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Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +02001*popup.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Jun 30
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +02002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +02007Displaying text in floating window. *popup* *popup-window*
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +02008
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +02009THIS IS UNDER DESIGN - ANYTHING MAY STILL CHANGE
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +020010
111. Introduction |popup-intro|
122. Functions |popup-functions|
133. Examples |popup-examples|
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Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +020016{not available if the |+textprop| feature was disabled at compile time}
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +020017
18==============================================================================
191. Introduction *popup-intro*
20
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020021We are talking about popup windows here, text that goes on top of the regular
22windows and is under control of a plugin. You cannot edit the text in the
23popup window like with regular windows.
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25A popup window can be used for such things as:
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020026- briefly show a message without overwriting the command line
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020027- prompt the user with a dialog
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020028- display contextual information while typing
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020029- give extra information for auto-completion
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31The text in the popup window can be colored with |text-properties|. It is
32also possible to use syntax highlighting.
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Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020034The default color used is "Pmenu". If you prefer something else use the
35"highlight" argument or the 'wincolor' option, e.g.: >
36 hi MyPopupColor ctermbg=lightblue guibg=lightblue
37 call setwinvar(winid, '&wincolor', 'MyPopupColor')
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Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +020039'hlsearch' highlighting is not displayed in a popup window.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020040
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020041A popup window has a window-ID like other windows, but behaves differently.
42The size can be up to the whole Vim window and it overlaps other windows.
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +020043Popup windows can also overlap each other. The "zindex" property specifies
44what goes on top of what.
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020045
46The popup window contains a buffer, and that buffer is always associated with
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +020047the popup window. The window cannot be in Normal, Visual or Insert mode, it
48does not get keyboard focus. You can use functions like `setbufline()` to
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020049change the text in the buffer. There are more differences from how this
50window and buffer behave compared to regular windows and buffers, see
51|popup-buffer|.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020052
53If this is not what you are looking for, check out other popup functionality:
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +020054- popup menu, see |popup-menu|
55- balloon, see |balloon-eval|
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Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020057
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020058WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE *popup-position*
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Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +020060The height of the window is normally equal to the number of, possibly
61wrapping, lines in the buffer. It can be limited with the "maxheight"
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +020062property. You can use empty lines to increase the height or the "minheight"
63property.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020064
65The width of the window is normally equal to the longest line in the buffer.
66It can be limited with the "maxwidth" property. You can use spaces to
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +020067increase the width or use the "minwidth" property.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020068
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +020069By default the 'wrap' option is set, so that no text disappears. Otherwise,
70if there is not enough space then the window is shifted left in order to
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +020071display more text. When right-aligned the window is shifted right to display
72more text. The shifting can be disabled with the "fixed" property.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020073
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +020074Vim tries to show the popup in the location you specify. In some cases, e.g.
75when the popup would go outside of the Vim window, it will show it somewhere
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +020076nearby. E.g. if you use `popup_atcursor()` the popup normally shows just above
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +020077the current cursor position, but if the cursor is close to the top of the Vim
78window it will be placed below the cursor position.
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Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +020080When the screen scrolls up for output of an Ex command, popups move too, so
81that they will not cover the output.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +020082
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +020083The current cursor position is displayed even when it is under a popup window.
84That way you can still see where it is, even though you cannot see the text
85that it is in.
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +020086
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +020087
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +020088CLOSING THE POPUP WINDOW *popup-close*
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90Normally the plugin that created the popup window is also in charge of closing
91it. If somehow a popup hangs around, you can close all of them with: >
92 call popup_clear()
93Some popups, such as notifications, close after a specified time. This can be
94set with the "time" property on `popup_create()`.
95Otherwise, a popup can be closed by clicking on the X in the top-right corner
96or by clicking anywhere inside the popup. This must be enabled with the
97"close" property. It is set by default for notifications.
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99
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200100TODO:
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200101- Add test for when popup with mask is off the left and off the right of the
102 screen.
103- check padding/border when popup is off the left and right of the screen.
Bram Moolenaar68acb412019-06-26 03:40:36 +0200104- Have a way to scroll to the bottom? (#4577)
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200105- Why does 'nrformats' leak from the popup window buffer???
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200106- Disable commands, feedkeys(), CTRL-W, etc. in a popup window.
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200107 Use ERROR_IF_POPUP_WINDOW for more commands.
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200108- Add 'balloonpopup': instead of showing text, let the callback open a popup
109 window and return the window ID. The popup will then be closed when the
110 mouse moves, except when it moves inside the popup.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200111- For the "moved" property also include mouse movement?
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200112- Can the buffer be re-used, to avoid using up lots of buffer numbers?
113- Have an option to attach the popup to a text position, like text properties
114 do. (#4560)
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200115- Make redrawing more efficient and avoid flicker:
116 - put popup menu also put in popup_mask?
Bram Moolenaar2fd8e352019-06-01 20:16:48 +0200117- Invoke filter with character before mapping?
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200118- Figure out the size and position better.
119 if wrapping splits a double-wide character
Bram Moolenaarcc31ad92019-05-30 19:25:06 +0200120 if wrapping inserts indent
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200121- When drawing on top half a double-wide character, display ">" or "<" in the
122 incomplete cell.
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200123- Use a popup window for the "info" item of completion instead of using a
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200124 preview window. Ideas in issue #4544.
125 How to add highlighting?
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200126- Implement:
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200127 flip option
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200128
129==============================================================================
1302. Functions *popup-functions*
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Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200132THIS IS UNDER DESIGN - ANYTHING MAY STILL CHANGE
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200133
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200134Creating a popup window:
135 |popup_create()| centered in the screen
136 |popup_atcursor()| just above the cursor position, closes when
137 the cursor moves away
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200138 |popup_notification()| show a notification for three seconds
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200139 |popup_dialog()| centered with padding and border
140 |popup_menu()| prompt for selecting an item from a list
141
142Manipulating a popup window:
143 |popup_hide()| hide a popup temporarily
144 |popup_show()| show a previously hidden popup
145 |popup_move()| change the position and size of a popup
146 |popup_setoptions()| override options of a popup
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200147 |popup_settext()| replace the popup buffer contents
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200148
149Closing popup windows:
150 |popup_close()| close one popup
151 |popup_clear()| close all popups
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153Filter functions:
154 |popup_filter_menu()| select from a list of items
155 |popup_filter_yesno()| blocks until 'y' or 'n' is pressed
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157Other:
158 |popup_getoptions()| get current options for a popup
159 |popup_getpos()| get actual position and size of a popup
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Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200162[functions help to be moved to eval.txt later]
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200163
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200164popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) *popup_atcursor()*
165 Show the {what} above the cursor, and close it when the cursor
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200166 moves. This works like: >
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200167 call popup_create({what}, {
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200168 \ 'pos': 'botleft',
169 \ 'line': 'cursor-1',
170 \ 'col': 'cursor',
171 \ 'moved': 'WORD',
172 \ })
173< Use {options} to change the properties.
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176 *popup_clear()*
177popup_clear() Emergency solution to a misbehaving plugin: close all popup
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200178 windows for the current tab and global popups.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200179
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181popup_close({id} [, {result}]) *popup_close()*
182 Close popup {id}. The window and the associated buffer will
183 be deleted.
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185 If the popup has a callback it will be called just before the
186 popup window is deleted. If the optional {result} is present
187 it will be passed as the second argument of the callback.
188 Otherwise zero is passed to the callback.
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190
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200191popup_create({what}, {options}) *popup_create()*
192 Open a popup window showing {what}, which is either:
193 - a buffer number
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200194 - a string
195 - a list of strings
196 - a list of text lines with text properties
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200197 When {what} is not a buffer number, a buffer is created with
198 'buftype' set to "popup". That buffer will be wiped out once
199 the popup closes.
Bram Moolenaar7dd64a32019-05-31 21:41:05 +0200200
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200201 {options} is a dictionary with many possible entries.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200202 See |popup_create-usage| for details.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200203
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200204 Returns a window-ID, which can be used with other popup
205 functions. Use `winbufnr()` to get the number of the buffer
206 in the window: >
207 let winid = popup_create('hello', {})
208 let bufnr = winbufnr(winid)
209 call setbufline(bufnr, 2, 'second line')
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200210< In case of failure zero is returned.
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212
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200213popup_dialog({what}, {options}) *popup_dialog()*
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200214 Just like |popup_create()| but with these default options: >
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200215 call popup_create({what}, {
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200216 \ 'pos': 'center',
217 \ 'zindex': 200,
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200218 \ 'drag': 1,
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200219 \ 'border': [],
Bram Moolenaar9eaac892019-06-01 22:49:29 +0200220 \ 'padding': [],
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200221 \})
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200222< Use {options} to change the properties. E.g. add a 'filter'
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200223 option with value 'popup_filter_yesno'. Example: >
224 call popup_create('do you want to quit (Yes/no)?', {
225 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_yesno',
226 \ 'callback': 'QuitCallback',
227 \ })
228
229< By default the dialog can be dragged, so that text below it
230 can be read if needed.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200231
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Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200233popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) *popup_filter_menu()*
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200234 Filter that can be used for a popup. These keys can be used:
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200235 j <Down> select item below
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200236 k <Up> select item above
237 <Space> <Enter> accept current selection
238 x Esc CTRL-C cancel the menu
239 Other keys are ignored.
240
241 A match is set on that line to highlight it, see
242 |popup_menu()|.
243
244 When the current selection is accepted the "callback" of the
245 popup menu is invoked with the index of the selected line as
246 the second argument. The first entry has index one.
247 Cancelling the menu invokes the callback with -1.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200248
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200249 To add shortcut keys, see the example here:
250 |popup_menu-shortcut-example|
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Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200252
253popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) *popup_filter_yesno()*
254 Filter that can be used for a popup. It handles only the keys
255 'y', 'Y' and 'n' or 'N'. Invokes the "callback" of the
256 popup menu with the 1 for 'y' or 'Y' and zero for 'n' or 'N'
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200257 as the second argument. Pressing Esc and 'x' works like
258 pressing 'n'. CTRL-C invokes the callback with -1. Other
259 keys are ignored.
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200260 See the example here: |popup_dialog-example|
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200261
262
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200263popup_getoptions({id}) *popup_getoptions()*
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200264 Return the {options} for popup {id} in a Dict.
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200265 A zero value means the option was not set. For "zindex" the
266 default value is returned, not zero.
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200267
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200268 The "moved" entry is a list with minimum and maximum column,
269 [0, 0] when not set.
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200270
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200271 "border" and "padding" are not included when all values are
272 zero. When all values are one then an empty list is included.
273
274 "borderhighlight" is not included when all values are empty.
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200275 "scrollbarhighlight" and "thumbhighlight" are onlu included
276 when set.
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200277
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200278 "tabpage" will be -1 for a global popup, zero for a popup on
279 the current tabpage and a positive number for a popup on
280 another tabpage.
281
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200282 If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200283
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200284
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200285popup_getpos({id}) *popup_getpos()*
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200286 Return the position and size of popup {id}. Returns a Dict
287 with these entries:
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200288 col screen column of the popup, one-based
289 line screen line of the popup, one-based
Bram Moolenaar2fd8e352019-06-01 20:16:48 +0200290 width width of the whole popup in screen cells
291 height height of the whole popup in screen cells
292 core_col screen column of the text box
293 core_line screen line of the text box
294 core_width width of the text box in screen cells
295 core_height height of the text box in screen cells
Bram Moolenaar68acb412019-06-26 03:40:36 +0200296 firstline line of the buffer at top (1 unless scrolled)
297 scrollbar non-zero if a scrollbar is displayed
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200298 visible one if the popup is displayed, zero if hidden
Bram Moolenaarbc133542019-05-29 20:26:46 +0200299 Note that these are the actual screen positions. They differ
300 from the values in `popup_getoptions()` for the sizing and
301 positioning mechanism applied.
Bram Moolenaar2fd8e352019-06-01 20:16:48 +0200302
303 The "core_" values exclude the padding and border.
304
Bram Moolenaarbc133542019-05-29 20:26:46 +0200305 If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200306
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200307
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200308popup_hide({id}) *popup_hide()*
309 If {id} is a displayed popup, hide it now. If the popup has a
310 filter it will not be invoked for so long as the popup is
311 hidden.
312 If window {id} does not exist nothing happens. If window {id}
313 exists but is not a popup window an error is given. *E993*
314
315
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200316popup_menu({what}, {options}) *popup_menu()*
317 Show the {what} near the cursor, handle selecting one of the
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200318 items with cursorkeys, and close it an item is selected with
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200319 Space or Enter. {what} should have multiple lines to make this
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200320 useful. This works like: >
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200321 call popup_create({what}, {
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200322 \ 'pos': 'center',
323 \ 'zindex': 200,
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200324 \ 'drag': 1,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200325 \ 'wrap': 0,
326 \ 'border': [],
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200327 \ 'padding': [],
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200328 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_menu',
329 \ })
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200330< The current line is highlighted with a match using
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200331 "PopupSelected", or "PmenuSel" if that is not defined.
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200332
333 Use {options} to change the properties. Should at least set
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200334 "callback" to a function that handles the selected item.
335
336
337popup_move({id}, {options}) *popup_move()*
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200338 Move popup {id} to the position specified with {options}.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200339 {options} may contain the items from |popup_create()| that
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200340 specify the popup position:
341 line
342 col
343 pos
344 maxheight
345 minheight
346 maxwidth
347 minwidth
348 fixed
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200349 For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200350 For other options see |popup_setoptions()|.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200351
352
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200353popup_notification({what}, {options}) *popup_notification()*
354 Show the {what} for 3 seconds at the top of the Vim window.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200355 This works like: >
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200356 call popup_create({what}, {
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200357 \ 'line': 1,
358 \ 'col': 10,
Bram Moolenaardfa97f22019-06-15 14:31:55 +0200359 \ 'minwidth': 20,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200360 \ 'time': 3000,
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200361 \ 'tabpage': -1,
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200362 \ 'zindex': 300,
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200363 \ 'drag': 1,
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200364 \ 'highlight': 'WarningMsg',
365 \ 'border': [],
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200366 \ 'close': 'click',
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200367 \ 'padding': [0,1,0,1],
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200368 \ })
Bram Moolenaardfa97f22019-06-15 14:31:55 +0200369< The PopupNotification highlight group is used instead of
370 WarningMsg if it is defined.
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200371
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200372 Without the |+timers| feature the poup will not disappear
373 automatically, the user has to click in it.
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200374
Bram Moolenaara730e552019-06-16 19:05:31 +0200375 The position will be adjusted to avoid overlap with other
Bram Moolenaar68d48f42019-06-12 22:42:41 +0200376 notifications.
377 Use {options} to change the properties.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200378
379
380popup_show({id}) *popup_show()*
381 If {id} is a hidden popup, show it now.
382 For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
383
384
385popup_setoptions({id}, {options}) *popup_setoptions()*
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200386 Override options in popup {id} with entries in {options}.
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200387 These options can be set:
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200388 border
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200389 borderchars
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200390 borderhighlight
391 callback
392 close
393 drag
394 filter
395 firstline
396 flip
397 highlight
398 mask
399 moved
400 padding
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200401 scrollbar
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200402 scrollbarhighlight
403 thumbhighlight
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200404 time
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200405 title
406 wrap
407 zindex
Bram Moolenaarae943152019-06-16 22:54:14 +0200408 The options from |popup_move()| can also be used.
409 For "hidden" use |popup_hide()| and |popup_show()|.
410 "tabpage" cannot be changed.
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200411
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200412popup_settext({id}, {text}) *popup_settext()*
413 Set the text of the buffer in poup win {id}. {text} is the
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200414 same as supplied to |popup_create()|, except that a buffer
415 number is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200416 Does not change the window size or position, other than caused
417 by the different text.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200418
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200419
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200420POPUP BUFFER AND WINDOW *popup-buffer*
421
422A new buffer is created to hold the text and text properties of the popup
423window. The buffer is always associated with the popup window and
424manipulation is restricted:
425- the buffer has no name
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200426- 'buftype' is "popup"
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200427- 'swapfile' is off
428- 'bufhidden' is "hide"
429- 'buflisted' is off
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200430- 'undolevels' is -1: no undo at all
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200431- all other buffer-local and window-local options are set to their Vim default
Bram Moolenaarcc31ad92019-05-30 19:25:06 +0200432 value.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200433
Bram Moolenaarcc31ad92019-05-30 19:25:06 +0200434It is possible to change the specifically mentioned options, but anything
435might break then, so better leave them alone.
Bram Moolenaar68e65602019-05-26 21:33:31 +0200436
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200437The window does have a cursor position, but the cursor is not displayed.
438
Bram Moolenaar868b7b62019-05-29 21:44:40 +0200439To execute a command in the context of the popup window and buffer use
440`win_execute()`. Example: >
441 call win_execute(winid, 'syntax enable')
442
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200443Options can be set on the window with `setwinvar()`, e.g.: >
444 call setwinvar(winid, '&wrap', 0)
445And options can be set on the buffer with `setbufvar()`, e.g.: >
446 call setbufvar(winbufnr(winid), '&filetype', 'java')
Bram Moolenaarc6896e22019-05-30 22:32:34 +0200447Note that this does not trigger autocommands. Use `win_execute()` if you do
448need them.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200449
450
451POPUP_CREATE() ARGUMENTS *popup_create-usage*
452
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200453The first argument of |popup_create()| (and the second argument to
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200454|popup_settext()|) specifies the text to be displayed, and optionally text
Bram Moolenaar5b8cfed2019-06-30 22:16:10 +0200455properties. It is in one of four forms:
456- a buffer number
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200457- a string
458- a list of strings
459- a list of dictionaries, where each dictionary has these entries:
460 text String with the text to display.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200461 props A list of text properties. Optional.
462 Each entry is a dictionary, like the third argument of
463 |prop_add()|, but specifying the column in the
464 dictionary with a "col" entry, see below:
465 |popup-props|.
466
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200467The second argument of |popup_create()| is a dictionary with options:
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200468 line Screen line where to position the popup. Can use a
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200469 number or "cursor", "cursor+1" or "cursor-1" to use
470 the line of the cursor and add or subtract a number of
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200471 lines. If omitted the popup is vertically centered.
472 The first line is 1.
473 col Screen column where to position the popup. Can use a
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200474 number or "cursor" to use the column of the cursor,
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200475 "cursor+9" or "cursor-9" to add or subtract a number
476 of columns. If omitted the popup is horizontally
477 centered. The first column is 1.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200478 pos "topleft", "topright", "botleft" or "botright":
479 defines what corner of the popup "line" and "col" are
Bram Moolenaar8c2a6002019-05-30 14:29:45 +0200480 used for. When not set "topleft" is used.
481 Alternatively "center" can be used to position the
Bram Moolenaarac1f1bc2019-05-30 21:24:26 +0200482 popup in the center of the Vim window, in which case
483 "line" and "col" are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200484 fixed When FALSE (the default), and:
485 - "pos" is "botleft" or "topleft", and
486 - "wrap" is off, and
487 - the popup would be truncated at the right edge of
488 the screen, then
489 the popup is moved to the left so as to fit the
490 contents on the screen. Set to TRUE to disable this.
491 flip When TRUE (the default) and the position is relative
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200492 to the cursor, flip to below or above the cursor to
493 avoid overlap with the |popupmenu-completion| or
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200494 another popup with a higher "zindex". When there is
495 no space above/below the cursor then show the popup to
496 the side of the popup or popup menu.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200497 {not implemented yet}
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200498 maxheight Maximum height of the contents, excluding border and
499 padding.
500 minheight Minimum height of the contents, excluding border and
501 padding.
502 maxwidth Maximum width of the contents, excluding border and
503 padding.
504 minwidth Minimum width of the contents, excluding border and
505 padding.
Bram Moolenaar8d241042019-06-12 23:40:01 +0200506 firstline First buffer line to display. When larger than one it
507 looks like the text scrolled up. When out of range
508 the last buffer line will at the top of the window.
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200509 Also see "scrollbar".
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200510 hidden When TRUE the popup exists but is not displayed; use
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200511 `popup_show()` to unhide it.
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200512 tabpage When -1: display the popup on all tab pages.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200513 When 0 (the default): display the popup on the current
Bram Moolenaarfc06cbb2019-06-15 14:14:31 +0200514 tab page.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200515 Otherwise the number of the tab page the popup is
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200516 displayed on; when invalid the popup is not created
Bram Moolenaarb2cda0d2019-06-24 05:06:36 +0200517 and an error is given. *E997*
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200518 title Text to be displayed above the first item in the
519 popup, on top of any border. If there is no top
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200520 border one line of padding is added to put the title
Bram Moolenaareb2310d2019-06-16 20:09:10 +0200521 on. You might want to add one or more spaces at the
522 start and end as padding.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200523 wrap TRUE to make the lines wrap (default TRUE).
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200524 drag TRUE to allow the popup to be dragged with the mouse
525 by grabbing at at the border. Has no effect if the
Bram Moolenaardc2ce582019-06-16 15:32:14 +0200526 popup does not have a border. As soon as dragging
527 starts and "pos" is "center" it is changed to
528 "topleft".
Bram Moolenaar2e62b562019-06-30 18:07:00 +0200529 close When "button" an X is displayed in the top-right, on
530 top of any border, padding or text. When clicked on
531 the X the popup will close. Any callback is invoked
532 with the value -2.
533 When "click" any mouse click in the popup will close
534 it.
535 When "none" (the default) mouse clicks do not close
536 the popup window.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200537 highlight Highlight group name to use for the text, stored in
538 the 'wincolor' option.
539 padding List with numbers, defining the padding
540 above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
541 An empty list uses a padding of 1 all around. The
542 padding goes around the text, inside any border.
543 Padding uses the 'wincolor' highlight.
544 Example: [1, 2, 1, 3] has 1 line of padding above, 2
545 columns on the right, 1 line below and 3 columns on
546 the left.
547 border List with numbers, defining the border thickness
548 above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
549 Only values of zero and non-zero are recognized.
550 An empty list uses a border all around.
551 borderhighlight List of highlight group names to use for the border.
552 When one entry it is used for all borders, otherwise
553 the highlight for the top/right/bottom/left border.
554 Example: ['TopColor', 'RightColor', 'BottomColor,
555 'LeftColor']
556 borderchars List with characters, defining the character to use
557 for the top/right/bottom/left border. Optionally
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200558 followed by the character to use for the
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200559 topleft/topright/botright/botleft corner.
560 Example: ['-', '|', '-', '|', '┌', '┐', '┘', '└']
561 When the list has one character it is used for all.
562 When the list has two characters the first is used for
563 the border lines, the second for the corners.
564 By default a double line is used all around when
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200565 'encoding' is "utf-8" and 'ambiwidth' is "single",
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200566 otherwise ASCII characters are used.
Bram Moolenaar75fb0852019-06-25 05:15:58 +0200567 scrollbar non-zero: show a scrollbar when the text doesn't fit.
568 zero: do not show a scrollbar. Default is non-zero.
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200569 Also see |popup-scrollbar|.
570 scrollbarhighlight Highlight group name for the scrollbar. The
571 background color is what matters. When not given then
572 PmenuSbar is used.
573 thumbhighlight Highlight group name for the scrollbar thumb. The
574 background color is what matters. When not given then
575 PmenuThumb is used.
Bram Moolenaarb53fb312019-06-13 23:59:52 +0200576 zindex Priority for the popup, default 50. Minimum value is
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200577 1, maximum value is 32000.
Bram Moolenaarc662ec92019-06-23 00:15:57 +0200578 mask A list of lists with coordinates, defining parts of
579 the popup that are transparent. See |popup-mask|.
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200580 time Time in milliseconds after which the popup will close.
581 When omitted |popup_close()| must be used.
Bram Moolenaar3397f742019-06-02 18:40:06 +0200582 moved Specifies to close the popup if the cursor moved:
583 - "any": if the cursor moved at all
584 - "word": if the cursor moved outside |<cword>|
585 - "WORD": if the cursor moved outside |<cWORD>|
586 - [{start}, {end}]: if the cursor moved before column
587 {start} or after {end}
588 The popup also closes if the cursor moves to another
589 line or to another window.
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200590 filter A callback that can filter typed characters, see
Bram Moolenaar042fb4b2019-06-02 14:49:56 +0200591 |popup-filter|.
592 callback A callback that is called when the popup closes, e.g.
593 when using |popup_filter_menu()|, see |popup-callback|.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200594
595Depending on the "zindex" the popup goes under or above other popups. The
596completion menu (|popup-menu|) has zindex 100. For messages that occur for a
597short time the suggestion is to use zindex 1000.
598
599By default text wraps, which causes a line in {lines} to occupy more than one
600screen line. When "wrap" is FALSE then the text outside of the popup or
601outside of the Vim window will not be displayed, thus truncated.
602
603
604POPUP TEXT PROPERTIES *popup-props*
605
Bram Moolenaar7a8d0272019-05-26 23:32:06 +0200606These are similar to the third argument of |prop_add()| except:
607- "lnum" is always the current line in the list
608- "bufnr" is always the buffer of the popup
609- "col" is in the Dict instead of a separate argument
Bram Moolenaar7a8d0272019-05-26 23:32:06 +0200610So we get:
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200611 col starting column, counted in bytes, use one for the
612 first column.
613 length length of text in bytes; can be zero
Bram Moolenaar7a8d0272019-05-26 23:32:06 +0200614 end_lnum line number for the end of the text
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200615 end_col column just after the text; not used when "length" is
616 present; when {col} and "end_col" are equal, this is a
617 zero-width text property
618 id user defined ID for the property; when omitted zero is
619 used
620 type name of the text property type, as added with
621 |prop_type_add()|
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200622
623
624POPUP FILTER *popup-filter*
625
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200626A callback that gets any typed keys while a popup is displayed. The filter is
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200627not invoked when the popup is hidden.
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200628
629The filter can return TRUE to indicate the key has been handled and is to be
630discarded, or FALSE to let Vim handle the key as usual in the current state.
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +0200631In case it returns FALSE and there is another popup window visible, that
632filter is also called. The filter of the popup window with the highest zindex
633is called first.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200634
635The filter function is called with two arguments: the ID of the popup and the
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200636key as a string, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200637 func MyFilter(winid, key)
638 if a:key == "\<F2>"
639 " do something
640 return 1
641 endif
642 if a:key == 'x'
643 call popup_close(a:winid)
644 return 1
645 endif
646 return 0
Bram Moolenaar12ee7ff2019-06-10 22:47:40 +0200647 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200648
649Currently the key is what results after any mapping. This may change...
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200650
651Some common key actions:
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200652 x close the popup (see note below)
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200653 cursor keys select another entry
654 Tab accept current suggestion
655
Bram Moolenaar5c017b22019-05-21 23:09:01 +0200656A mouse click arrives as <LeftMouse>. The coordinates are in
657v:mouse_popup_col and v:mouse_popup_row. The top-left screen cell of the
658popup is col 1, row 1 (not counting the border).
659
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200660Vim provides standard filters |popup_filter_menu()| and
661|popup_filter_yesno()|.
662
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200663Note that "x" is the normal way to close a popup. You may want to use Esc,
664but since many keys start with an Esc character, there may be a delay before
Bram Moolenaar3ff5f0f2019-06-10 13:11:22 +0200665Vim recognizes the Esc key. If you do use Esc, it is recommended to set the
Bram Moolenaarbf0eff02019-06-01 17:13:36 +0200666'ttimeoutlen' option to 100 and set 'timeout' and/or 'ttimeout'.
667
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200668
669POPUP CALLBACK *popup-callback*
670
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200671A callback that is invoked when the popup closes.
Bram Moolenaar9eaac892019-06-01 22:49:29 +0200672
673The callback is invoked with two arguments: the ID of the popup window and the
674result, which could be an index in the popup lines, or whatever was passed as
675the second argument of `popup_close()`.
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200676
Bram Moolenaara42d9452019-06-15 21:46:30 +0200677If the popup is force-closed, e.g. because the cursor moved or CTRL-C was
678pressed, the number -1 is passed to the callback.
Bram Moolenaar3397f742019-06-02 18:40:06 +0200679
Bram Moolenaarc662ec92019-06-23 00:15:57 +0200680
Bram Moolenaarf9c85f52019-06-29 07:41:35 +0200681POPUP SCROLLBAR *popup-scrollbar*
682
683If the text does not fit in the popup a scrollbar is displayed on the right of
684the window. This can be disabled by setting the "scrollbar" option to zero.
685When the scrollbar is displayed mouse scroll events, while the mouse pointer
686is on the popup, will cause the text to scroll up or down as you would expect.
687A click in the upper halve of the scrollbar will scroll the text one line
688down. A click in the lower halve wil scroll the text one line up. However,
689this is limited so that the popup does not get smaller.
690
691
Bram Moolenaarc662ec92019-06-23 00:15:57 +0200692POPUP MASK *popup-mask*
693
694To minimize the text that the popup covers, parts of it can be made
695transparent. This is defined by a "mask" which is a list of lists, where each
696list has four numbers:
697 col start column, positive for counting from the left, 1 for
698 leftmost, negative for counting from the right, -1 for
699 rightmost
700 endcol last column, like "col"
701 line start line, positive for conting from the top, 1 for top,
702 negative for counting from the bottom, -1 for bottom
703 endline end line, like "line"
704
705For example, to make the last 10 columns of the last line transparent:
706 [[-10, -1, -1, -1]]
707
708To make the four corners transparent:
709 [[1, 1, 1, 1], [-1, -1, 1, 1], [1, 1, -1, -1], [-1, -1, -1, -1]]
710
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200711==============================================================================
7123. Examples *popup-examples*
713
714TODO
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200715 *popup_dialog-example*
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200716Prompt the user to press y/Y or n/N: >
717
718 func MyDialogHandler(id, result)
719 if a:result
720 " ... 'y' or 'Y' was pressed
721 endif
722 endfunc
723
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200724 call popup_dialog('Continue? y/n', {
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200725 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_yesno',
726 \ 'callback': 'MyDialogHandler',
727 \ })
728<
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200729 *popup_menu-shortcut-example*
730Extend popup_filter_menu() with shortcut keys: >
731
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +0200732 call popup_menu(['Save', 'Cancel', 'Discard'], {
Bram Moolenaara3fce622019-06-20 02:31:49 +0200733 \ 'filter': 'MyMenuFilter',
734 \ 'callback': 'MyMenuHandler',
735 \ })
736
737 func MyMenuFilter(id, key)
738 " Handle shortcuts
739 if a:key == 'S'
740 call popup_close(a:id, 1)
741 return 1
742 endif
743 if a:key == 'C'
744 call popup_close(a:id, 2)
745 return 1
746 endif
747 if a:key == 'D'
748 call popup_close(a:id, 3)
749 return 1
750 endif
751
752 " No shortcut, pass to generic filter
753 return popup_filter_menu(a:id, a:key)
754 endfunc
755<
Bram Moolenaar957f85d2019-05-12 21:43:48 +0200756
757 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: