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001731Syntax HL: open two windows on the same C code, delete a ")" in one window,
1732resulting in highlighted "{" in that window, not in the other.
1733
1734In mswin.vim: Instead of mapping <C-V> for Insert mode in a complicated way,
1735can it be done like ":imap <C-V> <MiddleMouse>" without negative side effects?
1736
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001737GTK: when the Tab pages bar appears or disappears while the window is
1738maximized the window is no longer maximized. Patch that has some idea but
1739doesn't work from Geoffrey Antos, 2008 May 5.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001740Also: the window may no longer fit on the screen, thus the command line is not
1741visible.
1742
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001743When right after "vim file", "M" then CTRL-W v the windows are scrolled
1744differently and unexpectedly. Caused by patch 7.2.398?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001745
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001746The magic clipboard format "VimClipboard2" appears in several places. Should
1747be only one.
1748
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001749"vim -C" often has 'nocompatible', because it's set somewhere in a startup
1750script. Do "set compatible" after startup?
1751
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001752It's difficult to debug numbered functions (function in a Dictionary). Print
1753the function name before resolving it to a number?
1754 let d = {}
1755 fun! d.foo()
1756 echo "here"
1757 endfun
1758 call d.foo(9)
1759
1760Add a mark for the other end of the Visual area (VIsual pos). '< and '> are
1761only set after Visual moded is ended.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001762Also add a variable for the Visual mode. So that this mode and '< '> can be
1763used to set what "gv" selects. (Ben Schmidt)
1764
1765Win32: When running ":make" and 'encoding' differs from the system locale, the
1766output should be converted. Esp. when 'encoding' is "utf-8". (Yongwei Wu)
1767Should we use 'termencoding' for this?
1768
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02001769Win32, NTFS: When editing a specific infostream directly and 'backupcopy' is
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001770"auto" should detect this situation and work like 'backupcopy' is "yes". File
1771name is something like "c:\path\foo.txt:bar", includes a colon. (Alex
1772Jakushev, 2008 Feb 1)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001773
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01001774printf() uses the field width in bytes. Can it be made character width,
1775perhaps with a modifier? What does Posix say?
1776
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001777Small problem displaying diff filler line when opening windows with a script.
1778(David Luyer, 2007 Mar 1 ~/Mail/oldmail/mool/in.15872 )
1779
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001780Is it allowed that 'backupext' is empty? Problems when backup is in same dir
1781as original file? If it's OK don't compare with 'patchmode'. (Thierry Closen)
1782
1783Patch for supporting count before CR in quickfix window. (AOYAMA Shotaro, 2007
1784Jan 1)
1785
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001786Patch for adding ":lscscope". (Navdeep Parhar, 2007 Apr 26; update 2008 Apr
178723)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001788
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001789":mkview" isn't called with the right buffer argument. Happens when using
1790tabs and the autocommand "autocmd BufWinLeave * mkview". (James Vega, 2007
1791Jun 18)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001792
1793xterm should be able to pass focus changes to Vim, so that Vim can check for
1794buffers that changed. Perhaps in misc.c, function selectwindow().
1795Xterm 224 supports it!
1796
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001797When completing from another file that uses a different encoding completion
1798text has the wrong encoding. E.g., when 'encoding' is utf-8 and file is
1799latin1. Example from Gombault Damien, 2007 Mar 24.
1800
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001801Is it possible to use "foo#var" instead of "g:foo#var" inside a function?
1802
1803Syntax HL: When using "nextgroup" and the group has an empty match, there is
1804no search at that position for another match. (Lukas Mai, 2008 April 11)
1805
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001806In gvim the backspace key produces a backspace character, but on Linux the
1807VERASE key is Delete. Set VERASE to Backspace? (patch by Stephane Chazelas,
18082007 Oct 16)
1809
1810TermResponse autocommand isn't always triggered when using vimdiff. (Aron
1811Griffis, 2007 Sep 19)
1812
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001813Create a gvimtutor.1 file and change Makefiles to install it.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001814
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001815When 'encoding' is utf-8 typing text at the end of the line causes previously
1816typed characters to be redrawn. Caused by patch 7.1.329. (Tyler Spivey, 2008
1817Sep 3, 11)
1818
1819When Vim in an xterm owns the selection and the user does ":shell" Vim doesn't
1820respond to selection requests. Invoking XtDisownSelection() before executing
1821the shell doesn't help. Would require forking and doing a message loop, like
1822what happens for the GUI.
1823
1824X11: Putting more than about 262040 characters of text on the clipboard and
1825pasting it in another Vim doesn't work. (Dominique Pelle, 2008 Aug 21-23)
1826clip_x11_request_selection_cb() is called with zero value and length.
1827Also: Get an error message from free() in the process that owns the selection.
1828Seems to happen when the selection is requested the second time, but before
1829clip_x11_convert_selection_cb() is invoked, thus in X library code.
1830
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001831":vimgrep" does not recognize a recursive symlink. Is it possible to detect
1832this, at least for Unix (using device/inode)?
1833
1834When switching between windows the cursor is often put in the middle.
1835Remember the relative position and restore that, just like lnum and col are
1836restored. (Luc St-Louis)
1837
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +02001838Patch to support horizontal scroll wheel in GTK. Untested. (Bjorn Winckler,
18392010 Jun 30)
1840
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001841
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02001842At next release:
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001843- Build a huge version by default.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001844- Improve plugin handling: Automatic updates, handle dependencies?
1845 E.g. Vundle: https://github.com/gmarik/vundle
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01001846
1847
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001848More patches:
Bram Moolenaar26dcc7e2010-07-14 22:35:55 +02001849- Another patch for Javascript indenting. (Hari Kumar, 2010 Jul 11)
1850 Needs a few tests.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001851- Add 'cscopeignorecase' option. (Liang Wenzhi, 2006 Sept 3)
1852- Argument for feedkeys() to prepend to typeahead (Yakov Lerner, 2006 Oct
1853 21)
1854- Load intl.dll too, not only libintl.dll. (Mike Williams, 2006 May 9, docs
1855 patch May 10)
1856- Extra argument to strtrans() to translate special keys to their name (Eric
1857 Arnold, 2006 May 22)
1858- 'threglookexp' option: only match with first word in thesaurus file.
1859 (Jakson A. Aquino, 2006 Jun 14)
1860- Mac: indicate whether a buffer was modified. (Nicolas Weber, 2006 Jun 30)
1861- Allow negative 'nrwidth' for left aligning. (Nathan Laredo, 2006 Aug 16)
1862- ml_append_string(): efficiently append to an existing line. (Brad
1863 Beveridge, 2006 Aug 26) Use in some situations, e.g., when pasting a
1864 character at a time?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001865- recognize hex numbers better. (Mark Manning, 2006 Sep 13)
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00001866- Add <AbbrExpand> key, to expand an abbreviation in a mapping. (Kana
1867 Natsuno, 2008 Jul 17)
1868- Add 'wspara' option, also accept blank lines like empty lines for "{" and
1869 "}". (Mark Lundquist, 2008 Jul 18)
1870- Patch to add CTRL-T to delete part of a path on cmdline. (Adek, 2008 Jul
1871 21)
1872- Instead of creating a copy of the tutor in all the shell scripts, do it in
1873 vimtutor.vim. (Jan Minar, 2008 Jul 20)
1874- When fsync() fails there is no hint about what went wrong. Patch by Ben
1875 Schmidt, 2008 Jul 22.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001876- testdir/Make_dos_sh.mak for running tests with MingW. (Bill Mccarthy, 2008
1877 Sep 13)
1878- Patch for adding "space" item in 'listchars'. (Jérémie Roquet, 2009 Oct 29,
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001879 Docs patch Oct 30, update David Burgin (glts) 2013 Aug 24)
Bram Moolenaar26dcc7e2010-07-14 22:35:55 +02001880- Replace ccomplete.vim by cppcomplete.vim from www.vim.org? script 1520 by
1881 Vissale Neang. (Martin Stubenschrott) Asked Vissale to make the scripts
1882 more friendly for the Vim distribution.
1883 New version received 2008 Jan 6.
1884 No maintenance in two years...
Bram Moolenaar5aae4192010-08-03 23:00:38 +02001885- Patch to open dropped files in new tabs. (Michael Trim, 2010 Aug 3)
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00001886
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00001887Awaiting updated patches:
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +000018889 Mac unicode patch (Da Woon Jung, Eckehard Berns):
1889 8 Add patch from Muraoka Taro (Mar 16) to support input method on Mac?
1890 New patch 2004 Jun 16
1891 - selecting proportional font breaks display
1892 - UTF-8 text causes display problems. Font replacement causes this.
1893 - Command-key mappings do not work. (Alan Schmitt)
1894 - With 'nopaste' pasting is wrong, with 'paste' Command-V doesn't work.
1895 (Alan Schmitt)
1896 - remove 'macatsui' option when this has been fixed.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001897 - when 'macatsui' is off should we always convert to "macroman" and ignore
1898 'termencoding'?
Bram Moolenaar76b92b22006-03-24 22:46:53 +000018999 HTML indenting can be slow. Caused by using searchpair(). Can search()
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001900 be used instead? A.Politz is looking into a solution.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +000019018 Win32: Add minidump generation. (George Reilly, 2006 Apr 24)
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000019028 Add ":n" to fnamemodify(): normalize path, remove "../" when possible.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001903 Aric Blumer has a patch for this. He will update the patch for 6.3.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000019047 Completion of network shares, patch by Yasuhiro Matsumoto.
1905 Update 2004 Sep 6.
1906 How does this work? Missing comments.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000019078 Add a few more command names to the menus. Patch from Jiri Brezina
Bram Moolenaar8cacf352006-04-15 20:27:24 +00001908 (28 feb 2002). Will mess the translations...
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +020019097 ATTENTION dialog choices are more logical when "Delete it" appears
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00001910 before "Quit". Patch by Robert Webb, 2004 May 3.
1911- Include flipcase patch: ~/vim/patches/wall.flipcase2 ? Make it work
1912 for multi-byte characters.
1913- Win32: add options to print dialog. Patch from Vipin Aravind.
1914- Patch to add highlighting for whitespace. (Tom Schumm, 2003 Jul 5)
1915 use the patch that keeps using HLF_8 if HLF_WS has not
1916 been given values.
1917 Add section in help files for these highlight groups?
19188 "fg" and "bg" don't work in an xterm. Get default colors from xterm
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00001919 with an ESC sequence.
1920 xterm can send colors for many things. E.g. for the cursor:
1921 <Esc>]12;?<Bel>
1922 Can use this to get the background color and restore the colors on exit.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000019237 Add "DefaultFG" and "DefaultBG" for the colors of the menu. (Marcin
1924 Dalecki has a patch for Motif and Carbon)
1925- Add possibility to highlight specific columns (for Fortran). Or put a
1926 line in between columns (e.g., for 'textwidth').
1927 Patch to add 'hlcolumn' from Vit Stradal, 2004 May 20.
19288 Add functions:
1929 gettext() Translate a message. (Patch from Yasuhiro Matsumoto)
1930 Update 2004 Sep 10
1931 Another patch from Edward L. Fox (2005 Nov 24)
1932 Search in 'runtimepath'?
Bram Moolenaar8cacf352006-04-15 20:27:24 +00001933 More docs needed about how to use this.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00001934 How to get the messages into the .po files?
Bram Moolenaar72597a52010-07-18 15:31:08 +02001935 strchars() Like strlen() and strwidth() but counting characters
1936 instead of bytes.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00001937 confirm() add "flags" argument, with 'v' for vertical
1938 layout and 'c' for console dialog. (Haegg)
1939 Flemming Madsen has a patch for the 'c' flag
1940 (2003 May 13)
1941 raisewin() raise gvim window (see HierAssist patch for
1942 Tcl implementation ~/vim/HierAssist/ )
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00001943 taglist() add argument to specify maximum number of matches.
1944 useful for interactive things or completion.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00001945 col('^') column of first non-white character.
1946 Can use "len(substitute(getline('.'), '\S.*', '', ''))
1947 + 1", but that's ugly.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000019487 Add patch from Benoit Cerrina to integrate Vim and Perl functions
1949 better. Now also works for Ruby (2001 Nov 10)
1950- Patch from Herculano de Lima Einloft Neto for better formatting of the
1951 quickfix window (2004 dec 2)
19527 When 'rightleft' is set, the search pattern should be displayed right
1953 to left as well? See patch of Dec 26. (Nadim Shaikli)
Bram Moolenaar8cacf352006-04-15 20:27:24 +000019548 Option to lock all used memory so that it doesn't get swapped to disk
1955 (uncrypted). Patch by Jason Holt, 2003 May 23. Uses mlock.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000019567 Add ! register, for shell commands. (patch from Grenie)
19578 In the gzip plugin, also recognize *.gz.orig, *.gz.bak, etc. Like it's
1958 done for filetype detection. Patch from Walter Briscoe, 2003 Jul 1.
19597 Add a "-@ filelist" argument: read file names from a file. (David
1960 Kotchan has a patch for it)
19618 Include a connection to an external program through a pipe? See
1962 patches from Felbinger for a mathematica interface.
1963 Or use emacs server kind of thing?
19647 Add ":justify" command. Patch from Vit Stradal 2002 Nov 25.
1965- findmatch() should be adjusted for Lisp. See remark at
1966 get_lisp_indent(). Esp. \( and \) should be skipped. (Dorai Sitaram,
1967 incomplete patch Mar 18)
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00001968- For GUI Find/Replace dialog support using a regexp. Patch for Motif
1969 and GTK by degreneir (nov 10 and nov 18).
1970- Patch for "paranoid mode" by Kevin Collins, March 7. Needs much more work.
1971
1972
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001973Vi incompatibility:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00001974- Try new POSIX tests, made after my comments. (Geoff Clare, 2005 April 7)
1975 Version 1.5 is in ~/src/posix/1.5. (Lynne Canal)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000019768 With undo/redo only marks in the changed lines should be changed. Other
1977 marks should be kept. Vi keeps each mark at the same text, even when it
1978 is deleted or restored. (Webb)
1979 Also: A mark is lost after: make change, undo, redo and undo.
1980 Example: "{d''" then "u" then "d''": deletes an extra line, because the ''
1981 position is one line down. (Veselinovic)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000019828 When stdin is not a tty, and Vim reads commands from it, an error should
1983 make Vim exit.
19847 Unix Vim (not gvim): Typing CTRL-C in Ex mode should finish the line
1985 (currently you can continue typing, but it's truncated later anyway).
1986 Requires a way to make CTRL-C interrupt select() when in cooked input.
19878 When loading a file in the .exrc, Vi loads the argument anyway. Vim skips
1988 loading the argument if there is a file already. When no file argument
1989 given, Vi starts with an empty buffer, Vim keeps the loaded file. (Bearded)
19906 In Insert mode, when using <BS> or <Del>, don't wipe out the text, but
1991 only move back the cursor. Behaves like '$' in 'cpoptions'. Use a flag
1992 in 'cpoptions' to switch this on/off.
19938 When editing a file which is a symbolic link, and then opening another
1994 symbolic link on the same file, Vim uses the name of the first one.
1995 Adjust the file name in the buffer to the last one used? Use several file
1996 names in one buffer???
1997 Also: When first editing file "test", which is symlink to "test2", and
1998 then editing "test2", you end up editing buffer "test" again. It's not
1999 logical that the name that was first used sticks with the buffer.
20007 The ":undo" command works differently in Ex mode. Edit a file, make some
2001 changes, "Q", "undo" and _all_ changes are undone, like the ":visual"
2002 command was one command.
Bram Moolenaareaa48e72005-06-08 22:07:37 +00002003 On the other hand, an ":undo" command in an Ex script only undoes the last
2004 change (e.g., use two :append commands, then :undo).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020057 The ":map" command output overwrites the command. Perhaps it should keep
2006 the ":map" when it's used without arguments?
20077 CTRL-L is not the end of a section? It is for Posix! Make it an option.
20087 Implement 'prompt' option. Init to off when stdin is not a tty.
20097 CTRL-T in Insert mode inserts 'shiftwidth' of spaces at the cursor. Add a
2010 flag in 'cpoptions' for this.
20117 Add a way to send an email for a crashed edit session. Create a file when
2012 making changes (containing name of the swap file), delete it when writing
2013 the file. Supply a program that can check for crashed sessions (either
2014 all, for a system startup, or for one user, for in a .login file).
20157 Vi doesn't do autoindenting when input is not from a tty (in Ex mode).
20167 "z3<CR>" should still use the whole window, but only redisplay 3 lines.
20177 ":tag xx" should move the cursor to the first non-blank. Or should it go
2018 to the match with the tag? Option?
20197 Implement 'autoprint'/'ap' option.
20207 Add flag in 'cpoptions' that makes <BS> after a count work like <Del>
2021 (Sayre).
20227 Add flag in 'cpoptions' that makes operator (yank, filter) not move the
2023 cursor, at least when cancelled. (default Vi compatible).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020247 This Vi-trick doesn't work: "Q" to go to Ex mode, then "g/pattern/visual".
2025 In Vi you can edit in visual mode, and when doing "Q" you jump to the next
2026 match. Nvi can do it too.
20277 Support '\' for line continuation in Ex mode for these commands: (Luebking)
2028 g/./a\ g/pattern1/ s/pattern2/rep1\\
2029 line 1\ line 2\\
2030 line 2\ line 3\\
2031 . line4/
20326 ":e /tmp/$tty" doesn't work. ":e $uid" does. Is $tty not set because of
2033 the way the shell is started?
20346 Vi compatibility (optional): make "ia<CR><ESC>10." do the same strange
2035 thing. (only repeat insert for the first line).
2036
2037
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002038GTK+ GUI known bugs:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000020399 Crash with X command server over ssh. (Ciaran McCreesh, 2006 Feb 6)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020408 GTK 2: Combining UTF-8 characters not displayed properly in menus (Mikolaj
2041 Machowski) They are displayed as separate characters. Problem in
2042 creating a label?
Bram Moolenaar6e7c7f32005-08-24 22:16:11 +000020438 GTK 2: Combining UTF-8 characters are sometimes not drawn properly.
2044 Depends on the font size, "monospace 13" has the problem. Vim seems to do
2045 everything right, must be a GTK bug. Is there a way to work around it?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020469 Can't paste a Visual selection from GTK-gvim to vim in xterm or Motif gvim
2047 when it is longer than 4000 characters. Works OK from gvim to gvim and
2048 vim to vim. Pasting through xterm (using the shift key) also works.
2049 It starts working after GTK gvim loses the selection and gains it again.
Bram Moolenaare580b0c2006-03-21 21:33:03 +00002050- Gnome2: When moving the toolbar out of the dock, so that it becomes
2051 floating, it can no longer be moved. Therefore making it float has been
2052 blocked for now.
2053
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002054
2055Win32 GUI known bugs:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002056- Win32: tearoff menu window should have a scrollbar when it's taller than
2057 the screen.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020588 On Windows 98 the unicows library is needed to support functions with UCS2
2059 file names. Can we load unicows.dll dynamically?
20608 The -P argument doesn't work very well with many MDI applications.
2061 The last argument of CreateWindowEx() should be used, see MSDN docs.
2062 Tutorial: http://win32assembly.online.fr/tut32.html
20638 In eval.c, io.h is included when MSWIN32 is defined. Shouldn't this be
2064 WIN32? Or can including io.h be moved to vim.h? (Dan Sharp)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020656 Win32 GUI: With "-u NONE -U NONE" and doing "CTRL-W v" "CTRL-W o", the ":"
2066 of ":only" is highlighted like the cursor. (Lipelis)
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +000020678 When 'encoding' is "utf-8", should use 'guifont' for both normal and wide
2068 characters to make Asian languages work. Win32 fonts contain both
2069 type of characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020707 When font smoothing is enabled, redrawing can become very slow. The reason
2071 appears to be drawing with a transparent background. Would it be possible
2072 to use an opaque background in most places?
20738 Use another default for 'termencoding': the active codepage. Means that
2074 when 'encoding' is changed typing characters still works properly.
2075 Alternative: use the Unicode functions to obtain typed characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020767 The cursor color indicating IME mode doesn't work properly. (Shizhu Pan,
2077 2004 May 9)
20788 Win32: When clicking on the gvim title bar, which gives it focus, produces
2079 a file-changed dialog, after clicking on a button in that dialog the gvim
2080 window follows the mouse. The button-up event is lost. Only with
2081 MS-Windows 98?
2082 Try this: ":set sw ts", get enter-prompt, then change the file in a
2083 console, go back to Vim and click "reload" in the dialog for the changed
2084 file: Window moves with the cursor!
2085 Put focus event in input buffer and let generic Vim code handle it?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000020868 Win32 GUI: With maximized window, ":set go-=r" doesn't use the space that
2087 comes available. (Poucet) It works OK on Win 98 but doesn't work on Win
2088 NT 4.0. Leaves a grey area where the scrollbar was. ":set go+=r" also
2089 doesn't work properly.
20908 When Vim is minimized and when maximizing it a file-changed dialog pops
2091 up, Vim isn't maximized. It should be done before the dialog, so that it
2092 appears in the right position. (Webb)
20939 When selecting at the more-prompt or hit-enter-prompt, the right mouse
2094 button doesn't give popup menu.
2095 At the hit-enter prompt CTRL-Y doesn't work to copy the modeless
2096 selection.
2097 On the command line, don't get a popup menu for the right mouse button.
2098 Let the middle button paste selected text (not the clipboard but the
2099 non-Visual selection)? Otherwise CTRL-Y has to be used to copy the text.
21008 When 'grepprg' doesn't execute, the error only flashes by, the
2101 user can hardly see what is wrong. (Moore)
2102 Could use vimrun with an "-nowait" argument to only wait when an error
2103 occurs, but "command.com" doesn't return an error code.
21048 When the 'shell' cannot be executed, should give an appropriate error msg.
2105 Esp. for a filter command, currently it only complains the file could not
2106 be read.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000021077 Add an option to add one pixel column to the character width? Lucida
2108 Console italic is wider than the normal font ("d" overlaps with next char).
2109 Opposite of 'linespace': 'columnspace'.
21107 At the hit-enter prompt scrolling now no longer works. Need to use the
2111 keyboard to get around this. Pretend <CR> was hit when the user tries to
Bram Moolenaar4463f292005-09-25 22:20:24 +00002112 scroll?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000021137 Scrollbar width doesn't change when selecting other windows appearance.
2114 Also background color of Toolbar and rectangle below vert. scrollbar.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000021156 Drawing text transparently doesn't seem to work (when drawing part cursor).
21168 CTRL key doesn't always work in combination with ALT key. It does work
2117 for function keys, not for alphabetic characters. Perhaps this is because
2118 CTRL-ALT is used by Windows as AltGr?
21198 CTRL-- doesn't work for AZERTY, because it's CTRL-[ for QWERTY. How do we
2120 know which keyboard is being used?
21217 When scrolling, and a background color is dithered, the dither pattern
2122 doesn't always join correctly between the scrolled area and the new drawn
2123 area (Koloseike).
21248 When gui_init_font() is called with "*", p_guifont is freed while it might
2125 still be used somewhere. This is too tricky, do the font selection first,
2126 then set the new font by name (requires putting all logfont parameters in
2127 the font name).
2128
2129
2130Athena and Motif:
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +000021316 New Motif toolbar button from Marcin Dalecki:
2132 - When the mouse pointer is over an Agide button the red becomes black.
2133 Something with the way colors are specified in the .xpm file.
2134 - The pixmap is two pixels smaller than it should be. The gap is filled
2135 with grey instead of the current toolbar background color.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000021369 Can configure be changed to disable netbeans if the Xpm library is
2137 required and it's missing?
21388 When using the resource "Vim*borderwidth 2" the widgets are positioned
2139 wrong.
21409 XIM is disabled by default for SGI/IRIX. Fix XIM so that 'imdisable' can
2141 be off by default.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000021429 XIM doesn't work properly for Athena/Motif. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto) For now,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002143 keep XIM active at all times when the input method has the preediting
2144 flag.
21458 X11: A menu that contains an umlaut is truncated at that character.
2146 Happens when the locale is "C", which uses ASCII instead of IS0-8859-1.
2147 Is there a way to use latin1 by default? Gnome_init() seems to do this.
21488 Perhaps use fontsets for everything?
21496 When starting in English and switching the language to Japanese, setting
2150 the locale with ":lang", 'guifontset' and "hi menu font=", deleting all
2151 menus and setting them again, the menus don't use the new font. Most of
2152 the tooltips work though...
21537 Motif: when using a file selection dialog, the specified file name is not
2154 always used (when specifying a filter or another directory).
21558 When 'encoding' is different from the current locale (e.g., utf-8) the
2156 menu strings don't work. Requires conversion from 'encoding' to the
2157 current locale. Workaround: set 'langmenu'.
2158
2159
2160Athena GUI:
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +010021619 The first event for any button in the menu or toolbar appears to get lost.
2162 The second click on a menu does work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000021639 When dragging the scrollbar thumb very fast, focus is only obtained in
2164 the scrollbar itself. And the thumb is no longer updated when moving
2165 through files.
21667 The file selector is not resizable. With a big font it is difficult to
2167 read long file names. (Schroeder)
21684 Re-write the widget attachments and code so that we will not have to go
2169 through and calculate the absolute position of every widget every time the
2170 window is refreshed/changes size. This will help the "flashing-widgets"
2171 problem during a refresh.
21725 When starting gvim with all the default colors and then typing
2173 ":hi Menu guibg=cyan", the menus change color but the background of the
2174 pullright pixmap doesn't change colors.
2175 If you type ":hi Menu guibg=cyan font=anyfont", then the pixmap changes
2176 colors as it should.
2177 Allocating a new pixmap and setting the resource doesn't change the
2178 pullright pixmap's colors. Why? Possible Athena bug?
2179
2180
2181Motif GUI:
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02002182- gui_mch_browsedir() is missing, browsedir() doesn't work nicely.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000021837 Use XmStringCreateLocalized() instead of XmStringCreateSimple()?
2184 David Harrison says it's OK (it exists in Motif 1.2).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000021858 Lesstif: When deleting a menu that's torn off, the torn off menu becomes
2186 very small instead of disappearing. When closing it, Vim crashes.
2187 (Phillipps)
2188
2189
2190GUI:
21919 On Solaris, creating the popup menu causes the right mouse button no
2192 longer to work for extending the selection. (Halevy)
21939 When running an external program, it can't always be killed with CTRL-C.
Bram Moolenaar51ac12f2005-07-02 23:21:11 +00002194 e.g., on Solaris 5.5, when using "K" (Keech). Other 'guipty' problems on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002195 Solaris 2.6. (Marley)
21969 On Solaris: Using a "-geometry" argument, bigger than the window where Vim
2197 is started from, causes empty lines below the cmdline. (raf)
21988 X11 GUI: When menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', ALT key
2199 should not be used to trigger a menu (like the Win32 version).
22008 When setting 'langmenu', it should be effective immediately. Store both
2201 the English and the translated text in the menu structure. Re-generate
2202 the translation when 'langmenu' has changed.
22038 Basic flaw in the GUI code: NextScreen is updated before calling
2204 gui_write(), but the GUI code relies on NextScreen to represent the state
2205 of where it is processing the output.
2206 Need better separation of Vim core and GUI code.
22078 When fontset support is enabled, setting 'guifont' to a single font
2208 doesn't work.
22098 Menu priority for sub-menus for: Amiga, BeOS.
Bram Moolenaar1056d982006-03-09 22:37:52 +000022108 When translating menus ignore the part after the Tab, the shortcut. So
2211 that the same menu item with a different shortcut (e.g., for the Mac) are
2212 still translated.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +020022138 Add menu separators for Amiga.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000022148 Add way to specify the file filter for the browse dialog. At least for
2215 browse().
22168 Add dialog for search/replace to other GUIs? Tk has something for this,
2217 use that code? Or use console dialog.
22188 When selecting a font with the font dialog and the font is invalid, the
2219 error message disappears too quick.
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +000022207 More features in the find/replace dialog:
2221 - regexp on/off
2222 - search in selection/buffer/all buffers/directory
2223 when all buffers/directory is used:
2224 - filter for file name
2225 when directory is used:
2226 - subdirectory on/off
2227 - top directory browser
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000022288 gui_check_colors() is not called at the right moment. Do it much later,
2229 to avoid problems.
22308 gui_update_cursor() is called for a cursor shape change, even when there
2231 are mappings to be processed. Only do something when going to wait for
2232 input. Or maybe every 100 ms?
22338 X11: When the window size is reduced to fit on screen, there are blank
2234 lines below the text and bottom scrollbar. "gvim -geometry 80x78+0+0".
2235 When the "+0+0" is omitted it works.
22368 When starting an external command, and 'guipty' set, BS and DEL are mixed
2237 up. Set erase character somehow?
22388 A dead circumflex followed by a space should give the '^' character
2239 (Rommel). Look how xterm does this.
2240 Also: Bednar has some code for dead key handling.
2241 Also: Nedit 5.0.2 with USE_XMIM does it right. (Gaya)
22428 The compose key doesn't work properly (Cepas). Both for Win32 and X11.
22437 The cursor in an inactive window should be hollow. Currently it's not
2244 visible.
22457 GUI on Solaris 2.5.1, using /usr/dt/..: When gvim starts, cursor is
2246 hollow, after window lowered/raised it's OK. (Godfrey)
22477 When starting GUI with ":gui", and window is made smaller because it
2248 doesn't fit on the screen, there is an extra redraw.
22498 When setting font with .Xdefaults, there is an extra empty line at the
2250 bottom, which disappears when using ":set guifont=<Tab>". (Chadzelek)
22518 When font shape changes, but not the size, doing ":set font=" does not
2252 redraw the screen with the new font. Also for Win32.
2253 When the size changes, on Solaris 2.5 there isn't a redraw for the
2254 remaining part of the window (Phillipps).
2255- Flashes really badly in certain cases when running remotely from a Sun.
22564 Re-write the code so that the highlighting isn't changed multiple times
2257 when doing a ":hi clear". The color changes happen three or more times
2258 currently. This is very obvious on a 66Mhz 486.
2259
2260
2261MSDOS/DJGPP:
22629 Pressing CTRL-C often crashes the console Vim runs in. (Ken Liao)
2263 When 'bioskey' isn't set it doesn't happen. Could be a problem with the
2264 BIOS emulation of the console. Version 5.6 already had this problem.
22658 DJGPP: "cd c:" can take us to a directory that no longer exists.
2266 change_drive() doesn't check this. How to check for this error?
22679 The 16 bit version runs out of memory very quickly. Should find unused
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00002268 code and reduce static data. Resetting 'writebackup' helps to be able to
2269 write a file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000022709 Crash when running on Windows 98 in a console window and pressing CTRL-C.
2271 Happens now and then. When debugging Vim in gdb this also happens. Since
2272 the console crashes, might be a bug in the DOS console. Resetting
2273 'bioskey' avoids it, but then CTRL-C doesn't work.
22749 DOS: Make CTRL-Fx and ALT-Fx work.
2275 CTRL-F1 = CE-5E, CTRL-F2 = CE-5F, .., CTRL-F10 = CE-67
2276 ALT-F1 = CE-68, ALT-F2 = CE-69, .., ALT-F10 = CE-71
2277 Shifted cursor keys produce same codes as unshifted keys. Use bioskey(2)
2278 to get modifier mask for <S-C-M-Fx>.
2279 Use K_SPECIAL/KS_MODIFIER codes to insert modifier mask in input stream?
2280 Make this work like in Win32 console.
2281 Mapping things like <M-A> doesn't work, because it generates an extended
2282 key code. Use a translation table?
22839 Can't read an opened swap file when the "share" command has not been used.
2284 At least ignore the swap files that Vim has opened itself.
22858 Use DJGPP 2.03.
22868 The Dos32 version (DJGPP) can't use long file names on Windows NT.
2287 Check if new package can be used (v2misc/ntlfn08[bs].zip).
22888 setlocale() is bogus.
22898 Vim busy waits for new characters or mouse clicks. Should put in some
2290 sort of sleep, to avoid eating 50% of the CPU time. Test on an unpatched
2291 Windows 95 system!
22928 DJGPP: when shell is bash, make fails. (Donahoe)
Bram Moolenaar51ac12f2005-07-02 23:21:11 +000022937 Hitting CTRL-P twice quickly (e.g., in keyword completion) on a 8088
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002294 machine, starts printer echo! (John Mullin).
22957 MSDOS 16 bit version can't work with COMSPEC that has an argument, e.g.:
2296 COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM /E:4096 (Bradley)
2297 Caused by BCC system() function (Borland "make" has the same problem).
22988 Mouse: handle left&right button pressed as middle button pressed. Add
2299 modifier keys shift, ctrl and alt.
23007 When too many files are open (depends on FILES), strange things happen.
2301 The Dos16 version runs out of memory, in the Dos32 version "!ls" causes a
2302 crash. Another symptom: .swp files are not deleted, existing files are
2303 "[New file]".
23047 DJGPP version doesn't work with graphics display mode. Switch to a mode
2305 that is supported?
23068 DJGPP: ":mode" doesn't work for many modes. Disable them.
23078 DJGPP: When starting in Ex mode, shouldn't clear the screen. (Walter
2308 Briscoe)
2309
2310
2311MSDOS, OS/2 and Win32:
23128 OS/2: Add backtick expansion. Undefine NO_EXPANDPATH and use
2313 gen_expand_wildcards().
23148 OS/2: Add clipboard support? See example clipbrd.exe from Alexander
2315 Wagner.
23168 OS/2: Add Extended Attributes support and define HAVE_ACL.
23178 OS/2: When editing a file name "foo.txt" that is actually called FOO.txt,
2318 writing uses "foo.txt". Should obtain the real file name.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000023198 Should $USERPROFILE be preferred above $HOMEDRIVE/$HOMEPATH? No, but it's
2320 a good fallback, thus use:
2321 $HOME
2322 $HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH
2323 SHGetSpecialFolderPath(NULL, lpzsPath, CSIDL_APPDATA, FALSE);
2324 $USERPROFILE
2325 SHGetSpecialFolderPath(NULL, lpzsPath, CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA, FALSE);
2326 $ALLUSERSPROFILE
2327 $SYSTEMDRIVE\
2328 C:\
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023298 Win32 console: <M-Up> and <M-Down> don't work. (Geddes) We don't have
2330 special keys for these. Should use modifier + key.
23318 Win32 console: caps-lock makes non-alpha keys work like with shift.
2332 Should work like in the GUI version.
23338 Environment variables in DOS are not case sensitive. Make a define for
2334 STRCMP_ENV(), and use it when comparing environment var names.
23358 Setting 'shellslash' has no immediate effect. Change all file names when
2336 it is set/reset? Or only use it when actually executing a shell command?
23378 When editing a file on a Samba server, case might matter. ":e file"
2338 followed by ":e FILE" will edit "file" again, even though "FILE" might be
2339 another one. Set last used name in buflist_new()? Fix do_ecmd(), etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023408 When a buffer is editing a file like "ftp://mach/file", which is not going
2341 to be used like a normal file name, don't change the slashes to
2342 backslashes. (Ronald Hoellwarth)
2343
2344
2345Windows 95:
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +020023468 Editing a file by its short file name and writing it, makes the long file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002347 name disappear. Setting 'backupcopy' helps.
2348 Use FindFirstFile()->cAlternateFileName in fname_case() (George Reilly).
23498 Doing wildcard expansion, will match the short filename, but result in the
2350 long filename (both DJGPP and Win32).
2351
2352
2353Win32 console:
23549 When editing a file by its short file name, it should be expanded into its
2355 long file name, to avoid problems like these: (Mccollister)
2356 1) Create a file called ".bashrc" using some other editor.
2357 2) Drag that file onto a shortcut or the actual executable.
2358 3) Note that the file name is something like BASHRC~1
2359 4) Go to File->Save As menu item and type ".bashrc" as the file name.
2360 5) Press "Yes" to indicate that I want to overwrite the file.
2361 6) Note that the message "File exists (add ! to override)" is displayed
2362 and the file is not saved.
2363 Use FindFirstFile() to expand a file name and directory in the path to its
2364 long name.
23658 Also implement 'conskey' option for the Win32 console version? Look at
2366 how Xvi does console I/O under Windows NT.
23677 Re-install the use of $TERM and support the use of different terminals,
2368 besides the console.
23698 Use of <altgr> modifier doesn't work? 5.3 was OK. (Garcia-Suarez/Guckes)
23709 Mapping <C-S-Tab> doesn't work correctly. How to see the difference with
2371 <C-S-i>?
23729 tmpnam() uses file in root of file system: "\asdf". That doesn't work on
2373 a Netware network drive. Use same function as for Win32 GUI?
23748 In os_win32.h, HAVE_STRICMP and HAVE_STRNICMP are defined only if __GNUC__
2375 is not defined. Shouldn't that be the other way around?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023767 Use SetConsoleCP() and SetConsoleOutputCP() to implement 'termencoding'?
2377 Avoids that input and output work differently. Need to be restored when
2378 exiting.
2379
2380
2381Amiga:
23828 In mch_inchar() should use convert_input_safe() to handle incomplete byte
2383 sequences.
23849 In mch_expandpath() a "*" is to be expanded, but "\*" isn't. Remove
2385 backslashes in result.
23868 Executing a shell, only one option for 'shell' is separated. Should do
2387 all options, using white space separation.
2388
2389
2390Macintosh:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002391- GUI: gui_mch_browsedir() is missing.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023927 Loading the Perl library only works on OS/X 10.2 or 10.3, never on both.
2393 Load the Perl library dynamically see Python sources file dynload_mac
2394 (Jack)
2395 dynamic linking: http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2064.html
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000023968 inputdialog() doesn't resize when giving more text lines. (David Fishburn,
2397 2006 Sept 28)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023988 Define vim_mkdir() for Macintosh.
23998 Define mch_writable() for Macintosh.
24009 When DiskLock is running, using a swap file causes a crash. Appears to be
2401 a problem with writing a file that starts with a dot. (Giacalone)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024029 In mac_expandpath() check that handling of backslashes is done properly.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002403
2404
2405"Small" problems:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002406- Can't disable terminal flow control, to enable the use of CTRL-S and
2407 CTRL-Q. Add an option for it?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002408- When using e_secure in do_one_cmd() mention the command being executed,
2409 otherwise it's not clear where it comes from.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002410- When the quickfix window is open and executing ":echo 'hello'" using the
2411 Command-line window, the text is immediately removed by the redrawing.
2412 (Michael Henry, 2008 Nov 1)
2413 Generic solution: When redrawing while there is a message on the
2414 cmdline, don't erase the display but draw over the existing text.
2415 Other solution, redraw after closing the cmdline window, before executing
2416 the command.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +000024179 For Turkish vim_tolower() and vim_toupper() also need to use utf_
2418 functions for characters below 0x80. (Sertacyildiz)
Bram Moolenaarc93b83a2006-04-29 22:02:36 +000024199 When the last edited file is a help file, using '0 in a new Vim doesn't
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00002420 edit the file as a help file. 'filetype' is OK, but 'iskeyword' isn't,
2421 file isn't readonly, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024228 When an ":edit" is inside a try command and the ATTENTION prompt is used,
2423 the :catch commands are always executed, also when the file is edited
2424 normally. Should reset did_emsg and undo side effects. Also make sure
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00002425 the ATTENTION message shows up. Servatius Brandt works on this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024267 Vimtutor leaves escape sequence in terminal. This is the xterm response to
2427 requesting the version number. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto)
24288 When redirecting and using ":silent" the current column for displaying and
2429 redirection can be different. Use a separate variable to hold the column
2430 for redirection.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024317 The messages for "vim --help" and "vim --version" don't use
2432 'termencoding'.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002433- Could the hit-enter prompt be avoided when a message only overlaps the
2434 'showcmd' area? Clear that area when the next cmd is typed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024358 When 'scrollbind' is set, a window won't scroll horizontally if the cursor
2436 line is too short. Add a word in 'scrollopt' to allow moving the cursor
2437 to longer line that is visible. A similar thing is done for the GUI when
2438 using the horizontal scrollbar.
24397 VisVim can only open one file. Hard to solve: each opened file is passed
2440 with a separate invocation, would need to use timestamps to know the
2441 invocations belong together.
24428 When giving a ":bwipeout" command a file-changed dialog may popup for this
2443 buffer, which is pointless. (Mike Williams)
24448 On MS-Windows ":make" doesn't show output while it is working. Use the
2445 tee.exe from http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ ? About 16 Kbyte in the
2446 UnxUtils.zip archive.
2447 Alternate one: http://www.pramodx.20m.com/tee_for_win32.htm, but Walter
2448 Briscoe says it's not as good.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +000024498 When doing Insert mode completion a mapping cannot recursively call
2450 edit(), because the completion information is global. Put everything in
2451 an allocated structure?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024528 Command line completion: buffers "foo.txt" and "../b/foo.txt", completing
2453 ":buf foo<Tab>" doesn't find the second one. (George V. Reilly)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024547 mb_off2cells() doesn't work correctly on the tail byte of a double-byte
2455 character. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto) It should return 1 when used on a tail
2456 byte, like for utf-8. Store second byte of double-byte in ScreenLines2[]
2457 (like for DBCS_JPNU) and put a zero in the second byte (like for UTF-8).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024587 Inside a function with "perl <<EOF" a line with "$i++" is recognized as an
2459 ":insert" command, causing the following "endfunction" not to be found.
2460 Add skipping this perl construction inside function definitions.
24617 When 'ttimeoutlen' is 10 and 'timeoutlen' is 1000, there is a keycode
2462 "<Esc>a" and a mapping <Esc>x", when typing "<Esc>a" with half a second
2463 delay should not be interpreted as a keycode. (Hans Ginzel)
24647 ":botright 1 new" twice causes all window heights to be changed. Make the
2465 bottom window only bigger as much as needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024667 The Cygwin and MingW makefiles define "PC", but it's not used anywhere.
2467 Remove? (Dan Sharp)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024689 User commands use the context of the script they were defined in. This
2469 causes a "s:var" argument to unexpectedly use a variable in the defining
2470 script, not the calling script. Add an argument to ":command":
2471 "-keepcontext". Do replace <SID>, so that a function in the defining
2472 script can be called.
24738 The Japanese message translations for MS-Windows are called ja.sjis.po,
2474 but they use encoding cp932. Rename the file and check that it still
2475 works.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024768 A very long message in confirm() can't be quit. Make this possible with
2477 CTRL-C.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000024788 "gf" always excludes trailing punctuation characters. file_name_in_line()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002479 is currently fixed to use ".,:;!". Add an option to make this
2480 configurable?
24818 'hkmap' should probably be global-local.
24829 When "$" is in 'cpoptions' and folding is active, a "C" command changes
2483 the folds and resets w_lines_valid. The display updating doesn't work
2484 then. (Pritesh Mistry)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024858 Using ":s" in a function changes the previous replacement string. Save
2486 "old_sub" in save_search_patterns()?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000024878 Should allow multi-byte characters for the delimiter: ":s+a+b+" where "+"
2488 is a multi-byte character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024898 When appending to a file and 'patchmode' isn't empty, a backup file is
2490 always written, even when the original file already exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024919 When getting focus while writing a large file, could warn for this file
2492 being changed outside of Vim. Avoid checking this while the file is being
2493 written.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024947 The message in bt_dontwrite_msg() could be clearer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024958 The script ID that is stored with an option and displayed with ":verbose
2496 set" isn't reset when the option is set internally. For example when
2497 'foldlevel' is set from 'foldlevelstart'.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000024988 Also store the line number with the script ID and use it for ":verbose",
2499 so that "set nocompatible" is found when it changes other option values.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002500 When an option is set indirectly mention the command? E.g. when
2501 ":diffsplit" sets 'foldmethod'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025028 In the fileformat dialog, "Cancel" isn't translated. Add a global
2503 variable for this. (Eduardo Fernandez)
25049 When editing a file with 'readonly' set, there is no check for an existing
2505 swap file. Then using ":write" (without making any changes) doesn't give
2506 a warning either. Should check for an existing swap file without creating
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002507 one. Unfinished patch by Ian Kelling, 2008 July 14.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025087 When 'showbreak' is set, the amount of space a Tab occupies changes.
2509 Should work like 'showbreak' is inserted without changing the Tabs.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025107 When 'mousefocus' is set and switching to another window with a typed
2511 command, the mouse pointer may be moved to a part of the window that's
2512 covered by another window and we lose focus. Only move in the y
2513 direction, not horizontally?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025148 ":hardcopy":
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002515 - Using the cterm_color[] table is wrong when t_colors is > 16.
2516 - Need to handle unprintable characters.
2517 - Win32: On a B&W printer syntax highlighting isn't visible. Perform
2518 dithering to make grey text?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002519 - Add a flag in 'printoptions' to add an empty page to make the total
2520 number even. "addempty"? (Mike Williams)
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +00002521 - Respect 'linebreak'. Perhaps also 'showbreak'?
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02002522 - Should interpret CTRL-L as a page break.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002523 - Grey line numbers are not always readable. Add field in 'printoptions'.
2524 Default to black when no syntax highlighting.
2525 - Be able to print a window in diff mode.
2526 - Be able to specify a colorscheme to use for printing. And a separate
2527 one for B&W printing (if that can be detected).
25288 In Visual block mode with 'lbr' set, a change command doesn't insert the
2529 text in following lines where the linebreak changes.
25309 dosinst.c: The DJGPP version can't uninstall the Uninstall registry key on
2531 Windows NT. How to install a .inf file on Windows NT and how to detect
2532 that Windows NT is being used?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025338 When 'virtualedit' is "block,insert" and encoding is "utf-8", selecting a
2534 block of one double-wide character, then "d" deletes only half of it.
25358 When 'virtualedit' is set, should "I" in blockwise visual mode also insert
2536 in lines that don't extend into the block?
25378 With 'virtualedit' set, in Insert mode just after the end of line, CTRL-O
2538 yh does not yank the last character of the line. (Pavel Papushev)
2539 Doing "hl" first appears to make it work.
25408 With 'virtualedit' set it's possible to move into the blank area from
2541 'linebreak'.
25428 With 'virtualedit' set and 'selection' "exclusive", a Visual selection
2543 that ends in or after a tab, "d" doesn't delete (part of) the tab.
2544 (Helmut Stiegler)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025459 When jumping to a tag, the search pattern is put in the history. When
2546 'magic' is on, the pattern may not work. Translate the pattern depending
2547 on p_magic when putting it in the history? Alternative: Store value of
2548 'magic' in history. (Margo)
25499 optwin.vim: Restoring a mapping for <Space> or <CR> is not correct for
2550 ":noremap". Add "mapcmd({string}, {mode})? Use code from ":mkexrc".
25519 incsearch is incorrect for "/that/<Return>/this/;//" (last search pattern
2552 isn't updated).
25539 term_console is used before it is set (msdos, Amiga).
25549 Get out-of-memory for ":g/^/,$s//@/" on 1000 lines, this is not handled
2555 correctly. Get many error messages while redrawing the screen, which
2556 cause another redraw, etc.
25578 [<C-I> doesn't work when '*' is in 'iskeyword'. find_pattern_in_path()
2558 must escape special characters in the pattern.
25598 Vim can overwrite a read-only file with ":w!". ":w" can't overwrite an
2560 existing file, "w!" can, but perhaps not a read-only file? Then use
2561 ":w!!" for that.
2562 Or ask for permission to overwrite it (if file can be made writable) and
2563 restore file to readonly afterwards.
Bram Moolenaar04a09c12005-08-01 22:02:32 +00002564 Overwriting a file for which a swap file exists is similar issue.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025657 When compiled with "xterm_clipboard", startup can be slower and might get
2566 error message for invalid $DISPLAY. Try connecting to the X server in the
2567 background (forked), so that Vim starts up quicker? Connect as soon as
2568 the clipboard is to be used (Visual select mode starts, paste from
2569 clipboard)
25707 X11: Some people prefer to use CLIPBOARD instead of PRIMARY for the normal
2571 selection. Add an "xclipboard" argument to the 'clipboard' option? (Mark
2572 Waggoner)
25738 For xterm need to open a connection to the X server to get the window
2574 title, which can be slow. Can also get the title with "<Esc>[21t", no
2575 need to use X11 calls. This returns "<Esc>]l{title}<Esc>\".
Bram Moolenaar35a9aaa2004-10-24 19:23:07 +000025766 When the xterm reports the number of colors, a redraw occurs. This is
2577 annoying on a slow connection. Wait for the xterm to report the number of
2578 colors before drawing the screen. With a timeout.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025798 When the builtin xterm termcap contains codes that are not wanted, need a
2580 way to avoid using the builtin termcap.
25818 Xterm sends ^[[H for <Home> and ^[[F for <End> in some mode. Also
2582 recognize these keys? Mostly useful for xterm simulators, like gnometerm.
2583 See http://dickey.his.com/xterm/xterm.faq.html#xterm_pc_style.
Bram Moolenaar8424a622006-04-19 21:23:36 +000025848 For xterm also recognize keypad up/down/left/right and insert.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000025858 '[ and '] should be set to start/end of line when using a linewise operator
2586 (e.g., ":w").
25878 CTRL-A can't handle big "long" numbers, they become negative. Check for
2588 "-" character, if not present, use unsigned long.
25898 Make it possible to disable the special meaning of "#" in the first column
2590 for ">>".
25918 Add suspending with CTRL-Z at the "more" prompt, and when executing a long
2592 script in do_cmdline().
25938 When using 'hidden', many swap files will be open. When Vim runs into the
2594 maximum number of open files, error messages will appear. Detect that
2595 this problem is present, and close any hidden files that don't have
2596 changes.
25978 With 'viminfo' set such that the ".viminfo" file is written on a FAT
2598 filesystem, an illegal file name may be created: ".vim".
25998 For each buffer that is opened, the viminfo file is opened and read to
2600 check for file marks. This can be slow.
26017 In xterm, recognize both vt100 and vt220 cursor keys. Change
2602 add_termcode() to not remove an existing entry for a name, when it's
2603 needed.
2604 Need a generic solution to recognize different codes for the same key.
26058 Core dump within signal function: gdb doesn't show stack backtrace! Option
2606 to skip catch_signals()?
26079 Repeating a "cw" with "." doesn't work if the text was pasted from the
2608 clipboard. (Thomas Jones) It's because the menu/toolbar item exits Insert
2609 mode and uses "gP". How to fix this without breaking inserting a block of
2610 text?
26118 In Replace mode pasting from the clipboard (using menu or toolbar) inserts
2612 all the text. Add ":rmenu"?
26138 Pasting with the mouse in Replace mode inserts the text, instead of
2614 overwriting, when it is more than one line. Same for using <C-R>.
26159 CTRL-E and CTRL-Y don't work in small window when 'so' is 4 and lines are
2616 wrapping (Acevedo/in.226). E.g., when using CTRL-E, window height 7,
2617 window might actually scroll down when last line of buffer is displayed.
2618 --> Remember if the previous command was "cursor follows screen" or
2619 "screen follow cursor" and use this in cursupdate().
26207 tilde_replace() can only handle "~/", should also do "~user/".
2621 Get the list of home directories (from /etc/passwd? Use getpwent()) and
2622 use some clever algorithm to match a path with that. Find common strings
2623 in the list?
26248 When dragging status line with mouse, sometimes a jump when first clicking
2625 on the status line (caused by 'winheight'). Select window on button up,
2626 instead of on button down.
26278 Dragging the status line doesn't scroll but redraw.
26289 Evaluating 'statusline' in build_stl_str_hl() does not properly check for
2629 reaching the end of the available buffer.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002630 Patch to dynamically allocate the buffer for % items. (Eric Arnold, 2006
2631 May 14)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000026328 When performing incremental search, should abort searching as soon as a
2633 character is typed.
26348 When the value of $MAKE contains a path, configure can't handle this.
2635 It's an autoconf bug. Remove the path from $MAKE to work around it.
26368 How to set VIMRC_FILE to \"something\" for configure? Why does this not
2637 work: CFLAGS='-DVIMRC_FILE=\"/mydir/myfile\"' ./configure
26388 The temporary file is sometimes not writable. Check for this, and use an
2639 alternate name when it isn't. Or add the 'temptemplate' option: template
2640 for the temp file name ":set temptemplate=/usr/tmp/?????.tmp".
2641 Also: Win32 version uses Windows temp directory, which might not work for
2642 cygwin bash.
26437 Get error "*, \+ or \( operand could be empty" for pattern "\(.\)\1\{3}".
2644 Remember flags for backreferences.
26457 When switching to Daylight Saving Time, Vim complains that a file has been
2646 changed since last read. Can we use a function that uses GMT?
26477 When completing an environment variable after a '$', check for file names
2648 that contain a '$' after all have been found.
26498 When "cm" termcap entry is missing, starting gvim shouldn't complain about
2650 it. (Lohner) Try out with "vt100" entry, cm replaced with cX.
26517 When an include file starts with "../", the check for already visiting
2652 this file doesn't work. Need to simplify the file name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000026537 The names and comments for the arguments of do_browse() are confusing.
2654 "dflt" isn't the default file name when "initdir" is not NULL and
2655 "initdir" is the default path to be used.
26567 When 'scrolloff' is exactly half the window height, "j" causes a scroll of
2657 two lines at a time. "k" doesn't do this. (Cory T. Echols)
26588 When write_viminfo() is used while there are many orphaned viminfo
2659 tempfiles writing the viminfo file fails. Give a clear error message so
2660 that the user knows he has to delete the files.
26617 It's possible to redefine a script-local function with ":func
2662 <SNR>123_Test()". (Krishna) Disallow this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002663
2664
2665I can't reproduce these (if you can, let me know how!):
26669 NT 4.0 on NTFS file system: Editing ".bashrc" (drag and drop), file
2667 disappears. Editing ".xyz" is OK. Also, drag&drop only works for three
2668 files. (McCollister)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002669
2670
2671Problems that will (probably) not be solved:
Bram Moolenaara93fa7e2006-04-17 22:14:47 +00002672- GTK: when using the popup menu with spelling suggestions and releasing the
2673 right mouse button before the menu appears selecting an item with the
2674 right mouse button has no effect. GTK does not produce an event for this.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002675- GTK 2: Cannot use the file selector. When using it many things become
2676 slow. This is caused by some code in GTK that writes
2677 ~/.recently-used.xbel every time an event is handled. It assumes the main
2678 loop is never quit, which is a wrong assumption. Also, it overwrites the
2679 file with different file permissions, which is a privacy issue. This
2680 needs to be fixed in GTK. A solution in Vim would be really complicated.
Bram Moolenaar33aea182010-08-07 13:19:27 +02002681 (2008 Jul 31) This appears to be fixed in Vim 7.3.
Bram Moolenaar35a9aaa2004-10-24 19:23:07 +00002682- xterm title: The following scenario may occur (esp. when running the Vim
2683 test script): Vim 1 sets the title to "file1", then restores the title to
Bram Moolenaarbee0c5b2005-02-07 22:03:36 +00002684 "xterm" with an ESC sequence when exiting. Vim 2 obtains the old title
Bram Moolenaar35a9aaa2004-10-24 19:23:07 +00002685 with an X library call, this may result in "file1", because the window
2686 manager hasn't processed the "xterm" title yet. Can apparently only be
2687 worked around with a delay.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002688- In a terminal with 'mouse' set such that the mouse is active when entering
2689 a command line, after executing a shell command that scrolls up the
2690 display and then pressing ":": Selecting text with the mouse works like
2691 the display wasn't scrolled. Vim doesn't know how much the external
2692 command scrolled up the display. Use Shift to select text.
2693- X windows: When $DISPLAY points to a X server where there is no access
2694 permission, trying to connect to the X server causes an error message.
2695 XtOpenDisplay() prints this directly, there is no way to avoid it.
2696- X windows: Setting 'guifontset' to an illegal value sometimes crashes Vim.
2697 This is caused by a fault in a X library function, can't be solved in Vim.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002698- Win32 tcl: has("tcl") hangs when the tcl84.dll is from cygwin.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002699- Motif: When adding a menu item "Find this &Symbol", the "s" in "this" will
2700 be underlined, instead of in "Symbol". Motif doesn't let us specify which
2701 character gets the highlighting.
2702- Moving the cursor removes color in color-xterm. This is a color-xterm
2703 problem! color-xterm ver. 6.1 beta 3 and later work properly.
2704- In zsh, "gvim&" changes the terminal settings. This is a zsh problem.
2705 (Jennings)
2706- Problem with HPterm under X: old contents of window is lost (Cosentino).
2707- Amiga: When using quickfix with the Manx compiler we only get the first 25
2708 errors. How do we get the rest?
2709- Amiga: The ":cq" command does not always abort the Manx compiler. Why?
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00002710- Linux: A file with protection r--rw-rw- is seen readonly for others. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002711 access() function in GNU libc is probably wrong.
2712- MSDOS: When using smartdrive with write-back buffering, writing to a
2713 readonly floppy will cause problems. How to test for a writable floppy
2714 first?
2715- MSDOS: Both 16 and 32 bit versions: File name expansion doesn't work for
2716 names that start with a dot. These used to be illegal file names.
2717- When doing a CTRL-Z and typing a command for the shell, while Vim is busy
2718 (e.g. writing a file), the command for the shell is sometimes eaten by Vim,
2719 because the terminal mode is changed from RAW to CBREAK.
2720- An old version of GNU tgoto can't handle the terminfo code for "AF". The
2721 "%p1" is interpreted as "%p" and "1", causing color not to be working.
2722 Fix: Change the "%p1" in the "AF" and "AB" terminfo entries to "%p".
2723 (Benzinger).
2724- When running an external command from the GUI, typeahead is going to that
2725 program, not to Vim. It looks like the shell eats the characters, Vim
2726 can't get back what the external command didn't use.
2727- Win32 GUI: Error code from external command not returned in shell_error.
2728 It appears that cmd.exe and command.com don't return an error code.
2729- Win32 GUI: The Toolbar is a bit too high when the flat style is being
2730 used. We don't have control over the height of the Toolbar.
2731- Win32: All files created on the day of switching from winter to summer
2732 time cause "changed since editing started" messages. It goes away when
2733 the file is written again the next day, or the timezone is adjusted.
2734 DJGPP version is OK. (Zaimi) Looks like a problem with the Win32 library.
2735 Rebooting doesn't help. Time stamps look OK in directory. (Penn)
2736 Is this on FAT (stores wall clock time) or NTFS (stores UTS)?
2737- Win32, MS-Windows XP: $HOME uses the wrong drive when the user profiles
2738 are not on the boot disk. This is caused by a wrong value of $HOMEDRIVE.
2739 This is a bug in XP, see MSKB article 818134.
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +01002740- Win32, MS-Windows: expanding plugin/**/*.vim also picks up
2741 dir/ctags.vim,v. This is because the short file name is something like
2742 "ctags~1.vim" and that matches the pattern.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002743- SunOS 5.5.1 with Motif: The file open dialog does not have a horizontal
2744 scroll bar for the "files" selection. This is a problem in the Motif
2745 libraries, get a patch from Sun.
2746- Solaris 2.6 with GTK and Perl: gvim crashes when started. Problem with X
2747 input method called from GDK code. Without Perl it doesn't crash.
2748- VMS: Vimdiff doesn't work with the VMS diff, because the output looks
2749 different. This makes test 47 fail. Install a Unix-compatible diff.
2750- VMS v7.1 and older: Tests 21 and 32 fail. From VMS v7.1-2 and newer Vim
2751 does not have this behavior. (Zoltan Arpadffy)
2752- Win32 GUI: mouse wheel always scrolls rightmost window. The events arrive
2753 in Vim as if the rightmost scrollbar was used.
2754- GTK with Gnome: Produces an error message when starting up:
2755 Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library
2756 This is caused by the gnome library gnome_init() setting $LC_CTYPE to
2757 "en_US". Not all systems support this locale name, thus causing the
2758 error. Hopefully a newer version of GTK/Gnome fixes this problem.
2759- GTK 2: With this mapping the hit-enter prompt is _sometimes_ below the
2760 screen, at other times there is a grey area below the command line:
2761 :nmap <F11> :if &guioptions=~'m' \| set guioptions-=m \| else \| set guioptions+=m \| endif<cr>
2762- GTK: When pasting a selection from Vim to xclipboard gvim crashes with a
2763 ABRT signal. Probably an error in the file gdkselection.c, the assert
2764 always fails when XmbTextListToTextProperty() fails. (Tom Allard)
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002765- GTK 2: gives an assertion error for every non-builtin icon in the toolbar.
2766 This is a GTK 2.4.x bug, fixed in GTK 2.4.2. (Thomas de Grenier de Latour)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002767- When using an xterm that supports the termresponse feature, and the 't_Co'
2768 termcap option was wrong when Vim started, it will be corrected when the
2769 termresponse is received. Since the number of colors changes, the
2770 highlighting needs to be initialized again. This may cause colors defined
2771 in the vimrc file to be lost.
2772- On Windows NT 4.0 the number of files passed to Vim with drag&drop and
2773 "Edit with Vim" is limited. The maximum command line length is 255 chars.
2774
2775--------------------- extensions and improvements ----------------------
2776 *extensions-improvements*
2777
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002778Most interesting new features to be added when all bugs have been fixed:
2779- Using ":exe edit fname" has escaping problems. Use ":edit ++(fname)".
2780 Thus use "++=" to give arguments as expressions, comma separated as if
2781 calling a function.
2782 With options: ":edit ++(['!', '++enc=abc'], ['+/pat'], fname)".
2783 Alternative: Make a function for Ex commands: cmd_edit().
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002784- Add COLUMN NUMBERS to ":" commands ":line1,line2[col1,col2]cmd". Block
2785 can be selected with CTRL-V. Allow '$' (end of line) for col2.
2786- Add DEBUGGER INTERFACE. Implementation for gdb by Xavier de Gaye.
2787 Should work like an IDE. Try to keep it generic. Now found here:
2788 http://clewn.sf.net.
2789 And the idevim plugin/script.
2790 To be able to start the debugger from inside Vim: For GUI run a program
2791 with a netbeans connection; for console: start a program that splits the
2792 terminal, runs the debugger in one window and reconnect Vim I/O to the
2793 other window.
2794 Wishes for NetBeans commands:
2795 - make it possible to have 'defineAnnoType' also handle terminal colors.
2796 - send 'balloonText' events for the cursor position (using CursorHold ?)
2797 in terminal mode.
2798- ECLIPSE plugin. Problem is: the interface is very complicated. Need to
2799 implement part in Java and then connect to Vim. Some hints from Alexandru
2800 Roman, 2004 Dec 15. Should then also work with Oracle Jdeveloper, see JSR
2801 198 standard http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=198.
2802 Eclim does it: http://eclim.sourceforge.net/ (Eric Van Dewoestine)
2803 Plugin that uses a terminal emulator: http://vimplugin.sf.net
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002804 And another one: http://www.satokar.com/viplugin/index.php
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002805- STICKY CURSOR: Add a way of scrolling that leaves the cursor where it is.
2806 Especially when using the scrollbar. Typing a cursor-movement command
2807 scrolls back to where the cursor is.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002808- Scroll commands by screen line. g CTRL-E and g CTRL-Y ? Requires the
2809 first line to be able to start halfway.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002810- Running a shell command from the GUI still has limitations. Look into how
2811 the terminal emulator of the Vim shell project can help:
2812 http://vimshell.wana.at
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000028138 Add a command to jump to a certain kind of tag. Allow the user to specify
2814 values for the optional fields. E.g., ":tag size type=m".
2815 Also allow specifying the file and command, so that the result of
2816 taglist() can be used.
Bram Moolenaar27dc1952006-03-15 23:06:44 +00002817- X11: Make it possible to run Vim inside a window of another program.
2818 This can be done with XReparentWindow(). But how exactly?
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002819
2820
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002821Documentation:
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000028228 List of Vim runtime directories. dotvim.txt from Charles Campbell, 2007
2823 Feb 20.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +000028248 The GUI help should explain the Find and Find/Replace dialogs. Add a link
2825 to it from ":promptrepl" and ":promptfind".
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +000028268 List of options should mention whether environment variables are expanded
2827 or not.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028288 Extend usr_27.txt a bit. (Adam Seyfarth)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028297 Add a section on debugging scripts in the user manual.
28309 Make the Reference Manual more precise. For each command mention:
2831 - change to cursor position and curswant
2832 - if it can be undone (u/CTRL-R) and redone (.)
2833 - how it works for folded lines
2834 - how it works with multi-byte characters
28359 In change.txt, remark about Javadoc isn't right. Right alignment would
2836 work too.
28378 Spread the windows commands over the other files. For example, ":stag"
2838 should be with ":tag". Cross-link with tags to avoid too much double
2839 text.
28408 Add tags for all features, e.g. "gui_running".
28417 MS-Windows: When a wrong command is typed with an ALT key, give a hint to
2842 look at the help for 'winaltkeys'.
28437 Add a help.vim plugin that maps <Tab> to jump to the next tag in || and
2844 <C-Tab> (and <S-Tab>) to the previous tag.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002845 Patch by Balazs Kezes, 2007 Dec 30. Remark from A. Politz.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002846- Check text editor compendium for vi and Vim remarks.
2847
2848
2849Help:
2850- First try using the ":help" argument literally, before using it as a
2851 pattern. And then match it as part of a tag.
2852- When a help item has multiple matches make it possible to use ":tn" to go
2853 to the other matches.
2854- Support a way to view (and edit) .info files.
2855- Default mapping for help files: <Tab> to position cursor on next |:tag|.
2856- Implement a "sticky" help window, some help text lines that are always
2857 displayed in a window with fixed height. (Guckes) Use "~/.vimhelp" file,
2858 user can edit it to insert his favorite commands, new account can contain a
2859 default contents.
2860- Make 'winminheight' a local option, so that the user can set a minimal
2861 height for the help window (and other windows).
2862- ":help :s^I" should expand to ":help :substitute".
2863- Make the help key (<F1>) context sensitive?
2864- Learn mode: show short help while typing commands.
2865
2866
2867User Friendlier:
28688 Windows install with install.exe: Use .exe instead of .bat files for
2869 links, so that command line arguments are passed on unmodified? (Walter
2870 Briscoe)
28718 Windows install: Be able to associate Vim with a selection of file types?
28728 Windows uninstall: Have uninstal.c delete the vimfiles directories that
2873 dosinst.c creates. List the contents of the directory (recursively) if
2874 the user asks for it. Requires an implementation of "rm -rf".
28758 Remember the name of the vimrc file that was used (~/.vimrc, $VIM/_vimrc,
2876 $HOME/_vimrc, etc.) and add "edit vimrc" to the File menu.
2877- Add a way to save local settings and mappings into a new plugin file.
2878 ":mkplugin <file>"?
28798 Add ":plugininstall" command. Can be used to install a plugin file that
2880 includes documentation. Let the user select a directory from
2881 'runtimepath'.
2882 " Vim plugin
2883 <main plugin code>
2884 " >>> plugin help start <<<
2885 <plugin docs>
2886- Add mappings local to a window: ":map <window> ..."?
28879 Add buffer-local menu. Should offer a choice between removing the menu or
2888 disabling it. Be careful that tear-offs don't disappear (keep one empty
2889 item?).
2890 Alternative: use BufEnter and BufLeave autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028918 make a vimtutor script for Amiga and other systems.
28927 Add the arguments for configure to the ":version" output?
Bram Moolenaar51ac12f2005-07-02 23:21:11 +000028937 When Vim detects a file is being edited elsewhere and it's a gvim session
2894 of the same user it should offer a "Raise" button, so that the other gvim
2895 window can be displayed. (Eduard)
Bram Moolenaar33aec762006-01-22 23:30:12 +000028968 Support saving and restoring session for X windows? It should work to do
2897 ":mksession" and use "-S fname" for the restart command. The
2898 gui_x11_wm_protocol_handler() already takes care of the rest.
2899 global_event_filter() for GTK.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002900
2901
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +00002902Tab pages:
29039 GUI implementation for the tab pages line for other systems.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000029047 GUI: Control over the appearance of the text in the labels (bold, color,
2905 font, etc.)
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +000029068 Make GUI menu in tab pages line configurable. Like the popup menu.
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +000029078 balloons for the tab page labels that are shortened to show the full path.
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +000029087 :tabdup duplicate the tab with all its windows.
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +000029097 Option to put tab line at the left or right? Need an option to specify
Bram Moolenaar49325942007-05-10 19:19:59 +00002910 its width. It's like a separate window with ":tabs" output.
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +000029117 Add local variables for each tab page?
29128 Add local options for each tab page? E.g., 'diffopt' could differ between
2913 tab pages.
29147 Add local highlighting for each tab page?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000029157 Add local directory for tab pages? How would this interfere with
2916 window-local directories?
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +00002917
2918
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +00002919Spell checking:
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002920- Support more regions? Caolan McNamara argues it's needed for es_XX.
2921 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219777
2922- Unicode defines another quote character: 0x2019. Use it as an equivalent
2923 of a single quote, thus use it as a word character like a quote and match
2924 with words, replacing the curly quote with a single quote.
2925- Could filter &eacute; things for HTML before doing spell checking.
2926 Similarly for TeX.
Bram Moolenaar8b2d9c42006-05-03 21:28:47 +00002927- The Hungarian spell file uses four extra characters in the FOL/UPP/LOW
2928 items than other spell files with the ISO-8859-2 encoding, that causes
2929 problem when changing 'spelllang'. There is no obvious way to fix this.
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00002930- Considering Hunspell 1.1.4:
2931 What does MAXNGRAMSUGS do?
2932 Is COMPLEXPREFIXES necessary when we have flags for affixes?
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002933- Support spelling words in CamelCase as if they were two separate words.
2934 Requires some option to enable it. (Timothy Knox)
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +01002935- There is no Finnish spell checking file. For openoffice Voikko is now
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002936 used, which is based on Malaga: http://home.arcor.de/bjoern-beutel/malaga/
2937 (Teemu Likonen)
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +000029388 ":mkspell" still takes much too long in Hungarian dictionary from
2939 hunspell. Only solution appears to be to postpone secondary suffixes.
29408 Handle postponed prefix with COMPOUNDPERMITFLAG or COMPOUNDFORBIDFLAG.
2941 WFP_COMPPERMIT and WFP_COMPFORBID
29428 implement use of <compoptions> in .spl file:
2943 implement CHECKCOMPOUNDREP: when a compound word seems to be OK apply REP
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00002944 items and check if the result is a valid word.
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00002945 implement CHECKCOMPOUNDDUP
2946 implement CHECKCOMPOUNDTRIPLE
2947 Add CHECKCOMPOUNDCASE: when compounding make leading capital lower case.
2948 How is it supposed to work?
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00002949- Add a command the repeats ]s and z=, showing the misspelled word in its
2950 context. Thus to spell-check a whole file.
Bram Moolenaar261bfea2006-03-01 22:12:31 +00002951- suggestion for "KG" to "kg" when it's keepcase.
Bram Moolenaar7b89edc2006-04-06 20:21:51 +00002952- For flags on affixes: Use a "AFFCOMPSET" flag; means the compound flags of
2953 the word are not used.
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +00002954- Support breakpoint character ? 0xb7 and ignore it? Makes it possible to
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002955 use same wordlist for hyphenation.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00002956- Compound word is accepted if nr of words is <= COMPOUNDWORDMAX OR nr of
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00002957 syllables <= COMPOUNDSYLMAX. Specify using AND in the affix file?
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00002958- NEEDCOMPOUND also used for affix? Or is this called ONLYINCOMPOUND now?
2959 Or is ONLYINCOMPOUND only for inside a compound, not at start or end?
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00002960- Do we need a flag for the rule that when compounding is done the following
2961 word doesn't have a capital after a word character, even for Onecap words?
2962- New hunspell home page: http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/
Bram Moolenaar69e0ff92005-09-30 21:23:56 +00002963 - Version 1.1.0 is out now, look into that.
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00002964 - Lots of code depends on LANG, that isn't right. Enable each mechanism
2965 in the affix file separately.
2966 - Example with compounding dash is bad, gets in the way of setting
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00002967 COMPOUNDMIN and COMPOUNDWORDMAX to a reasonable value.
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00002968 - PSEUDOROOT == NEEDAFFIX
2969 - COMPOUNDROOT -> COMPOUNDED? For a word that already is a compound word
2970 Or use COMPOUNDED2, COMPOUNDED3, etc.
2971- CIRCUMFIX: when a word uses a prefix marked with the CIRCUMFIX flag, then
2972 the word must also have a suffix marked with the CIRCUMFIX flag. It's a
2973 bit primitive, since only one flag is used, which doesn't allow matching
2974 specific prefixes with suffixes.
2975 Alternative:
2976 PSFX {flag} {pchop} {padd} {pcond} {schop} {sadd}[/flags] {scond}
2977 We might not need this at all, you can use the NEEDAFFIX flag and the
2978 affix which is required.
2979- When a suffix has more than one syllable, it may count as a word for
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00002980 COMPOUNDWORDMAX.
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00002981- Add flags to count extra syllables in a word. SYLLABLEADD1 SYLLABLEADD2,
2982 etc.? Or make it possible to specify the syllable count of a word
2983 directly, e.g., after another slash: /abc/3
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00002984- MORPHO item in affix file: ignore TAB and morphological field after
2985 word/flags and affix.
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00002986- Implement multiple flags for compound words and CMP item?
2987 Await comments from other spell checking authors.
2988- Also see tklspell: http://tkltrans.sourceforge.net/
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +000029898 Charles Campbell asks for method to add "contained" groups to existing
2990 syntax items (to add @Spell).
2991 Add ":syntax contains {pattern} add=@Spell" command? A bit like ":syn
2992 cluster" but change the contains list directly for matching syntax items.
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +00002993- References: MySpell library (in OpenOffice.org).
2994 http://spellchecker.mozdev.org/source.html
2995 http://whiteboard.openoffice.org/source/browse/whiteboard/lingucomponent/source/spellcheck/myspell/
2996 author: Kevin Hendricks <kevin.hendricks@sympatico.ca>
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000029978 It is currently not possible to mark "can not" as rare, because "can" and
2998 "not" are good words. Find a way to let "rare" overrule "good"?
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +000029998 Make "en-rare" spell file? Ask Charles Campbell.
30008 The English dictionaries for different regions are not consistent in their
3001 use of words with a dash.
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +000030027 Insert mode completion mechanism that uses the spell word lists.
30038 Add hl groups to 'spelllang'?
3004 :set spelllang=en_us,en-rare/SpellRare,en-math/SpellMath
3005 More complicated: Regions with different languages? E.g., comments
3006 in English, strings in German (po file).
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +00003007
3008
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003009Diff mode:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000030109 Instead invoking an external diff program, use builtin code. One can be
3011 found here: http://www.ioplex.com/~miallen/libmba/dl/src/diff.c
Bram Moolenaarc400cb92010-07-19 19:52:13 +02003012 It's quite big and badly documented though.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030138 Use diff mode to show the changes made in a buffer (compared to the file).
3014 Use an unnamed buffer, like doing:
3015 new | set bt=nofile | r # | 0d_ | diffthis | wincmd p | diffthis
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003016 Also show difference with the file when editing started? Should show what
3017 can be undone. (Tom Popovich)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030187 Add cursor-binding: when moving the cursor in one diff'ed buffer, also
3019 move it in other diff'ed buffers, so that CTRL-W commands go to the same
3020 location.
3021
3022
3023Folding:
Bram Moolenaarbba577a2005-11-28 23:05:55 +00003024 (commands still available: zI zJ zK zp zP zq zQ zV zy zY;
3025 secondary: zB zS zT zZ, z=)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000030268 Vertical folds: looks like vertically split windows, but the cursor moves
3027 through the vertical separator, separator moves when scrolling.
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +000030288 Add "z/" and "z?" for searching in not folded text only.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000030299 Add search pattern item to only match in closed or open fold and/or fold
3030 with certain level. Allows doing ":g/pat/cmd" to work on closed folds.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030318 When a closed fold is displayed open because of 'foldminlines', the
3032 behavior of commands is still like the fold is closed. How to make the
3033 user aware of this?
30348 Add an option 'foldskip' with values like 'foldopen' that specifies which
3035 commands skip over a closed fold.
30368 "H" and "L" count buffer lines instead of window lines. (Servatius Brandt)
30378 Add a way to add fold-plugins. Johannes Zellner has one for VB.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030387 When using manual folding, the undo command should also restore folds.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003039- Allow completely hiding a closed fold. E.g., by setting 'foldtext' to an
3040 empty string. Require showing a character in 'foldcolumn' to avoid the
3041 missing line goes unnoticed.
3042 How to implement this?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003043- When pressing the down arrow of a scrollbar, a closed fold doesn't scroll
3044 until after a long time. How to make scrolling with closed folds
3045 smoother?
3046- When creating a session, also store folds for buffers in the buffer list,
3047 using the wininfo in wi_folds.
Bram Moolenaar8b2d9c42006-05-03 21:28:47 +00003048- When currently editing the first file in the argument list the session
3049 file can contain:
3050 args version.c main.c
3051 edit version.c
3052 Can editing version.c twice be avoided?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003053- 'foldmethod' "textobject": fold on sections and paragraph text objects.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00003054- "zuf": undo change in manual fold. "zUf" redo change in manual fold. How
3055 to implement this?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003056- "zJ" command: add the line or fold below the fold in the fold under the
3057 cursor.
Bram Moolenaar3517bb12006-03-03 22:58:45 +00003058- 'foldmethod' "syntax": "fold=3" argument: set fold level for a region or
3059 match.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003060- Apply a new foldlevel to a range of lines. (Steve Litt)
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +000030618 Have some way to restrict commands to not folded text. Also commands like
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003062 searches.
3063
3064
3065Multi-byte characters:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003066- When editing a file with both utf-8 and latin1 text Vim always falls back
3067 to latin1. Add a command to convert the latin1 characters to utf-8?
3068 :unmix utf-8,latin1 filename
3069 Would only work when 'encoding' is utf-8.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030709 When the tail byte of a double-byte character is illegal (e.g., a CR), the
3071 display is messed up (Yasuhiro Matsumoto). Should check for illegal
3072 double-byte characters and display them differently (display each single
3073 byte).
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +020030749 'fenc' in modeline problem: add option to reload the file when 'fenc' is
3075 set to a different value in a modeline? Option can be default on. Could
3076 it be done with an autocommand?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030778 Add an item in 'fileencodings' to check the first lines of a file for
3078 the encoding. See Python PEP: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html.
3079 To avoid getting a wrong encoding only accept something Emacs-like:
3080 "-*- coding: enc-na_me.foo -*-" and "-*- coding= enc-na_me.foo -*-"
3081 Match with "-\*-\s*coding[:=]\s*\([::word::-_.]\+\)\s*-\*-" and use first
3082 item.
30838 Add an item in 'fileencodings' to check the first line of an XML file for
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00003084 the encoding. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Or "charset=UTF-8"?
3085 For HTML look for "charset=utf-8".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030868 The quickfix file is read without conversion, thus in 'encoding'. Add an
3087 option to specify the encoding of the errorfile and convert it. Also for
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003088 ":grep" and ":helpgrep".
Bram Moolenaar46c9c732004-12-12 11:37:09 +00003089 More generic solution: support a filter (e.g., by calling a function).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030908 When a file was converted from 'fileencoding' to 'encoding', a tag search
3091 should also do this on the search pattern. (Andrzej M. Ostruszka)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000030928 When filtering changes the encoding 'fileencoding' may not work. E.g.,
3093 when using xxd and 'fileencoding' is "utf-16". Add an option to set a
3094 different fileencoding for filter output?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030957 When converting a file fails, mention which byte could not be converted,
3096 so that the user can fix the problem.
30978 Add configure option to be able to disable using the iconv library. (Udo
3098 Schweigert)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030999 'aleph' should be set to 1488 for Unicode. (Zvi Har'El)
31008 Should add test for using various commands with multi-byte characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031018 'infercase' doesn't work with multi-byte characters.
31028 toupper() function doesn't handle byte count changes.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000031037 Searching and composing characters:
3104 When searching, should order of composing characters be ignored?
3105 Add special item to match with a composing character, zero-width, so that
3106 one can replace a base character and keep the composing characters.
3107 Add a special item to match with a composing character, so that composing
3108 characters can be manipulated.
3109 Add a modifier to ignore composing characters, only compare base
3110 characters. Useful for Hebrew (Ron Aaron)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031118 Should implement 'delcombine' for command line editing.
31128 Detect overlong UTF-8 sequences and handle them like illegal bytes.
31138 ":s/x/\u\1/" doesn't work, making uppercase isn't done for multi-byte
3114 characters.
31158 UTF-8: "r" in Visual mode doesn't take composing characters.
31168 UTF-8: When there is a precomposed character in the font, use it instead
3117 of a character and a composing character. See xterm for an example.
31187 When a character can't be displayed, display its digraph instead.
3119 'display' option to specify this.
31207 Use ideas for nl_langinfo() from Markus Kuhn in enc_default():
3121 (www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/langinfo.c)
3122- GTK and Win32: Allow selecting fonts for 'guifontset' with the
3123 fontselector somehow.
3124- GTK and Win32: make it possible to set the font for the menu to make it
3125 possible to have 'encoding' different from the current locale.
3126- dbcs_class() only works for Japanese and Korean. Implement this for
3127 other encodings. The "euc-jp" and "euc-kr" choices might be wrong.
3128- Find some way to automatically select the right GUI font or fontset,
3129 depending on the default value of 'encoding'.
3130 Irrelevant in the GTK+ 2 GUI so long as UTF-8 is used.
3131 For Windows, the charset_pairs[] table could be used. But how do we know
3132 if a font exists?
3133- Do keyboard conversion from 'termencoding' to 'encoding' with
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003134 convert_input() for Mac GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003135- Add mnemonics from RFC1345 longer than two characters.
3136 Support CTRL-K _{mnemonic}_
31377 In "-- INSERT (lang) --" show the name of the keymap used instead of
3138 "lang". (Ilya Dogolazky)
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00003139- Make 'breakat' accept multi-byte characters. Problem: can't use a lookup
3140 table anymore (breakat_flags[]).
3141 Simplistic solution: when 'formatoptions' contains "m" also break a line
3142 at a multi-byte character >= 0x100.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003143- Add the possibility to enter mappings which are used whenever normal text
3144 could be entered. E.g., for "f" command. But not in Normal mode. Sort
3145 of opposite of 'langmap'. Use ":tmap" command?
3146- When breaking a line, take properties of multi-byte characters into
3147 account. The "linebreak" program from Bruno Haible can do it:
3148 ftp://ftp.ilog.fr/pub/Users/haible/gnu/linebreak-0.1.tar.gz
3149 But it's very complicated...
3150
3151
3152Printing:
Bram Moolenaarc0761132005-03-18 20:30:32 +000031537 Implement "undercurl" for printing.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003154- Add "page width" to wrap long lines.
3155- Win32: use a font dialog for setting 'printfont'. Can reuse the code for
3156 the 'guifont' dialog, put the common code in a separate function.
Bram Moolenaar567e4de2004-12-31 21:01:02 +00003157- Add the file timestamp to the page header (with an option). (George
3158 Reilly)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003159- Win32: when 'printfont' is empty use 'guifont'.
3160- Unix: Use some dialog box to do the obvious settings (paper size, printer
3161 name, portrait/landscape, etc).
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003162- PostScript: Only works for text that can be converted to an 8-bit
3163 character set. How to support Unicode fully?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003164- Allow specifying the paper size, instead of using a standard size. Same
3165 units as for the margins.
3166- Support right-to-left text?
31678 Make the foreground color darkening function preserve the hue of the
3168 color.
3169
3170
3171Syntax highlighting:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031728 Make ":syn off" use 'runtimepath' instead of $VIMRUNTIME. (Gary Johnson)
3173 Should do the same for ":syn on" and ":syn manual".
31748 Support "containedin" argument for ":syn include", so that the defined
3175 cluster can be added to existing syntax items.
31768 C syntax: Don't highlight {} as errors inside () when used like this:
3177 "({ something })", often used in GCC code.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000031787 Add a "startgroup" to a region. Used like "nextgroup" inside the region,
3179 preferred item at the start of the region. (Charles Campbell)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031808 When editing a new file without a name and giving it a name (by writing
3181 it) and 'filetype' is not set, detect the filetype. Avoid doing it for
3182 ":wq file".
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000031837 For "nextgroup" we have skipwhite, skipnl and skipempty. It would be
3184 really nice to be able to skip with a pattern. Or skip with a syntax
3185 group. (Nikolai Weibull, 2007 Feb 27)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031868 Make conversion to HTML faster (Write it in C or pre-compile the script).
31879 There is still a redraw bug somewhere. Probably because a cached state is
3188 used in a wrong way. I can't reproduce it...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031897 Be able to change only the background highlighting. Useful for Diff* and
3190 Search highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar17be7e62006-03-12 22:13:45 +000031917 When 'number' is set highlight the number of the current line.
3192 Must be enabled with an option, because it slows down display updating.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031938 Allow the user to add items to the Syntax menu sorted, without having to
3194 change this for each release.
31958 Add a "matchcontains" for regions: items contained in the start or end
3196 pattern, but not in the body.
31978 Add a "keepend-contained" argument: Don't change the end of an item this
3198 one is contained in. Like "keepend" but specified on the contained item,
3199 instead of the containing item.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032008 cpp.vim: In C++ it's allowed to use {} inside ().
32018 Some syntax files set 'iskeyword'. When switching to another filetype
3202 this isn't reset. Add a special keyword definition for the syntax rules?
3203 When this is done, use vim.vim syntax highlighting for help file examples,
3204 but without ":" in 'iskeyword' for syntax.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003205 Also need a separate 'iskeyword' for the command line, e.g., in a help
3206 window ":e /asdf/asdf/" CTRL-W works different.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032078 Add specific syntax item to match with parens/braces that don't have a
3208 "%" match. :syntax nomatch cMatchError (,{,[,),},] [contained]
32098 Highlight the text between two matching parens (e.g., with a grey
3210 background) when on one of the parens or in between them.
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00003211 Option for the matchparen plugin?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032128 When using a cterm, and no ctermfg or ctermbg are defined, use start/stop
3213 sequences. Add remark in docs that :if 'term' == "term-name" should be
3214 used.
32158 Add @spell cluster to String and Comment groups for many languages. Will
3216 allow spell checking. (Fleiner)
32178 When listing syntax items, try to sort the keywords alphabetically. And
3218 re-insert the [] if possible.
32198 Make it possible to use color of text for Visual highlight group (like for
3220 the Cursor).
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000032218 It would be useful to make the highlight group name an expression. Then
3222 when there is a match, the expression would be evaluated to find out what
3223 highlight group to use. Could be used to check if the shell used in a
3224 password file appears in /etc/shells. (Nikolai Weibull)
3225 syn match =s:checkShell(v:match) contained 'pattern'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032268 Make it possible to only highlight a sub-expression of a match. Like
3227 using "\1" in a ":s" command.
32288 Support for deleting syntax items:
3229 :syn keyword cTodo remove this
3230 :syn match cTodo remove "pattern"
3231 :syn region cString remove start="this" end="that"
32328 Add possibility to sync on something else, when the syncing in one way
3233 doesn't find match. For HTML: When no {script} is found, try looking for
3234 a '<'. (Fleiner)
32357 Replace the synchronizing method with a state machine specification?
3236 Should be able to start at any line in the file, search forwards or
3237 backwards, and use the result of matching a pattern.
32387 Use parsing like awk, so that e.g., a ( without a matching ) can be
3239 detected.
32408 Make it possible to use "inverted" highlighting, invert the original
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00003241 character. For Visual mode. (xterm-selection already does this).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032428 Highlight non-printable characters with "SpecialChar", linked to
3243 "Special". Display them with the digraph characters, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032448 Highlight the clipboard-selection with a highlight group.
32458 Be able to reset highlighting to its original (default) values.
32467 Be able to write current highlighting to a file as commands, similar to
3247 ":mkvimrc".
32488 Improve c.vim:
3249 - Add check for unterminated strings, with a variable to switch it on:
3250 "c_strict_ansi".
3251 - Detect unbalanced "#endif". Requires looking back a long way...
32528 Add an option to restrict the updating of syntax highlighting to the
3253 current line while in Insert mode.
32548 When guessing value of 'background', the syntax file has already been
3255 loaded (from the .gvimrc). After changing 'background', load it again?
32568 Add ":syn resync" command, to re-parse the whole file until the current
3257 display position.
32588 Should support "me" offset for a region start pattern. To be used to
3259 allow searching for the end pattern inside the match of the end pattern.
3260 Example: syn region pikeXX start="([^{]" end=")" should work on "()".
32618 When using a regexp for "contains=", should delay matching with it until
3262 redrawing happens. Set a flag when a group is added, check this flag when
3263 highlighting starts.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000032648 Some terminals can display colors like the GUI. Add some setting to use
3265 GUI colors for the terminal? With something to define the escape
3266 sequence.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +000032677 It's possible for an item to be transparent, so that the colors of an item
3268 lower on the stack is used. Also do this with highlighting, so that the
3269 user can set transparent highlighting? E.g. a number in a C comment would
3270 get the color of a comment, a number in an assignment Normal. (Nikolai
3271 Weibull)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032727 Add "semitrans": Add highlighting. E.g., make the text bold, but keep the
3273 colors. And add colors, so that Green+Red becomes Yellow.
3274 E.g. for this html:
3275 <B> bold text <I> italic+bold text </B> italic text </I>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032767 CTRL-] checks the highlight group for finding out what the tag is.
32777 Add an explanation how a list of words can be used to highlight misspelled
3278 words.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032798 Add more command line completion for :syntax.
32808 Add more command line completion for :highlight.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032817 Should find a better way to parse the :syntax and :highlight commands.
3282 Use tables or lists that can be shared by parsing for execution and
3283 completion?
32848 Add ColorSchemePost autocommand event, so that scripts can set up their
3285 highlighting. (Salman Halim)
32867 Add a few sets of colors (e.g. Borland Turbo C one). With a menu to
3287 select one of the sets.
32888 Add offsets to sub-matches: "\(a*\) *"he=e1-1
3289 'e' is end of match 'e1' is end of sub-match 1, 's2' is start of submatch
3290 2, etc.
32918 In Insert mode, when there are typeahead characters, postpone the
3292 highlighting (for "." command).
32938 Syncing on comments isn't 100% correct when / / lines mix with / * and * /.
3294 For example: What about a line that starts with / / and contains * /?
32958 Ignore / * and * / inside strings, when syncing.
32967 Build a few more syntax files from the file "/usr/share/misc/vgrindefs":
3297 ISP, LDL, Icon, ratfor. And check "nedit/source/highlight.c".
32986 Add possibility to have background color continue until the right edge of
3299 the window. Useful for comment blocks and function headings. (Rogall)
3300- Make it possible to add "contains" items for all items in a group. Useful
3301 when extending an already existing syntax file.
3302- Add line-continuation pattern for non-syncing items too?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003303- Add possibility to highlight the whole line, including the right margin
3304 (for comment blocks).
3305- Add 'hlmatch' option: List of flags:
3306 'c': highlight match for character under the cursor.
3307 'b': highlight the previous (, and its match.
3308 'a': highlight all text from the previous ( until its match.
3309 Also for {}, <>, etc.?
3310 'e': highlight all braces without a match (slow?)
3311 OR: add an argument "cursor" to the syntax command, which means that the
3312 region/match/keyword is only highlighted when the cursor is on it.
3313 (Campbell)
3314 Or do it like Elvis: define text objects and how to highlight them around
3315 the cursor. (Iain Truskett)
33167 Make it possible to use all words in the tags files as Keyword.
3317 Can also be done with a script (but it's slow).
33187 Make it possible to call a ":" command when a match is found. Should
3319 allow for adding keywords from the text (e.g. variables that are set).
3320 And allows for sections with different highlighting.
33217 Add highlight group for commandline: "Commandline". Make sure it
3322 highlights the command line while typing a command, and any output from
3323 messages. And external commands?
33248 Make a version that works like less, but with highlighting: read stdin for
3325 text, exit at end of file, don't allow editing, etc. moreim? lessim?
33267 SpecialKey highlighting overrules syntax highlighting. Can't give an
3327 unprintable char another color. Would be useful for ^M at end of line.
3328
3329
3330Built-in script language:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000033318 Make the filename and line number available to script functions, so that
3332 they can give useful debugging info. The whole call stack would be ideal.
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02003333 At least use this for error messages.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000033347 Execute a function with standard option values. No need to save and
3335 restore option values. Especially useful for new options. Problem: how
3336 to avoid a performance penalty (esp. for string options)?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033378 Add referring to key options with "&t_xx". Both for "echo &t_xx" and
3338 ":let &t_xx =". Useful for making portable mappings.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003339- Add ":let var ?= value", conditional assignment. Patch by Dave Eggum,
3340 2006 Dec 11.
3341- range for ":exec", pass it on to the executed command. (Webb)
Bram Moolenaarc5604bc2010-07-17 15:20:30 +020033428 ":{range}source": source the lines from the current file.
3343 You can already yank lines and use :@" to execute them.
3344 Most of do_source() would not be used, need a new function.
3345 It's easy when not doing breakpoints or profiling.
3346 Requires copying the lines into a list and then creating a function to
3347 execute lines from the list. Similar to getnextac().
Bram Moolenaar1056d982006-03-09 22:37:52 +000033487 ":include" command: just like ":source" but doesn't start a new scriptID?
3349 Will be tricky for the list of script names.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033508 Have a look at VSEL. Would it be useful to include? (Bigham)
33518 Add ":fungroup" command, to group function definitions together. When
3352 encountered, all functions in the group are removed. Suggest using an
3353 obscure name to avoid name clashes. Require a ":fungroup END" in the same
3354 sourced file? Assume the group ends at the end of the file. Handle
3355 nested packages?
3356 Alternative: Support packages. {package-name}:{function-name}().
3357 Packages are loaded automatically when first used, from
3358 $VIMRUNTIME/packages (or use a search path).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033597 Pre-parse or compile Vim scripts into a bytecode.
3360 1. Put the bytecode with the original script, with an ":if
3361 has('bytecode')" around it, so that it's only used with a Vim that
3362 supports it. Update the code with a command, can be used in an
3363 autocommand.
3364 2. Use a ".vic" file (like Python use .pyc). Create it when writing a
3365 .vim file. Problem: distribution.
3366 3. Use a cache directory for each user. How to recognize which cached
3367 file belongs to a sourced script?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033687 Add argument to winwidth() to subtract the space taken by 'foldcolumn',
3369 signs and/or 'number'.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000033706 Add ++ and -- operators? They only work on variables (lvals), how to
3371 implement this?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033728 Add functions:
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003373 has(":command") Check if ":command" works. compare function
3374 with "ex_ni". E.g. for ":simalt".
3375 system() With a List argument. Bypasses the shell, use
3376 exec() directly. (Bob Hiestand)
3377 escape() Add argument to specify what to escape with.
3378 modestack() Instead of just the current mode return the
3379 stack of Insert / CTRL-O / :normal things.
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00003380 realname() Get user name (first, last, full)
3381 user_fullname() patch by Nikolai Weibull, Nov
3382 3 2002
3383 Only add this when also implemented for
3384 non-Unix systems, otherwise a shell cmd could
3385 be used.
3386 get_user_name() gets login name.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00003387 menuprop({name}, {idx}, {what})
3388 Get menu property of menu {name} item {idx}.
3389 menuprop("", 1, "name") returns "File".
3390 menuprop("File", 1, "n") returns "nmenu
3391 File.Open..." argument.
3392 Patch by Ilya Sher, 2004 Apr 22
3393 Return a list of menus and/or a dictionary
3394 with properties instead.
3395 mapname({idx}, mode) return the name of the idx'th mapping.
3396 Patch by Ilya Sher, 2004 Mar 4.
3397 Return a list instead.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003398 char2hex() convert char string to hex string.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003399 crypt() encrypt string
3400 decrypt() decrypt string
3401 base64enc() base 64 encoding
3402 base64dec() base 64 decoding
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003403 attributes() return file protection flags "drwxrwxrwx"
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003404 filecopy(from, to) Copy a file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003405 shorten(fname) shorten a file name, like home_replace()
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003406 perl(cmd) call Perl and return string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003407 inputrl() like input() but right-to-left
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00003408 typed() return the characters typed and consumed (to
3409 find out what happened)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003410 virtualmode() add argument to obtain whether "$" was used in
3411 Visual block mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003412 getacp() Win32: get codepage (Glenn Maynard)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003413 deletebufline() delete line in any buffer
3414 appendbufline() append line in any buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003415 libcall() Allow more than one argument.
3416 libcallext() Like libcall(), but using a callback function
3417 to allow the library to execute a command or
3418 evaluate an expression.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034197 Make bufname("'0") return the buffer name from mark '0. How to get the
3420 column and line number? col("'0") currently returns zero.
34218 argc() returns 0 when using "vim -t tag". How to detect that no file was
3422 specified in any way? To be able to jump to the last edited file.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000034238 Pass the command line arguments to Vim scripts in some way. As v:args
3424 List? Or extra parameter to argv()?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034258 Add command arguments with three dashes, passed on to Vim scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034267 Add optional arguments to user functions:
3427 :func myFunc(arg1, arg2, arg3 = "blah", arg4 = 17)
34286 User functions: Functions local to buffer "b:func()"?
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +000034298 For Strings add ":let var[{expr}] = {expr}". When past the end of "var"
3430 just ignore.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034318 The "= register should be writable, if followed by the name of a variable,
3432 option or environment variable.
34338 ":let &option" should list the value of the option.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000034348 ":let Func().foo = value" should work, also when "foo" doesn't exist.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003435 Also: ":let Func()[foo] = value" should work. Same for a List.
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +000034367 Add synIDlist(), making the whole list of syntax items on the syntax stack
3437 available as a List.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034388 Add autocommand-event for when a variable is changed:
3439 :au VarChanged {varname} {commands}
34408 Add "has("gui_capable")", to check if the GUI can be started.
34418 Add possibility to use variables like registers: characterwise (default),
3442 linewise (when ending in '\n'), blockwise (when ending in '\001'). reg0,
3443 rega, reg%, etc. Add functions linewise({expr}), blockwise({expr}) and
3444 charwise({expr}).
34457 Make it possible to do any command on a string variable (make a buffer
3446 with one line, containing the string). Maybe add an (invisible) scratch
3447 buffer for this?
3448 result = scratch(string, command)
3449 result = apply(string, command)
3450 result = execute(string, command)
3451 "command" would use <> notation.
3452 Does scratch buffer have a number? Or re-use same number?
34537 Add function to generate unique number (date in milliseconds).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003454
3455
3456Robustness:
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +000034576 Add file locking. Lock a file when starting to edit it with flock() or
3458 fcntl(). This patch has advisory file locking while reading/writing
3459 the file for Vim 5.4: ~/vim/patches/kahn_file_locking .
3460 The patch is incomplete (needs support for more systems, autoconf).
3461 Andy doesn't have time to work on it.
3462 Disadvantage: Need to find ways to gracefully handle failure to obtain a
3463 lock. When to release a lock: When buffer is unloaded?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003464
3465
3466Performance:
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000034677 For string variables up to 3 bytes don't allocate memory, use v_list
3468 itself as a character array. Use VAR_SSTRING (short string).
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +020034697 Add 'lazysize' option: Above this size Vim doesn't load everything before
3470 starting to edit a file. Things like 'fileencodings' only work up to this
3471 size, modelines only work at the top. Useful for large log files where
3472 you only want to look at the first few pages. Use zero to disable it.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000034738 move_lines() copies every line into allocated memory, making reloading a
3474 buffer a lot slower than re-editing the file. Can the memline be locked
3475 so that we don't need to make a copy? Or avoid invoking ml_updatechunk(),
3476 that is taking a lot of time. (Ralf Wildenhues, 2008 Jul 7)
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02003477 With a patch, but does it work?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000034788 Instead of loading rgb.txt every time a color wasn't recognized load it
3479 once and keep it in memory. Move the code to a common place to avoid
3480 repeating it in various system files.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034818 Turn b_syn_ic and b_syn_containedin into b_syn_flags.
34829 Loading menu.vim still takes quite a bit of time. How to make it faster?
34838 in_id_list() takes much time for syntax highlighting. Cache the result?
34847 setpcmark() shifts the jumplist, this takes quite a bit of time when
3485 jumping around. Instead use an index for the start?
34868 When displaying a space with only foreground highlighting, it's the same
3487 as a space without attributes. Avoid displaying spaces for the "~" lines
3488 when starting up in a color terminal.
34898 Avoid alloc() for scratch buffer use, esp. in syntax.c. It's very slow on
3490 Win16.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034918 Profiling shows that in_id_list() is used very often for C code. Can this
3492 function be improved?
34938 For an existing file, the page size of the swap file is always the
3494 default, instead of using the block size of the device, because the swap
3495 file is created only after setting the block size in mf_open(). How can
3496 this be improved?
34978 Set default for 'ttyscroll' to half a screen height? Should speed up
3498 MS-DOS version. (Negri)
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +000034997 C syntax highlighting gets a lot slower after ":set foldmethod=syntax".
3500 (Charles Campbell) Inserting a "{" is very slow. (dman)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035017 HTML syntax highlighting is slow for long lines. Try displaying
3502 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/22908.html. (Andre Pang)
35037 Check how performance of loading the wordlist can be improved (adding a
3504 lot of abbreviations).
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +020035057 MS-DOS console: Add t_DL support, to make scrolling faster.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035067 Compile Ex commands to byte codes. Store byte codes in a vim script file
3507 at the end, after "compiled:. Make it look like a single comment line
3508 for old Vim versions. Insert first line "Vim script compiled <timestamp>.
3509 Only used compiled code when timestamp matches the file stat.
3510 Add command to compile a vim script and add it to the file in-place.
3511 Split Ex command executing into a parsing and executing phase.
3512 Use compiled code for functions, while loops, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035138 When defining autocommands (e.g., from $VIMRUNTIME/filetype.vim), need to
3514 compare each pattern with all existing patterns. Use a hash code to avoid
3515 using strcmp() too often?
35167 Include turbo_loader patches, speeding up reading a file?
3517 Speed up reading a file by reading it into a fixed-size buffer, creating
3518 the list of indexes in another buffer, and then copying the result into a
3519 memfile block with two copies. Then read the next block into another
3520 fixed-size buffer, create the second list of indexes and copy text from
3521 the two blocks to the memfile block.
35227 do_cmdline(): Avoid that the command line is copied to allocated memory
3523 and freed again later all the time. For while loops, and for when called
3524 with an argument that can be messed with.
3525 Generic solution: Make a struct that contains a pointer and a flag that
3526 indicates if the pointer should be freed when replaced.
35277 Check that the file size is not more than "sizeof(long)".
3528- Further improve finding mappings in maphash[] in vgetorpeek()
35298 Syntax highlighting is slow when deleting lines. Try in
3530 $VIMRUNTIME/filetype.vim.
3531- "out of memory" after deleting (1,$d) and changing (:%s/^/> /) a lot of
3532 lines (27000) a few times. Memory fragmentation?
3533- Have a look at how pdksh does memory allocation (alloc.c). (Dalecki)
3534- Do profiling on:
3535 - :g/pat/normal cmd
3536 - 1000ii<Esc>
3537 - deleting 10Mbyte worth of lines (netscape binary)
3538 - "[i" and "[d" (Yegappan Lakshmanan)
3539 - ":g/^/m0" on a 450Kbyte file. And the "u".
3540 - highlighting "~/vim/test/longline.tex", "~/vim/test/scwoop.tcl" and
3541 "~/vim/test/lockup.pl".
3542 - loading a syntax file to highlight all words not from a dictionary.
Bram Moolenaarcc016f52005-12-10 20:23:46 +00003543 - editing a Vim script with syntax highlighting on (loading vim.vim).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035447 Screen updating can be further improved by only redrawing lines that were
3545 changed (and lines after them, when syntax highlighting was used, and it
3546 changed).
3547 - On each change, remember start and end of the change.
3548 - When inserting/deleting lines, remember begin, end, and line count.
3549- Use macros/duarte/capicua for profiling. Nvi 1.71 is the fastest!
3550- When using a file with one long line (1Mbyte), then do "$hhhh", is still
3551 very slow. Avoid calling getvcol() for each "h"?
3552- Executing a register, e.g. "10000@@" is slow, because ins_typebuf has to
3553 move the previous commands forward each time. Pass count from
3554 normal_cmd() down to do_execreg().
3555- Repeating insert "1000i-<Esc>" displays --INSERT-- all the time, because of
3556 the <Esc> at the end. Make this work faster (disable redrawing).
3557- Avoid calls to plines() for cursor line, use w_cline_height.
3558- After ":set nowrap" remove superfluous redraw with wrong hor. offset if
3559 cursor is right of the screen.
35608 Make CTRL-C on Unix generate a signal, avoid using select() to check for a
3561 CTRL-C (it's slow).
3562
3563
3564Code size:
35658 GUI: When NO_CONSOLE is defined, more code can be excluded.
3566- Put getline() and cookie in a struct, so only one argument has to be
3567 passed to do_cmdline() and other functions.
35688 Make a GUI-only version for Unix?
35698 In buf_write _() isn't needed when setting errmsg, do it once when using
3570 it.
35717 When compiling with a GUI-only version, the code for cterm colors can be
3572 left out.
35738 When compiled with a GUI-only version, the termcap entries for terminals
3574 can be removed.
35758 Can the check for libelf in configure.in be removed?
3576
3577
3578Messages:
35798 When using ":q" in a changed file, the error says to "add !". Add the
3580 command so that beginners understand it: "use :q!".
35818 For 'verbose' level 12 prints commands from source'ed files. How to skip
3582 lines that aren't executed? Perhaps move the echoing to do_cmdline()?
35838 Use 'report' for ":bdel"? (Krishna) To avoid these messages when using a
3584 script.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003585- Delete message after new command has been entered and have waited for key.
3586 Perhaps after ten seconds?
3587- Make message history available in "msg" variables: msg1, msg2, .. msg9.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000035888 When reading from stdin allow suppressing the "reading from stdin"
3589 message.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035909 Check handling of overwriting of messages and delays:
3591 Very wrong: errors while redrawing cause endless loop.
3592 When switching to another file and screen scrolls because of the long
3593 message and return must be typed, don't scroll the screen back before
3594 redrawing.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035958 When address range is wrong you only get "Invalid range". Be a bit more
3596 specific: Negative, beyond last line, reverse range? Include the text.
35978 Make it possible to ignore errors for a moment ('errorignore'?). Another
3598 option to switch off giving error messages ('errorquiet'?). Also an option
3599 not to give any messages ('quiet')? Or ":quiet on", ":quiet off".
3600 Careful: For a severe error (out of memory), and when the user starts
3601 typing, error messages must be switched back on.
3602 Also a flag to ignore error messages for shell commands (for mappings).
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00003603- Option to set time for emsg() sleep. Interrupt sleep when key is typed?
Bram Moolenaarcc016f52005-12-10 20:23:46 +00003604 Sleep before second message?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000036058 In Ex silent mode or when reading commands from a file, what exactly is
3606 not printed and what is? Check ":print", ":set all", ":args", ":vers",
3607 etc. At least there should be no prompt. (Smulders) And don't clear the
3608 screen when reading commands from stdin. (Kendall)
3609 --> Make a difference between informative messages, prompts, etc. and
3610 error messages, printing text, etc.
36118 Window should be redrawn when resizing at the hit-enter prompt.
3612 Also at the ":tselect" prompt. Find a generic solution for redrawing when
3613 a prompt is present (with a callback function?).
3614
3615
3616Screen updating:
36177 Add a string to the 'display' option to make CTRL-E and CTRL-Y scroll one
3618 screen line, also if this means the first line doesn't start with the
3619 first character (like what happens with a single line that doesn't fit).
3620- screen_line():
3621 - insert/delete character stuff.
3622 - improve delete rest of line (spaces at end of line).
3623- When moving or resizing window, try to avoid a complete redraw (esp. when
3624 dragging the status line with the mouse).
3625- When 'lazyredraw' set, don't echo :ex commands? Need a flag to redraw when
3626 waiting for a character.
36278 Add a ":refresh [winnr]" command, to force updating a window. Useful from
3628 an event handler where ":normal" can't be used. Also useful when
3629 'lazyredraw' is set in a mapping.
36307 Make 'list' and 'linebreak' work together.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003631
3632
3633Scrolling:
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +020036348 Add "zy" command: scroll horizontally to put the cursor in the middle.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000036356 Add option to set the overlap for CTRL-F and CTRL-B. (Garhi)
3636- extend 'scrollbind' option: 'scrollopt' words "search", "relative", etc..
3637 Also 'e'xecute some commands (search, vertical movements) in all bound
3638 windows.
36397 Add 'scrollbind' feature to make the offset of one window with the next
3640 one equal to the window height. When editing one file in both windows it
3641 looks like each window displays a page of the buffer.
3642- Allow scrolling by dragging with the mouse (grab a character and move it
3643 up/down). Like the "hand" in Acrobat reader. Use Alt-LeftMouse for this?
3644 (Goldfarb)
3645- Add command to execute some commands (search, vertical movements) in all
3646 bound windows.
3647- Add 'search' option to 'scrollopt' to allow 'scrollbind' windows to
3648 be bound by regexp searches
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00003649- Add "z>" and "z<": scroll sideways one screenful. (Campbell)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003650- Add option to set the number of lines when not to scroll, instead of the
3651 fixed number used now (for terminals that scroll slow with a large number
3652 of lines but not with a single line).
3653
3654
3655Autoconf:
36568 Should use acconfig.h to define prototypes that are used by autoheader.
36578 Some compilers don't give an error for "-OPT:Olimit" but a warning. (Webb)
3658 Add a check for the warning, so that "Olimit" can be added automatically?
3659- Autoconf: Use @datadir@ for the system independent files. Make sure the
3660 system dependent and system independent files are separated. (Leitner).
3661- Add autoconf check for waitpid()/wait4().
3662- Remove fcntl() from autoconf, all systems have it?
3663- Set default for 'dictionary', add search for dictionary to autoconf.
3664
3665
3666Perl interface:
36678 Rename typemap file to something else?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000036687 Make buffers accessed as Perl arrays. (Clark)
36697 Make it possible to compile with non-ANSI C?
36706 Tcl/Tk has the "load" command: load a shared library (.so or .dll).
3671
3672
3673Shared libraries:
36746 Add support for loading shared libraries, and calling functions in it.
3675 :libload internal-name libname
3676 :libunload internal-name
3677 :liblist
3678 :libcall internal-name function(arg1, arg2, ...)
3679 :libcall function(arg1, arg2, ...)
3680 libcall() can have only one integer or String argument at the moment.
36816 Have a look on how Perl handles loading dynamic libraries.
3682
3683
3684Tags:
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +000036859 With ":set tags=./tags,../tags" and a tag appears in both tags files it is
3686 added twice. Requires figuring out the actual file name for each found
3687 match. Remove tag_fname from the match and combine it with the fname in
3688 the match (without expanding or other things that take time). When
3689 'tagrelative' is off tag_fname isn't needed at all.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000036908 For 'tags' wildcard in the file name is not supported, only in the path.
3691 This is due to it using |file-searching|. Suboptimal solution would be to
3692 make the filename or the whole option use |wildcards| globing, better
Bram Moolenaarf91787c2010-07-17 12:47:16 +02003693 would be to merge the 2 kinds of globing. originally (Erik Falor, 2008
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00003694 April 18), updated (Ian Kelling, 2008 July 4)
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +000036957 Can CTRL-] (jump to tag) include a following "." and "->" to restrict the
3696 number of possible matches? Check tags file for an item that has members.
3697 (Flemming Madsen)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000036988 Scope arguments for ":tag", e.g.: ":tag class:cPage open", like Elvis.
36998 When output of ":tselect" is long, getting the more-prompt, should be able
3700 to type the tag number directly.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000037017 Add the possibility to use the "-t {tag}" argument multiple times. Open a
3702 window for each tag.
37037 Make output of ":tselect" a bit nicer. Use highlighting?
37047 Highlight the "tag 1 of >2" message. New highlight group, or same as "hit
3705 bottom" search message.
37067 When using ":tag" at the top of the tag stack, should add another entry,
3707 so CTRL-T can bring you back to where you are now AND to where you were
3708 before the previous ":tag" command. (Webb)
Bram Moolenaar485db9b2005-01-31 19:23:41 +00003709- When doing "[^I" or "[^D" add position to tag stack.
3710- Add command to put current position to tag stack: ":tpush".
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003711- Add functions to save and restore the tag stack? Or a command to switch
3712 to another tag stack? So that you can do something else and come back to
3713 what you were working on.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000037147 When using CTRL-] on someClass::someMethod, separate class from method and
3715 use ":ta class:someClass someMethod".
3716 Include C++ tags changes (Bertin). Change "class::func" tag into "func"
3717 with "class=class"? Docs in oldmail/bertin/in.xxx.
37187 Add ":tagargs", to set values for fields:
3719 :tagargs class:someclass file:version.c
3720 :tagargs clear
3721 These are then the default values (changes the order of priority in tag
3722 matching).
37237 Support for "gtags" and "global"? With ":rtag" command?
3724 There is an example for how to do this in Nvi.
3725 Or do it like Elvis: 'tagprg' and 'tagprgonce' options. (Yamaguchi)
3726 The Elvis method is far more flexible, do it that way.
37277 Support "col:99" extra field, to position the cursor in that column. With
3728 a flag in 'cpoptions' to switch it off again.
37297 Better support for jumping to where a function or variable is used. Use
3730 the id-utils, with a connection to "gid" (Emacs can do it too). Add
3731 ":idselect", which uses an "ID" database (made by "mkid") like "tselect".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003732
3733
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003734Win32 GUI:
37358 Make debug mode work while starting up (vim -D). Open console window for
3736 the message and input?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000037377 GvimExt: when there are several existing Vims, move the list to a submenu.
3738 (Mike McCollister)
37398 When using "Edit with Vim" for one file it changes directory, when several
3740 files are selected and using "Edit with single Vim" the directory isn't
3741 changed. At least change directory when the path is the same for all
3742 files. Perhaps just use the path of the first file or use the longest
3743 common part of the path.
37448 Add font argument to set the lfCharSet. (Bobcik)
37458 Somehow automatically detect the system language and set $LANG, so that
3746 gettext and menus work.
37478 Could keep console open to run multiple commands, to avoid the need to hit
3748 return in every console.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02003749 Also: Look at how Emacs does run external commands:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003750 http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/voelker/ntemacs.html.
37518 Need a separate PopUp menu for modeless selection. Need two new commands:
3752 Copy selection to clipboard, Paste selection (as typed text).
37538 Support copy/paste for other file formats. At least HTML, perhaps RTF.
3754 Add "copy special" and "paste special" commands?
37557 Use different default colors, to match the current Windows color scheme.
3756 Sys_WindowText, Sys_Window, etc. (Lionel Schaffhauser)
37577 Use <C-Tab> to cycle through open windows (e.g., the find dialog).
37587 <Esc> should close a dialog.
37597 Keep the console for external commands open. Don't wait for a key to be
3760 hit. Re-open it when the user has closed it anyway. Or use a prepended
3761 command: ":nowait {cmd}", or ":quiet", which executes {cmd} without any
3762 prompts.
37637 Should be able to set an option so that when you double click a file that
3764 is associated with Vim, you can either get a new instance of Vim, or have
3765 the file added into an already running Vim.
37667 The "-P" argument only works for the current codepage. Use wide
3767 functions to find the window title.
3768
3769
3770GUI:
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +020037718 Make inputdialog() work for Photon, Amiga.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003772- <C--> cannot be mapped. Should be possible to recognize this as a
3773 normal "-" with the Ctrl modifier.
37747 Implement ":popup" for other systems than Windows.
37758 Implement ":tearoff" for other systems than Win32 GUI.
37766 Implement ":untearoff": hide a torn-off menu.
37778 When using the scrollbar to scroll, don't move the cursor position. When
3778 moving the cursor: scroll to the cursor position.
37799 Make <S-Insert> paste from the clipboard by default. (Kunze)
37807 Menu local to a buffer, like mappings. Or local to a filetype?
37818 In Buffers menu, add a choice whether selecting a buffer opens it in the
3782 current window, splits the window or uses ":hide".
37838 Dragging the mouse pointer outside of a Vim Window should make the text
3784 scroll. Return a value from gui_send_mouse_event() to the machine
3785 specific code to indicate the time in which the event should be repeated.
37868 Make it possible to ignore a mouse click when it's used to give Vim (gvim)
3787 window focus. Also when a mouse click is used to bring a window to front.
37888 Make the split into system independent code and system specific code more
3789 explicit. There are too many #ifdefs in gui.c.
3790 If possible, separate the Vim code completely from the GUI code, to allow
3791 running them in separate processes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000037927 X11: Support cursorColor resource and "-cr" argument.
37938 X11 (and others): CTRL-; is not different from ';'. Set the modifier mask
3794 to include CTRL for keys where CTRL produces the same ASCII code.
Bram Moolenaaraba2f482005-08-10 07:57:38 +000037957 Add some code to handle proportional fonts on more systems? Need to draw
3796 each character separately (like xterm). Also for when a double-width font
3797 is not exactly double-width. (Maeda)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000037988 Should take font from xterm where gvim was started (if no other default).
37998 Selecting font names in X11 is difficult, make a script or something to
Bram Moolenaar0a56cb82005-01-04 21:45:14 +00003800 select one.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038018 Visual highlighting should keep the same font (bold, italic, etc.).
38028 Add flag to 'guioptions' to not put anything in the clipboard at all?
38038 Should support a way to use keys that we don't recognize yet. Add a
3804 command that adds entries to special_keys somehow. How do we make this
3805 portable (X11, Win32, ..)?
38067 Add a flag to 'guioptions' that tells not to remove inactive menu items.
3807 For systems where greying-out or removing menu items is very slow. The
3808 menu items would remain visibly normally, but not do anything.
38097 Add ":minimize" and ":maximize", which iconize the window and back.
3810 Useful when using gvim to run a script (e.g. 2html.vim).
38117 X11: Is it possible to free allocated colors, so that other programs can
3812 use them again? Otherwise, allow disabling allocating the default colors.
3813 Or allocate an own colormap (check UAE). With an option to use it. For
3814 the commandline, "-install" is mostly used for X11 programs.
38157 Add command line argument for "gvim" not to start the GUI. Sort of the
3816 inverse of "vim -g". (Vikas)
38177 Should support multi-column menus.
3818- Should add option for where to put the "Help" menu: like Motif at the far
3819 right, or with the other menus (but still at the right).
3820- Add menu item to "Keep Insert mode".
38218 ":mkgvimrc" command, that includes menus.
38226 Big change: Move GUI to separate program "vimgui", to make startup of vim a
3823 lot faster, but still be able to do "vim -g" or ":gui".
38247 More explicit mouse button binding instead of 'mousemodel'?
38257 Add option to set the position of the window on the screen. 'windowpos',
3826 which has a value of "123,456": <x>,<y>.
3827 Or add a command, like ":winsize"?
38287 Add toolbar for more GUIs.
38298 Make it possible to use "amenu icon=BuiltIn##", so that the toolbar item
3830 name can be chosen free.
38317 Make it possible to put the toolbar on top, left, right and/or bottom of
3832 the window? Allows for softkey-like use.
38336 Separate the part of Vim that does the editing from the part that runs the
3834 GUI. Communicate through a pseudo-tty. Vim starts up, creates a
3835 pty that is connected to the terminal. When the GUI starts, the pty is
3836 reconnected to the GUI process. When the GUI stops, it is connected to
3837 the terminal again. Also use the pty for external processes, it looks
3838 like a vt100 terminal to them. Vim uses extra commands to communicate GUI
3839 things.
38407 Motif: For a confirm() dialog <Enter> should be ignored when no default
3841 button selected, <Esc> should close the dialog.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038427 When using a pseudo-tty Vim should behave like some terminal (vt52 looks
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00003843 simple enough). Terminal codes to/from shell should be translated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003844- Would it be useful to be able to quit the GUI and go back to the terminal
3845 where it was started from?
38467 Support "-visual <type>" command line argument.
3847
3848
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003849Autocommands:
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020038509 Rework the code from FEAT_OSFILETYPE for autocmd-osfiletypes to use
3851 'filetype'. Only for when the current buffer is known.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003852- Put autocommand event names in a hashtable for faster lookup?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010038538 When the SwapExists event is triggered, provide information about the
3854 swap file, e.g., whether the process is running, file was modified, etc.
3855 Must be possible to check the situation that it's probably OK to delete
3856 the swap file. (Marc Merlin)
38578 When all the patterns for an event are "*" there is no need to expand
3858 buffer names to a full path. This can be slow for NFS.
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +000038597 For autocommand events that trigger multiple times per buffer (e.g.,
3860 CursorHold), go through the list once and cache the result for a specific
3861 buffer. Invalidate the cache when adding/deleting autocommands or
3862 changing the buffer name.
Bram Moolenaar34cdc3e2005-05-18 22:24:46 +000038637 Add TagJump event: do something after jumping to a tag.
Bram Moolenaar3d0a6032006-02-09 23:54:54 +000038648 Add "TagJumpFile" autocommand: When jumping to another file for a tag.
3865 Can be used to open "main.c.gz" when "main.c" isn't found.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038668 Use another option than 'updatetime' for the CursorHold event. The two
3867 things are unrelated for the user (but the implementation is more
3868 difficult).
Bram Moolenaar3d0a6032006-02-09 23:54:54 +000038697 Add autocommand event for when a buffer cannot be abandoned. So that the
3870 user can define the action taking (autowrite, dialog, fail) based on the
3871 kind of file. (Yakov Lerner) Or is BufLeave sufficient?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038728 Autocommand for when modified files have been found, when getting input
3873 focus again (e.g., FileChangedFocus).
3874 Check when: getting focus, jumping to another buffer, ...
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000038757 Autocommand for when an option is changed. Match buffer name or option
3876 name?
Bram Moolenaar3d0a6032006-02-09 23:54:54 +000038778 Autocommands should not change registers. And marks? And the jumplist?
3878 And anything else? Add a command to save and restore these things.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038798 Add autocommands, user functions and user commands to ":mkvimrc".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038806 Add KeymapChanged event, so that the effects of a different keymap can be
3881 handled (e.g., other font) (Ron Aaron)
Bram Moolenaar3d0a6032006-02-09 23:54:54 +000038827 When trying to open a directory, trigger an OpenDirectory event.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038837 Add file type in front of file pattern: <d> for directory, <l> for link,
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003884 <x> for executable, etc. With commas to separate alternatives. The
3885 autocommand is only executed when both the file type AND the file pattern
3886 match. (Leonard)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038875 Add option that specifies extensions which are to be discarded from the
3888 file name. E.g. 'ausuffix', with ".gz,.orig". Such that file.c.gz will
3889 trigger the "*.c" autocommands. (Belabas)
38907 Add something to break the autocommands for the current event, and for
3891 what follows. Useful for a "BufWritePre" that wants to avoid writing the
3892 file.
38938 When editing "tt.gz", which is in DOS format, 'fileformat' stays at
3894 "unix", thus writing the file changes it. Somehow detect that the read
3895 command used dos fileformat. Same for 'fileencoding'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003896- Add events to autocommands:
3897 Error - When an error happens
3898 NormalEnter - Entering Normal mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003899 ReplaceEnter - Entering Replace mode
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +00003900 CmdEnter - Entering Cmdline mode (with type of cmdline to allow
3901 different mapping)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003902 VisualEnter - Entering Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00003903 *Leave - Leaving a mode (in pair with the above *Enter)
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00003904 VimLeaveCheck - Before Vim decides to exit, so that it can be cancelled
3905 when exiting isn't a good idea.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003906 CursorHoldC - CursorHold while command-line editing
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00003907 WinMoved - when windows have been moved around, e.g, ":wincmd J"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003908 CmdUndefined - Like FuncUndefined but for user commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003909 SearchPost - After doing a search command (e.g. to do "M")
3910 PreDirChanged/PostDirChanged
3911 - Before/after ":cd" has been used (for changing the
3912 window title)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003913 ShutDown - when the system is about to shut down
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003914 InsertCharPost - user typed a character in Insert mode, after inserting
3915 the char.
3916 BufModified - When a buffer becomes modified, or unmodified (for
3917 putting a [+] in the window title or checking out the
3918 file from CVS).
3919 BufFirstChange - When making a change, when 'modified' is set. Can be
3920 used to do a :preserve for remote files.
3921 BufChange - after a change was made. Set some variables to indicate
3922 the position and number of inserted/deleted lines, so
3923 that marks can be updated. HierAssist has patch to add
3924 BufChangePre, BufChangePost and RevertBuf. (Shah)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003925 ViewChanged - triggered when the text scrolls and when the window size
3926 changes.
3927 WinResized - After a window has been resized
3928 WinClose - Just before closing a window
Bram Moolenaarebefac62005-12-28 22:39:57 +00003929- Write the file now and then ('autosave'):
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003930 *'autosave'* *'as'* *'noautosave'* *'noas'*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003931 'autosave' 'as' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003932 Automatically write the current buffer to file N seconds after the
3933 last change has been made and when |'modified'| is still set.
3934 Default: 0 = do not autosave the buffer.
3935 Alternative: have 'autosave' use 'updatetime' and 'updatecount' but make
3936 them save the file itself besides the swapfile.
3937
3938
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00003939Omni completion:
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00003940- Add a flag to 'complete' to be able to do omni completion with CTRL-N (and
3941 mix it with other kinds of completion).
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00003942- Ideas from the Vim 7 BOF at SANE:
3943 - For interpreted languages, use the interpreter to obtain information.
3944 Should work for Java (Eclipse does this), Python, Tcl, etc.
3945 Richard Emberson mentioned working on an interface to Java.
3946 - Check Readline for its completion interface.
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00003947- Ideas from others:
3948 http://www.wholetomato.com/
3949 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=747
3950 http://sourceforge.net/projects/insenvim
3951 or http://insenvim.sourceforge.net
3952 Java, XML, HTML, C++, JSP, SQL, C#
3953 MS-Windows only, lots of dependencies (e.g. Perl, Internet
3954 explorer), uses .dll shared libraries.
3955 For C++ uses $INCLUDE environment var.
3956 Uses Perl for C++.
3957 Uses ctags to find the info:
3958 ctags -f $allTagsFile --fields=+aiKmnsSz --language-force=C++ --C++-kinds=+cefgmnpsut-dlux -u $files
3959 www.vim.org script 1213 (Java Development Environment) (Fuchuan Wang)
3960 IComplete: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1265
3961 and http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e0125672/icomplete/
3962 http://cedet.sourceforge.net/intellisense.shtml (for Emacs)
3963 Ivan Villanueva has something for Java.
Bram Moolenaarff312a42010-05-16 15:14:25 +02003964 Emacs: http://www.xref-tech.com/xrefactory/more_c_completion.html
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00003965 Completion in .NET framework SharpDevelop: http://www.icsharpcode.net
3966- Pre-expand abbreviations, show which abbrevs would match?
3967
3968
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003969Insert mode completion/expansion:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003970- GUI implementation of the popup menu.
Bram Moolenaar8b2d9c42006-05-03 21:28:47 +000039717 When searching in other files the name flash by, too fast to read. Only
3972 display a name every second or so, like with ":vimgrep".
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000039737 When expanding file names with an environment variable, add the match with
3974 the unexpanded var. So $HOME/tm expands to "/home/guy/tmp" and
3975 "$HOME/tmp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039768 When there is no word before the cursor but something like "sys." complete
3977 with "sys.". Works well for C and similar languages.
39789 ^X^L completion doesn't repeat correctly. It uses the first match with
3979 the last added line, instead of continuing where the last match ended.
3980 (Webb)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039818 Add option to set different behavior for Insert mode completion:
3982 - ignore/match case
3983 - different characters than 'iskeyword'
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000039848 Add option 'isexpand', containing characters when doing expansion (so that
3985 "." and "\" can be included, without changing 'iskeyword'). (Goldfarb)
3986 Also: 'istagword': characters used for CTRL-].
3987 When 'isexpand' or 'istagword' are empty, use 'iskeyword'.
3988 Alternative: Use a pattern so that start and end of a keyword can be
3989 defined, only allow dash in the middle, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039908 Add a command to undo the completion, go back to the original text.
Bram Moolenaaraba2f482005-08-10 07:57:38 +000039917 Completion of an abbreviation: Can leave letters out, like what Instant
3992 text does: www.textware.com
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039938 Use the class information in the tags file to do context-sensitive
3994 completion. After "foo." complete all member functions/variables of
3995 "foo". Need to search backwards for the class definition of foo.
3996 Should work for C++ and Java.
3997 Even more context would be nice: "import java.^N" -> "io", "lang", etc.
39987 When expanding $HOME/dir with ^X^F keep the $HOME (with an option?).
39997 Add CTRL-X command in Insert mode like CTRL-X CTRL-N, that completes WORDS
4000 instead of words.
40018 Add CTRL-X CTRL-R: complete words from register contents.
40028 Add completion of previously inserted texts (like what CTRL-A does).
4003 Requires remembering a number of insertions.
40048 Add 'f' flag to 'complete': Expand file names.
4005 Also apply 'complete' to whole line completion.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00004006- Add a flag to 'complete' to only scan local header files, not system
4007 header files. (Andri Moell)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004008- Make it possible to search include files in several places. Use the
4009 'path' option? Can this be done with the dictionary completion (use
4010 wildcards in the file name)?
4011- Make CTRL-X CTRL-K do a binary search in the dictionary (if it's sorted).
4012- Speed up CTRL-X CTRL-K dictionary searching (don't use a regexp?).
4013- Set a mark at the position where the match was found (file mark, could
4014 be in another file).
4015- Add CTRL-A command in CTRL-X mode: show all matches.
4016- Make CTRL-X CTRL-L use the 'complete' option?
4017- Add command in CTRL-X mode to add following words to the completed string
4018 (e.g. to complete "Pointer->element" with CTRL-X CTRL-P CTRL-W CTRL-W)
4019- CTRL-X CTRL-F: Use 'path' to find completions.
4020- CTRL-X CTRL-F: Option to use forward slashes on MS-Windows?
4021- CTRL-X CTRL-F: Don't replace "$VIM" with the actual value. (Kelly)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004022- Allow listing all matches in some way (and picking one from the list).
4023
4024
4025Command line editing:
40267 Add commands (keys) to delete from the cursor to the end of the command
4027 line.
40288 Custom completion of user commands can't use the standard completion
4029 functions. Add a hook to invoke a user function that returns the type of
4030 completion to be done: "file", "tag", "custom", etc.
4031- Add flags to 'whichwrap' for command line editing (cursor right at end of
4032 lines wraps to start of line).
4033- Make editing the command line work like Insert mode in a single-line view
4034 on a buffer that contains the command line history. But this has many
4035 disadvantages, only implement it when these can be solved. Elvis has run
4036 into these, see remarks from Steve (~/Mail/oldmail/kirkendall/in.00012).
4037 - Going back in history and editing a line there would change the history.
4038 Would still need to keep a copy of the history elsewhere. Like the
4039 cmdwin does now already.
4040 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command. How to switch to normal
4041 mode for more commands? <Esc> should cancel the command line. CTRL-T?
4042 - To allow "/" and "= need to recursively call getcmdline(), overwrite the
4043 cmdline. But then we are editing a command-line again. How to avoid
4044 that the user gets confused by the stack of command lines?
4045 - Use edit() for normal cmdline editing? Would have to integrate
4046 getcmdline() into edit(). Need to solve conflicts between Insert mode
4047 and Command-line mode commands. Make it work like Korn shell and tcsh.
4048 Problems:
4049 - Insert: completion with 'wildchar'
4050 - Insert: use cmdline abbreviations
4051 - Insert: CTRL-D deletes indent instead of listing matches
4052 - Normal: no CTRL-W commands
4053 - Normal: no ":" commands?
4054 - Normal: allow Visual mode only within one line.
4055 - where to show insert/normal mode message? Change highlighting of
4056 character in first column?
4057 - Implementation ideas:
4058 - Set "curwin" and "curbuf" to the command line window and buffer.
4059 - curwin->w_topline is always equal to curwin->w_cursor.lnum.
4060 - never set 'number', no folding, etc. No status line.
4061 - sync undo after entering a command line?
4062 - use NV_NOCL flag for commands that are not allowed in Command-line
4063 Mode.
4064
4065
4066Command line completion:
40678 Change expand_interactively into a flag that is passed as an argument.
40688 With command line completion after '%' and '#', expand current/alternate
4069 file name, so it can be edited. Also with modifiers, such as "%:h".
40708 When completing command names, either sort them on the long name, or list
4071 them with the optional part inside [].
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000040728 Add an option to ignore case when doing interactive completion. So that
4073 ":e file<Tab>" also lists "Filelist" (sorted after matching case matches).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040747 Completion of ":map x ": fill in the current mapping, so that it can be
4075 edited. (Sven Guckes)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004076- For 'wildmenu': Simplify "../bar" when possible.
4077- When using <Up> in wildmenu mode for a submenu, should go back to the
4078 current menu, not the first one. E.g., ":emenu File.Save<Up>".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040798 When using backtick expansion, the external command may write a greeting
4080 message. Add an option or commands to remove lines that match a regexp?
40817 When listing matches of files, display the common path separately from the
4082 file names, if this makes the listing shorter. (Webb)
4083- Add command line completion for ":ilist" and friends, show matching
4084 identifiers (Webb).
40858 Add command line completion for "old value" of a command. ":args <key>"
4086 would result in the current list of arguments, which you can then edit.
40877 Add command line completion with CTRL-X, just like Insert mode completion.
4088 Useful for ":s/word/xx/".
4089- Add command to go back to the text as it was before completion started.
4090 Also to be used for <Up> in the command line.
4091- Add 'wildlongest' option: Key to use to find longest common match for
4092 command line completion (default CTRL-L), like 'wildchar'. (Cregut)
4093 Also: when there are several matches, show them line a CTRL-D.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004094
4095
4096Command line history:
4097- Add "KeyWasTyped" flag: It's reset before each command and set when a
4098 character from the keyboard is consumed. Value is used to decide to put a
4099 command line in history or not. Put line in history if it didn't
4100 completely resulted from one mapping.
4101- When using ":browse", also put the resulting edit command in the history,
4102 so that it can be repeated. (Demirel)
4103
4104
4105Insert mode:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +000041069 When 'autoindent' is set, hitting <CR> twice, while there is text after
4107 the cursor, doesn't delete the autoindent in the resulting blank line.
4108 (Rich Wales) This is Vi compatible, but it looks like a bug.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041098 When using CTRL-O in Insert mode, then executing an insert command
4110 "a" or "i", should we return to Insert mode after <Esc>? (Eggink)
4111 Perhaps it can be allowed a single time, to be able to do
4112 "<C-O>10axyz<Esc>". Nesting this further is confusing.
4113 ":map <F2> 5aabc<Esc>" works only once from Insert mode.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000041148 When using CTRL-G CTRL-O do like CTRL-\ CTRL-O, but when returning with
4115 the cursor in the same position and the text didn't change continue the
4116 same change, so that "." repeats the whole insert.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041177 Use CTRL-G <count> to repeat what follows. Useful for inserting a
4118 character multiple times or repeating CTRL-Y.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00004119- Make 'revins' work in Replace mode.
Bram Moolenaar8e5af3e2011-04-28 19:02:44 +020041209 Can't use multi-byte characters for 'matchpairs'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041217 Use 'matchpairs' for 'showmatch': When inserting a character check if it
4122 appears in the rhs of 'matchpairs'.
4123- In Insert mode (and command line editing?): Allow undo of the last typed
4124 character. This is useful for CTRL-U, CTRL-W, delete and backspace, and
4125 also for characters that wrap to the next line.
4126 Also: be able to undo CTRL-R (insert register).
4127 Possibly use 'backspace'="whole" for a mode where at least a <CR> that
4128 inserts autoindent is undone by a single <BS>.
4129- Use CTRL-G in Insert mode for an extra range of commands, like "g" in
4130 Normal mode.
4131- Make 'paste' work without resetting other options, but override their
4132 value. Avoids problems when changing files and modelines or autocommands
4133 are used.
4134- When typing CTRL-V and a digit higher than 2, only expect two digits.
4135- Insert binary numbers with CTRL-V b.
4136- Make it possible to undo <BS>, <C-W> and <C-U>. Bash uses CTRL-Y.
4137
4138
4139'cindent', 'smartindent':
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +010041409 Wrapping a variable initialization should have extra indent:
4141 char * veryLongName =
4142 "very long string"
4143 Also check if "cino=+10" is used correctly.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000041448 Lisp indenting: "\\" confuses the indenter. (Dorai Sitaram, 2006 May 17)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000041458 Why are continuation lines outside of a {} block not indented? E.g.:
4146 long_type foo =
4147 value;
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041488 Java: Inside an anonymous class, after an "else" or "try" the indent is
4149 too small. (Vincent Bergbauer)
Bram Moolenaar8cacf352006-04-15 20:27:24 +00004150 Problem of using {} inside (), 'cindent' doesn't work then.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041518 In C++ it's possible to have {} inside (): (Kirshna)
4152 func(
4153 new String[] {
4154 "asdf",
4155 "asdf"
4156 }
4157 );
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010041588 In C++ a function isn't recognized inside a namespace:
4159 (Chow Loong Jin)
4160 namespace {
4161 int
4162 func(int arg) {
4163 }
4164 }
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000041656 Add 'cino' flag for this function argument layout: (Spencer Collyer)
4166 func( arg1
4167 , arg2
4168 , arg3
4169 );
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +000041707 Add separate "(0" option into inside/outside a function (Zellner):
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004171 func(
4172 int x) // indent like "(4"
4173 {
4174 if (a
4175 && b) // indent like "(0"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041769 Using "{" in a comment: (Helmut Stiegler)
4177 if (a)
4178 {
4179 if (b)
4180 {
4181 // {
4182 }
4183 } <-- this is indented incorrect
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +00004184 Problem is that find_start_brace() checks for the matching brace to be in
4185 a comment, but not braces in between. Requires adding a comment check to
4186 findmatchlimit().
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004187- Make smartindenting configurable. Add 'sioptions', e.g. '#' setting the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004188 indent to 0 should be switched on/off.
41897 Support ANSI style function header, with each argument on its own line.
4190- "[p" and "]p" should use 'cindent' code if it's on (only for the first
4191 line).
4192- Add option to 'cindent' to set indent for comments outside of {}?
4193- Make a command to line up a comment after a code line with a previous
4194 comment after a code line. Can 'cindent' do this automatically?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004195- When 'cindent'ing a '}', showmatch is done before fixing the indent. It
4196 looks better when the indent is fixed before the showmatch. (Webb)
4197- Add option to make indenting work in comments too (for commented-out
4198 code), unless the line starts with "*".
4199- Don't use 'cindent' when doing formatting with "gq"?
4200- When formatting a comment after some text, insert the '*' for the new line
4201 (indent is correct if 'cindent' is set, but '*' doesn't get inserted).
42028 When 'comments' has both "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/" and "s1:(*,mb:*,ex:*)", the
4203 'x' flag always uses the first match. Need to continue looking for more
4204 matches of "*" and remember all characters that could end the comment.
4205- For smartindent: When typing 'else' line it up with matching 'if'.
4206- 'smartindent': allow patterns in 'cinwords', for e.g. TeX files, where
4207 lines start with "\item".
4208- Support this style of comments (with an option): (Brown)
4209 /* here is a comment that
4210 is just autoindented, and
4211 nothing else */
4212- Add words to 'cinwords' to reduce the indent, e.g., "end" or "fi".
42137 Use Tabs for the indent of starting lines, pad with spaces for
4214 continuation lines. Allows changing 'tabstop' without messing up the
4215 indents.
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +00004216 'keeptabs': when set don't change the tabs and spaces used for indent,
4217 when the indent remains the same or increases.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004218
4219
4220Java:
42218 Can have {} constructs inside parens. Include changes from Steve
4222 Odendahl?
42238 Recognize "import java.util.Vector" and use $CLASSPATH to find files for
4224 "[i" commands and friends.
4225- For files found with 'include': handle "*" in included name, for Java.
4226 (Jason)
4227- How to make a "package java.util" cause all classes in the package to be
4228 searched? Also for "import java.util.*". (Mark Brophy)
4229
4230
4231'comments':
42328 When formatting C comments that are after code, the "*" isn't repeated
4233 like it's done when there is no code. And there is no automatic wrapping.
4234 Recognize comments that come after code. Should insert the comment leader
4235 when it's "#" or "//".
Bram Moolenaarce5e58e2005-01-19 22:24:34 +00004236 Other way around: when a C command starts with "* 4" the "*" is repeated
4237 while it should not. Use syntax HL comment recognition?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042387 When using "comments=fg:--", Vim inserts three spaces for a new line.
4239 When hitting a TAB, these spaces could be removed.
42407 The 'n'esting flag doesn't do the indenting of the last (rightmost) item.
42416 Make strings in 'comments' option a RE, to be able to match more
4242 complicated things. (Phillipps) Use a special flag to indicate that a
4243 regexp is used.
42448 Make the 'comments' option with "/* * */" lines only repeat the "*" line
4245 when there is a "/*" before it? Or include this in 'cindent'?
4246
4247
4248Virtual edit:
42498 Make the horizontal scrollbar work to move the text further left.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042507 Allow specifying it separately for Tabs and beyond end-of-line?
4251
4252
4253Text objects:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000042548 Add text object for fold, so that it can be yanked when it's open.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042558 Add test script for text object commands "aw", "iW", etc.
Bram Moolenaar994cd122007-05-12 15:19:41 +000042568 Add text object for part of a CamelHumpedWord and under_scored_word.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00004257 (Scott Graham) "ac" and "au"?
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +000042588 Add a text object for any kind of quoting, also with multi-byte
4259 characters. Option to specify what quotes are recognized (default: all)
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00004260 use "aq" and "iq". Use 'quotepairs' to define pairs of quotes, like
4261 'matchpairs'?
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +000042628 Add text object for any kind of parens, also multi-byte ones.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042637 Add text object for current search pattern: "a/" and "i/". Makes it
4264 possible to turn text highlighted for 'hlsearch' into a Visual area.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000042658 Add a way to make an ":omap" for a user-defined text object. Requires
4266 changing the starting position in oap->start.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042678 Add "gp" and "gP" commands: insert text and make sure there is a single
4268 space before it, unless at the start of the line, and after it, unless at
4269 the end of the line or before a ".".
42707 Add objects with backwards extension? Use "I" and "A". Thus "2dAs"
4271 deletes the current and previous sentence. (Jens Paulus)
42727 Add "g{" and "g}" to move to the first/last character of a paragraph
4273 (instead of the line just before/after a paragraph as with "{" and "}").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042746 Ignore comment leaders for objects. Make "das" work in reply-email.
42755 Make it possible to use syntax group matches as a text object. For
4276 example, define a "ccItem" group, then do "da<ccItem>" to delete one.
4277 Or, maybe just define "dai", delete-an-item, to delete the syntax item the
4278 cursor is on.
4279
4280
4281Select mode:
42828 In blockwise mode, typed characters are inserted in front of the block,
4283 backspace deletes a column before the block. (Steve Hall)
42847 Alt-leftmouse starts block mode selection in MS Word.
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02004285 See http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Use_Alt-Mouse_to_select_blockwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042867 Add Cmdline-select mode. Like Select mode, but used on the command line.
4287 - Change gui_send_mouse_event() to pass on mouse events when 'mouse'
4288 contains 'C' or 'A'.
4289 - Catch mouse events in ex_getln.c. Also shift-cursor, etc., like in
4290 normal_cmd().
4291 - remember start and end of selection in cmdline_info.
4292 - Typing text replaces the selection.
4293
4294
4295Visual mode:
Bram Moolenaar3b1db362013-08-10 15:00:24 +020042968 Support using "." in Visual mode. Use the operator applied to the Visual
4297 selection, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004298- When dragging the Visual selection with the mouse and 'scrolloff' is zero,
4299 behave like 'scrolloff' is one, so that the text scrolls when the pointer
4300 is in the top line.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00004301- Displaying size of Visual area: use 24-33 column display.
4302 When selecting multiple lines, up to about a screenful, also count the
4303 characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043048 When using "I" or "A" in Visual block mode, short lines do not get the new
Bram Moolenaarcc016f52005-12-10 20:23:46 +00004305 text. Make it possible to add the text to short lines too, with padding
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004306 where needed.
43077 With a Visual block selected, "2x" deletes a block of double the width,
4308 "3y" yanks a block of triple width, etc.
43097 When selecting linewise, using "itext" should insert "text" at the start
4310 of each selected line.
43118 What is "R" supposed to do in Visual mode?
43128 Make Visual mode local to the buffer. Allow changing to another buffer.
4313 When starting a new Visual selection, remove the Visual selection in any
4314 other buffer. (Ron Aaron)
43158 Support dragging the Visual area to drop it somewhere else. (Ron Aaron,
4316 Ben Godfrey)
43177 Support dragging the Visual area to drop it in another program, and
4318 receive dropped text from another program. (Ben Godfrey)
43197 With blockwise Visual mode and "c", "C", "I", "A", etc., allow the use of
4320 a <CR>. The entered lines are repeated over the Visual area.
43217 CTRL-V :s should substitute only in the block, not to whole lines. (David
4322 Young is working on this)
43237 Filtering a block should only apply to the block, not to the whole lines.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00004324 When the number of lines is increased, add lines. When decreased, pad with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004325 spaces or delete? Use ":`<,`>" on the command line.
43268 After filtering the Visual area, make "gv" select the filtered text?
4327 Currently "gv" only selects a single line, not useful.
43287 Don't move the cursor when scrolling? Needed when the selection should
4329 stay the same. Scroll to the cursor at any movement command. With an
4330 option!
43317 In Visual block mode, need to be able to define a corner on a position
4332 that doesn't have text? Also: when using the mouse, be able to select
4333 part of a TAB. Even more: Add a mode where the cursor can be on a screen
4334 position where there is no text. When typing, add spaces to fill the gap.
4335 Other solution: Always use curswant, so that you can move the cursor to
4336 the right column, and then use up/down movements to select the line,
4337 without changing the column.
43386 ":left" and ":right" should work in Visual block mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043397 CTRL-I and CTRL-O should work in Visual mode, but only jump to marks in the
4340 current buffer.
43417 CTRL-A and CTRL-X should increase/decrease all numbers in the Visual area.
43426 In non-Block mode, "I" should insert the same text in front of each line,
4343 before the first non-blank, "gI" in column 1.
43446 In non-Block mode, "A" should append the same text after each line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043456 When in blockwise visual selection (CTRL-V), allow cursor to be placed
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004346 right of the line. Could also allow cursor to be placed anywhere on a TAB
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004347 or other special character.
43486 Add commands to move selected text, without deselecting.
4349
4350
4351More advanced repeating commands:
4352- Add "." command for visual mode: redo last visual command (e.g. ":fmt").
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000043537 Repeating "d:{cmd}" with "." doesn't work. (Benji Fisher) Somehow remember
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004354 the command line so that it can be repeated?
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02004355- Add command to repeat last movement. Including count.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004356- Add "." command after operator: repeat last command of same operator. E.g.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004357 "c." will repeat last change, also when "x" used since then (Webb).
4358 "y." will repeat last yank.
4359 "c2." will repeat the last but one change?
4360 Also: keep history of Normal mode commands, add command to list the history
4361 and/or pick an older command.
4362- History stack for . command? Use "g." command.
4363
4364
4365Mappings and Abbreviations:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043668 When "0" is mapped (it is a movement command) this mapping should not be
4367 used after typing another number, e.g. "20l". (Charles Campbell)
4368 Is this possible without disabling the mapping of the following command?
43698 Should mapping <C-A> and <C-S-A> both work?
43707 ":abbr b byte", append "b " to an existing word still expands to "byte".
4371 This is Vi compatible, but can we avoid it anyway?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043728 To make a mapping work with a prepended "x to select a register, store the
4373 last _typed_ register name and access it with "&.
43748 Add ":amap", like ":amenu".
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +000043757 Add a mapping that works always, for remapping the keyboard.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043768 Add ":cab!", abbreviations that only apply to Command-line mode and not to
4377 entering search strings.
43788 Add a flag to ":abbrev" to eat the character that triggers the
4379 abbreviation. Thus "abb ab xxx" and typing "ab<Space>" inserts "xxx" and
4380 not the <Space>.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043818 Give a warning when using CTRL-C in the lhs of a mapping. It will never
4382 (?) work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043838 Add a way to save a current mapping and restore it later. Use a function
4384 that returns the mapping command to restore it: mapcmd()? mapcheck() is
4385 not fool proof. How to handle ambiguous mappings?
43867 Add <0x8f> (hex), <033> (octal) and <123> (decimal) to <> notation?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043877 When someone tries to unmap with a trailing space, and it fails, try
4388 unmapping without the trailing space. Helps for ":unmap xx | unmap yy".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043896 Context-sensitive abbreviations: Specify syntax group(s) in which the
4390 abbreviations are to be used.
4391- Add mappings that take arguments. Could work like the ":s" command. For
4392 example, for a mouse escape sequence:
4393 :mapexp <Esc>{\([0-9]*\),\([0-9]*\); H\1j\2l
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00004394- Add optional <Number> argument for mappings:
4395 :map <Number>q ^W^W<Number>G
4396 :map <Number>q<Number>t ^W^W<Number1-1>G<Number2>l
4397 :map q<Char> :s/<Char>/\u\0/g
4398 Or implicit:
4399 :map q <Register>d<Number>$
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004400- Add command to repeat a whole mapping ("." only repeats the last change in
4401 a mapping). Also: Repeat a whole insert command, including any mappings
4402 that it included. Sort-of automatic recording?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004403- Include an option (or flag to 'cpoptions') that makes errors in mappings
4404 not flush the rest of the mapping (like nvi does).
4405- Use context sensitiveness of completion to switch abbreviations and
4406 mappings off for :unab and :unmap.
44076 When using mappings in Insert mode, insert characters for incomplete
4408 mappings first, then remove them again when a mapping matches. Avoids
4409 that characters that are the start of some mapping are not shown until you
4410 hit another character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004411- Add mappings for replace mode: ":rmap". How do we then enter mappings for
4412 non-replace Insert mode?
4413- Add separate mappings for Visual-character/block/line mode?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004414- Add 'mapstop' command, to stop recursive mappings.
4415- List mappings that have a raw escape sequence both with the name of the key
4416 for that escape sequence (if there is one) and the sequence itself.
4417- List mappings: Once with special keys listed as <>, once with meta chars as
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004418 <M-a>, once with the byte values (octal?). Sort of "spell mapping" command?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004419- When entering mappings: Add the possibility to enter meta keys like they
4420 are displayed, within <>: <M-a>, <~@> or <|a>.
4421- Allow multiple arguments to :unmap.
4422- Command to show keys that are not used and available for mapping
4423 ":freekeys".
4424- Allow any character except white space in abbreviations lhs (Riehm).
4425
4426
4427Incsearch:
4428- Add a limit to the number of lines that are searched for 'incsearch'?
4429- When no match is found and the user types more, the screen is redrawn
4430 anyway. Could skip that. Esp. if the line wraps and the text is scrolled
4431 up every time.
4432- Temporarily open folds to show where the search ends up. Restore the
4433 folds when going to another line.
4434- When incsearch used and hitting return, no need to search again in many
4435 cases, saves a lot of time in big files. (Slootman wants to work on this?)
4436 When not using special characters, can continue search from the last match
4437 (or not at all, when there was no match). See oldmail/webb/in.872.
4438- With incsearch, use CTRL-N/CTRL-P to go to next/previous match, some other
4439 key to copy matched word to search pattern (Alexander Schmid).
4440
4441
4442Searching:
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +010044439 Should have an option for :vimgrep to find lines without a match.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000044448 Add "g/" and "gb" to search for a pattern in the Visually selected text?
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00004445 "g?" is already used for rot13.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00004446 The vis.vim script has a ":S" command that does something like this.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00004447 Can use "g/" in Normal mode, uses the '< to '> area.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00004448 Use "&/" for searching the text in the Visual area?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010044499 Add "v" offset: "/pat/v": search for pattern and start Visual mode on the
4450 matching text.
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +010044518 Add a modifier to interpret a space like "\_s\+" to make it much easier to
4452 search for a phrase.
Bram Moolenaar2641f772005-03-25 21:58:17 +000044538 Add a mechanism for recursiveness: "\@(([^()]*\@g[^()]*)\)". \@g stands
4454 for "go recursive here" and \@( \) marks the recursive part.
4455 Perl does it this way:
4456 $paren = qr/ \(( [^()] | (??{ $paren }) )* \) /x;
4457 Here $paren is evaluated when it's encountered. This is like a regexp
4458 inside a regexp. In the above terms it would be:
4459 \@((\([^()]\|\@g\)*)\)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000044608 Show the progress every second. Could use the code that checks for CTRL-C
4461 to find out how much time has passed. Or use SIGALRM. Where to show the
4462 number?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010044638 When using an expression for ":s", set the match position in a v:
4464 variable. So that you can do ":%s/^/\=v:lnum/" to put a line number
4465 before each line.
Bram Moolenaarc998e3c2005-06-14 22:13:23 +000044667 Support for approximate-regexps to find similar words (agrep
4467 http://www.tgries.de/agrep/ tre: http://laurikari.net/tre/index.html).
Bram Moolenaarc0761132005-03-18 20:30:32 +000044688 Add an item for a big character range, so that one can search for a
4469 chinese character: \z[234-1234] or \z[XX-YY] or \z[0x23-0x234].
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +000044707 Add an item stack to allow matching (). One side is "push X on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004471 the stack if previous atom matched". Other side is "match with top of
4472 stack, pop it when it matches". Use "\@pX" and "\@m"?
4473 Example: \((\@p).\{-}\@m\)*
44747 Add an option to accept a match at the cursor position. Also for
4475 search(). (Brett)
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +000044767 Add a flag to "/pat/" to discard an error. Useful to continue a mapping
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004477 when a search fails. Could be "/pat/E" (e is already used for end offset).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044787 Add pattern item to use properties of Unicode characters. In Perl it's
4479 "\p{L}" for a letter. See Regular Expression Pocket Reference.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044808 Would it be possible to allow ":23,45/pat/flags" to search for "pat" in
4481 lines 23 to 45? Or does this conflict with Ex range syntax?
44828 Allow identical pairs in 'matchpairs'. Restrict the search to the current
4483 line.
44847 Allow longer pairs in 'matchpairs'. Use ~/vim/macros/matchit.vim as an
4485 example.
44868 Make it possible to define the character that "%" checks for in
4487 #if/#endif. For nmake it's !if/!endif.
4488- For "%" command: set hierarchy for which things include other things that
4489 should be ignored (like "*/" or "#endif" inside /* */).
4490 Also: use "%" to jump from start to end of syntax region and back.
4491 Alternative: use matchit.vim
44928 "/:/e+1" gets stuck on a match at the end of the line. Do we care?
44938 A pattern like "\([^a]\+\)\+" takes an awful long time. Recognize that
4494 the recursive "\+" is meaningless and optimize for it.
4495 This one is also very slow on "/* some comment */": "^\/\*\(.*[^/]\)*$".
44967 Recognize "[a-z]", "[0-9]", etc. and replace them with the faster "\l" and
4497 "\d".
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +000044987 Add a way to specify characters in <C-M> or <Key> form. Could be
4499 \%<C-M>.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045008 Add an argument after ":s/pat/str/" for a range of matches. For example,
4501 ":s/pat/str/#3-4" to replace only the third and fourth "pat" in a line.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000045028 When 'iskeyword' is changed the matches from 'hlsearch' may change. (Benji
4503 Fisher) redraw if some options are set while 'hlsearch' is set?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045048 Add an option not to use 'hlsearch' highlighting for ":s" and ":g"
4505 commands. (Kahn) It would work like ":noh" is used after that command.
4506 Also: An extra flag to do this once, and a flag to keep the existing
4507 search pattern.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00004508- Make 'hlsearch' a local/global option, so that it can be disabled in some
4509 of the windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004510- Add \%h{group-name}; to search for a specific highlight group.
4511 Add \%s{syntax-group}; to search for a specific syntax group.
4512- Support Perl regexp. Use PCRE (Perl Compatible RE) package. (Shade)
4513 Or translate the pattern to a Vim one.
4514 Don't switch on with an option for typed commands/mappings/functions, it's
4515 too confusing. Use "\@@" in the pattern, to avoid incompatibilities.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000045168 Add a way to access the last substitute text, what is used for ":s//~/".
4517 Can't use the ~ register, it's already used for drag & drop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004518- Remember flags for backreferenced items, so that "*" can be used after it.
4519 Check with "\(\S\)\1\{3}". (Hemmerling)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000045208 Flags that apply to the whole pattern.
4521 This works for all places where a regexp is used.
4522 Add "\q" to not store this pattern as the last search pattern?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004523- Add flags to search command (also for ":s"?):
4524 i ignore case
4525 I use case
4526 p use Perl regexp syntax (or POSIX?)
4527 v use Vi regexp syntax
4528 f forget pattern, don't keep it for "n" command
4529 F remember pattern, keep it for "n" command
4530 Perl uses these too:
4531 e evaluate the right side as an expression (Perl only)
4532 m multiple line expression (we don't need it)
4533 o compile only once (Perl only)
4534 s single line expression (we don't need it)
4535 x extended regexp (we don't need it)
4536 When used after ":g" command, backslash needed to avoid confusion with the
4537 following command.
4538 Add 'searchflags' for default flags (replaces 'gdefault').
4539- Add command to display the last used substitute pattern and last used
4540 pattern. (Margo) Maybe make it accessible through a register (like "/
4541 for search string)?
45427 Use T-search algorithm, to speed up searching for strings without special
4543 characters. See C't article, August 1997.
4544- Add 'fuzzycase' option, so that case doesn't matter, and '-' and '_' are
4545 equivalent (for Unix filenames).
4546- Add 'v' flag to search command: enter Visual mode, with the matching text
4547 as Visual area. (variation on idea from Bertin)
4548- Searching: "/this//that/" should find "that" after "this".
4549- Add global search commands: Instead of wrapping at the end of the buffer,
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004550 they continue in another buffer. Use flag after search pattern:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004551 a for the next file in the argument list
4552 f for file in the buffer list
4553 w for file edited in a window.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004554 e.g. "/pat/f". Then "n" and "N" work through files too. "f" flag also for
4555 ":s/pat/foo/f"??? Then when 'autowrite' and 'hidden' are both not set, ask
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004556 before saving files: "Save modified buffer "/path/file"? (Yes/Hide/No
4557 Save-all/hide-All/Quit) ".
4558- ":s/pat/foo/3": find 3rd match of "pat", like sed. (Thomas Koehler)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045597 When searching with 'n' give message when getting back where the search
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004560 first started. Remember start of search in '/ mark.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045617 Add option that scrolls screen to put cursor in middle of screen after
4562 search always/when off-screen/never. And after a ":tag" command. Maybe
4563 specify how many lines below the screen causes a redraw with the cursor in
4564 the middle (default would be half a screen, zero means always).
45656 Support multiple search buffers, so macros can be made without side
4566 effects.
45677 From xvim: Allow a newline in search patterns (also for :s, can delete
4568 newline). Add BOW, EOW, NEWL, NLORANY, NLBUTANY, magic 'n' and 'r', etc.
4569 [not in xvim:] Add option to switch on matches crossing ONE line boundary.
Bram Moolenaar34cdc3e2005-05-18 22:24:46 +000045707 Add ":iselect", a combination of ":ilist" and ":tselect". (Aaron) (Zellner)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004571 Also ":dselect".
4572
4573
4574Undo:
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +010045759 ":gundo" command: global undo. Undoes changes spread over multiple files
4576 in the order they were made. Also ":gredo". Both with a count. Useful
4577 when tests fail after making changes and you forgot in which files.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000045789 After undo/redo, in the message show whether the buffer is modified or
4579 not.
Bram Moolenaard43848c2010-07-14 14:28:26 +020045808 Use timestamps for undo, so that a version a certain time ago can be found
4581 and info before some time/date can be flushed. 'undopersist' gives maximum
4582 time to keep undo: "3h", "1d", "2w", "1y", etc.
45838 Search for pattern in undo tree, showing when it happened and the text
4584 state, so that you can jump to it.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000045858 Undo tree: visually show the tree somehow (Damian Conway)
4586 Show only the leaves, indicating how many changed from the branch and the
4587 timestamp?
4588 Put branch with most recent change on the left, older changes get more
4589 indent?
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000045908 See ":e" as a change operation, find the changes and add them to the
4591 undo info. Also be able to undo the "Reload file" choice for when a file
4592 was changed outside of Vim.
4593 Would require doing a diff between the buffer text and the file and
4594 storing the differences.
Bram Moolenaar23c347c2010-07-14 20:57:00 +02004595 Alternative: before reloading a buffer, store it somewhere. Keep a list
4596 of about 10 last reloaded buffers.
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00004597- Make it possible to undo all the commands from a mapping, including a
4598 trailing unfinished command, e.g. for ":map K iX^[r".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004599- When accidentally hitting "R" instead of Ctrl-R, further Ctrl-R is not
4600 possible, even when typing <Esc> immediately. (Grahn) Also for "i", "a",
4601 etc. Postpone saving for undo until something is really inserted?
46028 When Inserting a lot of text, it can only be undone as a whole. Make undo
4603 sync points at every line or word. Could recognize the start of a new
4604 word (white space and then non-white space) and backspacing.
4605 Can already use CTRL-G u, but that requires remapping a lot of things.
46068 Make undo more memory-efficient: Compare text before and after change,
4607 only remember the lines that really changed.
46087 Add undo for a range of lines. Can change these back to a previous
4609 version without changing the rest of the file. Stop doing this when a
4610 change includes only some of these lines and changes the line count. Need
4611 to store these undo actions as a separate change that can be undone.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004612- For u_save() include the column number. This can be used to set '[ and '].
4613 And in the future the undo can be made more efficient (Webb).
4614- In out-of-memory situations: Free allocated space in undo, and reduce the
4615 number of undo levels (with confirmation).
4616- Instead of [+], give the number of changes since the last write: [+123].
4617 When undoing to before the last write, change this to a negative number:
4618 [-99].
4619- With undo with simple line delete/insert: optimize screen updating.
4620- When executing macro's: Save each line for undo only once.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004621- When doing a global substitute, causing almost all lines to be changed,
4622 undo info becomes very big. Put undo info in swap file??
4623
4624
4625Buffer list:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046267 Command to execute a command in another buffer: ":inbuf {bufname} {cmd}".
4627 Also for other windows: ":inwin {winnr} {cmd}". How to make sure that
4628 this works properly for all commands, and still be able to return to the
4629 current buffer/window? E.g.: ":inbuf xxx only".
46308 Add File.{recent_files} menu entries: Recently edited files.
4631 Ron Aaron has a plugin for this: mru.vim.
46328 Unix: Check all uses of fnamecmp() and fnamencmp() if they should check
4633 inode too.
46347 Add another number for a buffer, which is visible for the user. When
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004635 creating a new buffer, use the lowest number not in use (or the highest
4636 number in use plus one?).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046377 Offer some buffer selection from the command line? Like using ":ls" and
4638 asking for a buffer number. (Zachmann)
4639- When starting to edit a file that is already in the buffer list, use the
4640 file name argument for the new short file name. (Webb)
4641- Add an option to make ":bnext" and ":bprev" wrap around the end of the
4642 buffer list. Also for ":next" and ":prev"?
46437 Add argument to ":ls" which is a pattern for buffers to list.
4644 E.g. ":ls *.c". (Thompson)
46457 Add expansion of buffer names, so that "*.c" is expanded to all buffer
4646 names. Needed for ":bdel *.c", ":bunload *.c", etc.
46478 Support for <afile> where a buffer name is expected.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000046488 Some commands don't use line numbers, but buffer numbers. '$'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004649 should then mean the number of the last buffer. E.g.: "4,$bdel".
46507 Add an option to mostly use slashes in file names. Separately for
4651 internal use and for when executing an external program?
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +010046528 Some file systems are case-sensitive, some are not. Besides
4653 'wildignorecase' there might be more parts inside
4654 CASE_INSENSITIVE_FILENAME that are useful on Unix.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004655
4656
4657Swap (.swp) files:
46588 If writing to the swap file fails, should try to open one in another
4659 directory from 'dir'. Useful in case the file system is full and when
4660 there are short file name problems.
46618 Also use the code to try using a short file name for the backup and swap
4662 file for the Win32 and Dos 32 bit versions.
46638 When a file is edited by root, add $LOGNAME to know who did su.
46648 When the edited file is a symlink, try to put the swap file in the same
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004665 dir as the actual file. Adjust FullName(). Avoids editing the same file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004666 twice (e.g. when using quickfix). Also try to make the name of the backup
4667 file the same as the actual file?
4668 Use the code for resolve()?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046697 When using 64 bit inode numbers, also store the top 32 bits. Add another
4670 field for this, using part of bo_fname[], to keep it compatible.
46717 When editing a file on removable media, should put swap file somewhere
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004672 else. Use something like 'r' flag in 'viminfo'. 'diravoid'?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004673 Also: Be able to specify minimum disk space, skip directory when not
4674 enough room.
46757 Add a configure check for which directory should be used: /tmp, /var/tmp
4676 or /var/preserve.
4677- Add an option to create a swap file only when making the first change to
4678 the buffer. (Liang) Or only when the buffer is not read-only.
4679- Add option to set "umask" for backup files and swap files (Antwerpen).
4680 'backupumask' and 'swapumask'? Or 'umaskback' and 'umaskswap'?
4681- When editing a readonly file, don't use a swap file but read parts from the
4682 original file. Also do this when the file is huge (>'maxmem'). We do
4683 need to load the file once to count the number of lines? Perhaps keep a
4684 cached list of which line is where.
4685
4686
4687Viminfo:
46887 Can probably remove the code that checks for a writable viminfo file,
4689 because we now do the chown() for root, and others can't overwrite someone
4690 else's viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar994cd122007-05-12 15:19:41 +000046918 When there is no .viminfo file and someone does "su", runs Vim, a
4692 root-owned .viminfo file is created. Is there a good way to avoid this?
4693 Perhaps check the owner of the directory. Only when root?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046948 Add argument to keep the list of buffers when Vim is started with a file
4695 name. (Schild)
46968 Keep the last used directory of the file browser (File/Open menu).
46978 Remember the last used register for "@@".
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000046988 Remember the redo buffer, so that "." works after restarting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046998 Remember a list of last accessed files. To be used in the
4700 "File.Open Recent" menu. Default is to remember 10 files or so.
4701 Also remember which files have been read and written. How to display
4702 this?
47037 Also store the ". register (last inserted text).
47047 Make it possible to store buffer names in viminfo file relative to some
4705 directory, to make them portable over a network. (Aaron)
47066 Store a snapshot of the currently opened windows. So that when quitting
4707 Vim, and then starting again (without a file name argument), you see the
4708 same files in the windows. Use ":mksession" code?
4709- Make marks present in .viminfo usable as file marks: Display a list of
4710 "last visited files" and select one to jump to.
4711
4712
4713Modelines:
47148 Before trying to execute a modeline, check that it looks like one (valid
4715 option names). If it's very wrong, silently ignore it.
4716 Ignore a line that starts with "Subject: ".
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00004717- Add an option to whitelist options that are allowed in a modeline. This
4718 would allow careful users to use modelines, e.g., only allowing
4719 'shiftwidth'.
4720- Add an option to let modelines only set local options, not global ones
4721 such as 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004722- When an option value is coming from a modeline, do not carry it over to
4723 another edited file? Would need to remember the value from before the
4724 modeline setting.
4725- Allow setting a variable from a modeline? Only allow using fixed strings,
4726 no function calls, to avoid a security problem.
4727- Allow ":doauto BufRead x.cpp" in modelines, to execute autocommands for
4728 .cpp files.
4729- Support the "abbreviate" command in modelines (Kearns). Careful for
4730 characters after <Esc>, that is a security leak.
4731- Add option setting to ask user if he wants to have the modelines executed
4732 or not. Same for .exrc in local dir.
4733
4734
Bram Moolenaard5bc83f2005-12-07 21:07:59 +00004735Sessions:
47368 DOS/Windows: ":mksession" generates a "cd" command where "aa\#bb" means
4737 directory "#bb" in "aa", but it's used as "aa#bb". (Ronald Hoellwarth)
47387 When there is a "help.txt" window in a session file, restoring that
4739 session will not get the "LOCAL ADDITIONS" back.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000047408 With ":mksession" always store the 'sessionoptions' option, even when
4741 "options" isn't in it. (St-Amant)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000047428 When using ":mksession", also store a command to reset all options to
4743 their default value, before setting the options that are not at their
4744 default value.
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +000047457 With ":mksession" also store the tag stack and jump history. (Michal
4746 Malecki)
Bram Moolenaard5bc83f2005-12-07 21:07:59 +000047477 Persistent variables: "p:var"; stored in viminfo file and sessions files.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00004748
Bram Moolenaard5bc83f2005-12-07 21:07:59 +00004749
4750Options:
47517 ":with option=value | command": temporarily set an option value and
4752 restore it after the command has executed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000047538 Make "old" number options that really give a number of effects into string
4754 options that are a comma separated list. The old number values should
4755 also be supported.
47568 Add commands to save and restore an option, which also preserves the flag
4757 that marks if the option was set. Useful to keep the effect of setting
4758 'compatible' after ":syntax on" has been used.
47597 There is 'titleold', why is there no 'iconold'? (Chazelas)
47607 Make 'scrolloff' a global-local option, so that it can be different in the
4761 quickfix window, for example. (Gary Holloway)
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01004762 Also do 'sidescrolloff'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004763
4764
4765External commands:
47668 When filtering text, redirect stderr so that it can't mess up the screen
4767 and Vim doesn't need to redraw it. Also for ":r !cmd".
47684 Set separate shell for ":sh", piping "range!filter", reading text "r !ls"
4769 and writing text "w !wc". (Deutsche) Allow arguments for fast start (e.g.
4770 -f).
47714 Allow direct execution, without using a shell.
47724 Run an external command in the background. But how about I/O in the GUI?
4773 Careful: don't turn Vim into a shell!
47744 Add feature to disable using a shell or external commands.
4775
4776
4777Multiple Windows:
47787 "vim -oO file ..." use both horizontal and vertical splits.
47798 Add CTRL-W T: go to the top window in the column of the current window.
4780 And CTRL-W B: go to bottom window.
47817 Use CTRL-W <Tab>, like alt-tab, to switch between buffers. Repeat <Tab>
4782 to select another buffer (only loaded ones?), <BS> to go back, <Enter> to
4783 select buffer, <Esc> to go back to original buffer.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000047847 Make it possible to edit a new buffer in the preview window. A script can
4785 then fill it with something. ":popen"?
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000047867 Add a 'tool' window: behaves like a preview window but there can be
4787 several. Don't count it in only_one_window(). (Alexei Alexandrov)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000047886 Add an option to resize the shell when splitting and/or closing a window.
4789 ":vsp" would make the shell wider by as many columns as needed for the new
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004790 window. Specify a maximum size (or use the screen size). ":close" would
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004791 shrink the shell by as many columns as come available. (Demirel)
47927 When starting Vim several times, instantiate a Vim server, that allows
4793 communication between the different Vims. Feels like one Vim running with
4794 multiple top-level windows. Esp. useful when Vim is started from an IDE
4795 too. Requires some form of inter process communication.
4796- Support a connection to an external viewer. Could call the viewer
4797 automatically after some seconds of non-activity, or with a command.
4798 Allow some way of reporting scrolling and cursor positioning in the viewer
4799 to Vim, so that the link between the viewed and edited text can be made.
4800
4801
4802Marks:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000048038 Add ten marks for last changed files: ':0, ':1, etc. One mark per file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048048 When cursor is first moved because of scrolling, set a mark at this
4805 position. (Rimon Barr) Use '-.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000048068 Add a command to jump to a mark and make the motion inclusive. g'm and g`m?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048078 The '" mark is set to the first line, even when doing ":next" a few times.
4808 Only set the '" mark when the cursor was really moved in a file.
48098 Make `` and '', which would position the new cursor position in the middle
4810 of the window, restore the old topline (or relative position) from when
4811 the mark was set.
48127 Make a list of file marks in a separate window. For listing all buffers,
4813 matching tags, errors, etc. Normal commands to move around. Add commands
4814 to jump to the mark (in current window or new window). Start it with
4815 ":browse marks"?
48166 Add a menu that lists the Marks like ":marks". (Amerige)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048177 For ":jumps", ":tags" and ":marks", for not loaded buffers, remember the
4818 text at the mark. Highlight the column with the mark.
48197 Highlight each mark in some way (With "Mark" highlight group).
4820 Or display marks in a separate column, like 'number' does.
48217 Use d"m to delete rectangular area from cursor to mark m (like Vile's \m
4822 command).
48237 Try to keep marks in the same position when:
4824 - replacing with a line break, like in ":s/pat/^M/", move marks after the
4825 line break column to the next line. (Acevedo)
4826 - inserting/deleting characters in a line.
48275 Include marks for start/end of the current word and section. Useful in
4828 mappings.
48296 Add "unnamed mark" feature: Like marks for the ":g" command, but place and
4830 unplace them with commands before doing something with the lines.
4831 Highlight the marked lines somehow.
4832
4833
4834Digraphs:
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +020048357 Make "ga" show the keymap for a character, if it exists.
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02004836 Also show the code of the character after conversion to 'fileencoding'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004837- Use digraph table to tell Vim about the collating sequence of special
4838 characters?
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +000048398 Add command to remove one or more (all) digraphs. (Brown)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048407 Support different sets of digraphs (depending on the character set?). At
4841 least Latin1/Unicode, Latin-2, MS-DOS (esp. for Win32).
4842
4843
4844Writing files:
4845- In vim_rename(), should lock "from" file when deleting "to" file for
4846 systems other than Amiga. Avoids problems with unexpected longname to
4847 shortname conversion.
48488 write mch_isdevice() for Amiga, Mac, VMS, etc.
48498 When appending to a file, Vim should also make a backup and a 'patchmode'
4850 file.
48518 'backupskip' doesn't write a backup file at all, a bit dangerous for some
4852 applications. Add 'backupelsewhere' to write a backup file in another
4853 directory? Or add a flag to 'backupdir'?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048546 Add an option to write a new, numbered, backup file each time. Like
4855 'patchmode', e.g., 'backupmode'.
48566 Make it possible to write 'patchmode' files to a different directory.
4857 E.g., ":set patchmode=~/backups/*.orig". (Thomas)
48586 Add an option to prepend something to the backup file name. E.g., "#".
4859 Or maybe allow a function to modify the backup file name?
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000048608 Only make a backup when overwriting a file for the first time. Avoids
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004861 losing the original when writing twice. (Slootman)
48627 On non-Unix machines, also overwrite the original file in some situations
4863 (file system full, it's a link on an NFS partition).
48647 When editing a file, check that it has been change outside of Vim more
4865 often, not only when writing over it. E.g., at the time the swap file is
4866 flushed. Or every ten seconds or so (use the time of day, check it before
4867 waiting for a character to be typed).
48688 When a file was changed since editing started, show this in the status
4869 line of the window, like "[time]".
4870 Make it easier to reload all outdated files that don't have changes.
4871 Automatic and/or with a command.
4872
4873
4874Substitute:
Bram Moolenaar3f770472005-06-19 22:56:27 +000048758 Substitute with hex/unicode number "\%xff" and "\%uabcd". Just like
4876 "\%uabcd" in search pattern.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000048778 Make it easier to replace in all files in the argument list. E.g.:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004878 ":argsub/oldword/newword/". Works like ":argdo %s/oldword/newword/g|w".
4879- :s///p prints the line after a substitution.
4880- With :s///c replace \&, ~, etc. when showing the replacement pattern.
48818 With :s///c allow scrolling horizontally when 'nowrap' is effective.
4882 Also allow a count before the scrolling keys.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004883- Add number option to ":s//2": replace second occurrence of string? Or:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004884 :s///N substitutes N times.
4885- Add answers to ":substitute" with 'c' flag, used in a ":global", e.g.:
4886 ":g/pat1/s/pat2/pat3/cg": 'A' do all remaining replacements, 'Q' don't do
4887 any replacements, 'u' undo last substitution.
48887 Substitute in a block of text. Use {line}.{column} notation in an Ex
4889 range, e.g.: ":1.3,$.5s" means to substitute from line 1 column 3 to the
4890 last line column 5.
48915 Add commands to bookmark lines, display bookmarks, remove bookmarks,
4892 operate on lines with bookmarks, etc. Like ":global" but with the
4893 possibility to keep the bookmarks and use them with several commands.
4894 (Stanislav Sitar)
4895
4896
4897Mouse support:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048988 Add 'o' flag to 'mouse'?
48997 Be able to set a 'mouseshape' for the popup menu.
49008 Add 'mouse' flag, which sets a behavior like Visual mode, but automatic
4901 yanking at the button-up event. Or like Select mode, but typing gets you
4902 out of Select mode, instead of replacing the text. (Bhaskar)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004903- Implement mouse support for the Amiga console.
4904- Using right mouse button to extend a blockwise selection should attach to
4905 the nearest corner of the rectangle (four possible corners).
4906- Precede mouse click by a number to simulate double clicks?!?
4907- When mouse click after 'r' command, get character that was pointed to.
4908
4909
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004910Argument list:
49116 Add command to put all filenames from the tag files in the argument list.
4912 When given an argument, only use the files where that argument matches
4913 (like `grep -l ident`) and jump to the first match.
49146 Add command to form an args list from all the buffers?
4915
4916
4917Registers:
49188 Don't display empty registers with ":display". (Etienne)
49198 Make the # register writable, so that it can be restored after jumping
4920 around in windows.
49218 Add put command that overwrites existing text. Should also work for
4922 blocks. Useful to move text around in a table. Works like using "R ^R r"
4923 for every line.
49246 When yanking into the unnamed registers several times, somehow make the
4925 previous contents also available (like it's done for deleting). What
4926 register names to use? g"1, g"2, etc.?
4927- When appending to a register, also report the total resulting number of
4928 lines. Or just say "99 more lines yanked", add the "more".
4929- When inserting a register in Insert mode with CTRL-R, don't insert comment
4930 leader when line wraps?
4931- The ":@r" commands should take a range and execute the register for each
4932 line in the range.
4933- Add "P" command to insert contents of unnamed register, move selected text
4934 to position of previous deleted (to swap foo and bar in " + foo")
49358 Should be able to yank and delete into the "/ register.
4936 How to take care of the flags (offset, magic)?
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00004937
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004938
4939Debug mode:
49407 Add something to enable debugging when a remote message is received.
49418 Add breakpoints for setting an option
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +000049428 Add breakpoints for assigning to a variable.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049437 Add a watchpoint in the debug mode: An expression that breaks execution
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +00004944 when evaluating to non-zero. Add the "watchadd expr" command, stop when
4945 the value of the expression changes. ":watchdel" deletes an item,
4946 ":watchlist" lists the items. (Charles Campbell)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049477 Store the history from debug mode in viminfo.
49487 Make the debug mode history available with histget() et al.
4949
4950
4951Various improvements:
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +000049527 Add plugins for formatting? Should be able to make a choice depending on
4953 the language of a file (English/Korean/Japanese/etc.).
4954 Setting the 'langformat' option to "chinese" would load the
4955 "format/chinese.vim" plugin.
4956 The plugin would set 'formatexpr' and define the function being called.
4957 Edward L. Fox explains how it should be done for most Asian languages.
4958 (2005 Nov 24)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00004959 Alternative: patch for utf-8 line breaking. (Yongwei Wu, 2008 Feb 23)
Bram Moolenaar87b774d2005-07-20 22:04:36 +000049607 [t to move to previous xml/html tag (like "vatov"), ]t to move to next
4961 ("vatv").
Bram Moolenaar342337a2005-07-21 21:11:17 +000049627 [< to move to previous xml/html tag, e.g., previous <li>. ]< to move to
4963 next <li>, ]< to next </li>, [< to previous </li>.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049648 Add ":rename" command: rename the file of the current buffer and rename
4965 the buffer. Buffer may be modified.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000049667 Instead of filtering errors with a shell script it should be possible to
4967 do this with Vim script. A function that filters the raw text that comes
4968 from the 'makeprg'?
Bram Moolenaar1ef15e32006-02-01 21:56:25 +00004969- Add %b to 'errorformat': buffer number. (Yegappan Lakshmanan / Suresh
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00004970 Govindachar)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000049717 Add a command that goes back to the position from before jumping to the
4972 first quickfix location. ":cbefore"?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010049737 Allow a window not to have a statusline. Makes it possible to use a
4974 window as a buffer-tab selection.
49758 Allow non-active windows to have a different statusline. (Yakov Lerner)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049767 Support using ":vert" with User commands. Add expandable items <vert>.
4977 Do the same for ":browse" and ":confirm"?
4978 For ":silent" and ":debug" apply to the whole user command.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00004979 More general: need a way to access command modifiers in a user command.
4980 Assign them to a v: variable?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049817 Add an invisible buffer which can be edited. For use in scripts that want
4982 to manipulate text without changing the window layout.
49838 Add a command to revert to the saved version of file; undo or redo until
4984 all changes are gone.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049856 "vim -q -" should read the list of errors from stdin. (Gautam Mudunuri)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049868 Add "--remote-fail": When contacting the server fails, exit Vim.
4987 Add "--remote-self": When contacting the server fails, do it in this Vim.
4988 Overrules the default of "--remote-send" to fail and "--remote" to do it
4989 in this Vim.
49908 When Vim was started without a server, make it possible to start one, as
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004991 if the "--servername" argument was given. ":startserver <name>"?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049928 No address range can be used before the command modifiers. This makes
4993 them difficult to use in a menu for Visual mode. Accept the range and
4994 have it apply to the following command.
49958 Add the possibility to set 'fileformats' to force a format and strip other
4996 CR characters. For example, for "dos" files remove CR characters at the
4997 end of the line, so that a file with mixed line endings is cleaned up.
4998 To just not display the CR characters: Add a flag to 'display'?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049997 Some compilers give error messages in which the file name does not have a
5000 path. Be able to specify that 'path' is used for these files.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050017 Xterm sends <Esc>O3F for <M-End>. Similarly for other <M-Home>, <M-Left>,
5002 etc. Combinations of Alt, Ctrl and Shift are also possible. Recognize
5003 these to avoid inserting the raw byte sequence, handle like the key
5004 without modifier (unless mapped).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050056 Add "gG": like what "gj" is to "j": go to the N'th window line.
50068 Add command like ":normal" that accepts <Key> notation like ":map".
50079 Support ACLs on more systems.
50087 Add ModeMsgVisual, ModeMsgInsert, etc. so that each mode message can be
5009 highlighted differently.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050107 Add a message area for the user. Set some option to reserve space (above
5011 the command line?). Use an ":echouser" command to display the message
5012 (truncated to fit in the space).
50137 Add %s to 'keywordprg': replace with word under the cursor. (Zellner)
50148 Support printing on Unix. Can use "lpansi.c" as an example. (Bookout)
50158 Add put command that replaces the text under it. Esp. for blockwise
5016 Visual mode.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +000050177 Enhance termresponse stuff: Add t_CV(?): pattern of term response, use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005018 regexp: "\e\[[>?][0-9;]*c", but only check just after sending t_RV.
50197 Add "g|" command: move to N'th column from the left margin (after wrapping
5020 and applying 'leftcol'). Works as "|" like what "g0" is to "0".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050217 Support setting 'equalprg' to a user function name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050227 Highlight the characters after the end-of-line differently.
50237 When 'whichwrap' contains "l", "$dl" should join lines?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050248 Add an argument to configure to use $CFLAGS and not modify it? (Mooney)
50258 Enabling features is a mix of configure arguments and defines in
5026 feature.h. How to make this consistent? Feature.h is required for
5027 non-unix systems. Perhaps let configure define CONF_XXX, and use #ifdef
5028 CONF_XXX in feature.h? Then what should min-features and max-features do?
50298 Add "g^E" and "g^Y", to scroll a screen-full line up and down.
50306 Add ":timer" command, to set a command to be executed at a certain
5031 interval, or once after some time has elapsed. (Aaron)
Bram Moolenaarebefac62005-12-28 22:39:57 +00005032 Perhaps an autocommand event like CursorHold is better?
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +01005033 Patch to add async functionality. (Geoff Greer, 2013 Sep 1 and later)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050348 Add ":confirm" handling in open_exfile(), for when file already exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050358 When quitting with changed files, make the dialog list the changed file
5036 and allow "write all", "discard all", "write some". The last one would
5037 then ask "write" or "discard" for each changed file. Patch in HierAssist
5038 does something like this. (Shah)
50397 Use growarray for replace stack.
50407 Have a look at viH (Hellenic or Greek version of Vim). But a solution
5041 outside of Vim might be satisfactory (Haritsis).
50423 Make "2d%" work like "d%d%" instead of "d2%"?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050437 "g CTRL-O" jumps back to last used buffer. Skip CTRL-O jumps in the same
5044 buffer. Make jumplist remember the last ten accessed buffers?
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +010050457 Make it possible to set the size of the jumplist (also to a smaller number
5046 than the default). (Nikolai Weibull)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005047- Add code to disable the CAPS key when going from Insert to Normal mode.
5048- Set date/protection/etc. of the patchfile the same as the original file.
5049- Use growarray for termcodes[] in term.c
5050- Add <window-99>, like <cword> but use filename of 99'th window.
50517 Add a way to change an operator to always work characterwise-inclusive
5052 (like "v" makes the operator characterwise-exclusive). "x" could be used.
5053- Make a set of operations on list of names: expand wildcards, replace home
5054 dir, append a string, delete a string, etc.
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02005055- Remove using mktemp() and use tmpname() only? Ctags does this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005056- When replacing environment variables, and there is one that is not set,
5057 turn it into an empty string? Only when expanding options? (Hiebert)
5058- Option to set command to be executed instead of producing a beep (e.g. to
5059 call "play newbeep.au").
5060- Add option to show the current function name in the status line. More or
5061 less what you find with "[[k", like how 'cindent' recognizes a function.
5062 (Bhatt).
5063- "[r" and "]r": like "p" and "P", but replace instead of insert (esp. for
5064 blockwise registers).
5065- Add 'timecheck' option, on by default. Makes it possible to switch off the
5066 timestamp warning and question. (Dodt).
5067- Add an option to set the time after which Vim should check the timestamps
5068 of the files. Only check when an event occurs (e.g., character typed,
5069 mouse moved). Useful for non-GUI versions where keyboard focus isn't
5070 noticeable.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005071- Make 'smartcase' work even though 'ic' isn't set (Webb).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050727 When formatting text, allow to break the line at a number of characters.
5073 Use an option for this: 'breakchars'? Useful for formatting Fortran code.
5074- Add flag to 'formatoptions' to be able to format book-style paragraphs
5075 (first line of paragraph has larger indent, no empty lines between
5076 paragraphs). Complements the '2' flag. Use '>' flag when larger indent
5077 starts a new paragraph, use '<' flag when smaller indent starts a new
5078 paragraph. Both start a new paragraph on any indent change.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000050798 The 'a' flag in 'formatoptions' is too dangerous. In some way only do
5080 auto-formatting in specific regions, e.g. defined by syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050818 Allow using a trailing space to signal a paragraph that continues on the
5082 next line (MIME text/plain; format=flowed, RFC 2646). Can be used for
5083 continuous formatting. Could use 'autoformat' option, which specifies a
5084 regexp which triggers auto-formatting (for one line).
5085 ":set autoformat=\\s$".
5086- Be able to redefine where a sentence stops. Use a regexp pattern?
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +00005087- Support multi-byte characters for sentences. Example from Ben Peterson.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050887 Add command "g)" to go to the end of a sentence, "g(" to go back to the
5089 end of a sentence. (Servatius Brandt)
5090- Be able to redefine where a paragraph starts. For "[[" where the '{' is
5091 not in column 1.
50926 Add ":cdprev": go back to the previous directory. Need to remember a
5093 stack of previous directories. We also need ":cdnext".
50947 Should ":cd" for MS-DOS go to $HOME, when it's defined?
5095- Make "gq<CR>" work on the last line in the file. Maybe for every operator?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005096- Add more redirecting of Ex commands:
Bram Moolenaarce5e58e2005-01-19 22:24:34 +00005097 :redir #> bufname
5098 :redir #>> bufname (append)
Bram Moolenaarbee0c5b2005-02-07 22:03:36 +00005099- Give error message when starting :redir: twice or using END when no
5100 redirection was active.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005101- Setting of options, specifically for a buffer or window, with
5102 ":set window.option" or ":set buffer.option=val". Or use ":buffer.set".
5103 Also: "buffer.map <F1> quit".
51046 Would it be possible to change the color of the cursor in the Win32
5105 console? (Klaus Hast)
5106- Add :delcr command:
5107 *:delcr*
5108 :[range]delcr[!] Check [range] lines (default: whole buffer) for lines
5109 ending in <CR>. If all lines end in <CR>, or [!] is
5110 used, remove the <CR> at the end of lines in [range].
5111 A CTRL-Z at the end of the file is removed. If
5112 [range] is omitted, or it is the whole file, and all
5113 lines end in <CR> 'textmode' is set. {not in Vi}
5114- Should integrate addstar() and file_pat_to_reg_pat().
5115- When working over a serial line with 7 bit characters, remove meta
5116 characters from 'isprint'.
5117- Use fchdir() in init_homedir(), like in FullName().
5118- In win_update(), when the GUI is active, always use the scrolling area.
5119 Avoid that the last status line is deleted and needs to be redrawn.
5120- That "cTx" fails when the cursor is just after 'x' is Vi compatible, but
5121 may not be what you expect. Add a flag in 'cpoptions' for this? More
5122 general: Add an option to allow "c" to work with a null motion.
5123- Give better error messages by using errno (strerror()).
5124- Give "Usage:" error message when command used with wrong arguments (like
5125 Nvi).
5126- Make 'restorescreen' option also work for xterm (and others), replaces the
5127 SAVE_XTERM_SCREEN define.
51287 Support for ":winpos" In xterm: report the current window position.
5129- Give warning message when using ":set t_xx=asdf" for a termcap code that
5130 Vim doesn't know about. Add flag in 'shortmess'?
51316 Add ":che <file>", list all the include paths which lead to this file.
5132- For a commandline that has several commands (:s, :d, etc.) summarize the
5133 changes all together instead of for each command (e.g. for the rot13
5134 macro).
5135- Add command like "[I" that also shows the tree of included files.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005136- ":set sm^L" results in ":set s", because short names of options are also
5137 expanded. Is there a better way to do this?
5138- Add ":@!" command, to ":@" like what ":source!" is to ":source".
51398 Add ":@:!": repeat last command with forceit set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005140- Add 't_normal': Used whenever t_me, t_se, t_ue or t_Zr is empty.
5141- ":cab map test ^V| je", ":cunab map" doesn't work. This is vi compatible!
5142- CTRL-W CTRL-E and CTRL-W CTRL-Y should move the current window up or down
5143 if it is not the first or last window.
5144- Include-file-search commands should look in the loaded buffer of a file (if
5145 there is one) instead of the file itself.
51467 Change 'nrformats' to include the leader for each format. Example:
5147 nrformats=hex:$,binary:b,octal:0
5148 Add setting of 'nrformats' to syntax files.
5149- 'path' can become very long, don't use NameBuff for expansion.
5150- When unhiding a hidden buffer, put the same line at top of the window as
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005151 the one before hiding it. Or: keep the same relative cursor position (so
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005152 many percent down the windows).
5153- Make it possible for the 'showbreak' to be displayed at the end of the
5154 line. Use a comma to separate the part at the end and the start of the
5155 line? Highlight the linebreak characters, add flag in 'highlight'.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02005156 Make 'showbreak' local to a window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005157- Some string options should be expanded if they have wildcards, e.g.
5158 'dictionary' when it is "*.h".
5159- Use a specific type for number and boolean options, making it possible to
5160 change it for specific machines (e.g. when a long is 64 bit).
5161- Add option for <Insert> in replace mode going to normal mode. (Nugent)
5162- Add a next/previous possibility to "[^I" and friends.
5163- Add possibility to change the HOME directory. Use the directory from the
5164 passwd file? (Antwerpen)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000051658 Add commands to push and pop all or individual options. ":setpush tw",
5166 ":setpop tw", ":setpush all". Maybe pushing/popping all options is
5167 sufficient. ":setflush" resets the option stack?
5168 How to handle an aborted mapping? Remember position in tag stack when
5169 mapping starts, restore it when an error aborts the mapping?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005170- Change ":fixdel" into option 'fixdel', t_del will be adjusted each time
5171 t_bs is set? (Webb)
5172- "gc": goto character, move absolute character positions forward, also
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005173 counting newlines. "gC" goes backwards (Weigert).
5174- When doing CTRL-^, redraw buffer with the same topline. (Demirel) Store
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005175 cursor row and window height to redraw cursor at same percentage of window
5176 (Webb).
5177- Besides remembering the last used line number of a file, also remember the
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005178 column. Use it with CTRL-^ et. al.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005179- Check for non-digits when setting a number option (careful when entering
5180 hex codes like 0xff).
5181- Add option to make "." redo the "@r" command, instead of the last command
5182 executed by it. Also to make "." redo the whole mapping. Basically: redo
5183 the last TYPED command.
5184- Support URL links for ^X^F in Insert mode, like for "gf".
5185- Support %name% expansion for "gf" on Windows.
5186- Make "gf" work on "file://c:/path/name". "file:/c:/" and "file:///c:/"
5187 should also work?
5188- Add 'urlpath', used like 'path' for when "gf" used on an URL?
51898 When using "gf" on an absolute file name, while editing a remote file
5190 (starts with scp:// or http://) should prepend the method and machine
5191 name.
5192- When finding an URL or file name, and it doesn't exist, try removing a
5193 trailing '.'.
5194- Add ":path" command modifier. Should work for every command that takes a
5195 file name argument, to search for the file name in 'path'. Use
5196 find_file_in_path().
5197- Highlight control characters on the screen: Shows the difference between
5198 CTRL-X and "^" followed by "X" (Colon).
5199- Integrate parsing of cmdline command and parsing for expansion.
5200- Create a program that can translate a .swp file from any machine into a
5201 form usable by Vim on the current machine.
5202- Add ":noro" command: Reset 'ro' flag for all buffers, except ones that have
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005203 a readonly file. ":noro!" will reset all 'ro' flags.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005204- Add a variant of CTRL-V that stops interpretation of more than one
5205 character. For entering mappings on the command line where a key contains
5206 several special characters, e.g. a trailing newline.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005207- Make '2' option in 'formatoptions' also work inside comments.
5208- Add 's' flag to 'formatoptions': Do not break when inside a string. (Dodt)
5209- When window size changed (with the mouse) and made too small, set it back
5210 to the minimal size.
5211- Add "]>" and "[<", shift comment at end of line (command; /* comment */).
5212- Should not call cursorcmd() for each vgetc() in getcmdline().
5213- ":split file1 file2" adds two more windows (Webb).
5214- Don't give message "Incomplete last line" when editing binary file.
5215- Add ":a", ":i" for preloading of named buffers.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005216- When entering text, keep other windows on same buffer updated (when a line
5217 entered)?
5218- Check out how screen does output optimizing. Apparently this is possible
5219 as an output filter.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005220- In dosub() regexec is called twice for the same line. Try to avoid this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005221- Window updating from memline.c: insert/delete/replace line.
5222- Optimize ml_append() for speed, esp. for reading a file.
5223- V..c should keep indent when 'ai' is set, just like [count]cc.
5224- Updatescript() can be done faster with a string instead of a char.
5225- Screen updating is inefficient with CTRL-F and CTRL-B when there are long
5226 lines.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005227- Uppercase characters in Ex commands can be made lowercase?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000052288 Add option to show characters in text not as "|A" but as decimal ("^129"),
5229 hex ("\x81") or octal ("\201") or meta (M-x). Nvi has the 'octal' option
5230 to switch from hex to octal. Vile can show unprintable characters in hex
5231 or in octal.
52327 Tighter integration with xxd to edit binary files. Make it more
5233 easy/obvious to use. Command line argument?
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005234- How does vi detect whether a filter has messed up the screen? Check source.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005235 After ":w !command" a wait_return?
5236- Improve screen updating code for doput() (use s_ins()).
5237- With 'p' command on last line: scroll screen up (also for terminals without
5238 insert line command).
5239- Use insert/delete char when terminal supports it.
5240- Optimize screen redraw for slow terminals.
5241- Optimize "dw" for long row of spaces (say, 30000).
5242- Add "-d null" for editing from a script file without displaying.
5243- In Insert mode: Remember the characters that were removed with backspace
5244 and re-insert them one at a time with <key1>, all together with <key2>.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005245- Amiga: Add possibility to set a keymap. The code in amiga.c does not work
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005246 yet.
5247- Implement 'redraw' option.
5248- Add special code to 'sections' option to define something else but '{' or
5249 '}' as the start of a section (e.g. one shiftwidth to the right).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000052507 Allow using Vim in a pipe: "ls | vim -u xxx.vim - | yyy". Only needs
5251 implementing ":w" to stdout in the buffer that was read from stdin.
Bram Moolenaar2641f772005-03-25 21:58:17 +00005252 Perhaps writing to stdout will work, since stderr is used for the terminal
5253 I/O.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000052548 Allow opening an unnamed buffer with ":e !cmd" and ":sp !cmd". Vile can
5255 do it.
5256- Add commands like ]] and [[ that do not include the line jumped to.
5257- When :unab without matching "from" part and several matching "to" parts,
5258 delete the entry that was used last, instead of the first in the list.
5259- Add text justification option.
5260- Set boolean options on/off with ":set paste=off", ":set paste=on".
5261- After "inv"ing an option show the value: ":set invpaste" gives "paste is
5262 off".
5263- Check handling of CTRL-V and '\' for ":" commands that do not have TRLBAR.
5264- When a file cannot be opened but does exist, give error message.
5265- Amiga: When 'r' protection bit is not set, file can still be opened but
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005266 gives read errors. Check protection before opening.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005267- When writing check for file exists but no permission, "Permission denied".
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02005268- If file does not exist, check if directory exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005269- MSDOS: although t_cv and t_ci are not set, do invert char under cursor.
5270- Settings edit mode: make file with ":set opt=xx", edit it, parse it as ex
5271 commands.
5272- ":set -w all": list one option per line.
5273- Amiga: test for 'w' flag when reading a file.
5274- :table command (Webb)
5275- Add new operator: clear, make area white (replace with spaces): "g ".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005276- Add command to ":read" a file at a certain column (blockwise read?).
5277- Add sort of replace mode where case is taken from the old text (Goldfarb).
5278- Allow multiple arguments for ":read", read all the files.
5279- Support for tabs in specific columns: ":set tabcol=8,20,34,56" (Demirel).
5280- Add 'searchdir' option: Directories to search for file name being edited
5281 (Demirel).
5282- Modifier for the put command: Change to linewise, charwise, blockwise, etc.
5283- Add commands for saving and restoring options ":set save" "set restore",
5284 for use in macro's and the like.
5285- Keep output from listings in a window, so you can have a look at it while
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005286 working in another window. Put cmdline in a separate window?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005287- Add possibility to put output of Ex commands in a buffer or file, e.g. for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005288 ":set all". ":r :set all"?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005289- When the 'equalalways' option is set, creating a new window should not
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005290 result in windows to become bigger. Deleting a window should not result in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005291 a window to become smaller (Webb).
5292- When resizing the whole Vim window, the windows inside should be resized
5293 proportionally (Webb).
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005294- Include options directly in option table, no indirect pointers. Use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005295 mkopttab to make option table?
5296- When doing ":w dir", where "dir" is a directory name, write the current
5297 file into that directory, with the current file name (without the path)?
5298- Support for 'dictionary's that are sorted, makes access a lot faster
5299 (Haritsis).
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005300- Add "^Vrx" on the command line, replace with contents of register x. Used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005301 instead of CTRL-R to make repeating possible. (Marinichev)
5302- Add "^Vb" on the command line, replace with word before or under the
5303 cursor?
5304- Option to make a .swp file only when a change is made (Templeton).
5305- Support mapping for replace mode and "r" command (Vi doesn't do this)?
53065 Add 'ignorefilecase' option: Ignore case when expanding file names.
5307 ":e ma<Tab>" would also find "Makefile" on Unix.
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +000053088 Sorting of filenames for completion is wrong on systems that ignore
5309 case of filenames. Add 'ignorefncase' option. When set, case in
5310 filenames is ignored for sorting them. Patch by Mike Williams:
5311 ~/vim/patches/ignorefncase. Also change what matches? Or use another
5312 option name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000053138 Should be able to compile Vim in another directory, with $(srcdir) set to
5314 where the sources are. Add $(srcdir) in the Makefile in a lot of places.
5315 (Netherton)
53166 Make it configurable when "J" inserts a space or not. Should not add a
5317 space after "(", for example.
53185 When inserting spaces after the end-of-line for 'virtualedit', use tabs
5319 when the user wants this (e.g., add a "tab" field to 'virtualedit').
5320 (Servatius Brandt)
5321
5322
5323From Elvis:
5324- Use "instman.sh" to install manpages?
5325- Add ":alias" command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005326- Search patterns:
5327 \@ match word under cursor.
5328 but do:
5329 \@w match the word under the cursor?
5330 \@W match the WORD under the cursor?
53318 ":window" command:
5332 :win + next window (up)
5333 :win ++ idem, wrapping
5334 :win - previous window (down)
5335 :win -- idem, wrapping
5336 :win nr to window number "nr"
5337 :win name to window editing buffer "name"
53387 ":cc" compiles a single file (default: current one). 'ccprg' option is
5339 program to use with ":cc". Use ":compile" instead of ":cc"?
5340
5341
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005342From xvi:
5343- CTRL-_ : swap 8th bit of character.
5344- Add egrep-like regex type, like xvi (Ned Konz) or Perl (Emmanuel Mogenet)
5345
5346
5347From vile:
5348- When horizontal scrolling, use '>' for lines continuing right of a window.
5349- Support putting .swp files in /tmp: Command in rc.local to move .swp files
5350 from /tmp to some directory before deleting files.
5351
5352
5353Far future and "big" extensions:
Bram Moolenaar07d4d732005-10-03 22:04:08 +00005354- Instead of using a Makefile and autoconf, use a simple shell script to
5355 find the C compiler and do everything with C code. Translate something
5356 like an Aap recipe and configure.in to C. Avoids depending on Python,
5357 thus will work everywhere. With batch file to find the C compiler it
5358 would also work on MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005359- Make it easy to setup Vim for groups of users: novice vi users, novice
5360 Vim users, C programmers, xterm users, GUI users,...
5361- Change layout of blocks in swap file: Text at the start, with '\n' in
5362 between lines (just load the file without changes, except for Mac).
5363 Indexes for lines are from the end of the block backwards. It's the
5364 current layout mirrored.
5365- Make it possible to edit a register, in a window, like a buffer.
5366- Add stuff to syntax highlighting to change the text (upper-case keywords,
5367 set indent, define other highlighting, etc.).
5368- Mode to keep C-code formatted all the time (sort of on-line indent).
5369- Several top-level windows in one Vim session. Be able to use a different
5370 font in each top-level window.
5371- Allow editing above start and below end of buffer (flag in 'virtualedit').
5372- Smart cut/paste: recognize words and adjust spaces before/after them.
5373- Add open mode, use it when terminal has no cursor positioning.
5374- Special "drawing mode": a line is drawn where the cursor is moved to.
5375 Backspace deletes along the line (from jvim).
5376- Implement ":Bset", set option in all buffers. Also ":Wset", set in all
5377 windows, ":Aset, set in all arguments and ":Tset", set in all files
5378 mentioned in the tags file.
5379 Add buffer/arg range, like in ":2,5B%s/..." (do we really need this???)
5380 Add search string: "B/*.c/%s/.."? Or ":F/*.c/%s/.."?
5381- Support for underlining (underscore-BS-char), bold (char-BS-char) and other
5382 standout modes switched on/off with , 'overstrike' option (Reiter).
5383- Add vertical mode (Paul Jury, Demirel): "5vdw" deletes a word in five
5384 lines, "3vitextESC" will insert "text" in three lines, etc..
53854 Recognize l, #, p as 'flags' to EX commands:
5386 :g/RE/#l shall print lines with line numbers and in list format.
5387 :g/RE/dp shall print lines that are deleted.
5388 POSIX: Commands where flags shall apply to all lines written: list,
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005389 number, open, print, substitute, visual, &, z. For other commands, flags
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005390 shall apply to the current line after the command completes. Examples:
5391 :7,10j #l Join the lines 7-10 and print the result in list
5392- Allow two or more users to edit the same file at the same time. Changes
5393 are reflected in each Vim immediately. Could work with local files but
5394 also over the internet. See http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/.
5395
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005396When using "do" or ":diffget" in a buffer with changes in every line an extra
5397empty line would appear.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005398
5399vim:tw=78:sw=4:sts=4:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
5400vim: set fo+=n :