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Bram Moolenaar7db25fe2018-05-13 00:02:36 +02001*todo.txt* For Vim version 8.0. Last change: 2018 May 12
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
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010010improvements. To make it a little bit accessible, the older items are grouped
11by subject. In the first column of the line a classification is used to be
12able to look for "the next thing to do":
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000013
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|.
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Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +020030Issues can also be entered online: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues
Bram Moolenaarc0514bf2016-11-17 14:50:09 +010031Only use this for bug reports, not for questions! Those belong on the
Bram Moolenaar68563932017-01-10 13:31:15 +010032maillist. Updates will be forwarded to the |vim_dev| maillist. Issues
33entered there will not be repeated below, unless there is extra information.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020034
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035 *known-bugs*
36-------------------- Known bugs and current work -----------------------
37
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +020038Terminal emulator window:
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010039- Still some stuff to implement and bugs to fix, see src/terminal.c
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020040
Bram Moolenaar7db25fe2018-05-13 00:02:36 +020041On Win32 when not in the console and t_Co >= 256, allow using 'tgc'.
42(Nobuhiro Takasaki, #2833) Also check t_Co.
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +020043
44balloon_show() does not work properly in the terminal. (Ben Jackson, 2017 Dec
4520, #2481)
46Also see #2352, want better control over balloon, perhaps set the position.
47
Bram Moolenaardf980db2017-12-24 13:22:00 +010048Errors found with random data:
49 heap-buffer-overflow in alist_add (#2472)
Bram Moolenaarf0b03c42017-12-17 17:17:07 +010050
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +020051More warnings from static analysis:
52https://lgtm.com/projects/g/vim/vim/alerts/?mode=list
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +020053
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020054When opening foo/x.txt and bar/x.txt get swap file warning. Should check the
55file name. (Juergen Weigert)
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010056
Bram Moolenaar85eee132018-05-06 17:57:30 +020057Script generated by :mksession does not work well if there are windows with
58modified buffers
59 change "silent only" into "silent only!"
60 change "edit fname" of first buffer to "hide edit fname"
61 skip "badd fname" if "fname" is already in the buffer list
62 remove remark about unloading buffers from documentation
63
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010064Compiler warnings (geeknik, 2017 Oct 26):
65- signed integer overflow in do_sub() (#2249)
66- signed integer overflow in get_address() (#2248)
67- signed integer overflow in getdecchrs() (#2254)
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +010068- undefined left shift in get_string_tv() (#2250)
69
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020070Tests failing for "make testgui" with GTK:
71- Test_setbufvar_options()
72- Test_exit_callback_interval()
73
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +010074Try out background make plugin:
75 https://github.com/AndrewVos/vim-make-background
76or asyncmake:
77 https://github.com/yegappan/asyncmake
78
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +010079Add a ModeChanged autocommand that has an argument indicating the old and new
80mode. Also used for switching Terminal mode.
81
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +020082Add an option with file patterns, to be used when unloading a buffer: If there
83is a match, remove entries for the buffer from marks, jumplist, etc. To be
84used for git temp files.
85
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +010086Cursor in wrong position when line wraps. (#2540)
87
Bram Moolenaar25a6e8a2018-03-30 12:27:32 +020088Add an option similar to 'lazyredraw' to skip redrawing while executing a
89script or function.
90
Bram Moolenaar85eee132018-05-06 17:57:30 +020091MS-Windows: write may fail if another program is reading the file.
92If 'readonly' is not set but the file appears to be readonly later, try again
93(wait a little while).
94CreateFile() returns ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION (Linwei, 2018 May 5)
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +010095
Bram Moolenaar85eee132018-05-06 17:57:30 +020096Should add a test for every command line argument. Check coverage for what is
97missing: --nofork, -A , -b, -h, etc.
98
99Improve the installer for MS-Windows. There are a few alternatives:
100- Add silent install option. (Shane Lee, #751)
101- Installer from Cream (Steve Hall).
102- Modern UI 2.0 for the Nsis installer. (Guopeng Wen)
103 https://github.com/gpwen/vim-installer-mui2
104- make it possible to do a silent install, see
105 http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/Chapter4.html#4.12
106 Version from Guopeng Wen does this.
107- MSI installer: https://github.com/petrkle/vim-msi/
108- The one on Issue 279.
109Problem: they all work slightly different (e.g. don't install vimrun.exe).
110How to test that it works well for all Vim users?
111
112Alternative manpager.vim. (Enno, 2018 Jan 5, #2529)
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +0200113
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +0100114Does setting 'cursorline' cause syntax highlighting to slow down? Perhaps is
115mess up the cache? (Mike Lee Williams, 2018 Jan 27, #2539)
Bram Moolenaar51ad4ea2018-04-06 11:14:11 +0200116Also: 'foldtext' is evaluated too often. (Daniel Hahler, #2773)
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +0100117
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200118When using :packadd files under "later" are not used, which is inconsistent
119with packages under "start". (xtal8, #1994)
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200120
Bram Moolenaar85eee132018-05-06 17:57:30 +0200121Patch to support "xxd -ps". (Erik Auerswald, 2018 May 1)
122
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +0100123Column number is wrong when using 'linebreak' and 'wrap'. (Keith Smiley, 2018
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100124Jan 15, #2555)
125
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +0200126":bufdo e" disabled syntax HL in windows other than the current. (BPJ)
127
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100128Check argument of systemlist(). (Pavlov)
129
Bram Moolenaar85eee132018-05-06 17:57:30 +0200130Can we make ":unlet $VAR" use unsetenv() to delete the env var?
131What for systems that don't have unsetenv()? (Issue #1116)
132Patch in #2855, (Yasuhiro Matsumoto)
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +0200133
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +0200134Patch to add reg_executing() and reg_recording(). (Hirohito Higashi, #2745)
135
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +0100136No maintainer for Vietnamese translations.
137No maintainer for Simplified Chinese translations.
138
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100139When 'inchsearch' and 'hlsearch' are set /\v highlights everything.
140Also see #2337
141
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +0200142Python indenting: alternative way to indent arguments:
143http://orchistro.tistory.com/236
144Should be supported with a flag.
145
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100146Starting job with cwd option, when the directory does not exist, gives a
147confusing error message. (Wang Shidong, 2018 Jan 2, #2519)
148
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +0100149Add the debug command line history to viminfo.
150
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +0100151Avoid that "sign unplace id" does a redraw right away, esp. when there is a
152sequence of these commands. (Andy Stewart, 2018 Mar 16)
153
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100154ch_sendraw() with long string does not try to read inbetween, which may cause
155a deadlock if the reading side is waiting for the write to finish. (Nate
156Bosch, 2018 Jan 13, #2548)
157
Bram Moolenaar7db25fe2018-05-13 00:02:36 +0200158Patch to include a cfilter plugin to filter quickfix/location lists.
159(Yegappan Lakshmanan, 2018 May 12)
160
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100161Add Makefiles to the runtime/spell directory tree, since nobody uses Aap.
162Will have to explain the manual steps (downloading the .aff and .dic files,
163applying the diff, etc.
164
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +0200165Pasting a register in Visual mode cannot be repeated. (Mahmoud Al-Qudsi, 2018
166Apr 26, #2849)
167
Bram Moolenaar72540672018-02-09 22:00:53 +0100168User dictionary ~/.vim/spell/lang.utf-8.add not used for spell checking until a
169word is re-added to it. (Matej Cepl, 2018 Feb 6)
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100170
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +0100171Fold at end of the buffer behaves inconsistently. (James McCoy, 2017 Oct 9)
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200172
Bram Moolenaar0635ee62017-04-28 20:32:33 +0200173With foldmethod=syntax and nofoldenable comment highlighting isn't removed.
174(Marcin Szewczyk, 2017 Apr 26)
175
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200176Using 'wildignore' also applies to literally entered file name. Also with
177:drop (remote commands).
178
Bram Moolenaar7db25fe2018-05-13 00:02:36 +0200179Patch to support ":tag <tagkind> <tagname". (emmrk, 2018 May 7, #2871)
180
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +0200181Patch to use the xdiff library instead of external diff. (Christian Brabandt,
1822018 Mar 20, #2732)
183
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +0200184Implement option_save() and option_restore():
185option_restore({list}) *option_restore()*
186 Restore options previously saved by option_save().
187 When buffer-local options have been saved, this function must
188 be called when the same buffer is the current buffer.
189 When window-local options have been saved, this function must
190 be called when the same window is the current window.
191 When in the wrong buffer and/or window an error is given and
192 the local options won't be restored.
193
194option_save({list}) *option_save()*
195 Saves the options named in {list}. The returned value can be
196 passed to option_restore(). Example: >
197 let s:saved_options = option_save([
198 \ 'ignorecase',
199 \ 'iskeyword',
200 \ ])
201 au <buffer> BufLeave *
202 \ call option_restore(s:saved_options)
203< The advantage over using `:let` is that global and local
204 values are handled and the script ID is restored, so that
205 `:verbose set` will show where the option was originally set,
206 not where it was restored.
207
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100208"gvim --remote" from a directory with non-word characters changes the current
209directory (Paulo Marcel Coelho Arabic, 2017 Oct 30, #2266)
210Also see #1689.
211
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200212ml_get error when using a Python. (Yggdroot, 2017 Jun 1, #1737)
Bram Moolenaar3ec574f2017-06-13 18:12:01 +0200213Lemonboy can reproduce (2017 Jun 5)
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200214
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100215crash when removing an element while inside map(). (Nikolai Pavlov, 2018 Feb
21617, #2652)
217
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100218When 'virtualedit' is "all" and 'cursorcolumn' is set, the wrong column may be
Bram Moolenaar72540672018-02-09 22:00:53 +0100219highlighted. (van-de-bugger, 2018 Jan 23, #2576)
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100220
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100221Patch to parse ":line" in tags file and use it for search. (Daniel Hahler,
222#2546) Fixes #1057. Missing a test.
223
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100224Patch to add winlayout() function. (Yegappan Lakshmanan, 2018 Jan 4)
225
226No profile information for function that executes ":quit". (Daniel Hahler,
2272017 Dec 26, #2501)
228
229Get a "No Name" buffer when 'hidden' is set and opening a new window from the
230quickfix list. (bfrg, 2018 Jan 22, #2574)
231
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +0200232CTRL-X on zero gets stuck on 0xfffffffffffffffe. (Hengyang Zhao, #2746)
233
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100234A function on a dictionary is not profiled. (ZyX, 2010 Dec 25)
235
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +0100236Patch to fix E806. (Dominique, 2017 Nov 22, #2368)
237Kazunobu Kuriyama: caused by XtSetLanguageProc().
238
Bram Moolenaarf0b03c42017-12-17 17:17:07 +0100239Patch to fix GUI find/replace dialog. (kiloliter, 2017 Dec 11, report in
240#2418, fix in #2435)
241
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100242Invalid range error when using BufWinLeave for closing terminal.
243(Gabriel Barta, 2017 Nov 15, #2339)
244
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +0200245Using an external diff is inefficient. Not all systems have a good diff
246program available (esp. MS-Windows). Would be nice to have in internal diff
247implementation. Can then also use this for displaying changes within a line.
248Olaf Dabrunz is working on this. (10 Jan 2016)
2499 Instead invoking an external diff program, use builtin code. One can be
250 found here: http://www.ioplex.com/~miallen/libmba/dl/src/diff.c
251 It's complicated and badly documented.
252Alternative: use the xdiff library. Patch from Christian Brabandt, 2018 Mar
2532018, #2732)
254
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200255ml_get errors with buggy script. (Dominique, 2017 Apr 30)
256
257Error in emsg with buggy script. (Dominique, 2017 Apr 30)
258
Bram Moolenaardf980db2017-12-24 13:22:00 +0100259Patch to fix encoding in print document name (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2017 Dec 20,
260#2478)
261
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100262Patch to copy buffer-local options before buffer leaves the window. (Bjorn
263Linse, 2017 Nov 14, #2336)
264
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100265Join truncates xml comment. (Dmitrii Tcyganok, 2017 Dec 24, #2494)
266Requires 'formatoptions' to include "j". (Gary Johnson, 2017 Dec 24)
267
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100268Patch to support hunspell. (Matej Cepl, Jan 2018, #2500) Based on older patch
269in #846)
270Doesn't work on Windows yet. Not ready to included, hard coded paths.
271
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +0200272Win32 GUI: when running a fast timer, the cursor no longer blinks.
273Was reported: cursor blinks in terminal on widows with a timer. (xtal8, #2142)
274
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100275When a timer is running and typing CTRL-R on the command line, it is not
276redrawn properly. (xtal8, 2017 Oct 23, #2241)
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200277
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100278In an optional package the "after" directory is not scanned?
279(Renato Fabbri, 2018 Feb 22)
280
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +0100281Universal solution to detect if t_RS is working, using cursor position.
282Koichi Iwamoto, #2126
283
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100284Patch to fix cmdline abbreviation after '<,'>. (Christian Brabandt, 2017 Nov
28513, on issue #2320)
286
Bram Moolenaarf0b03c42017-12-17 17:17:07 +0100287Patch for Neovim concerning restoring when closing help window. (glacambre
288neovim #7431)
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100289
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200290Default install on MS-Windows should source defaults.vim.
291Ask whether to use Windows or Vim key behavior?
292
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100293Patch for improving detecting Ruby on Mac in configure. (Ilya Mikhaltsou, 2017
294Nov 21)
295
Bram Moolenaar7db25fe2018-05-13 00:02:36 +0200296When t_Co is changed from termresponse, the OptionSet autocmmand event isn't
297triggered. Use the code from the end of set_num_option() in
298set_color_count().
299
300Add another autocommand like TermResponse that is fired for the other terminal
301responses, such as bg and fg. Use "bg", "fg", "blink", etc. for the name.
302
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100303When using command line window, CmdlineLeave is triggered without
304CmdlineEnter. (xtal8, 2017 Oct 30, #2263)
305Add some way to get the nested state. Although CmdwinEnter is obviously
306always nested.
307
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200308matchit hasn't been maintained for a long time. #955.
309
Bram Moolenaar72540672018-02-09 22:00:53 +0100310Patch to add variable name after "scope add". (Eddie Lebow, 2018 Feb 7, #2620)
311Maybe not needed?
312
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100313Problem with 'delcombine'. (agguser, 2017 Nov 10, #2313)
314
Bram Moolenaarf0b03c42017-12-17 17:17:07 +0100315MS-Windows: buffer completion doesn't work when using backslash (or slash)
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100316for a path separator. (xtal8, #2201)
317
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100318Patch to adjust to DPI setting for GTK. (Roel van de Kraats, 2017 Nov 20,
319#2357)
320
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200321Test runtime files.
322Start with filetype detection: testdir/test_filetype.vim
Bram Moolenaar1ccd8ff2017-08-11 19:50:37 +0200323
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200324Window not closed when deleting buffer. (Harm te Hennepe, 2017 Aug 27, #2029)
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200325
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +0200326Duplication of completion suggestions for ":!hom". Issue #539.
327Patch by Christian, 2016 Jan 29
328Another patch in #2733.
329>
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200330Add options_default() / options_restore() to set several options to Vim
331defaults for a plugin. Comments from Zyx, 2017 May 10.
332Perhaps use a vimcontext / endvimcontext command block.
333
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200334After using :noautocmd CursorMoved may still trigger. (Andy Stewart, 2017 Sep
33513, #2084). Set old position after the command.
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200336
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200337Illegal memory access, requires ASAN to see. (Dominique Pelle, 2015 Jul 28)
338Still happens (2017 Jul 9)
339
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200340When bracketed paste is used, pasting at the ":append" prompt does not get the
341line breaks. (Ken Takata, 2017 Aug 22)
342
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100343The ":move" command does not honor closed folds. (Ryan Lue, #2351)
344
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +0200345Patch to fix increment/decrement not working properly when 'virtualedit' is
346set. (Hirohito Higashi, 2016 Aug 1, #923)
347
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200348Memory leaks in test_channel? (or is it because of fork())
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200349Using uninitialized value in test_crypt.
Bram Moolenaardf980db2017-12-24 13:22:00 +0100350Memory leaks in test_escaped_glob
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200351
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200352Patch to make gM move to middle of line. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, Sep 8, #2070)
353
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100354Cannot copy modeless selection when cursor is inside it. (lkintact, #2300)
355
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200356Include Haiku port. (Adrien Destugues, Siarzhuk Zharski, 2013 Oct 24)
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +0200357It can replace the BeOS code, which is likely not used anymore.
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100358Now on github: #1856. Updated Oct 2017
Bram Moolenaar1ccd8ff2017-08-11 19:50:37 +0200359Got permission to include this under the Vim license.
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +0200360
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200361Refactored HTML indent file. (Michael Lee, #1821)
362
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +0200363Test_writefile_fails_conversion failure on Solaris because if different iconv
364behavior. Skip when "uname" returns "SunOS"? (Pavel Heimlich, #1872)
365
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100366'tagrelative' is broken in specific situation. (xaizek, 2017 Oct 19, #2221)
367
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +0200368All functions are global, which makes functions like get() and len() awkward.
369For the future use the ~get() and ~len() syntax, e.g.:
370 mylist~get(idx)
371 mydict~get(idx)
372 mystring~len()
373Alternatives for ~:
374 ^ list^get() could also be used
375 . list.get() already means concatenate
376 $ list$get() harder to read
377 @ list@get() harder to read
378 -> list->get() two characters, used for lambda
379
Bram Moolenaar1ccd8ff2017-08-11 19:50:37 +0200380The ++ options for the :edit command are also useful on the Vim command line.
381
Bram Moolenaarf0b03c42017-12-17 17:17:07 +0100382When recovering a file, put the swap file name in b:recovered_swapfile. Then
383a command can delete it.
384
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200385Overlong utf-8 sequence is displayed wrong. (Harm te Hennepe, 2017 Sep 14,
386#2089) Patch with possible solution by Björn Linse.
387
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100388The change list index is local to a buffer, but it doesn't make sense using it
389for another buffer. (lacygoll) Copy w_changelistidx to wininfo_S and back.
390
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200391X11: Putting more than about 262040 characters of text on the clipboard and
392pasting it in another Vim doesn't work. (Dominique Pelle, 2008 Aug 21-23)
393clip_x11_request_selection_cb() is called with zero value and length.
394Also: Get an error message from free() in the process that owns the selection.
395Seems to happen when the selection is requested the second time, but before
396clip_x11_convert_selection_cb() is invoked, thus in X library code.
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +0200397Kazunobu Kuriyama is working on a proper fix. (2017 Jul 25)
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200398
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100399Include a few color schemes, based on popularity:
400http://www.vim.org/scripts/script_search_results.php?keywords=&script_type=color+scheme&order_by=rating&direction=descending&search=search
401http://vimawesome.com/?q=tag:color-scheme
402Use names that indicate their appearance (Christian Brabandt, 2017 Aug 3)
403- monokai - Xia Crusoe (2017 Aug 4)
404- seoul256 - Christian Brabandt (2017 Aug 3)
405- gruvbox - Christian Brabandt (2017 Aug 3) (simplified version from
406 Lifepillar, 2018 Jan 22, #2573)
407- janah - Marco Hinz (2017 Aug 4)
408- apprentice - Romain Lafourcade (2017 Aug 6) remarks about help file #1964
409Suggested by Hiroki Kokubun:
410- [Iceberg](https://github.com/cocopon/iceberg.vim) (my one)
411- [hybrid](https://github.com/w0ng/vim-hybrid)
412Include solarized color scheme?, it does not support termguicolors.
413- Sanitized version of pablo (Lifepillar, 2017 Nov 21)
414
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200415Problem with three-piece comment. (Michael Lee, 2017 May 11, #1696)
416
Bram Moolenaar1ccd8ff2017-08-11 19:50:37 +0200417Creating a partial with an autoload function is confused about the "self"
418attribute of the function. For an unknown function assume "self" and make
419that optiona? (Bjorn Linse, 2017 Aug 5)
420
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200421Cindent: returning a structure has more indent for the second item.
422(Sam Pagenkopf, 2017 Sep 14, #2090)
423
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +0200424Completion mixes results from the current buffer with tags and other files.
425Happens when typing CTRL-N while still search for results. E.g., type "b_" in
426terminal.c and then CTRL-N twice.
427Should do current file first and not split it up when more results are found.
428(Also #1890)
429
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100430Patch from Christian Brabandt to preserve upper case marks when wiping out a
431buffer. (2013 Dec 9)
432Also fixes #2166?
433
434Patch to add argument to :cquit. (Thinca, 2014 Oct 12)
435
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +0200436Python: After "import vim" error messages only show the first line of the
437stack trace. (Yggdroot, 2017 Jul 28, #1887)
438
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100439Profile of a dict function is lost when the dict is deleted. Would it be
440possible to collect this? (Daniel Hahler, #2350)
441
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +0100442Add `:filter` support for various commands (Marcin Szamotulski, 2017 Nov 12
443#2322) Now in #2327?
Bram Moolenaar7f2e9d72017-11-11 20:58:53 +0100444
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200445When checking if a bufref is valid, also check the buffer number, to catch the
446case of :bwipe followed by :new.
447
Bram Moolenaarb6e0ec62017-07-23 22:12:20 +0200448Patch to skip writing a temp file for diffing if the buffer is equal to the
449existing file. (Akria Sheng, 2017 Jul 22)
450Could also skip writing lines that are the same.
451
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +0200452Patch with Files for Latvian language. (Vitolins, 2017 May 3, #1675)
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200453
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200454MS-Windows: Opening same file in a second gvim hangs. (Sven Bruggemann, 2017
455Jul 4)
456
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200457Setting 'clipboard' to "unnamed" makes a global command very slow (Daniel
458Drucker, 2017 May 8).
459This was supposed to be fixed, did it break again somehow?
460Christian cannot reproduce it.
461
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200462Using composing char in mapping does not work properly. maparg() shows the
463wrong thing. (Nikolai Pavlov, 2017 Jul 8, #1827)
464Or is this not an actual problem?
465
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200466Better TeX indent file. (Christian Brabandt, 2017 May 3)
467
468Openhab syntax file (mueller, #1678)
469
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200470Patch to use a separate code for BS on Windows. (Linwei, #1823)
471
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200472Use gvimext.dll from the nightly build? (Issue #249)
473
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200474'synmaxcol' works with bytes instead of screen cells. (Llandon, 2017 May 31,
475#1736)
476
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200477Problem with using :cd when remotely editing a file. (Gerd Wachsmuth, 2017 May
4788, #1690)
479
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +0100480Running test_gui and test_gui_init with Motif sometimes kills the window
481manager. Problem with Motif?
482
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200483Bogus characters inserted when triggering indent while changing text.
484(Vitor Antunes, 2016 Nov 22, #1269)
485
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200486Using "wviminfo /tmp/viminfo" does not store file marks that Vim knows about,
487it only works when merging with an existing file. (Shougo, 2017 Jun 19, #1781)
488
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200489Segmentation fault with complete(). (Lifepillar, 2017 Apr 29, #1668)
490Check for "pat" to be NULL in search_for_exact_line()?
491How did it get NULL? Comment by Christian, Apr 30.
492
493Is it possible to keep the complete menu open when calling complete()?
494(Prabir Shrestha, 2017 May 19, #1713)
495
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +0100496Memory leak in test97? The string is actually freed. Weird.
497
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +0200498Patch to add configure flags to skip rtl, farsi and arabic support.
499(Diego Carrión, #1867)
500
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200501assert_fails() can only check for the first error. Make it possible to have
502it catch multiple errors and check all of them.
503
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200504New value "uselast" for 'switchbuf'. (Lemonboy, 2017 Apr 23, #1652)
505
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100506Add a toolbar in the terminal. Can be global, above all windows, or specific
507for one window.
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200508
509Make maparg() also return the raw rhs, so that it doesn't depend on 'cpo'.
510(Brett Stahlman, 2017 May 23)
511Even better: add a way to disable a mapping temporarily and re-enable it
512later. This is for a sub-mode that is active for a short while (one buffer).
513Still need maplist() to find the mappings. What can we use to identify a
514mapping? Something unique would be better than the LHS.
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200515Perhaps simpler: actually delete the mappings. Use maplist() to list matching
516mappings (with a lhs prefix, like maparg()), mapdelete() to delete,
Bram Moolenaar1ccd8ff2017-08-11 19:50:37 +0200517maprestore() to restore (using the output of maplist()).
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200518
Bram Moolenaar40962ec2018-01-28 22:47:25 +0100519Add an argument to :mkvimrc (or add another command) to skip mappings from
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200520plugins (source is a Vim script). No need to put these in a .vimrc, they will
521be defined when the plugin is loaded.
522
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100523Use tb_set(winid, [{'text': 'stop', 'cb': callback, 'hi': 'Green'}])
524 tb_highlight(winid, 'ToolBar')
525 tb_get(winid)
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100526
Bram Moolenaara02a5512016-06-17 12:48:11 +0200527json_encode(): should convert to utf-8. (Nikolai Pavlov, 2016 Jan 23)
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200528What if there is an invalid character?
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +0100529
Bram Moolenaar6d5ad4c2016-10-27 17:00:16 +0200530Json string with trailing \u should be an error. (Lcd)
531
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200532import can't be used in define option when include matches too.
533(Romain Lafourcade, 2017 Jun 18, #1519)
534
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +0100535When session file has name in argument list but the buffer was deleted, the
536buffer is not deleted when using the session file. (#1393)
537Should add the buffer in hidden state.
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +0100538
Bram Moolenaar369b6f52017-01-17 12:22:32 +0100539When an item in the quickfix list has a file name that does not exist, behave
540like the item was not a match for :cnext.
541
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +0200542Wrong diff highlighting with three files. (2016 Oct 20, #1186)
543Also get E749 on exit.
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +0100544Another example in #1309
545
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +0100546When deleting a mark or register, leave a tombstone, so that it's also deleted
547when writing viminfo (and the delete was the most recent action). #1339
548
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +0100549Suggestion to improve pt-br spell checking. (Marcelo D Montu, 2016 Dec 15,
550#1330)
551
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +0200552Error in test_startup_utf8 on Solaris. (Danek Duvall, 2016 Aug 17)
553
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100554Completion for :!cmd shows each match twice. #1435
555
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +0100556GTK: When adding a timer from 'balloonexpr' it won't fire, because
557g_main_context_iteration() doesn't return. Need to trigger an event when the
558timer expires.
559
560Screen update bug related to matchparen. (Chris Heath, 2017 Mar 4, #1532)
561
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +0100562Rule to use "^" for statusline does not work if a space is defined with
563highlighting for both stl and stlnc. Patch by Ken Hamada (itchyny, 2016 Dec 11)
564
5658 "stl" and "stlnc" in 'fillchars' don't work for multi-byte characters.
566 Patch by Christian Wellenbrock, 2013 Jul 5.
567
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100568Using CTRL-G_U in InsertCharPre causes trouble for redo. (Israel Chauca
569Fuentes, 2017 Feb 12, #1470)
570
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200571Add a "keytrans()" function, which turns the internal byte representation of a
572key into a form that can be used for :map. E.g.
573 let xx = "\<C-Home>"
574 echo keytrans(xx)
575 <C-Home>
576
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100577Check for errors E704 and E705 only does VAR_FUNC, should also do VAR_PARTIAL.
578(Nikolai Pavlov, 2017 Mar 13, #1557)
579Make a function to check for function-like type?
580
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +0200581Screen updated delayed when using CTRL-O u in Insert mode.
582(Barlik, #1191) Perhaps because status message?
583
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100584Implement optional arguments for functions.
585 func Foo(start, count = 1 all = 1)
586 call Foo(12)
587 call Foo(12, all = 0)
588 call Foo(12, 15, 0)
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100589
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200590Change the Farsi code to work with UTF-8. Possibly combined with the Arabic
591support, or similar.
592Invalid read error in Farsi mode. (Dominique Pelle, 2009 Aug 2)
593
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100594Add a command to take a range of lines, filter them and put the output
595somewhere else. :{range}copy {dest} !cmd
596
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100597Patch to fix that empty first tab is not in session.
598(Hirohito Higashi, 2016 Nov 25, #1282)
599
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200600Patch to add random number generator. (Hong Xu, 2010 Nov 8, update Nov 10)
601Alternative from Christian Brabandt. (2010 Sep 19)
602New one from Yasuhiro Matsumoto, #1277.
603
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +0200604Patch to fix escaping of job arguments. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2016 Oct 5)
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +0200605Update Oct 14: https://gist.github.com/mattn/d47e7d3bfe5ade4be86062b565a4bfca
Bram Moolenaar1ccd8ff2017-08-11 19:50:37 +0200606Update Aug 2017: #1954
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +0200607
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +0100608The TermResponse event is not triggered when a plugin has set 'eventignore' to
609"all". Netrw does this. (Gary Johnson, 2017 Jan 24)
610Postpone the event until 'eventignore' is reset.
611
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200612Expanding /**/ is slow. Idea by Luc Hermitte, 2017 Apr 14.
613
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200614Once .exe with updated installer is available: Add remark to download page
615about /S and /D options (Ken Takata, 2016 Apr 13)
Bram Moolenaar6f1d9a02016-07-24 14:12:38 +0200616Or point to nightly builds: https://github.com/vim/vim-win32-installer/releases
617
Bram Moolenaar220adb12016-09-12 12:17:26 +0200618Problem passing non-UTF-8 strings to Python 3. (Björn Linse, 2016 Sep 11,
619#1053) With patch, does it work?
620
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100621Using --remote to open a file in which a # appears does not work on
622MS-Windows. Perhaps in \# the \ is seen as a path separator. (Axel Bender,
6232017 Feb 9) Can we expand wildcards first and send the path literally to the
624receiving Vim? Or make an exception for #, it's not useful remotely.
625
Bram Moolenaar1ccd8ff2017-08-11 19:50:37 +0200626":sbr" docs state it respects 'switchbuf', but "vsplit" does not cause a
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +0100627vertical split. (Haldean Brown, 2017 Mar 1)
628
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200629Use ADDR_OTHER instead of ADDR_LINES for many more commands.
630Add tests for using number larger than number of lines in buffer.
Bram Moolenaare18c0b32016-03-20 21:08:34 +0100631
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +0100632Might be useful to have isreadonly(), like we have islocked().
633Avoids exceptions, e.g. when using the b: namespace as a dict.
634
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +0200635Patch to make v:shell_error writable. (Christian Brabandt, 2016 Sep 27)
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +0100636Useful to restore it. Is there another solution?
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +0200637
Bram Moolenaar68563932017-01-10 13:31:15 +0100638"ci[" does not look for next [ like ci" does look for next ".
639(J.F. 2017 Jan 7)
640
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100641Patch for wrong cursor position on wrapped line, involving breakindent.
642(Ozaki Kiichi, 2016 Nov 25)
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +0100643Does this also fix #1408 ?
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100644
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200645'cursorline' and match interfere. (Ozaki Kiichi, 2017 Jun 23, #1792)
646
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100647Patch for 'cursorlinenr' option. (Ozaki Kiichi, 2016 Nov 30)
648
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200649Patch to be able to separately map CTRL-H and BS on Windows.
650(Linwei, 2017 Jul 11, #1833)
651
Bram Moolenaar0635ee62017-04-28 20:32:33 +0200652When 'completeopt' has "noselect" does not insert a newline. (Lifepillar, 2017
653Apr 23, #1653)
654
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +0100655Window resizing with 'winfixheight': With a vertical split the height changes
656anyway. (Tommy allen, 2017 Feb 21, #1502)
657
Bram Moolenaar68563932017-01-10 13:31:15 +0100658When adding an item to a new quickfix list make ":cnext" jump to that item.
659Make a difference being at the first item and not having used :cnext at all.
660(Afanasiy Fet, 2017 Jan 3)
661
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +0200662Invalid behavior with NULL list. (Nikolai Pavlov, #768)
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200663E.g. deepcopy(test_null_list())
Bram Moolenaar91c49372016-05-08 09:50:29 +0200664
Bram Moolenaar3e496b02016-09-25 22:11:48 +0200665Patch to make it possible to extend a list with itself.
666(Nikolai Pavlov, 2016 Sep 23)
667
Bram Moolenaar6d5ad4c2016-10-27 17:00:16 +0200668Patch to add Zstandard compressed file support. (Nick Terrell, 2016 Oct 24)
669
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100670Patch to add MODIFIED_BY to MSVC build file. (Chen Lei, 2016 Nov 24, #1275)
671
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100672Patch to change argument of :marks. (LemonBoy, 2017 Jan 29, #1426)
673
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100674On Windows buffer completion sees backslash as escape char instead of path
675separator. (Toffanim, 2016 Nov 24, #1274)
676
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200677min() and max() spawn lots of error messages if sorted list/dictionary
678contains invalid data (Nikolay Pavlov, 2016 Sep 4, #1039)
679
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +0200680Should :vmap in matchit.vim be :xmap? (Tony Mechelynck)
681
Bram Moolenaar26852122016-05-24 20:02:38 +0200682Problem with whitespace in errorformat. (Gerd Wachsmuth, 2016 May 15, #807)
683
Bram Moolenaar6f1d9a02016-07-24 14:12:38 +0200684Undo problem: "g-" doesn't go back, gets stuck. (Björn Linse, 2016 Jul 18)
685
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +0200686Add "unicode true" to NSIS installer. Doesn't work with Windows 95, which we
687no longer support.
688
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200689sort() is not stable when using numeric/float sort (Nikolay Pavlov, 2016 Sep
6904#1038)
691
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100692+channel:
693- Add a separate timeout for opening a socket. Currently it's fixed at 50
694 msec, which is too small for a remote connection. (tverniquet, #2130)
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +0100695- Problem with stderr on Windows? (Vincent Rischmann, 2016 Aug 31, #1026)
696- Writing raw mode to a buffer should still handle NL characters as line
697 breaks. (Dmitry Zotikov, 2017 Aug 16)
698- When out_cb executes :sleep, the close_cb may be invoked. (Daniel Hahler,
699 2016 Dec 11, #1320)
700- Implement |job-term| ?
701- Channel test fails with Motif. Sometimes kills the X11 server.
702- When a message in the queue but there is no callback, drop it after a while?
703 Add timestamp to queued messages and callbacks with ID, remove after a
704 minute. Option to set the droptime.
705- Add an option to drop text of very long lines? Default to 1 Mbyte.
706- Add remark about undo sync, is there a way to force it?
707- When starting a job, have an option to open the server socket, so we know
708 the port, and pass it to the command with --socket-fd {nr}. (Olaf Dabrunz,
709 Feb 9) How to do this on MS-Windows?
710- For connection to server, a "keep open" flag would be useful. Retry
711 connecting in the main loop with zero timeout.
712- job_start(): run job in a newly opened terminal (not a terminal window).
713 With xterm could use -S{pty}.
714 Although user could use "xterm -e 'cmd arg'".
715
716Regexp problems:
717- When search pattern has the base character both with and without combining
718 character, search fails. E.g. "รรีบ" in "การรีบรักใคร". (agguser, #2312)
719- [:space:] only matches ASCII spaces. Add [:white:] for all space-like
720 characters, esp. including 0xa0. Use character class zero.
721- Since 7.4.704 the old regex engine fails to match [[:print:]] in 0xf6.
722 (Manuel Ortega, 2016 Apr 24)
723 Test fails on Mac. Avoid using isalpha(), isalnum(), etc? Depends on
724 LC_CTYPE
725- The old engine does not find a match for "/\%#=1\(\)\{80}", the new engine
726 matches everywhere.
727- Using win_linetabsize() can still be slow. Cache the result, store col and
728 vcol. Reset them when moving to another line.
729- Very slow with a long line and Ruby highlighting. (John Whitley, 2014 Dec 4)
730- Bug with pattern: '\vblock (\d+)\.\n.*\d+%(\1)@<!\.$'
731 (Lech Lorens, 2014 Feb 3)
732- Issue 164: freeze on regexp search.
733- Ignorecase not handled properly for multi-byte characters. (Axel Bender,
734 2013 Dec 11)
735- Using \@> and \?. (Brett Stahlman, 2013 Dec 21) Remark from Marcin
736 Szamotulski; Remark from Brett 2014 Jan 6 and 7.
737- NFA regexp doesn't handle \%<v correctly. (Ingo Karkat, 2014 May 12)
738- Does not work with NFA regexp engine:
739 \%u, \%x, \%o, \%d followed by a composing character
740- Search for \%d0\+ may fail with E363. (Christian Brabandt, 2016 Oct 4)
741- \%'[ does not work. '%'] does work. (Masaaki Nakamura, 2016 Apr 4)
742- Bug relating to back references. (Ingo Karkat, 2014 Jul 24)
743- New RE does not give an error for empty group: "\(\)\{2}" (Dominique Pelle,
744 2015 Feb 7)
745- Using back reference before the capturing group sometimes works with the old
746 engine, can we do this with the new engine? E.g. with
747 "/\%(<\1>\)\@<=.*\%(<\/\(\w\+\)>\)\@=" matching text inside HTML tags.
748 This problem is probably the same: "\%(^\1.*$\n\)\@<=\(\d\+\).*$".
749 (guotuofeng, 2015 Jun 22)
750- Strange matching with "\(Hello\n\)\@<=A". (Anas Syed, 2015 Feb 12)
751- Problem with \v(A)@<=b+\1c. (Issue 334)
752- Diff highlighting can be very slow. (Issue 309)
753- Using %> for a virtual column has a check based on 'tabsize'. Better would
754 be to cache the result of win_linetabsize(col), storing both col and vcol,
755 and use them to decide whether win_linetabsize() needs to be called. Reset
756 col and vcol when moving to another line.
757- this doesn't work: "syntax match ErrorMsg /.\%9l\%>20c\&\%<28c/". Leaving
758 out the \& works. Seems any column check after \& fails.
759- Difference between two engines: ".*\zs\/\@>\/" on text "///"
760 (Chris Paul, 2016 Nov 13) New engine not greedy enough?
761 Another one: echom matchstr(" sdfsfsf\n sfdsdfsdf",'[^\n]*')
762 (2017 May 15, #1252)
763
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +0200764Patch to add "cmdline" completion to getcompletion(). (Shougo, Oct 1, #1140)
765
Bram Moolenaar68563932017-01-10 13:31:15 +0100766Feature request: Complete members of a dictionary. (Luc Hermitte, 2017 Jan 4,
767#1350)
768
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200769Undo message is not always properly displayed. Patch by Ken Takata, 2013 oct
7703. Doesn't work properly according to Yukihiro Nakadaira.
771Also see #1635.
772
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +0200773Patch for systemlist(), add empty item. (thinca, Sep 30, #1135)
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +0200774Add an argument to choose binary or non-binary (like readfile()), when omitted
775use the current behavior.
776Include the test.
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +0200777
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +0200778Patch to add tagfunc(). Cleaned up by Christian Brabandt, 2013 Jun 22.
779New update 2017 Apr 10, #1628
780
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +0200781When 'keywordprg' starts with ":" the argument is still escaped as a shell
782command argument. (Romain Lafourcade, 2016 Oct 16, #1175)
783
Bram Moolenaarc0514bf2016-11-17 14:50:09 +0100784Patch to support CamelCase for spell checking: See a lower-to-upper case
785change as a word boundary. (btucker-MPCData, 2016 Nov 6, #1235)
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +0200786patch for 'spellcamelcase' option: spellcheck each CamelCased word.
787(Ben Tucker, 2016 Dec 2)
Bram Moolenaarc0514bf2016-11-17 14:50:09 +0100788
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +0200789Idea from Sven: record sequence of keys. Useful to show others what they are
790doing (look over the shoulder), and also to see what happened.
791Probably list of keystrokes, with some annotations for mode changes.
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100792Could store in logfile to be able to analyse it with an external command.
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +0200793E.g. to see when's the last time a plugin command was used.
794
Bram Moolenaarf0b03c42017-12-17 17:17:07 +0100795execute() cannot be used with command completion. (Daniel Hahler, 2016 Oct 1,
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +0200796#1141)
797
Bram Moolenaar7571d552016-08-18 22:54:46 +0200798cmap using execute() has side effects. (Killthemule, 2016 Aug 17, #983)
799
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +0200800:map X may print invalid data. (Nikolay Pavlov, 2017 Jul 3, #1816)
801
Bram Moolenaar6d5ad4c2016-10-27 17:00:16 +0200802Patch to order results from taglist(). (Duncan McDougall, 2016 Oct 25)
803
Bram Moolenaard0796902016-09-16 20:02:31 +0200804When using ":diffput" through a mapping, undo in the target buffer isn't
805synced. (Ryan Carney, 2016 Sep 14)
806
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +0200807Syntax highlighting for messages with RFC3339 timestamp (#946)
808Did maintainer reply?
Bram Moolenaar42ebd062016-07-17 13:35:14 +0200809
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +0200810Patch to avoid problem with special characters in file name.
811(Shougo, 2016 Sept 19, #1099) Not finished?
812
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200813ml_get errors when reloading file. (Chris Desjardins, 2016 Apr 19)
814Also with latest version.
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +0200815
Bram Moolenaare18c0b32016-03-20 21:08:34 +0100816Cannot delete a file with square brackets with delete(). (#696)
817
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +0200818Patch to add ":syn foldlevel" to use fold level further down the line.
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +0100819(Brad King, 2016 Oct 19, update 2017 Jan 30)
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +0200820
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +0200821Completion for input() does not expand environment variables. (chdiza, 2016
822Jul 25, #948)
823
Bram Moolenaar68563932017-01-10 13:31:15 +0100824Patch to add 'systemencoding', convert between 'encoding' and this for file
825names, shell commands and the like. (Kikuchan, 2010 Oct 14)
826Assume the system converts between the actual encoding of the filesystem to
827the system encoding (usually utf-8).
828
Bram Moolenaar0635ee62017-04-28 20:32:33 +0200829Using ":tab drop file" does not trigger BufEnter or TabEnter events.
830(Andy Stewart, 2017 Apr 27, #1660)
831Autocommands blocked in do_arg_all(). Supposed to happen later?
832
Bram Moolenaar09521312016-08-12 22:54:35 +0200833'hlsearch' interferes with a Conceal match. (Rom Grk, 2016 Aug 9)
834
Bram Moolenaar269f5952016-07-15 22:54:41 +0200835MS-Windows: use WS_HIDE instead of SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE in os_win32.c?
836Otherwise task flickers in taskbar.
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +0200837
838Should make ":@r" handle line continuation. (Cesar Romani, 2016 Jun 26)
839Also for ":@.".
840
Bram Moolenaar269f5952016-07-15 22:54:41 +0200841Repeating 'opfunc' in a function only works once. (Tarmean, 2016 Jul 15, #925)
842
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +0200843Have a way to get the call stack, in a function and from an exception.
844#1125
845
Bram Moolenaar09521312016-08-12 22:54:35 +0200846Second problem in #966: ins_compl_add_tv() uses get_dict_string() multiple
847times, overwrites the one buffer. (Nikolay Pavlov, 2016 Aug 5)
848
Bram Moolenaar269f5952016-07-15 22:54:41 +0200849This does not work: :set cscopequickfix=a-
850(Linewi, 2015 Jul 12, #914)
851
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +0200852Possibly wrong value for seq_cur. (Florent Fayolle, 2016 May 15, #806)
853
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200854Filetype plugin for awk. (Doug Kearns, 2016 Sep 5)
855
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +0200856Patch to improve map documentation. Issue #799.
857
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200858Patch for syntax folding optimization. (Shougo, 2016 Sep 6, #1045)
859
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +0100860We can use '. to go to the last change in the current buffer, but how about
861the last change in any buffer? Can we use ', (, is next to .)?
862
Bram Moolenaar818078d2016-08-27 21:58:42 +0200863Ramel Eshed: system() is much slower than job_start(), why? (Aug 26)
864
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +0200865When generating the Unicode tables with runtime/tools/unicode.vim the
866emoji_width table has only one entry.
867
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +0100868It's possible to add ",," to 'wildignore', an empty entry. Causes problems.
869Reject the value? #710.
870
Bram Moolenaar06d2d382016-05-20 17:24:11 +0200871When doing "vi buf.md" a BufNew autocommand for *.md is not triggered.
872Because of using the initial buffer? (Dun Peal, 2016 May 12)
873
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +0200874Patch to add the :bvimgrep command. (Christian Brabandt, 2014 Nov 12)
Bram Moolenaare0720cb2017-03-29 13:48:40 +0200875Updated 2016 Jun 10, #858 Update 2017 Mar 28: use <buffer>
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +0200876
877Add redrawtabline command. (Naruhiko Nishino, 2016 Jun 11)
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +0200878
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200879Neovim patch for utfc_ptr2char_len() https://github.com/neovim/neovim/pull/4574
880No test, needs some work to include.
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +0200881
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +0200882Patch to improve indenting for C++ constructor with initializer list.
883(Hirohito Higashi, 2016 Mar 31)
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +0100884
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200885Zero-out krypt key information when no longer in use. (Ben Fritz, 2017 May 15)
886
Bram Moolenaare18c0b32016-03-20 21:08:34 +0100887Add stronger encryption. Could use libsodium (NaCl).
888https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium/
889Possibly include the needed code so that it can be build everywhere.
890
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +0100891Add a way to restart a timer. It's similar to timer_stop() and timer_start(),
892but the reference remains valid.
893
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +0100894Need to try out instructions in INSSTALLpc.txt about how to install all
895interfaces and how to build Vim with them.
896Appveyor build with self-installing executable, includes getting most
897interfaces: https://github.com/k-takata/vim/tree/chrisbra-appveyor-build
898result: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/k-takata/vim/history
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200899
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +0200900Problem that a previous silent ":throw" causes a following try/catch not to
Bram Moolenaar256972a2015-12-29 19:10:25 +0100901work. (ZyX, 2013 Sep 28) With examples: (Malcolm Rowe, 2015 Dec 24)
Bram Moolenaarbaca7f72013-09-22 14:42:24 +0200902
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +0100903Problem using ":try" inside ":execute". (ZyX, 2013 Sep 15)
904
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +0200905Patch to make tests pass with EBCDIC. (Owen Leibman, 2016 Apr 10)
906
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +0200907Add ":read :command", to insert the output of an Ex command?
908Can already do it with ":$put =execute('command')".
909
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200910When repeating the 'confirm' dialog one needs to press Enter. (ds26gte, 2016
911Apr 17) #762
912
Bram Moolenaard0796902016-09-16 20:02:31 +0200913exists(":tearoff") does not tell you if the command is implemented. (Tony
914Mechelynck) Perhaps use exists("::tearoff") to check?
915
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +0100916Use vim.vim syntax highlighting for help file examples, but without ":" in
917'iskeyword' for syntax.
918
Bram Moolenaar298b4402016-01-28 22:38:53 +0100919Patch to make "%:h:h" return "." instead of the full path.
920(Coot, 2016 Jan 24, #592)
921
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +0100922Remove SPACE_IN_FILENAME ? What could possibly go wrong?
923
Bram Moolenaara02a5512016-06-17 12:48:11 +0200924When command names are very long :command output is difficult to read. Use a
925maximum for the column width? (#871)
Bram Moolenaar802a0d92016-06-26 16:17:58 +0200926Patcy by varmanishant, 2016 Jun 18, #876
Bram Moolenaara02a5512016-06-17 12:48:11 +0200927
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100928Installation of .desktop files does not work everywhere.
929It's now fixed, but the target directory probably isn't right.
930Add configure check?
931Should use /usr/local/share/applications or /usr/share/applications.
932Or use $XDG_DATA_DIRS.
933Also need to run update-desktop-database (Kuriyama Kazunobu, 2015 Nov 4)
934
Bram Moolenaar369b6f52017-01-17 12:22:32 +0100935Test object i{ and it do not behave the same. #1379
936Do not include the linebreak at the start?
937
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +0200938Patch to have text objects defined by arbitrary single characters. (Daniel
939Thau, 2013 Nov 20, 2014 Jan 29, 2014 Jan 31)
940Added tests (James McCoy, 2016 Aug 3). Still needs more work.
941
Bram Moolenaar46fceaa2016-10-23 21:21:08 +0200942Feature request: add the "al" text object, to manipulate a screen line.
943Especially useful when using 'linebreak'
944
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +0100945Access to uninitialized memory in match_backref() regexp_nda.c:4882
946(Dominique Pelle, 2015 Nov 6)
947
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100948":cd C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc*" does not work, even though the
949directory exists. (Sergio Gallelli, 2013 Dec 29)
950
Bram Moolenaar68563932017-01-10 13:31:15 +0100951In debug mode one can inspect variables, but not the function parameters
952(starting with a:). (Luc Hermitte, 2017 Jan 4, #1352)
953
Bram Moolenaar06481422016-04-30 15:13:38 +0200954If ":bd" also closes a Tab page then the " mark is not set. (Harm te Hennepe,
9552016 Apr 25, #780)
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +0200956
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +0100957Patch to avoid redrawing tabline when the popup menu is visible.
958(Christian Brabandt, 2016 Jan 28)
959
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +0100960Patch to add {skip} argument to search(). (Christian Brabandt, 2016 Feb 24)
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +0200961Update 2016 Jun 10, #861
Bram Moolenaar298b4402016-01-28 22:38:53 +0100962
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +0100963Patch to be able to use hex numbers with :digraph. (Lcd, 2015 Sep 6)
964Update Sep 7. Update by Christian Brabandt, 2015 Sep 8, 2016 Feb 1.
965
Bram Moolenaar6f1d9a02016-07-24 14:12:38 +0200966Patch to show search statistics. (Christian Brabandt, 2016 Jul 22)
967
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200968When the CursorMovedI event triggers, and CTRL-X was typed, a script cannot
969restore the mode properly. (Andrew Stewart, 2016 Apr 20)
970Do not trigger the event?
971
Bram Moolenaar5a5f4592015-04-13 12:43:06 +0200972Using ":windo" to set options in all windows has the side effect that it
973changes the window layout and the current window. Make a variant that saves
974and restores. Use in the matchparen plugin.
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +0100975Perhaps we can use ":windo <restore> {cmd}"?
976Patch to add <restore> to :windo, :bufdo, etc. (Christian Brabandt, 2015 Jan
9776, 2nd message)
978Alternative: ":keeppos" command modifier: ":keeppos windo {cmd}".
Bram Moolenaar256972a2015-12-29 19:10:25 +0100979
Bram Moolenaar681baaf2016-02-04 20:57:07 +0100980Patch to fix that executable() may fail on very long filename in MS-Windows.
981(Ken Takata, 2016 Feb 1)
982
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +0100983Patch to fix display of listchars on the cursorline. (Nayuri Aohime, 2013)
984Update suggested by Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2014 Nov 25:
985https://gist.github.com/presuku/d3d6b230b9b6dcfc0477
986
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100987Patch to make the behavior of "w" more straightforward, but not Vi compatible.
988With a 'cpo' flag. (Christian Brabandt, 2016 Feb 8)
989
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +0200990Patch to add optionproperties(). (Anton Lindqvist, 2016 Mar 27, update Apr 13)
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +0100991
Bram Moolenaarcbebd482016-02-07 23:02:56 +0100992Patch to add TagNotFound autocommand. (Anton Lindqvist, 2016 Feb 3)
993
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +0100994Patch to add Error autocommand. (Anton Lindqvist, 2016 Feb 17)
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +0100995Only remembers one error.
996
Bram Moolenaar7d76c802014-10-15 22:51:52 +0200997Gvim: when both Tab and CTRL-I are mapped, use CTRL-I not for Tab.
998
Bram Moolenaar12969c02015-09-08 23:36:10 +0200999Unexpected delay when using CTRL-O u. It's not timeoutlen.
1000(Gary Johnson, 2015 Aug 28)
Bram Moolenaar88774fd2015-08-25 19:52:04 +02001001
Bram Moolenaar345efa02016-01-15 20:57:49 +01001002Instead of separately uploading patches to the ftp site, we can get them from
1003github with a URL like this:
Bram Moolenaare392eb42015-11-19 20:38:09 +01001004 https://github.com/vim/vim/compare/v7.4.920%5E...v7.4.920.diff
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01001005Diff for version.c contains more context, can't skip a patch.
Bram Moolenaar298b4402016-01-28 22:38:53 +01001006
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02001007Python: ":py raw_input('prompt')" doesn't work. (Manu Hack)
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001008
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01001009Comparing nested structures with "==" uses a different comparator than when
Bram Moolenaar298b4402016-01-28 22:38:53 +01001010comparing individual items.
1011Also, "'' == 0" evaluates to true, which isn't nice.
1012Add "===" to have a strict comparison (type and value match).
1013Add "==*" (?) to have a value match, but no automatic conversion, and v:true
1014equals 1 and 1.0, v:false equals 0 and 0.0.?
1015
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01001016Using uninitialized memory. (Dominique Pelle, 2015 Nov 4)
1017
Bram Moolenaarc2299672014-11-13 14:25:38 +01001018MS-Windows: When editing a file with a leading space, writing it uses the
1019wrong name. (Aram, 2014 Nov 7) Vim 7.4.
1020
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01001021Can't recognize the $ProgramFiles(x86) environment variable. Recognize it
1022specifically? First try with the parens, then without.
1023
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01001024Patch to add :mapgroup, put mappings in a group like augroup.
1025(Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2016 Feb 19)
1026
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02001027Value returned by virtcol() changes depending on how lines wrap. This is
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02001028inconsistent with the documentation.
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02001029
Bram Moolenaar690afe12017-01-28 18:34:47 +01001030Value of virtcol() for '[ and '] depend on multi-byte character.
1031(Luchr, #277)
1032
Bram Moolenaar256972a2015-12-29 19:10:25 +01001033Can we cache the syntax attributes, so that updates for 'relativenumber' and
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +02001034'cursorline'/'cursorcolumn' are a lot faster? Thus store the attributes
1035before combining them.
Bram Moolenaar256972a2015-12-29 19:10:25 +01001036
Bram Moolenaar818078d2016-08-27 21:58:42 +02001037C highlighting: modern C allows: /* comment */ #ifdef
1038and also line continuation after #include.
1039I can't recommend it though.
1040
Bram Moolenaar256972a2015-12-29 19:10:25 +01001041Build with Python on Mac does not always use the right library.
1042(Kazunobu Kuriyama, 2015 Mar 28)
1043
Bram Moolenaar298b4402016-01-28 22:38:53 +01001044Patch to add arguments to argc() and argv(). (Yegappan Lakshmanan, 2016 Jan
104524) Also need a way to get the global arg list? Update later on Jan 24
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02001046Update Mar 5. Update Apr 7. Update Jun 5.
Bram Moolenaar256972a2015-12-29 19:10:25 +01001047
Bram Moolenaare392eb42015-11-19 20:38:09 +01001048To support Thai (and other languages) word boundaries, include the ICU
1049library: http://userguide.icu-project.org/boundaryanalysis
1050
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01001051When complete() first argument is before where insert started and 'backspace'
1052is Vi compatible, the completion fails. (Hirohito Higashi, 2015 Feb 19)
1053
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01001054Patch to use two highlight groups for relative numbers. (Shaun Brady, 2016 Jan
105530)
1056
Bram Moolenaar75b81562014-04-06 14:09:13 +02001057MS-Windows: Crash opening very long file name starting with "\\".
1058(Christian Brock, 2012 Jun 29)
1059
Bram Moolenaar60cce2f2015-10-13 23:21:27 +02001060The OptionSet autocommand event is not always triggered. (Rick Howe, 2015 Sep
106124): :diffthis, :diffoff.
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01001062
Bram Moolenaar88774fd2015-08-25 19:52:04 +02001063":set all&" still does not handle all side effects. Centralize handling side
1064effects for when set by the user, on init and when reset to default.
1065
Bram Moolenaar60cce2f2015-10-13 23:21:27 +02001066":tag" does not jump to the right entry of a :tselect. (James Speros, 2015 Oct
10679)
1068
1069The argument for "-S" is not taken literally, the ":so" command expands
1070wildcards. Add a ":nowild" command modifier? (ZyX, 2015 March 4)
1071
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02001072Proposal to make options.txt easier to read. (Arnaud Decara, 2015 Aug 5)
Bram Moolenaar88774fd2015-08-25 19:52:04 +02001073Update Aug 14.
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02001074
Bram Moolenaar256972a2015-12-29 19:10:25 +01001075When using --remote-tab on MS-Windows 'encoding' hasn't been initialized yet,
1076the file name ends up encoded wrong. (Raul Coronado, 2015 Dec 21)
1077
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02001078Example in editing.txt uses $HOME with the expectation that it ends in a
Bram Moolenaar88774fd2015-08-25 19:52:04 +02001079slash. For me it does, but perhaps not for everybody. Add a function that
1080inserts a slash when needed? pathconcat(dir, path) (Thilo Six, 2015 Aug 12)
1081
Bram Moolenaar91e15e12014-09-19 22:38:48 +02001082ml_updatechunk() is slow when retrying for another encoding. (John Little,
10832014 Sep 11)
1084
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02001085Patch to fix checking global option value when not using it.
1086(Arnaud Decara, 2015 Jul 23)
1087
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +02001088When 'showbreak' is set repeating a Visual operation counts the size of the
1089'showbreak' text as part of the operation. (Axel Bender, 2015 Jul 20)
1090
1091Patch for multi-byte characters in langmap and applying a mapping on them.
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02001092(Christian Brabandt, 2015 Jun 12, update July 25)
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01001093Is this the right solution? Need to cleanup langmap behavior:
1094- in vgetorpeek() apply langmap to the typeahead buffer and put the result in
1095 a copy-buffer, only when langmap is appropriate for the current mode. Then
1096 check for mapping and let gotchars() work on the copy-buffer.
1097- Remove LANGMAP_ADJUST() in other parts of the code. Make sure the mode is
1098 covered by the above change.
1099So that replaying the register doesn't use keymap/langmap and still does the
Bram Moolenaar85084ef2016-01-17 22:26:33 +01001100same thing. Remarks on issue 543 (Roland Puntaier).
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02001101Also see #737: langmap not applied to replaying recording.
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +02001102
1103Patch to add grepfile(). (Scott Prager, 2015 May 26)
1104Work in progress.
1105
Bram Moolenaar298b4402016-01-28 22:38:53 +01001106Would be useful to have a treemap() or deepmap() function. Like map() but
1107when an item is a list or dict would recurse into it.
1108
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02001109Patch for global-local options consistency. (Arnaud Decara, 2015 Jul 22)
1110Is this right?
1111
Bram Moolenaarf9132812015-07-21 19:19:13 +02001112Patch to make getregtype() return the right size for non-linux systems.
1113(Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2014 Jul 8)
1114Breaks test_eval. Inefficient, can we only compute y_width when needed?
1115
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02001116Patch to use different terminal mode settings for system(). (Hayaki Saito)
1117Does this work for everybody?
Bram Moolenaare2719092015-01-10 15:09:25 +01001118
Bram Moolenaare2db6c92015-06-19 18:48:41 +02001119Patch for man.vim. (SungHyun Nam, 2015 May 20)
1120Doesn't work completely (Dominique Orban)
1121
Bram Moolenaarfc39ecf2015-08-11 20:34:49 +02001122Patch to add a "literal" argument to bufnr(). (Olaf Dabrunz, 2015 Aug 4)
1123
Bram Moolenaar5837f1f2015-03-21 18:06:14 +01001124When a session file is created and there are "nofile" buffers, these are not
1125filled. Need to trigger BufReadCmd autocommands. Also handle deleting the
1126initial empty buffer better. (ZyX, 2015 March 8)
1127
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +01001128Extended file attributes lost on write (backupcopy=no). Issue 306.
1129
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02001130Patch to add :lockjumps. (Carlo Baldassi, 2015 May 25)
1131OK to not block marks?
1132
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +01001133Mixup of highlighting when there is a match and SpellBad. (ZyX, 2015 Jan 1)
1134
Bram Moolenaare2719092015-01-10 15:09:25 +01001135Patch on Issue 72: 'autochdir' causes problems for :vimgrep.
1136
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02001137When two SIGWINCH arrive very quickly, the second one may be lost.
1138(Josh Triplett, 2015 Sep 17)
1139
Bram Moolenaar3a991dd2014-10-02 01:41:41 +02001140Make comments in the test Makefile silent. (Kartik Agaram, 2014 Sep 24)
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001141
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01001142Result of systemlist() does not show whether text ended in line break.
1143(Bjorn Linse, 2014 Nov 27)
1144
Bram Moolenaar3a991dd2014-10-02 01:41:41 +02001145When in 'comments' "n:x" follows after three-part comment directly it repeats
1146any one-character from the previous line. (Kartik Agaram, 2014 Sep 19)
1147
1148Syntax highlighting slow (hangs) in SASS file. (Niek Bosch, 2013 Aug 21)
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02001149
Bram Moolenaar92dff182014-02-11 19:15:50 +01001150Adding "~" to 'cdpath' doesn't work for completion? (Davido, 2013 Aug 19)
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01001151
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01001152Should be easy to highlight all matches with 'incsearch'. Idea by Itchyny,
11532015 Feb 6.
1154
Bram Moolenaared32d942014-12-06 23:33:00 +01001155Wrong scrolling when using incsearch. Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2014 Dec 4.
1156Is this a good solution?
1157
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02001158Patch: Let rare word highlighting overrule good word highlighting.
1159(Jakson A. Aquino, 2010 Jul 30, again 2011 Jul 2)
1160
1161Patch to add digits argument to round(). (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2015 Apr 26)
1162
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001163Can assign to s:type when a function s:type has been defined.
1164Also the other way around: define a function while a variable with that name
1165was already defined.
1166(Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2014 Nov 3)
1167
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02001168Patch for ordered dict. (Ozaki Kiichi, 2015 May 7)
1169
Bram Moolenaar91e15e12014-09-19 22:38:48 +02001170Patch to make closed folds line up. (Charles Campbell, 2014 Sep 12)
Bram Moolenaare3faf442014-12-14 01:27:49 +01001171Remark from Roland Eggner: does it cause crashes? (2014 Dec 12)
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +01001172Updated patch by Roland Eggner, Dec 16
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +02001173Updated patch from Charles, 2016 Jul 2
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +01001174
1175Patch to open folds for 'incsearch'. (Christian Brabandt, 2015 Jan 6)
Bram Moolenaar91e15e12014-09-19 22:38:48 +02001176
Bram Moolenaar7d76c802014-10-15 22:51:52 +02001177Patch for building a 32bit Vim with 64bit MingW compiler.
1178(Michael Soyka, 2014 Oct 15)
1179
Bram Moolenaar8a94d872015-01-25 13:02:57 +01001180Patch: On MS-Windows shellescape() may have to triple double quotes.
1181(Ingo Karkat, 2015 Jan 16)
1182
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02001183Patch for variable tabstops. On github (Christian Brabandt, 2014 May 15)
Bram Moolenaar98ef2332018-03-18 14:44:37 +01001184Update 2018 March 12, #2711
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02001185
Bram Moolenaar2f3b5102014-11-19 18:54:17 +01001186Redo only remembers the last change. Could use "{count}g." to redo an older
1187change. How does the user know which change? At least have a way to list
1188them: ":repeats".
1189
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +01001190Patch for glob(), adding slash to normal files. (Ingo Karkat, 2014 Dec 22)
1191
Bram Moolenaara0f849e2015-10-30 14:37:44 +01001192When entering and leaving the preview window autocommands are triggered, but
1193these may not work well. Perhaps set a flag to indicate that the preview
1194window is involved? (John Otter, 2015 Oct 27)
1195
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001196Using "." to repeat an Ex command puts that command in history. Probably
1197should not happen. If the command is the result of a mapping it's not put in
1198history either. (Jacob Niehus, 2014 Nov 2)
1199Patch from Jacob, Nov 2.
1200
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02001201"hi link" does not respect groups with GUI settings only. (Mark Lodato, 2014
1202Jun 8)
1203
Bram Moolenaarc2299672014-11-13 14:25:38 +01001204Bug: Autocompleting ":tag/pat" replaces "/pat" with a match but does not
1205insert a space. (Micha Mos, 2014 Nov 7)
1206
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01001207No error for missing endwhile. (ZyX, 2014 Mar 20)
1208
Bram Moolenaarf2571c62015-06-09 19:44:55 +02001209Patch to make extend() fail early when it might fail at some point.
1210(Olaf Dabrunz, 2015 May 2) Makes extend() slower, do we still want it?
1211Perhaps only the checks that can be done without looping over the dict or
1212arguments.
1213
Bram Moolenaare392eb42015-11-19 20:38:09 +01001214Problem with transparent and matchgroup. Issue #475
1215
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +02001216Patch to add :arglocal and :arglists. (Marcin Szamotulski, 2014 Aug 6)
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01001217
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +02001218Spell files use a latin single quote. Unicode also has another single quote:
12190x2019. (Ron Aaron, 2014 Apr 4)
1220New OpenOffice spell files support this with ICONV. But they are not
1221compatible with Vim spell files. The old files can no longer be downloaded.
1222
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02001223Spell checking: Add a feature to only consider two spaces after a dot to start
1224a new sentence. Don't give the capitalization error when there is one space.
1225
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02001226xterm should be able to pass focus changes to Vim, so that Vim can check for
1227buffers that changed. Perhaps in misc.c, function selectwindow().
1228Xterm 224 supports it!
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +01001229Patch to make FocusGained and FocusLost work in modern terminals. (Hayaki
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02001230Saito, 2013 Apr 24) Update 2016 Aug 12.
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01001231Also see issue #609.
1232We could add the enable/disable sequences to t_ti/t_te or t_ks/t_ke.
Bram Moolenaar8feef4f2015-01-07 16:57:10 +01001233
Bram Moolenaar13600302014-05-22 18:26:40 +02001234Idea: For a window in the middle (has window above and below it), use
1235right-mouse-drag on the status line to move a window up/down without changing
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02001236its height? It's like dragging the status bar above it at the same time.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02001237
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001238Patch to add a :domodeline command. (Christian Brabandt, 2014 Oct 21)
1239
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01001240This does not give an error: (Andre Sihera, 2014 Mar 21)
1241 vim -u NONE 1 2 3 -c 'bufdo if 1 | echo 1'
1242This neither: (ZyX)
1243 vim -u NONE 1 2 3 -c 'bufdo while 1 | echo 1'
1244
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +02001245'viewdir' default on MS-Windows is not a good choice, it's a system directory.
1246Change 'viewdir' to "$HOME/vimfiles/view" and use 'viewdiralt' to also read
1247from?
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +01001248
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02001249Problem with upwards search on Windows (works OK on Linux). (Brett Stahlman,
12502014 Jun 8)
1251
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01001252Include a plugin manager with Vim? Neobundle seems to be the best currently.
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01001253Also Vundle: https://github.com/gmarik/vundle
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01001254Long message about this from ZyX, 2014 Mar 23. And following replies.
1255Also see http://vim-wiki.mawercer.de/wiki/topic/vim%20plugin%20managment.html
1256User view:
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01001257- Support multiple sources, basically any http:// URL. Or a central place that
1258 will work for everybody (github? redirects from vim.org?).
1259 Be able to look into the files before deciding to install.
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01001260- Be able to try out a plugin and remove it again with (almost) no traces.
1261- Each plugin needs a "manifest" file that has the version, dependencies
1262 (including Vim version and features), conflicts, list of files, etc.
1263 Updater uses that to decide what/how to update.
1264 Dependencies can use a URL for specific versions, or short name for scripts
1265 on vim.org.
1266- Once a plugin is installed it remembers where it came from, updater checks
1267 there. Can manually update when really needed.
1268- Must be possible to install for one user. Also system wide?
1269- Can edit plugin config with Vim. Can temporarily disable a plugin.
1270- Run the update manually, find latest version and install.
1271- Be able to download without special tools, must work for 95% of users.
1272Implementation:
1273- Avoid the 'runtimepath' getting long. Need some other way to keep each
1274 plugin separate.
1275- When installing or updating, first figure out what needs to be done. This
1276 may involve recursively fetching manifest files for dependencies. Then show
1277 the user what's going to change and ask for OK.
1278- Scripts on Vim.org must be able to consist of several files. Is zip format
1279 sufficient? Upload the manifest? Or refer to a site that has the manifest?
1280- Best is to fetch individual files or use a Vimball. Reduces dependency on
1281 tools that might be missing and allows inspection of the files before
1282 installing.
1283Out of scope:
1284- Overview of plugins, ratings, comments, etc. That's another world.
1285- Development work on plugins (although diff with distributed version would be
1286 useful).
1287
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +02001288Setting the spell file in a session only reads the local additions, not the
1289normal spell file. (Enno Nagel, 2014 Mar 29)
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01001290
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +02001291When typing the first character of a command, e.g. "f", then using a menu, the
1292menu item doesn't work. Clear typeahead when using a menu?
1293
Bram Moolenaar7e38ea22014-04-05 22:55:53 +02001294Editing an ascii file as ucs-2 or ucs-4 causes display errors.
1295(ZyX, 2014 Mar 30)
1296
1297":Next 1 some-arg" does not complain about trailing argument. Also for
1298various other commands. (ZyX, 2014 Mar 30)
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01001299
Bram Moolenaar0a63ded2015-04-15 13:31:24 +02001300Patch to skip sort if no line matches the expression.
Bram Moolenaar8bb1c3e2014-07-04 16:43:17 +02001301(Christian Brabandt, 2014 Jun 25)
1302
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02001303VMS: Select() doesn't work properly, typing ESC may hang Vim. Use sys$qiow
1304instead. (Samuel Ferencik, 2013 Sep 28)
1305
Bram Moolenaar08589172014-03-08 18:38:28 +01001306Patch for XDG base directory support. (Jean François Bignolles, 2014 Mar 4)
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02001307Remark on the docs. Should not be a compile time feature. But then what?
Bram Moolenaar08589172014-03-08 18:38:28 +01001308
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02001309Completion of ":e" is ":earlier", should be ":edit". Complete to the matching
Bram Moolenaar822ff862014-06-12 21:46:14 +02001310command instead of doing this alphabetically. (Mikel Jorgensen)
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +01001311
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +01001312Patch to define macros for hardcoded values. (Elias Diem, 2013 Dec 14)
1313
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001314Several syntax file match "^\s*" which may get underlined if that's in the
1315highlight group. Add a "\zs" after it?
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01001316
Bram Moolenaar5a5f4592015-04-13 12:43:06 +02001317The undo file name can get too long. (Issue 346)
1318For the path use a hash instead of dir%dir%dir%name hash%name.
1319
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01001320Patch to add ":undorecover", get as much text out of the undo file as
Bram Moolenaar7b61a542014-08-23 15:31:19 +02001321possible. (Christian Brabandt, 2014 Mar 12, update Aug 22)
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01001322
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +01001323Updated spec ftplugin. (Matěj Cepl, 2013 Oct 16)
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02001324
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02001325Patch to right-align signs. (James Kolb (email james), 2013 Sep 23)
1326
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +01001327Patch to handle integer overflow. (Aaron Burrow, 2013 Dec 12)
1328
Bram Moolenaar08589172014-03-08 18:38:28 +01001329Patch to add "ntab" item in 'listchars' to repeat first character. (Nathaniel
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01001330Braun, pragm, 2013 Oct 13) A better solution 2014 Mar 5.
Bram Moolenaard5d015d2013-11-03 21:14:31 +01001331
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +010013327 Windows XP: When using "ClearType" for text smoothing, a column of yellow
1333 pixels remains when typing spaces in front of a "D" ('guifont' set to
1334 "lucida_console:h8").
1335Patch by Thomas Tuegel, also for GTK, 2013 Nov 24
1336
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001337:help gives example for z?, but it does not work. m? and t? do work.
1338
1339Patch to add funcref to Lua. (Luis Carvalho, 2013 Sep 4)
Bram Moolenaarbaca7f72013-09-22 14:42:24 +02001340With tests: Sep 5.
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001341
Bram Moolenaar8e5af3e2011-04-28 19:02:44 +02001342Discussion about canonicalization of Hebrew. (Ron Aaron, 2011 April 10)
1343
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001344Checking runtime scripts: Thilo Six, 2012 Jun 6.
1345
Bram Moolenaar4b550b42013-12-15 10:02:33 +01001346When evaluating expression in backticks, autoload doesn't work.
1347(Andy Wokula, 2013 Dec 14)
1348
1349Using <nr>ifoobar<esc> can slow down Vim. Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2013
1350Dec 13.
1351
Bram Moolenaar97cc2382012-10-03 21:46:54 +02001352GTK: problem with 'L' in 'guioptions' changing the window width.
1353(Aaron Cornelius, 2012 Feb 6)
1354
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +01001355Patch to add option that tells whether small deletes go into the numbered
1356registers. (Aryeh Leib Taurog, 2013 Nov 18)
1357
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02001358Javascript file where indent gets stuck on: GalaxyMaster, 2012 May 3.
1359
Bram Moolenaare2db6952013-07-24 19:53:36 +02001360The BufUnload event is triggered when re-using the empty buffer.
1361(Pokey Rule, 2013 Jul 22)
1362Patch by Marcin Szamotulski, 2013 Jul 22.
1363
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001364The CompleteDone autocommand needs some info passed to it:
1365- The word that was selected (empty if abandoned complete)
1366- Type of completion: tag, omnifunc, user func.
1367
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01001368Patch to allow more types in remote_expr(). (Lech Lorens, 2014 Jan 5)
1369Doesn't work for string in list. Other way to pass all types of variables
1370reliably?
1371
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01001372Patch to add {lhs} to :mapclear: clear all maps starting with {lhs}.
1373(Christian Brabandt, 2013 Dec 9)
1374
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +01001375Exception caused by argument of return is not caught by try/catch.
1376(David Barnett, 2013 Nov 19)
1377
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02001378Patch to fix that 'cedit' is recognized after :normal. (Christian Brabandt,
13792013 Mar 19, later message)
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +01001380
1381Patch to view coverage of the tests. (Nazri Ramliy, 2013 Feb 15)
1382
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02001383Patch to invert characters differently in GTK. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2013 May
13845)
1385
Bram Moolenaar56b45b92013-06-24 22:22:18 +02001386Patch to add "Q" and "A" responses to interactive :substitute. They are
1387carried over when using :global. (Christian Brabandt, 2013 Jun 19)
1388
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02001389Bug with 'cursorline' in diff mode. Line being scrolled into view gets
1390highlighted as the cursor line. (Alessandro Ivaldi, 2013 Jun 4)
1391
Bram Moolenaar4b60a6c2013-11-14 05:48:46 +01001392Two highlighting bugs. (ZyX, 2013 Aug 18)
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001393
Bram Moolenaar97cc2382012-10-03 21:46:54 +02001394Patch to support 'u' in interactive substitute. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Sep
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200139528) With tests: Oct 9.
Bram Moolenaar97cc2382012-10-03 21:46:54 +02001396
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02001397Patch from Christian Brabandt to make the "buffer" argument for ":sign place"
1398optional. (2013 Jul 12)
1399
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001400Dialog is too big on Linux too. (David Fishburn, 2013 Sep 2)
1401
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001402Patch to make fold updates much faster. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Dec)
1403
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +02001404- Add regex for 'paragraphs' and 'sections': 'parare' and 'sectre'. Combine
1405 the two into a regex for searching. (Ned Konz)
1406Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2013 Apr 20, unfinished.
Bram Moolenaar97cc2382012-10-03 21:46:54 +02001407
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02001408Bug: findfile("any", "file:///tmp;") does not work.
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +02001409
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02001410In the ATTENTION message about an existing swap file, mention the name of the
1411process that is running. It might actually be some other program, e.g. after
1412a reboot.
1413
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001414patch to add "combine" flag to syntax commands. (so8res, 2012 Dec 6)
1415
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01001416Syntax update problem in one buffer opened in two windows, bottom window is
1417not correctly updated. (Paul Harris, 2012 Feb 27)
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001418
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02001419Patch to add getsid(). (Tyru, 2011 Oct 2) Do we want this? Update Oct 4.
1420Or use expand('<sid>')?
1421
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001422Patch to make confirm() display colors. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Nov 9)
1423
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01001424Patch to add functions for signs. (Christian Brabandt, 2013 Jan 27)
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001425
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001426Patch to remove flicker from popup menu. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2013 Aug 15)
1427
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +01001428Problem with refresh:always in completion. (Tyler Wade, 2013 Mar 17)
1429
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001430b:undo_ftplugin cannot call a script-local function. (Boris Danilov, 2013 Jan
14317)
1432
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +02001433Win32: The Python interface only works with one version of Python, selected at
1434compile time. Can this be made to work with version 2.1 and 2.2 dynamically?
1435
1436Python: Be able to define a Python function that can be called directly from
1437Vim script. Requires converting the arguments and return value, like with
1438vim.bindeval().
1439
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02001440Patch for :tabcloseleft, after closing a tab go to left tab. (William Bowers,
14412012 Aug 4)
1442
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001443Patch to improve equivalence classes in regexp patterns.
1444(Christian Brabandt, 2013 Jan 16, update Jan 17)
1445
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001446Patch to add new regexp classes :ident:, :keyword:, :fname:.
1447(ichizok, 2016 Jan 12, #1373)
1448
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01001449Patch with suggestions for starting.txt. (Tony Mechelynck, 2012 Oct 24)
1450But use Gnome instead of GTK?
1451
1452Should be possible to enable/disable matchparen per window or buffer.
1453Add a check for b:no_match_paren in Highlight_matching_Pair() (Marcin
1454Szamotulski, 2012 Nov 8)
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +02001455
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02001456Session file creation: 'autochdir' causes trouble. Keep it off until after
1457loading all files.
1458
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001459MS-Windows resizing problems:
1460- Windows window on screen positioning: Patch by Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2012 Jun
1461 20. Uses getWindowRect() instead of GetWindowPlacement()
1462- Win32: When the taskbar is at the top of the screen creating the tabbar
1463 causes the window to move unnecessarily. (William E. Skeith III, 2012 Jan
1464 12) Patch: 2012 Jan 13 Needs more work (2012 Feb 2)
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01001465
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001466'iminsert' global value set when using ":setlocal iminsert"? (Wu, 2012 Jun 23)
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02001467
Bram Moolenaarad3b3662013-05-17 18:14:19 +02001468Patch to append regexp to tag commands to make it possible to select one out
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02001469of many matches. (Cody Cutler, 2013 Mar 28)
1470
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001471The input map for CTRL-O in mswin.vim causes problems after CTRL-X CTRL-O.
1472Suggestion for another map. (Philip Mat, 2012 Jun 18)
1473But use "gi" instead of "a". Or use CTRL-\ CTRL-O.
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02001474
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +02001475Patch to support user name completion on MS-Windows. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2012
1476Aug 16)
1477
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01001478When there are no command line arguments ":next" and ":argu" give E163, which
1479is confusing. Should say "the argument list is empty".
1480
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01001481URXVT:
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01001482- will get stuck if byte sequence does not contain the expected semicolon.
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01001483- Use urxvt mouse support also in xterm. Explanations:
1484 http://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2662
1485
Bram Moolenaar7d76c802014-10-15 22:51:52 +02001486Patch to have the fold and sign column and at the last line of the buffer.
1487(Marco Hinz, 2014 Sep 25)
1488Alternate suggestion: let all columns continue, also the number column.
1489
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001490Patch to add tests for if_xcmdsrv.c., Jul 8, need some more work. (Brian Burns)
Bram Moolenaar6c35bea2012-07-25 17:49:10 +02001491New tests Jul 13. Update Jul 17. Discussion Jul 18.
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02001492
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01001493When running Vim in silent ex mode, an existing swapfile causes Vim to wait
1494for a user action without a prompt. (Maarten Billemont, 2012 Feb 3)
1495Do give the prompt? Quit with an error?
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001496
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02001497Patch to list user digraphs. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Apr 14)
1498
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001499Patch to add digraph() function. (Christian Brabandt, 2013 Aug 22, update Aug
150024)
1501
Bram Moolenaard38b0552012-04-25 19:07:41 +02001502Patch for input method status. (Hirohito Higashi, 2012 Apr 18)
1503
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01001504Update Vim app icon (for Gnome). (Jakub Steiner, 2013 Dec 6)
1505
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +02001506Patch to use .png icons for the toolbar on MS-Windows. (Martin Gieseking, 2013
1507Apr 18)
1508
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02001509Patch for has('unnamedplus') docs. (Tony Mechelynck, 2011 Sep 27)
1510And one for gui_x11.txt.
1511
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +01001512":cd" doesn't work when current directory path contains "**".
1513finddir() has the same problem. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2012 Jan 10)
1514Requires a rewrite of the file_file_in_path code.
1515
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001516Should use has("browsefilter") in ftplugins. Requires patch 7.3.593.
1517
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01001518Update for vim2html.pl. (Tyru, 2013 Feb 22)
1519
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02001520Patch to sort functions starting with '<' after others. Omit dict functions,
1521they can't be called. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2011 Oct 11)
1522
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +01001523Patch to pass list to or(), and() and xor(). (Yasuhiro Matsumoto, 2012 Feb 8)
1524
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001525Patch to improve "it" and "at" text object matching. (Christian Brabandt, 2011
1526Nov 20)
1527
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02001528Patch to improve GUI find/replace dialog. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 May 26)
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001529Update Jun 2.
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02001530
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001531`] moves to character after insert, instead of the last inserted character.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001532(Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2011 Dec 9)
1533
1534Plugin for Modeleasy. (Massimiliano Tripoli, 2011 Nov 29)
1535
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01001536BufWinLeave triggers too late when quitting last window in a tab page. (Lech
1537Lorens, 2012 Feb 21)
1538
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001539Patch for 'transparency' option. (Sergiu Dotenco, 2011 Sep 17)
1540Only for MS-Windows. No documentation. Do we want this?
1541
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01001542Patch to support cursor shape in Cygwin console. (Ben bgold, 2011 Dec 27)
1543
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001544On MS-Windows a temp dir with a & init causes system() to fail. (Ben Fritz,
15452012 Jun 19)
1546
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001547'cursorline' is displayed too short when there are concealed characters and
1548'list' is set. (Dennis Preiser)
1549Patch 7.3.116 was the wrong solution.
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +02001550Christian Brabandt has another incomplete patch. (2011 Jul 13)
Bram Moolenaar5b435d62012-04-05 17:33:26 +02001551
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001552With concealed text mouse click doesn't put the cursor in the right position.
1553(Herb Sitz) Fix by Christian Brabandt, 2011 Jun 16. Doesn't work properly,
1554need to make the change in where RET_WIN_BUF_CHARTABSIZE() is called.
1555
1556Syntax region with 'concealends' and a 'cchar' value, 'conceallevel' set to 2,
1557only one of the two ends gets the cchar displayed. (Brett Stahlman, 2010 Aug
155821, Ben Fritz, 2010 Sep 14)
1559
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001560The :syntax cchar value can only be a single character. It would be useful to
1561support combining characters. (Charles Campbell)
1562
Bram Moolenaar8e52a592012-05-18 21:49:28 +02001563'cursorline' works on a text line only. Add 'cursorscreenline' for
1564highlighting the screen line. (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Mar 31)
1565
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001566Win32: Patch to use task dialogs when available. (Sergiu Dotenco, 2011 Sep 17)
1567New feature, requires testing. Made some remarks.
1568
1569Win32: Patch for alpha-blended icons and toolbar height. (Sergiu Dotenco, 2011
1570Sep 17) Asked for feedback from others.
1571
Bram Moolenaar6be7f872012-01-20 21:08:56 +01001572Win32: Cannot cd into a directory that starts with a space. (Andy Wokula, 2012
1573Jan 19)
1574
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01001575Need to escape $HOME on Windows for fnameescape()? (ZyX, 2011 Jul 21,
1576discussion 2013 Jul 4) Can't simply use a backslash, \$HOME has a different
1577meaning already. Would be possible to use $$HOME where $HOME is to be used.
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001578
Bram Moolenaarbc488a72013-07-05 21:01:22 +02001579"2" in 'formatoptions' not working in comments. (Christian Corneliussen, 2011
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001580Oct 26)
1581
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001582Bug in repeating Visual "u". (Lawrence Kesteloot, 2010 Dec 20)
1583
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02001584With "unamedplus" in 'clipboard' pasting in Visual mode causes error for empty
1585register. (Michael Seiwald, 2011 Jun 28) I can't reproduce it.
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001586
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001587Windows keys not set properly on Windows 7? (cncyber, 2010 Aug 26)
1588
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001589When using a Vim server, a # in the path causes an error message.
1590(Jeff Lanzarotta, 2011 Feb 17)
1591
Bram Moolenaar84f72352012-03-11 15:57:40 +01001592When there is a ">" in a line that "gq" wraps to the start of the next line,
1593then the following line will pick it up as a leader. Should get the leader
1594from the first line, not a wrapped line. (Matt Ackeret, 2012 Feb 27)
1595
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001596Using ":break" or something else that stops executing commands inside a
1597":finally" does not rethrow a previously uncaught exception. (ZyX, 2010 Oct
159815)
1599
1600Vim using lots of memory when joining lines. (John Little, 2010 Dec 3)
1601
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02001602BT regexp engine: After trying a \@> match and failing, submatches are not
1603cleared. See test64.
1604
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02001605Patch to make "z=" work when 'spell' is off. Does this have nasty side
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001606effects? (Christian Brabandt, 2012 Aug 5, Update 2013 Aug 12)
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02001607Would also need to do this for spellbadword() and spellsuggest().
1608
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001609On 64 bit MS-Windows "long" is only 32 bits, but we sometimes need to store a
161064 bits value. Change all number options to use nropt_T and define it to the
1611right type.
1612
1613string() can't parse back "inf" and "nan". Fix documentation or fix code?
1614(ZyX, 2010 Aug 23)
1615
1616When doing "redir => s:foo" in a script and then "redir END" somewhere else
1617(e.g. in a function) it can't find s:foo.
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02001618When a script contains "redir => s:foo" but doesn't end redirection, a
1619following "redir" command gives an error for not being able to access s:foo.
1620(ZyX, 2011 Mar 27)
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001621
Bram Moolenaard960d762011-09-21 19:22:10 +02001622When setqflist() uses a filename that triggers a BufReadCmd autocommand Vim
1623doesn't jump to the correct line with :cfirst. (ZyX, 2011 Sep 18)
1624
Bram Moolenaar36782082013-11-28 13:53:34 +01001625Behavior of i" and a" text objects isn't logical. (Ben Fritz, 2013 Nov 19)
1626
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001627maparg() does not show the <script> flag. When temporarily changing a
1628mapping, how to restore the script ID?
1629
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001630Bug in try/catch: return with invalid compare throws error that isn't caught.
1631(ZyX, 2011 Jan 26)
1632
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +02001633When setting a local option value from the global value, add a script ID that
1634indicates this, so that ":verbose set" can give a hint. Check with options in
1635the help file.
1636
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001637After patch 7.3.097 still get E15. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2011 Jan 18)
1638Also for another example (ZyX, 2011 Jan 24)
1639
1640Build problem with small features on Mac OS X 10.6. (Rainer, 2011 Jan 24)
1641
1642"0g@$" puts '] on last byte of multi-byte. (ZyX, 2011 Jan 22)
1643
Bram Moolenaarb8ff1fb2012-02-04 21:59:01 +01001644Patch for :tabrecently. (Hirokazu Yoshida, 2012 Jan 30)
1645
Bram Moolenaare2db6952013-07-24 19:53:36 +02001646Problem with "syn sync grouphere". (Gustavo Niemeyer, 2011 Jan 27)
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001647
1648Loading autoload script even when usage is inside "if 0". (Christian Brabandt,
16492010 Dec 18)
1650
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02001651With a filler line in diff mode, it isn't displayed in the column with line
1652number, but it is in the sign column. Doesn't look right. (ZyX 2011 Jun 5)
1653Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2011 Jun 5. Introduces new problems.
1654
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001655Add jump() function. (Marcin Szamotulski, 2013 Aug 29)
1656Is this needed? CTRL-O and CTRL-I do the same, just more difficult to use.
1657
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +020016588 Add a command to jump to the next character highlighted with "Error".
1659Patch by Christian Brabandt, uses ]e [e ]t and [t. 2011 Aug 9.
1660
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01001661Add event for when the text scrolls. A bit like CursorMoved. Also a similar
1662one for insert mode. Use the event in matchparen to update the highlight if
1663the match scrolls into view.
1664
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +020016657 Use "++--", "+++--" for different levels instead of "+---" "+----".
1666Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2011 Jul 27.
1667Update by Ben Fritz, with fix for TOhtml. (2011 Jul 30)
1668
16699 Add %F to 'errorformat': file name without spaces. Useful on Unix to
1670 avoid matching something up to a time 11:22:33.
1671Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2011 Jul 27.
1672
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02001673Patch to add up to 99 match groups. (Christian Brabandt, 2010 Dec 22)
1674Also add named groups: \%{name}(re) and \%{name}g
1675
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001676In the sandbox it's not allowed to do many things, but it's possible to change
1677or set variables. Add a way to prevent variables from being changed in the
1678sandbox? E.g.: ":protect g:restore_settings".
1679
1680GTK: drawing a double-width combining character over single-width characters
1681doesn't look right. (Dominique Pelle, 2010 Aug 8)
1682
1683GTK: tear-off menu does not work. (Kurt Sonnenmoser, 2010 Oct 25)
1684
1685Win32: tear-off menu does not work when menu language is German. (Markus
1686Bossler, 2011 Mar 2) Fixed by 7.3.095?
1687
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02001688Wish for NetBeans commands:
1689 - make it possible to have 'defineAnnoType' also handle terminal colors.
1690
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001691Version of netbeans.c for use with MacVim. (Kazuki Sakamoto, 2010 Nov 18)
1692
16937.3.014 changed how backslash at end of line works, but still get a NUL when
1694there is one backslash. (Ray Frush, 2010 Nov 18) What does the original ex
1695do?
1696
Bram Moolenaaradc21822011-04-01 18:03:16 +02001697Searching mixed with Visual mode doesn't redraw properly. (James Vega, 2010 Nov
169822)
1699
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01001700New esperanto spell file can't be processed. (Dominique Pelle, 2011 Jan 30)
1701- move compflags to separate growarray?
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02001702- instead of a regexp use a hashtable. Expand '?', '*', '+'. What would be
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01001703 the maximum repeat for * and +?
1704
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +01001705"L'Italie" noted as a spell error at start of the sentence. (Dominique Pelle,
17062011 Feb 27)
1707
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001708Editing a file with a ^M with 'ff' set to "mac", opening a help file, then the
1709^M is displayed as ^J sometimes. Getting 'ff' value from wrong window/buffer?
1710
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01001711When Vim is put in the background (SIGTSTP) and then gets a SIGHUP it doesn't
1712exit. It exists as soon as back in the foreground. (Stephen Liang, 2011 Jan
17139) Caused by vim_handle_signal(SIGNAL_BLOCK); in ui.c.
1714
1715g` not working correctly when using :edit. It works OK when editing a file on
1716the command line. (Ingo Karkat, 2011 Jan 25)
1717
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001718Since patch 7.2.46 Yankring plugin has become very slow, eventually make Vim
1719crash? (Raiwil, 2010 Nov 17)
1720
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02001721Patch to add FoldedLineNr highlighting: different highlighting for the line
1722number of a closed fold. (eXerigumo Clanjor, 2013 Jul 15)
1723
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02001724Regexp engine performance:
1725- Profiling:
1726 ./vim -u NONE -s ~/vim/test/ruby.vim
1727 ./vim -u NONE -s ~/vim/test/loop.vim
1728 ./vim -u NONE -s ~/vim/test/alsa.vim
1729 ./vim -s ~/vim/test/todo.vim
1730 ./vim -s ~/vim/test/xml.vim
1731 Dominique Pelle: xmlSyncDT is particularly slow (Jun 7)
1732- More test files from the src/pkg/regexp/testdata directory in the Go repo.
1733- Performance tests:
1734 - Using asciidoc syntax. (Marek Schimara, 2013 Jun 6)
1735 - ~/vim/text/FeiqCfg.xml (file from Netjune)
1736 - ~/vim/text/edl.svg (also XML)
1737 - glts has five tests. (May 25)
1738 - ~/vim/test/slowsearch
1739 - ~/vim/test/rgb.vim
1740 - search for a.*e*exn in the vim executable. Go to last line to use
1741 'hlsearch'.
1742 - Slow combination of folding and PHP syntax highlighting. Script to
1743 reproduce it. Caused by "syntax sync fromstart" in combination with patch
1744 7.2.274. (Christian Brabandt, 2010 May 27) Generally, folding with
1745 'foldmethod' set to "syntax" is slow. Do profiling to find out why.
1746
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001747Problem producing tags file when hebrew.frx is present. It has a BOM.
1748Results in E670. (Tony Mechelynck, 2010 May 2)
1749
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02001750'beval' option should be global-local.
1751
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001752Ruby: ":ruby print $buffer.number" returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001753
Bram Moolenaar755bd262010-08-14 17:46:20 +02001754setpos() does not restore cursor position after :normal. (Tyru, 2010 Aug 11)
Bram Moolenaar2a988a12010-08-13 15:24:39 +02001755
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +020017567 The 'directory' option supports changing path separators to "%" to make
1757 file names unique, also support this for 'backupdir'. (Mikolaj Machowski)
1758 Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2010 Oct 21.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02001759 Is this an update: related to: #179
1760 https://github.com/chrisbra/vim-mq-patches/blob/master/backupdir
1761 Fixed patch 2017 Jul 1.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02001762
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02001763With "tw=55 fo+=a" typing space before ) doesn't work well. (Scott Mcdermott,
17642010 Oct 24)
1765
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001766Messages in message.txt are highlighted as examples.
1767
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02001768When using cp850 the NBSP (0xff) is not drawn correctly. (Brett Stahlman, 2010
1769Oct 22) 'isprint' is set to "@,161-255".
1770
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001771":echo "\x85" =~# '[\u0085]'" returns 1 instead of 0. (ZyX, 2010 Oct 3)
1772
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001773'cindent' not correct when 'list' is set. (Zdravi Korusef, 2010 Apr 15)
1774
Bram Moolenaar6ee8d892012-01-10 14:55:01 +01001775C-indenting: A matching { in a comment is ignored, but intermediate { are not
1776checked to be in a comment. Implement FM_SKIPCOMM flag of findmatchlimit().
1777Issue 46.
1778
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001779Mac with X11: clipboard doesn't work properly. (Raf, 2010 Aug 16)
1780
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01001781Using CompilerSet doesn't record where an option was set from. E.g., in the
1782gcc compiler plugin. (Gary Johnson, 2010 Dec 13)
1783
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001784":helpgrep" does not put the cursor in the correct column when preceded by
1785accented character. (Tony Mechelynck, 2010 Apr 15)
1786
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001787Don't call check_restricted() for histadd(), setbufvar(), settabvar(),
1788setwinvar().
1789
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001790Patch for GVimExt to show an icon. (Dominik Riebeling, 2010 Nov 7)
1791
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001792When 'lines' is 25 and 'scrolloff' is 12, "j" scrolls zero or two lines
1793instead of one. (Constantin Pan, 2010 Sep 10)
1794
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02001795Gui menu edit/paste in block mode insert only inserts in one line (Bjorn
1796Winckler, 2011 May 11)
1797Requires a map mode for Insert mode started from blockwise Visual mode.
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01001798
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001799Writing nested List and Dict in viminfo gives error message and can't be read
1800back. (Yukihiro Nakadaira, 2010 Nov 13)
1801
Bram Moolenaarb52073a2010-03-17 20:02:06 +01001802Problem with cursor in the wrong column. (SungHyun Nam, 2010 Mar 11)
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001803Additional info by Dominique Pelle. (also on 2010 Apr 10)
1804
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001805CreateFile and CreateFileW are used without sharing, filewritable() fails when
1806the file was already open (e.g. script is being sourced). Add FILE_SHARE_READ|
1807FILE_SHARE_WRITE in mch_access()? (Phillippe Vaucher, 2010 Nov 2)
1808
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001809Is ~/bin (literally) in $PATH supposed to work? (Paul, 2010 March 29)
1810Looks like only bash can do it. (Yakov Lerner)
1811
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +02001812Cscope "cs add" stopped working somewhat before 7.2.438. (Gary Johnson, 2010
1813Jun 29) Caused by 7.2.433?
1814
Bram Moolenaar5e3dae82010-03-02 16:19:40 +01001815I often see pasted text (from Firefox, to Vim in xterm) appear twice.
1816Also, Vim in xterm sometimes loses copy/paste ability (probably after running
1817an external command).
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +01001818
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001819Jumplist doesn't work properly in Insert mode? (Jean Johner, 2010 Mar 20)
1820
Bram Moolenaarb52073a2010-03-17 20:02:06 +01001821Problem with transparent cmdline. Also: Terminal title is wrong with
1822non-ASCII character. (Lily White, 2010 Mar 7)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001823
1824iconv() doesn't fail on an illegal character, as documented. (Yongwei Wu, 2009
1825Nov 15, example Nov 26) Add argument to specify whether iconv() should fail
1826or replace with a character and continue?
1827
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001828Add local time at start of --startuptime output.
1829Requires configure check for localtime().
1830Use format year-month-day hr:min:sec.
1831
Bram Moolenaar34feacb2012-12-05 19:01:43 +01001832Patch to add "combine" to :syntax, combines highlight attributes. (Nate
1833Soares, 2012 Dec 3)
1834
1835Patch to make ":hi link" also take arguments. (Nate Soares, 2012 Dec 4)
1836
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001837Shell not recognized properly if it ends in "csh -f". (James Vega, 2009 Nov 3)
1838Find tail? Might have a / in argument. Find space? Might have space in
1839path.
1840
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01001841Test 51 fails when language set to German. (Marco, 2011 Jan 9)
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02001842Dominique can't reproduce it.
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01001843
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02001844'ambiwidth' should be global-local.
1845
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001846":function f(x) keepjumps" creates a function where every command is executed
1847like it has ":keepjumps" before it.
1848
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +02001849Coverity: Check if there are new reported defects:
1850https://scan.coverity.com/projects/241
Bram Moolenaar755bd262010-08-14 17:46:20 +02001851
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001852Patch to support :undo absolute jump to file save number. (Christian Brabandt,
18532010 Nov 5)
1854
Bram Moolenaar09521312016-08-12 22:54:35 +02001855Patch to use 'foldnestmax' also for "marker" foldmethod. (Arnaud Lacombe, 2011
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01001856Jan 7)
1857
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001858Bug with 'incsearch' going to wrong line. (Wolfram Kresse, 2009 Aug 17)
1859Only with "vim -u NONE".
1860
1861Problem with editing file in binary mode. (Ingo Krabbe, 2009 Oct 8)
1862
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01001863With 'wildmode' set to "longest:full,full" and pressing Tab once the first
1864entry in wildmenu is highlighted, that shouldn't happen. (Yuki Watanabe, 2011
1865Feb 12)
1866
Bram Moolenaar4421d6a2010-08-14 13:33:56 +02001867Display error when 'tabline' that includes a file name with double-width
1868characters. (2010 Aug 14, bootleq)
1869
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001870Problem with stop directory in findfile(). (Adam Simpkins, 2009 Aug 26)
1871
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +02001872Using ']' as the end of a range in a pattern requires double escaping:
1873 /[@-\\]] (Andy Wokula, 2011 Jun 28)
1874
Bram Moolenaard960d762011-09-21 19:22:10 +02001875Syntax priority problem. (Charles Campbell, 2011 Sep 15)
1876
Bram Moolenaar97ea5112010-06-12 06:46:44 +02001877When completion inserts the first match, it may trigger the line to be folded.
1878Disable updating folds while completion is active? (Peter Odding, 2010 Jun 9)
1879
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001880When a:base in 'completefunc' starts with a number it's passed as a number,
1881not a string. (Sean Ma) Need to add flag to call_func_retlist() to force a
1882string value.
1883
Bram Moolenaar86ae7202015-07-10 19:31:35 +02001884For running gvim on a USB stick: avoid the OLE registration. Use a command
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001885line argument -noregister.
1886
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001887When using an expression in 'statusline' leading white space sometimes goes
1888missing (but not always). (ZyX, 2010 Nov 1)
1889
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001890When a mapping exists both for insert mode and lang-insert mode, the last one
1891doesn't work. (Tyru, 2010 May 6) Or is this intended?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001892
1893Still a problem with ":make" in the wrong directory. Caused by ":bufdo".
1894(Ajit Thakkar, 2009 Jul 1) More information Jul 9, Jul 15.
1895Caused by "doautoall syntaxset BufEnter *" in syntax/nosyntax.vim ?
1896There also is a BufLeave/BufEnter aucmd to save/restore view.
1897Does the patch to save/restore globaldir work?
1898
1899":bufdo normal gg" while 'hidden' is set leaves buffers without syntax
1900highlighting. Don't disable Syntax autocommands then? Or add a flag/modifier
1901to avoid changing 'eventignore'?
1902
1903Patch for displaying 0x200c and 0x200d. (Ali Gholami Rudi, 2009 May 6)
1904Probably needs a bit of work.
1905
Bram Moolenaar7d76c802014-10-15 22:51:52 +02001906Patch to add farsi handling to arabic.c (Ali Gholami Rudi, 2009 May 2)
1907Added test, updates, June 23.
1908Updated for 7.4: http://litcave.rudi.ir/farsi_vim.diff
1909With modification for Tatweel character: https://dpaste.de/VmFw
1910Remark from Ameretat Reith (2014 Oct 13)
1911
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001912List of encoding aliases. (Takao Fujiwara, 2009 Jul 18)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001913Are they all OK? Update Jul 22.
1914
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001915Win32: Improved Makefile for MSVC. (Leonardo Valeri Manera, 2010 Aug 18)
1916
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001917Win32: Expanding 'path' runs into a maximum size limit. (bgold12, 2009 Nov 15)
1918
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02001919Win32: Patch for enabling quick edit mode in console. (Craig Barkhouse, 2010
1920Sep 1)
1921
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +01001922Win32: Patch for using .png files for icons. (Charles Peacech, 2012 Feb 5)
1923
Bram Moolenaar33aea182010-08-07 13:19:27 +02001924Putting a Visual block while 'visualedit' is "all" does not leave the cursor
1925on the first character. (John Beckett, 2010 Aug 7)
1926
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001927Setting 'tags' to "tagsdir/*" does not find "tagsdir/tags". (Steven K. Wong,
19282009 Jul 18)
1929
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001930Patch to add "focusonly" to 'scrollopt', so that scrollbind also applies in
1931window that doesn't have focus. (Jonathon Mah, 2009 Jan 12)
1932Needs more work.
1933
1934Problem with <script> mappings (Andy Wokula, 2009 Mar 8)
1935
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001936When starting Vim with "gvim -f -u non_existent_file > foo.txt" there are a
1937few control characters in the output. (Dale Wiles, 2009 May 28)
1938
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01001939'cmdwinheight' is only used in last window when 'winheight' is a large value.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001940(Tony Mechelynck, 2009 Apr 15)
1941
1942Status line containing winnr() isn't updated when splitting the window (Clark
1943J. Wang, 2009 Mar 31)
1944
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001945When $VIMRUNTIME is set in .vimrc, need to reload lang files. Already done
1946for GTK, how about others? (Ron Aaron, 2010 Apr 10)
1947
Bram Moolenaarede981a2010-08-11 23:37:32 +02001948Patch for GTK buttons X1Mouse and X2Mouse. (Christian J. Robinson, 2010 Aug 9)
1949
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001950Motif: Build on Ubuntu can't enter any text in dialog text fields.
1951
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001952":tab split fname" doesn't set the alternate file in the original window,
1953because win_valid() always returns FALSE. Below win_new_tabpage() in
1954ex_docmd.c.
1955
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02001956Space before comma in function definition not allowed: "function x(a , b)"
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001957Give a more appropriate error message. Add a remark to the docs.
1958
1959string_convert() should be able to convert between utf-8 and utf-16le. Used
1960for GTK clipboard. Avoid requirement for iconv.
1961
1962Now that colnr_T is int instead of unsigned, more type casts can be removed.
1963
1964'delcombine' does not work for the command line. (Tony Mechelynck, 2009 Jul
196520)
1966
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001967Don't load macmap.vim on startup, turn it into a plugin. (Ron Aaron,
19682009 Apr 7) Reminder Apr 14.
1969
1970Add "no_hlsearch" to winsaveview().
1971
1972Cursorline highlighting combines with Search ('hlsearch') but not with
1973SpellBad. (Jim Karsten, 2009 Mar 18)
1974
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001975When 'foldmethod' is "indent", adding an empty line below a fold and then
1976indented text, creates a new fold instead of joining it with the previous one.
1977(Evan Laforge, 2009 Oct 17)
1978
1979Bug: When reloading a buffer changed outside of Vim, BufRead autocommands
1980are applied to the wrong buffer/window. (Ben Fritz, 2009 Apr 2, May 11)
1981Ignore window options when not in the right window?
1982Perhaps we need to use a hidden window for applying autocommands to a buffer
1983that doesn't have a window.
1984
1985When using "ab foo bar" and mapping <Tab> to <Esc>, pressing <Tab> after foo
1986doesn't trigger the abbreviation like <Esc> would. (Ramana Kumar, 2009 Sep 6)
1987
1988getbufvar() to get a window-local option value for a buffer that's not
1989displayed in a window should return the value that's stored for that buffer.
1990
1991":he ctrl_u" can be auto-corrected to ":he ctrl-u".
1992
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001993There should be a way after an abbreviation has expanded to go back to what
1994was typed. CTRL-G h ? Would also undo last word or line break inserted
1995perhaps. And undo CTRL-W. CTRL-G l would redo.
1996
Bram Moolenaar84f888a2010-08-05 21:40:16 +02001997Diff mode out of sync. (Gary Johnson, 2010 Aug 4)
1998
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001999Win32 GUI: last message from startup doesn't show up when there is an echoerr
2000command. (Cyril Slobin, 2009 Mar 13)
2001
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002002Win32: completion of file name ":e c:\!test" results in ":e c:\\!test", which
2003does not work. (Nieko Maatjes, 2009 Jan 8, Ingo Karkat, 2009 Jan 22)
2004
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002005opening/closing window causes other window with 'winfixheight' to change
2006height. Also happens when there is another window in the frame, if it's not
Bram Moolenaar2c3b1d92010-07-24 16:58:02 +02002007very high. (Yegappan Lakshmanan, 2010 Jul 22, Michael Peeters, 2010 Jul 22)
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002008
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002009Directory wrong in session file, caused by ":lcd" in BufEnter autocommand.
2010(Felix Kater, 2009 Mar 3)
2011
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01002012Session file generates error upon loading, cause by --remote-silent-tab.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01002013(7tommm (ytommm) 2010 Nov 24)
2014
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002015Using ~ works OK on 'a' with composing char, but not on 0x0418 with composing
2016char 0x0301. (Tony Mechelynck, 2009 Mar 4)
2017
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02002018Searching for composing char works, but not when inside []. (ZyX, Benjamin R.
2019Haskell, 2010 Aug 24)
2020
2021This does not work yet: "a\(%C\)" (get composing characters into a submatch).
2022
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002023Inconsistent: starting with $LANG set to es_ES.utf-8 gives Spanish
2024messages, even though locale is not supported. But ":lang messages
2025es_ES.utf-8" gives an error and doesn't switch messages. (Dominique Pelle,
20262009 Jan 26)
2027
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01002028When $HOME contains special characters, such as a comma, escape them when used
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002029in an option. (Michael Hordijk, 2009 May 5)
2030Turn "esc" argument of expand_env_esc() into string of chars to be escaped.
2031
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002032Should make 'ignorecase' global-local, so that it makes sense setting it from
2033a modeline.
2034
2035Add cscope target to Makefile. (Tony Mechelynck, 2009 Jun 18, replies by
2036Sergey Khorev)
2037
2038Consider making YankRing or something else that keeps a list of yanked text
2039part of standard Vim. The "1 to "9 registers are not sufficient.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002040
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002041After doing "su" $HOME can be the old user's home, thus ~root/file is not
2042correct. Don't use it in the swap file.
2043
2044Completion for ":buf" doesn't work properly on Win32 when 'shellslash' is off.
2045(Henrik Ohman, 2009, Jan 29)
2046
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02002047shellescape() depends on 'shellslash' for quoting. That doesn't work when
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01002048'shellslash' is set but using cmd.exe. (Ben Fritz)
2049Use a different option or let it depend on whether 'shell' looks like a
2050unix-like shell?
2051
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +02002052Bug: in Ex mode (after "Q") backslash before line break, when yanked into a
2053register and executed, results in <Nul>: instead of line break.
2054(Konrad Schwarz, 2010 Apr 16)
2055
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002056Have a look at patch for utf-8 line breaking. (Yongwei Wu, 2008 Mar 1, Mar 23)
2057Now at: http://vimgadgets.sourceforge.net/liblinebreak/
2058
2059Greek sigma character should be lower cased depending on the context. Can we
2060make this work? (Dominique Pelle, 2009 Sep 24)
2061
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002062When changing 'encoding' convert all the swap file names, so that we can
2063still delete them. Also convert all buffer file names?
2064
2065"gqip" in Insert mode has an off-by-one error, causing it to reflow text.
2066(Raul Coronado, 2009 Nov 2)
2067
2068Update src/testdir/main.aap.
2069
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002070Something wrong with session that has "cd" commands and "badd", in such a way
2071that Vim doesn't find the edited file in the buffer list, causing the
2072ATTENTION message? (Tony Mechelynck, 2008 Dec 1)
2073Also: swap files are in ~/tmp/ One has relative file name ".mozilla/...".
2074
2075Add v:motion_force. (Kana Natsuno, 2008 Dec 6)
Bram Moolenaarff034192013-04-24 18:51:19 +02002076Maybe call it v:motiontype.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002077
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002078MS-Windows: editing the first, empty buffer, 'ffs' set to "unix,dos", ":enew"
2079doesn't set 'ff' to "unix". (Ben Fritz, 2008 Dec 5) Reusing the old buffer
2080probably causes this.
2081
2082'scrollbind' is not respected when deleting lines or undo. (Milan Vancura,
Bram Moolenaar927edbd2010-05-17 22:07:47 +020020832009 Jan 16)
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002084
2085Document that default font in Athena can be set with resources:
2086 XtDefaultFont: "9x15"
2087 XtDefaultFontSet: "9x15"
2088(Richard Sherman, 2009 Apr 12)
2089
2090Having "Syntax" in 'eventignore' for :bufdo may cause problems, e.g. for
2091":bufdo e" when buffers are open in windows. ex_listdo(eap) could set the
2092option only for when jumping to another buffer, not when the command argument
2093is executed.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00002094
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002095":pedit %" with a BufReadPre autocommand causes the cursor to move to the
2096first line. (Ingo Karkat, 2008 Jul 1) Ian Kelling is working on this.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +02002097Similar problem with ":e". (Marc Montu, 2014 Apr 22)
Bram Moolenaar49325942007-05-10 19:19:59 +00002098
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002099Wildmenu not deleted: "gvim -u NONE", ":set nocp wildmenu cmdheight=3
2100laststatus=2", CTRL-D CTRL-H CTRL-H CTRL-H. (A.Politz, 2008 April 1)
2101Works OK with Vim in an xterm.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002102
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002103Cursor line moves in other window when using CTRL-W J that doesn't change
2104anything. (Dasn, 2009 Apr 7)
2105
2106On Unix "glob('does not exist~')" returns the string. Without the "~" it
2107doesn't. (John Little, 2008 Nov 9)
2108Shell expansion returns unexpanded string?
2109Don't use shell when "~" is not at the start?
2110
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002111When using ":e ++enc=foo file" and the file is already loaded with
2112'fileencoding' set to "bar", then do_ecmd() uses that buffer, even though the
2113fileencoding differs. Reload the buffer in this situation? Need to check for
2114the buffer to be unmodified.
2115Unfinished patch by Ian Kelling, 2008 Jul 11. Followup Jul 14, need to have
2116another look at it.
2117
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002118c.vim: XXX in a comment is colored yellow, but not when it's after "#if 0".
2119(Ilya Dogolazky, 2009 Aug 7)
2120
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002121You can type ":w ++bad=x fname", but the ++bad argument is ignored. Give an
2122error message? Or is this easy to implement? (Nathan Stratton Treadway, 2008
2123Aug 20) This is in ucs2bytes(), search for 0xBF. Using the ++bad argument is
2124at the other match for 0xBF.
2125
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002126When adding "-complete=file" to a user command this also changes how the
2127argument is processed for <f-args>. (Ivan Tishchenko, 2008 Aug 19)
2128
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002129Win32: associating a type with Vim doesn't take care of space after a
2130backslash? (Robert Vibrant, 2008 Jun 5)
2131
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02002132When 'rightleft' is set, cursorcolumn isn't highlighted after the end of a
2133line. It's also wrong in folds. (Dominique Pelle, 2010 Aug 21)
2134
2135Using an insert mode expression mapping, cursor is not in the expected
2136position. (ZyX, 2010 Aug 29)
2137
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002138After using <Tab> for command line completion after ":ta blah" and getting E33
2139(no tags file), further editing the command to e.g., ":echo 'blah'", the
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002140command is not executed. Fix by Ian Kelling?
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002141
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002142":help s/~" jumps to *s/\~*, while ":help s/\~" doesn't find anything. (Tim
2143Chase) Fix by Ian Kelling, 2008 Jul 14.
2144
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002145When mapping : to ; and ; to :, @; doesn't work like @: and @: doesn't work
2146either. Matt Wozniski: nv_at() calls do_execreg() which uses
2147put_in_typebuf(). Char mapped twice?
2148
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002149Despite adding save_subexpr() this still doesn't work properly:
2150Regexp: matchlist('12a4aaa', '^\(.\{-}\)\(\%5c\@<=a\+\)\(.\+\)\?')
2151Returns ['12a4', 'aaa', '4aaa'], should be ['12a4', 'aaa', '']
2152Backreference not cleared when retrying after \@<= fails?
2153(Brett Stahlman, 2008 March 8)
2154
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002155Problem with remote_send(). (Charles Campbell, 2008 Aug 12)
2156
2157ftplugin for help file should set 'isk' to help file value.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002158
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002159Win32: remote editing fails when the current directory name contains "[".
2160(Ivan Tishchenko, Liu Yubao) Suggested patch by Chris Lubinski: Avoid
2161escaping characters where the backslash is not removed later. Asked Chris for
2162an alternate solution, also for src/ex_getln.c.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00002163This also fails when the file or directory name contains "%". (Thoml, 2008
2164July 7)
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +02002165Using --remote-silent while the current directory has a # in the name does not
2166work, the # needs to be escaped. (Tramblay Bruno, 2012 Sep 15)
2167
2168When using remote-silent the -R flag is not passed on. (Axel Bender, 2012 May
216931)
2170
2171Win32: A --remote command that has a directory name starting with a ( doesn't
2172work, the backslash is removed, assuming that it escapes the (. (Valery
2173Kondakoff, 2009 May 13)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002174
Bram Moolenaar256972a2015-12-29 19:10:25 +01002175Win32: Using "gvim --remote-tab-silent elŝuti.txt" doesn't work, the
2176multi-byte character isn't passed and edits elsuti.txt.
2177(Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado, 2015 Dec 18)
2178
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002179Problem with 'langmap' being used on the rhs of a mapping. (Nikolai Weibull,
21802008 May 14)
Bram Moolenaar5a5f4592015-04-13 12:43:06 +02002181Possibly related problem: Alexey Muranov, 2015 Apr 2
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002182
2183Problem with CTRL-F. (Charles Campbell, 2008 March 21)
2184Only happens with "gvim -geometry "160x26+4+27" -u NONE -U NONE prop.c".
2185'lines' is 54. (2008 March 27)
2186
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002187Problem with pointer wrapping around in getvcol(). (Wolfgang Kroworsch, 2008
2188Oct 19) Check for "col" being "MAXCOL" separately?
2189
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002190Unexpectedly inserting a double quote. (Anton Woellert, 2008 Mar 23)
2191Works OK when 'cmdheight' is 2.
2192
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +020021938 Use a mechanism similar to omni completion to figure out the kind of tab
2194 for CTRL-] and jump to the appropriate matching tag (if there are
2195 several).
2196 Alternative: be able to define a function that takes the tag name and uses
2197 taglist() to find the right location. With indication of using CTRL-] so
2198 that the context can be taken into account. (Robert Webb)
2199Patch by Christian Brabandt, 2013 May 31.
2200
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002201The utf class table is missing some entries:
2202 0x2212, minus sign
2203 0x2217, star
2204 0x2500, bar
2205 0x26ab, circle
2206
2207Visual line mode doesn't highlight properly when 'showbreak' is used and the
2208line doesn't fit. (Dasn, 2008 May 1)
2209
2210GUI: In Normal mode can't yank the modeless selection. Make "gy" do this?
2211Works like CTRL-Y in Command line mode.
2212
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002213Mac: Move Carbon todo items to os_mac.txt. Note that this version is frozen,
2214try the Cocoa version.
2215
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002216Mac: After a ":vsplit" the left scrollbar doesn't appear until 'columns' is
2217changed or the window is resized.
2218
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01002219GTK: when setting 'columns' in a startup script and doing ":vertical diffsplit"
2220the window isn't redrawn properly, see two vertical bars.
2221
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002222Mac: Patch for configure: remove arch from ruby link args. (Knezevic, 2008
2223Mar 5) Alternative: Kazuki Sakamoto, Mar 7.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002224
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002225Mac: trouble compiling with Motif, requires --disable-darwin. (Raf, 2008 Aug
22261) Reply by Ben Schmidt.
2227
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002228C't: On utf-8 system, editing file with umlaut through Gnome results in URL
2229with %nn%nn, which is taken as two characters instead of one.
2230Try to reproduce at work.
2231
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002232Patch for default choice in file changed dialog. (Bjorn Winckler, 2008 Oct 19)
2233Is there a way to list all the files first?
2234
2235When 'smartcase' is set and using CTRL-L to add to the search pattern it may
2236result in no matches. Convert chars to lower case? (Erik Wognsen, 2009 Apr
223716)
2238
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02002239Fail to edit file after failed register access. Error flag remains set?
2240(Lech Lorens, 2010 Aug 30)
2241
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002242Patch for redo register. (Ben Schmidt, 2007 Oct 19)
2243Await response to question to make the register writable.
2244
2245Problem with 'ts' set to 9 and 'showbreak' to ">>>". (Matthew Winn, 2007 Oct
22461)
2247
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002248In the swapfile dialog, add a H(elp) option that gives more info about what
2249each choice does. Similar to ":help swap-exists-choices"
2250
2251try/catch not working for argument of return. (Matt Wozniski, 2008 Sep 15)
2252
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002253try/catch not working when inside a for loop. (ZyX, 2011 Jan 25)
2254
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002255":tab help" always opens a new tab, while ":help" re-uses an existing window.
2256Would be more consistent when an existing tab is re-used. (Tony Mechelynck)
2257
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002258Add ":nofold". Range will apply without expanding to closed fold.
2259
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002260Using Aap to build Vim: add remarks about how to set personal preferences.
2261Example on http://www.calmar.ws/tmp/aap.html
2262
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002263Syntax highlighting wrong for transparent region. (Doug Kearns, 2007 Feb 26)
2264Bug in using a transparent syntax region. (Hanlen in vim-dev maillist, 2007
2265Jul 31)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002266
2267C syntax: {} inside () causes following {} to be highlighted as error.
2268(Michalis Giannakidis, 2006 Jun 1)
2269
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002270When 'diffopt' has "context:0" a single deleted line causes two folds to merge
2271and mess up syncing. (Austin Jennings, 2008 Jan 31)
2272
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002273Gnome improvements: Edward Catmur, 2007 Jan 7
2274 Also use Save/Discard for other GUIs
2275
2276New PHP syntax file, use it? (Peter Hodge)
2277
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02002278":echoe" in catch block stops processing, while this doesn't happen outside of
2279a catch block. (ZyX, 2011 Jun 2)
2280
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002281'foldcolumn' in modeline applied to wrong window when using a session. (Teemu
2282Likonen, March 19)
2283
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002284Test 54 uses shell commands, that doesn't work on non-Unix systems. Use some
2285other way to test buffer-local autocommands.
2286
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002287The documentation mentions the priority for ":2match" and ":3match", but it
2288appears the last one wins. (John Beckett, 2008 Jul 22) Caused by adding
2289matchadd()? Suggested patch by John, 2008 Jul 24.
2290
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002291When 'encoding' is utf-8 the command line is redrawn as a whole on every
2292character typed. (Tyler Spivey, 2008 Sep 3) Only redraw cmdline for
2293'arabicshape' when there is a character on the command line for which
2294(ARABIC_CHAR(u8c)) is TRUE.
2295
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002296Cheng Fang made javacomplete. (2007 Aug 11)
2297Asked about latest version: 0.77.1 is on www.vim.org.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002298
2299More AmigaOS4 patches. (Peter Bengtsson, Nov 9)
2300
Bram Moolenaar24ea3ba2010-09-19 19:01:21 +02002301Amiga patches with vbcc. (Adrien Destugues, 2010 Aug 30)
2302http://pulkomandy.ath.cx/drop/vim73_vbcc_amiga.diff
2303
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002304Insert mode completion: When editing the text and pressing CTRL-N again goes
2305back to originally completed text, edited text is gone. (Peng Yu, 2008 Jul 24)
2306Suggestion by Ben Schmidt, 2008 Aug 6.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002307
2308Problem with compound words? (Bert, 2008 May 6)
2309No warning for when flags are defined after they are used in an affix.
2310
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002311Screen redrawing when continuously updating the buffer and resizing the
2312terminal. (Yakov Lerner, 2006 Sept 7)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002313
2314Add option settings to help ftplugin. (David Eggum, 2006 Dec 18)
2315
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002316Autoconf problem: when checking for iconv library we may add -L/usr/local/lib,
2317but when compiling further tests -liconv is added without the -L argument,
2318that may fail (e.g., sizeof(int)). (Blaine, 2007 Aug 21)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002319
2320When opening quickfix window, disable spell checking?
2321
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002322Problem with ".add" files when using two languages and restarting Vim. (Raul
2323Coronado, 2008 Oct 30)
2324
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002325Popup menu redraw: Instead of first redrawing the text and then drawing the
2326popup menu over it, first draw the new popup menu, remember its position and
2327size and then redraw the text, skipping the characters under the popup menu.
2328This should avoid flicker. Other solution by A.Politz, 2007 Aug 22.
2329
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002330When a register contains illegal bytes, writing viminfo in utf-8 and reading
2331it back doesn't result in utf-8. (Devin Bayer)
2332
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002333Command line completion: Scanning for tags doesn't check for typed key now and
2334then? Hangs for about 5 seconds. Appears to be caused by finding include
2335files with "foo/**" in 'path'. (Kalisiak, 2006 July 15)
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00002336Additional info: When using the |wildcards| ** globing, vim hangs
2337indefinitely on lots of directories. The |file-searching| globing, like in
2338":set path=/**" does not hang as often as with globing with |wildcards|, like
Bram Moolenaar34401cc2014-08-29 15:12:19 +02002339in ":1find /**/file". This is for files that unix "find" can find very
2340quickly. Merging the 2 kinds of globing might make this an easier fix. (Ian
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00002341Kelling, 2008 July 4)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002342
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002343When the file name has parenthesis, e.g., "foo (bar).txt", ":!ls '%'" has the
2344parenthesis escaped but not the space. That's inconsistent. Either escape
2345neither or both. No escaping might be best, because it doesn't depend on
2346particularities of the shell. (Zvi Har'El, 2007 Nov 10) (Teemu Likonen, 2008
2347Jun 3)
2348However, for backwards compatibility escaping might be necessary. Check if
2349the user put quotes around the expanded item?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002350
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02002351A throw in a function causes missing an endif below the call. (Spiros
2352Bousbouras, 2011 May 16)
2353
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002354Error E324 can be given when a cron script has wiped out our temp directory.
2355Give a clear error message about this (and tell them not to wipe out /tmp).
2356
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002357Color for cUserLabel should differ from case label, so that a mistake in a
2358switch list is noticed:
2359 switch (i)
2360 {
2361 case 1:
2362 foobar:
2363 }
2364
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002365Look at http://www.gtk-server.org/ . It has a Vim script implementation.
2366
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002367Netbeans problem. Use "nc -l 127.0.0.1 55555" for the server, then run gvim
2368with "gvim -nb:localhost:55555:foo". From nc do: '1:editFile!0 "foo"'. Then
2369go to Insert mode and add a few lines. Then backspacing every other time
2370moves the cursor instead of deleting. (Chris Kaiser, 2007 Sep 25)
2371
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01002372Windows installer could add a "open in new tab of existing Vim" menu entry.
2373Gvimext: patch to add "Edit with single Vim &tabbed" menu entry.
2374Just have two choices, always using one Vim and selecting between using an
2375argument list or opening each file in a separate tab.
2376(Erik Falor, 2008 May 21, 2008 Jun 26)
2377
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02002378Windows installer: licence text should not use indent, causes bad word wrap.
2379(Benjamin Fritz, 2010 Aug 16)
2380
2381Dos uninstal may delete vim.bat from the wrong directory (e.g., when someone
2382makes his own wrapper). Add a magic string with the version number to the
2383.bat file and check for it in the uninstaller. E.g.
2384 # uninstall key: vim7.3*
2385
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002386Changes for Win32 makefile. (Mike Williams, 2007 Jan 22, Alexei Alexandrov,
23872007 Feb 8)
2388
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002389Win32: Can't complete shell command names. Why is setting xp_context in
2390set_one_cmd_context() inside #ifndef BACKSLASH_IN_FILENAME?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002391
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002392Win32: Patch for cscope external command. (Mike Williams, 2007 Aug 7)
2393
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002394Win32: XPM support only works with path without spaces. Patch by Mathias
2395Michaelis, 2006 Jun 9. Another patch for more path names, 2006 May 31.
2396New version: http://members.tcnet.ch/michaelis/vim/patches.zip (also for other
2397patches by Mathias, see mail Feb 22)
2398
2399Win32: compiling with normal features and OLE fails. Patch by Mathias
2400Michaelis, 2006 Jun 4.
2401
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002402Win32: after "[I" showing matches, scroll wheel messes up screen. (Tsakiridis,
24032007 Feb 18)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002404Patch by Alex Dobrynin, 2007 Jun 3. Also fixes other scroll wheel problems.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002405
2406Win32: using CTRL-S in Insert mode doesn't remove the "+" from the tab pages
Bram Moolenaared39e1d2008-08-09 17:55:22 +00002407label. (Tsakiridis, 2007 Feb 18) Patch from Ian Kelling, 2008 Aug 6.
2408
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002409Win32: using "gvim --remote-tab-silent fname" sometimes gives an empty screen
2410with the more prompt. Caused by setting the guitablabel? (Thomas Michael
2411Engelke, 2007 Dec 20 - 2008 Jan 17)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002412
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002413Win32: patch for fullscreen mode. (Liushaolin, 2008 April 17)
2414
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002415Win32: When 'shell' is bash shellescape() doesn't always do the right thing.
2416Depends on 'shellslash', 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote', but shellescape()
2417only takes 'shellslash' into account.
2418
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002419Menu item that does "xxd -r" doesn't work when 'fileencoding' is utf-16.
2420Check for this and use iconv? (Edward L. Fox, 2007 Sep 12)
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02002421Does the conversion in the other direction work when 'fileencodings' is set
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002422properly?
2423
2424Cursor displayed in the wrong position when using 'numberwidth'. (James Vega,
24252007 Jun 21)
2426
2427When $VAR contains a backslash expand('$VAR') removes it. (Teemu Likonen, 2008
2428Jun 18)
2429
2430If the variable "g:x#y#z" exists completion after ":echo g:x#" doesn't work.
2431
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002432Feature request: Command to go to previous tab, like what CTRL-W p does for
2433windows. (Adam George)
2434
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002435F1 - F4 in an xterm produce a different escape sequence when used with a
2436modifier key. Need to catch three different sequences. Use K_ZF1, like
2437K_ZHOME? (Dickey, 2007 Dec 2)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002438
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002439In debug mode, using CTRL-R = to evaluate a function causes stepping through
2440the function. (Hari Krishna Dara, 2006 Jun 28)
2441
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002442C++ indenting wrong with "=". (James Kanze, 2007 Jan 26)
2443
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002444":lockvar" should use copyID to avoid endless loop.
2445
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002446When using --remote-silent and the file name matches 'wildignore' get an E479
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00002447error. without --remote-silent it works fine. (Ben Fritz, 2008 Jun 20)
Bram Moolenaar49325942007-05-10 19:19:59 +00002448
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002449Gvim: dialog for closing Vim should check if Vim is busy writing a file. Then
2450use a different dialog: "busy saving, really quit? yes / no".
2451
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002452Check other interfaces for changing curbuf in a wrong way. Patch like for
2453if_ruby.c.
2454
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002455":helpgrep" should use the directory from 'helpfile'.
2456
2457The need_fileinfo flag is messy. Instead make the message right away and put
2458it in keep_msg?
2459
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002460Editing a file remotely that matches 'wildignore' results in a "no match"
Bram Moolenaarff312a42010-05-16 15:14:25 +02002461error. Should only happen when there are wildcards, not when giving the file
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002462name literally, and esp. if there is only one name.
2463
Bram Moolenaar1423b9d2006-05-07 15:16:06 +00002464Test 61 fails sometimes. This is a timing problem: "sleep 2" sometimes takes
2465longer than 2 seconds.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00002466
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002467Using ":au CursorMoved * cmd" invokes mch_FullName(), which can be slow.
2468Can this be avoided? (Thomas Waba, 2008 Aug 24)
2469Also for ":w" without a file name.
2470The buffer has the full path in ffname, should pass this to the autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002471
2472"vim -C" often has 'nocompatible', because it's set in some startup script.
2473Set 'compatible' after startup is done? Patch by James Vega, 2008 Feb 7.
2474
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002475VMS: while editing a file found in complex, Vim will save file into the first
2476directory of the path and not to the original location of the file.
2477(Zoltan Arpadffy)
2478
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002479VMS: VFC files are in some cases truncated during reading (Zoltan Arpadffy)
2480
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002481input() completion should not insert a backslash to escape a space in a file
2482name?
2483
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002484Ruby completion is insecure. Can this be fixed?
2485
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002486When 'backupskip' is set from $TEMP special characters need to be escaped.
2487(patch by Grembowietz, 2007 Feb 26, not quite right)
2488Another problem is that file_pat_to_reg_pat() doesn't recognize "\\", so "\\("
2489will be seen as a path separator plus "\(".
2490
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +01002491gvim d:\path\path\(FILE).xml should not remove the \ before the (.
2492This also fails with --remote.
2493
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002494When doing ":quit" the Netbeans "killed" event isn't sent. (Xavier de Gaye,
24952008 Nov 10) call netbeans_file_closed() at the end of buf_freeall(), or in
2496all places where buf_freeall() is called?
2497
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002498aucmd_prepbuf() should also use a window in another tab page.
2499
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002500When unloading a buffer in a BufHidden autocommand the hidden flag is reset?
2501(Bob Hiestand, 2008 Aug 26, Aug 27)
2502
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002503Substituting an area with a line break with almost the same area does change
2504the Visual area. Can this be fixed? (James Vega, 2006 Sept 15)
2505
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002506GUI: When combining fg en bg make sure they are not equal.
2507
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002508Spell checking: Add a way to specify punctuation characters. Add the
2509superscript numbers by default: 0x2070, 0xb9, 0xb2, 0xb3, 0x2074 - 0x2079.
2510
2511Spell checking in popup menu: If the only problem is the case of the first
2512character, don't offer "ignore" and "add to word list".
2513
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002514Use different pt_br dictionary for spell checking. (Jackson A. Aquino, 2006
2515Jun 5)
2516
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002517Use different romanian dictionary for spell checking. (Andrei Popescu, Nov
25182008) Use http://downloads.sourceforge.net/rospell/ro_RO.3.2.zip
2519Or the hunspell-ro.3.2.tar.gz file, it also has a iso-8859-2 list.
2520
2521In a C file with spell checking, in "% integer" "nteger" is seen as an error,
2522but "]s" doesn't find it. "nteger" by itself is found. (Ralf Wildenhues, 2008
2523Jul 22)
2524
2525There should be something about spell checking in the user manual.
2526
2527Spell menu: When using the Popup menu to select a replacement word,
2528":spellrepeat" doesn't work. SpellReplace() uses setline(). Can it use "z="
2529somehow? Or use a new function.
2530
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002531Mac: Using gvim: netrw window disappears. (Nick Lo, 2006 Jun 21)
2532
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002533Add an option to specify the character to use when a double-width character is
2534moved to the next line. Default '>', set to a space to blank it out. Check
2535that char is single width when it's set (compare with 'listchars').
2536
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002537The generated vim.bat can avoid the loop for NT. (Carl Zmola, 2006 Sep 3)
2538
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +01002539When showing a diff between a non-existent file and an existing one, with the
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002540cursor in the empty buffer, the other buffer only shows the last line. Change
2541the "insert" into a change from one line to many? (Yakov Lerner, 2008 May 27)
2542
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002543These two abbreviations don't give the same result:
2544 let asdfasdf = "xyz\<Left>"
2545 cabbr XXX <C-R>=asdfasdf<CR>
2546 cabbr YYY xyz<Left>
2547
2548Michael Dietrich: maximized gvim sometimes displays output of external command
2549partly. (2006 Dec 7)
2550
2551In FileChangedShell command it's no longer allowed to switch to another
2552buffer. But the changed buffer may differ from the current buffer, how to
2553reload it then?
2554
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002555For Aap: include a config.arg.example file with hints how to use config.arg.
2556
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002557Command line completion when 'cmdheight' is maximum and 'wildmenu' is set,
2558only one buffer line displayed, causes display errors.
2559
2560Completing with 'wildmenu' and using <Up> and <Down> to move through directory
2561tree stops unexpectedly when using ":cd " and entering a directory that
2562doesn't contain other directories.
2563
Bram Moolenaar8d043172014-01-23 14:24:41 +01002564Default for 'background' is wrong when using xterm with 256 colors.
2565Table with estimates from Matteo Cavalleri, 2014 Jan 10.
2566
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01002567Setting 'background' resets the Normal background color:
2568 highlight Normal ctermbg=DarkGray
2569 set background=dark
2570This is undesired, 'background' is supposed to tell Vim what the background
2571color is, not reset it.
2572
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002573Linux distributions:
2574- Suggest compiling xterm with --enable-tcap-query, so that nr of colors is
2575 known to Vim. 88 colors instead of 16 works better. See ":help
2576 xfree-xterm".
2577- Suggest including bare "vi" and "vim" with X11, syntax, etc.
2578
2579Completion menu: For a wrapping line, completing a long file name, only the
2580start of the path is shown in the menu. Should move the menu to the right to
2581show more text of the completions. Shorten the items that don't fit in the
2582middle?
2583
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002584Accessing file#var in a function should not need the g: prepended.
2585
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002586When exiting detects a modified buffer, instead of opening the buffer in the
2587current tab, use an existing tab, if possible. Like finding a window where
2588the buffer is displayed. (Antonios Tsakiridis)
2589
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002590When ":cn" moves to an error in the same line the message isn't shortened.
2591Only skip shortening for ":cc"?
2592
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002593Write "making vim work better" for the docs (mostly pointers): *nice*
2594 - sourcing $VIMRUNTIME/vimrc_example.vim
2595 - setting 'mouse' to "a"
2596 - getting colors in xterm
2597 - compiling Vim with X11, GUI, etc.
2598
2599Problem with ":call" and dictionary function. Hari Krishna Dara, Charles
2600Campbell 2006 Jul 06.
2601
2602Syntax HL error caused by "containedin". (Peter Hodge, 2006 Oct 6)
2603
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002604A custom completion function in a ":command" cannot be a Funcref. (Andy
2605Wokula, 2007 Aug 25)
2606
2607Problem with using :redir in user command completion function? (Hari Krishna
2608Dara, 2006 June 21)
2609
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002610Another resizing problem when setting 'columns' and 'lines' to a very large
2611number. (Tony Mechelynck, 2007 Feb 6)
2612
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002613After starting Vim, using '0 to jump somewhere in a file, ":sp" doesn't center
2614the cursor line. It works OK after some other commands.
2615
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002616Win32: Is it possible to have both postscript and Win32 printing?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002617
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002618Problem with 'cdpath' on MS-Windows when a directory is equal to $HOME. (2006
2619Jul 26, Gary Johnson)
2620
Bram Moolenaarff312a42010-05-16 15:14:25 +02002621Using UTF-8 character with ":command" does not work properly. (Matt Wozniski,
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010026222008 Sep 29)
2623
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002624In the Netbeans interface add a "vimeval" function, so that the other side can
2625check the result of has("patch13").
2626
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002627Cursor line at bottom of window instead of halfway after saving view and
2628restoring. Only with 'nowrap'. (Robert Webb, 2008 Aug 25)
2629
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01002630Netrw has trouble executing autocommands only for a directory. Add <isdir>
2631and <notisdir> to autocommand patterns? Also <isfile>?
2632
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002633Add command modifier that skips wildcard expansion, so that you don't need to
2634put backslashes before special chars, only for white space.
2635
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002636Syntax HL: open two windows on the same C code, delete a ")" in one window,
2637resulting in highlighted "{" in that window, not in the other.
2638
2639In mswin.vim: Instead of mapping <C-V> for Insert mode in a complicated way,
2640can it be done like ":imap <C-V> <MiddleMouse>" without negative side effects?
2641
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002642GTK: when the Tab pages bar appears or disappears while the window is
2643maximized the window is no longer maximized. Patch that has some idea but
2644doesn't work from Geoffrey Antos, 2008 May 5.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002645Also: the window may no longer fit on the screen, thus the command line is not
2646visible.
2647
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01002648When right after "vim file", "M" then CTRL-W v the windows are scrolled
2649differently and unexpectedly. Caused by patch 7.2.398?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002650
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002651The magic clipboard format "VimClipboard2" appears in several places. Should
2652be only one.
2653
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02002654Win32, NTFS: When editing a specific infostream directly and 'backupcopy' is
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002655"auto" should detect this situation and work like 'backupcopy' is "yes". File
2656name is something like "c:\path\foo.txt:bar", includes a colon. (Alex
2657Jakushev, 2008 Feb 1)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002658
2659Small problem displaying diff filler line when opening windows with a script.
2660(David Luyer, 2007 Mar 1 ~/Mail/oldmail/mool/in.15872 )
2661
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002662Is it allowed that 'backupext' is empty? Problems when backup is in same dir
2663as original file? If it's OK don't compare with 'patchmode'. (Thierry Closen)
2664
2665Patch for supporting count before CR in quickfix window. (AOYAMA Shotaro, 2007
2666Jan 1)
2667
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002668Patch for adding ":lscscope". (Navdeep Parhar, 2007 Apr 26; update 2008 Apr
266923)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002670
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002671":mkview" isn't called with the right buffer argument. Happens when using
2672tabs and the autocommand "autocmd BufWinLeave * mkview". (James Vega, 2007
2673Jun 18)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002674
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002675When completing from another file that uses a different encoding completion
2676text has the wrong encoding. E.g., when 'encoding' is utf-8 and file is
2677latin1. Example from Gombault Damien, 2007 Mar 24.
2678
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002679Syntax HL: When using "nextgroup" and the group has an empty match, there is
2680no search at that position for another match. (Lukas Mai, 2008 April 11)
2681
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002682In gvim the backspace key produces a backspace character, but on Linux the
2683VERASE key is Delete. Set VERASE to Backspace? (patch by Stephane Chazelas,
26842007 Oct 16)
2685
2686TermResponse autocommand isn't always triggered when using vimdiff. (Aron
2687Griffis, 2007 Sep 19)
2688
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002689Create a gvimtutor.1 file and change Makefiles to install it.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002690
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002691When 'encoding' is utf-8 typing text at the end of the line causes previously
2692typed characters to be redrawn. Caused by patch 7.1.329. (Tyler Spivey, 2008
2693Sep 3, 11)
2694
2695When Vim in an xterm owns the selection and the user does ":shell" Vim doesn't
2696respond to selection requests. Invoking XtDisownSelection() before executing
2697the shell doesn't help. Would require forking and doing a message loop, like
2698what happens for the GUI.
2699
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002700":vimgrep" does not recognize a recursive symlink. Is it possible to detect
2701this, at least for Unix (using device/inode)?
2702
2703When switching between windows the cursor is often put in the middle.
2704Remember the relative position and restore that, just like lnum and col are
2705restored. (Luc St-Louis)
2706
Bram Moolenaarb2c03502010-07-02 20:20:09 +02002707Patch to support horizontal scroll wheel in GTK. Untested. (Bjorn Winckler,
27082010 Jun 30)
2709
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02002710Add an option for a minimal text length before inserting a line break for
2711'textwidth'. Avoids very short lines when a very long word follows.
2712(Kartik Agaram)
2713
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002714
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01002715Better plugin support (not plugin manager, see elsewhere for that):
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +01002716- Avoid use of feedkeys, add eval functions where needed:
2717 - manipulating the Visual selection?
2718- Add createmark(): add a mark like mM, but return a unique ID. Need some way
2719 to clean them up again... Use a name + the script ID.
2720 Add createmark( , 'c') to track inserts/deletes before the column.
2721- Plugins need to make a lot of effort, lots of mappings, to know what
2722 happened before pressing the key that triggers a plugin action. How about
2723 keeping the last N pressed keys, so that they do not need to be mapped?
Bram Moolenaar298b4402016-01-28 22:38:53 +01002724- equivalent of netbeans_beval_cb(). With an autocommand?
2725- Add something to enable debugging when a remote message is received.
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01002726
2727
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002728More patches:
Bram Moolenaar26dcc7e2010-07-14 22:35:55 +02002729- Another patch for Javascript indenting. (Hari Kumar, 2010 Jul 11)
2730 Needs a few tests.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002731- Add 'cscopeignorecase' option. (Liang Wenzhi, 2006 Sept 3)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002732- Load intl.dll too, not only libintl.dll. (Mike Williams, 2006 May 9, docs
2733 patch May 10)
2734- Extra argument to strtrans() to translate special keys to their name (Eric
2735 Arnold, 2006 May 22)
2736- 'threglookexp' option: only match with first word in thesaurus file.
2737 (Jakson A. Aquino, 2006 Jun 14)
2738- Mac: indicate whether a buffer was modified. (Nicolas Weber, 2006 Jun 30)
2739- Allow negative 'nrwidth' for left aligning. (Nathan Laredo, 2006 Aug 16)
2740- ml_append_string(): efficiently append to an existing line. (Brad
2741 Beveridge, 2006 Aug 26) Use in some situations, e.g., when pasting a
2742 character at a time?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002743- recognize hex numbers better. (Mark Manning, 2006 Sep 13)
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002744- Add <AbbrExpand> key, to expand an abbreviation in a mapping. (Kana
2745 Natsuno, 2008 Jul 17)
2746- Add 'wspara' option, also accept blank lines like empty lines for "{" and
2747 "}". (Mark Lundquist, 2008 Jul 18)
2748- Patch to add CTRL-T to delete part of a path on cmdline. (Adek, 2008 Jul
2749 21)
2750- Instead of creating a copy of the tutor in all the shell scripts, do it in
2751 vimtutor.vim. (Jan Minar, 2008 Jul 20)
2752- When fsync() fails there is no hint about what went wrong. Patch by Ben
2753 Schmidt, 2008 Jul 22.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002754- testdir/Make_dos_sh.mak for running tests with MingW. (Bill Mccarthy, 2008
2755 Sep 13)
Bram Moolenaar26dcc7e2010-07-14 22:35:55 +02002756- Replace ccomplete.vim by cppcomplete.vim from www.vim.org? script 1520 by
2757 Vissale Neang. (Martin Stubenschrott) Asked Vissale to make the scripts
2758 more friendly for the Vim distribution.
2759 New version received 2008 Jan 6.
2760 No maintenance in two years...
Bram Moolenaar5aae4192010-08-03 23:00:38 +02002761- Patch to open dropped files in new tabs. (Michael Trim, 2010 Aug 3)
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00002762
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002763Awaiting updated patches:
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +000027649 Mac unicode patch (Da Woon Jung, Eckehard Berns):
2765 8 Add patch from Muraoka Taro (Mar 16) to support input method on Mac?
2766 New patch 2004 Jun 16
2767 - selecting proportional font breaks display
2768 - UTF-8 text causes display problems. Font replacement causes this.
2769 - Command-key mappings do not work. (Alan Schmitt)
2770 - With 'nopaste' pasting is wrong, with 'paste' Command-V doesn't work.
2771 (Alan Schmitt)
2772 - remove 'macatsui' option when this has been fixed.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002773 - when 'macatsui' is off should we always convert to "macroman" and ignore
2774 'termencoding'?
Bram Moolenaar76b92b22006-03-24 22:46:53 +000027759 HTML indenting can be slow. Caused by using searchpair(). Can search()
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002776 be used instead? A.Politz is looking into a solution.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +000027778 Win32: Add minidump generation. (George Reilly, 2006 Apr 24)
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000027787 Completion of network shares, patch by Yasuhiro Matsumoto.
2779 Update 2004 Sep 6.
2780 How does this work? Missing comments.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000027818 Add a few more command names to the menus. Patch from Jiri Brezina
Bram Moolenaar8cacf352006-04-15 20:27:24 +00002782 (28 feb 2002). Will mess the translations...
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +020027837 ATTENTION dialog choices are more logical when "Delete it" appears
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002784 before "Quit". Patch by Robert Webb, 2004 May 3.
2785- Include flipcase patch: ~/vim/patches/wall.flipcase2 ? Make it work
2786 for multi-byte characters.
2787- Win32: add options to print dialog. Patch from Vipin Aravind.
2788- Patch to add highlighting for whitespace. (Tom Schumm, 2003 Jul 5)
2789 use the patch that keeps using HLF_8 if HLF_WS has not
2790 been given values.
2791 Add section in help files for these highlight groups?
27928 "fg" and "bg" don't work in an xterm. Get default colors from xterm
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00002793 with an ESC sequence.
2794 xterm can send colors for many things. E.g. for the cursor:
2795 <Esc>]12;?<Bel>
2796 Can use this to get the background color and restore the colors on exit.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000027977 Add "DefaultFG" and "DefaultBG" for the colors of the menu. (Marcin
2798 Dalecki has a patch for Motif and Carbon)
2799- Add possibility to highlight specific columns (for Fortran). Or put a
2800 line in between columns (e.g., for 'textwidth').
2801 Patch to add 'hlcolumn' from Vit Stradal, 2004 May 20.
28028 Add functions:
2803 gettext() Translate a message. (Patch from Yasuhiro Matsumoto)
2804 Update 2004 Sep 10
2805 Another patch from Edward L. Fox (2005 Nov 24)
2806 Search in 'runtimepath'?
Bram Moolenaar8cacf352006-04-15 20:27:24 +00002807 More docs needed about how to use this.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002808 How to get the messages into the .po files?
2809 confirm() add "flags" argument, with 'v' for vertical
2810 layout and 'c' for console dialog. (Haegg)
2811 Flemming Madsen has a patch for the 'c' flag
2812 (2003 May 13)
2813 raisewin() raise gvim window (see HierAssist patch for
2814 Tcl implementation ~/vim/HierAssist/ )
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00002815 taglist() add argument to specify maximum number of matches.
2816 useful for interactive things or completion.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00002817 col('^') column of first non-white character.
2818 Can use "len(substitute(getline('.'), '\S.*', '', ''))
2819 + 1", but that's ugly.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000028207 Add patch from Benoit Cerrina to integrate Vim and Perl functions
2821 better. Now also works for Ruby (2001 Nov 10)
2822- Patch from Herculano de Lima Einloft Neto for better formatting of the
2823 quickfix window (2004 dec 2)
28247 When 'rightleft' is set, the search pattern should be displayed right
2825 to left as well? See patch of Dec 26. (Nadim Shaikli)
Bram Moolenaar8cacf352006-04-15 20:27:24 +000028268 Option to lock all used memory so that it doesn't get swapped to disk
2827 (uncrypted). Patch by Jason Holt, 2003 May 23. Uses mlock.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000028287 Add ! register, for shell commands. (patch from Grenie)
28298 In the gzip plugin, also recognize *.gz.orig, *.gz.bak, etc. Like it's
2830 done for filetype detection. Patch from Walter Briscoe, 2003 Jul 1.
28317 Add a "-@ filelist" argument: read file names from a file. (David
2832 Kotchan has a patch for it)
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000028337 Add ":justify" command. Patch from Vit Stradal 2002 Nov 25.
2834- findmatch() should be adjusted for Lisp. See remark at
2835 get_lisp_indent(). Esp. \( and \) should be skipped. (Dorai Sitaram,
2836 incomplete patch Mar 18)
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002837- For GUI Find/Replace dialog support using a regexp. Patch for Motif
2838 and GTK by degreneir (nov 10 and nov 18).
2839- Patch for "paranoid mode" by Kevin Collins, March 7. Needs much more work.
2840
2841
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002842Vi incompatibility:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002843- Try new POSIX tests, made after my comments. (Geoff Clare, 2005 April 7)
2844 Version 1.5 is in ~/src/posix/1.5. (Lynne Canal)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028458 With undo/redo only marks in the changed lines should be changed. Other
2846 marks should be kept. Vi keeps each mark at the same text, even when it
2847 is deleted or restored. (Webb)
2848 Also: A mark is lost after: make change, undo, redo and undo.
2849 Example: "{d''" then "u" then "d''": deletes an extra line, because the ''
2850 position is one line down. (Veselinovic)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028518 When stdin is not a tty, and Vim reads commands from it, an error should
2852 make Vim exit.
28537 Unix Vim (not gvim): Typing CTRL-C in Ex mode should finish the line
2854 (currently you can continue typing, but it's truncated later anyway).
2855 Requires a way to make CTRL-C interrupt select() when in cooked input.
28568 When loading a file in the .exrc, Vi loads the argument anyway. Vim skips
2857 loading the argument if there is a file already. When no file argument
2858 given, Vi starts with an empty buffer, Vim keeps the loaded file. (Bearded)
28596 In Insert mode, when using <BS> or <Del>, don't wipe out the text, but
2860 only move back the cursor. Behaves like '$' in 'cpoptions'. Use a flag
2861 in 'cpoptions' to switch this on/off.
28628 When editing a file which is a symbolic link, and then opening another
2863 symbolic link on the same file, Vim uses the name of the first one.
2864 Adjust the file name in the buffer to the last one used? Use several file
2865 names in one buffer???
2866 Also: When first editing file "test", which is symlink to "test2", and
2867 then editing "test2", you end up editing buffer "test" again. It's not
2868 logical that the name that was first used sticks with the buffer.
28697 The ":undo" command works differently in Ex mode. Edit a file, make some
2870 changes, "Q", "undo" and _all_ changes are undone, like the ":visual"
2871 command was one command.
Bram Moolenaareaa48e72005-06-08 22:07:37 +00002872 On the other hand, an ":undo" command in an Ex script only undoes the last
2873 change (e.g., use two :append commands, then :undo).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028747 The ":map" command output overwrites the command. Perhaps it should keep
2875 the ":map" when it's used without arguments?
28767 CTRL-L is not the end of a section? It is for Posix! Make it an option.
28777 Implement 'prompt' option. Init to off when stdin is not a tty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028787 Add a way to send an email for a crashed edit session. Create a file when
2879 making changes (containing name of the swap file), delete it when writing
2880 the file. Supply a program that can check for crashed sessions (either
2881 all, for a system startup, or for one user, for in a .login file).
28827 Vi doesn't do autoindenting when input is not from a tty (in Ex mode).
28837 "z3<CR>" should still use the whole window, but only redisplay 3 lines.
28847 ":tag xx" should move the cursor to the first non-blank. Or should it go
2885 to the match with the tag? Option?
28867 Implement 'autoprint'/'ap' option.
28877 Add flag in 'cpoptions' that makes <BS> after a count work like <Del>
2888 (Sayre).
28897 Add flag in 'cpoptions' that makes operator (yank, filter) not move the
2890 cursor, at least when cancelled. (default Vi compatible).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028917 This Vi-trick doesn't work: "Q" to go to Ex mode, then "g/pattern/visual".
2892 In Vi you can edit in visual mode, and when doing "Q" you jump to the next
2893 match. Nvi can do it too.
28947 Support '\' for line continuation in Ex mode for these commands: (Luebking)
2895 g/./a\ g/pattern1/ s/pattern2/rep1\\
2896 line 1\ line 2\\
2897 line 2\ line 3\\
2898 . line4/
28996 ":e /tmp/$tty" doesn't work. ":e $uid" does. Is $tty not set because of
2900 the way the shell is started?
29016 Vi compatibility (optional): make "ia<CR><ESC>10." do the same strange
2902 thing. (only repeat insert for the first line).
2903
2904
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002905GTK+ GUI known bugs:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000029069 Crash with X command server over ssh. (Ciaran McCreesh, 2006 Feb 6)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029078 GTK 2: Combining UTF-8 characters not displayed properly in menus (Mikolaj
2908 Machowski) They are displayed as separate characters. Problem in
2909 creating a label?
Bram Moolenaar6e7c7f32005-08-24 22:16:11 +000029108 GTK 2: Combining UTF-8 characters are sometimes not drawn properly.
2911 Depends on the font size, "monospace 13" has the problem. Vim seems to do
2912 everything right, must be a GTK bug. Is there a way to work around it?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029139 Can't paste a Visual selection from GTK-gvim to vim in xterm or Motif gvim
2914 when it is longer than 4000 characters. Works OK from gvim to gvim and
2915 vim to vim. Pasting through xterm (using the shift key) also works.
2916 It starts working after GTK gvim loses the selection and gains it again.
Bram Moolenaare580b0c2006-03-21 21:33:03 +00002917- Gnome2: When moving the toolbar out of the dock, so that it becomes
2918 floating, it can no longer be moved. Therefore making it float has been
2919 blocked for now.
2920
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002921
2922Win32 GUI known bugs:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00002923- Win32: tearoff menu window should have a scrollbar when it's taller than
2924 the screen.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029258 The -P argument doesn't work very well with many MDI applications.
2926 The last argument of CreateWindowEx() should be used, see MSDN docs.
2927 Tutorial: http://win32assembly.online.fr/tut32.html
29288 In eval.c, io.h is included when MSWIN32 is defined. Shouldn't this be
2929 WIN32? Or can including io.h be moved to vim.h? (Dan Sharp)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029306 Win32 GUI: With "-u NONE -U NONE" and doing "CTRL-W v" "CTRL-W o", the ":"
2931 of ":only" is highlighted like the cursor. (Lipelis)
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +000029328 When 'encoding' is "utf-8", should use 'guifont' for both normal and wide
2933 characters to make Asian languages work. Win32 fonts contain both
2934 type of characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029357 When font smoothing is enabled, redrawing can become very slow. The reason
2936 appears to be drawing with a transparent background. Would it be possible
2937 to use an opaque background in most places?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029387 The cursor color indicating IME mode doesn't work properly. (Shizhu Pan,
2939 2004 May 9)
29408 Win32: When clicking on the gvim title bar, which gives it focus, produces
2941 a file-changed dialog, after clicking on a button in that dialog the gvim
2942 window follows the mouse. The button-up event is lost. Only with
2943 MS-Windows 98?
2944 Try this: ":set sw ts", get enter-prompt, then change the file in a
2945 console, go back to Vim and click "reload" in the dialog for the changed
2946 file: Window moves with the cursor!
2947 Put focus event in input buffer and let generic Vim code handle it?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029488 Win32 GUI: With maximized window, ":set go-=r" doesn't use the space that
2949 comes available. (Poucet) It works OK on Win 98 but doesn't work on Win
2950 NT 4.0. Leaves a grey area where the scrollbar was. ":set go+=r" also
2951 doesn't work properly.
29528 When Vim is minimized and when maximizing it a file-changed dialog pops
2953 up, Vim isn't maximized. It should be done before the dialog, so that it
2954 appears in the right position. (Webb)
29559 When selecting at the more-prompt or hit-enter-prompt, the right mouse
2956 button doesn't give popup menu.
2957 At the hit-enter prompt CTRL-Y doesn't work to copy the modeless
2958 selection.
2959 On the command line, don't get a popup menu for the right mouse button.
2960 Let the middle button paste selected text (not the clipboard but the
2961 non-Visual selection)? Otherwise CTRL-Y has to be used to copy the text.
29628 When 'grepprg' doesn't execute, the error only flashes by, the
2963 user can hardly see what is wrong. (Moore)
2964 Could use vimrun with an "-nowait" argument to only wait when an error
2965 occurs, but "command.com" doesn't return an error code.
29668 When the 'shell' cannot be executed, should give an appropriate error msg.
2967 Esp. for a filter command, currently it only complains the file could not
2968 be read.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029697 Add an option to add one pixel column to the character width? Lucida
2970 Console italic is wider than the normal font ("d" overlaps with next char).
2971 Opposite of 'linespace': 'columnspace'.
29727 At the hit-enter prompt scrolling now no longer works. Need to use the
2973 keyboard to get around this. Pretend <CR> was hit when the user tries to
Bram Moolenaar4463f292005-09-25 22:20:24 +00002974 scroll?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029757 Scrollbar width doesn't change when selecting other windows appearance.
2976 Also background color of Toolbar and rectangle below vert. scrollbar.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029776 Drawing text transparently doesn't seem to work (when drawing part cursor).
29788 CTRL key doesn't always work in combination with ALT key. It does work
2979 for function keys, not for alphabetic characters. Perhaps this is because
2980 CTRL-ALT is used by Windows as AltGr?
29818 CTRL-- doesn't work for AZERTY, because it's CTRL-[ for QWERTY. How do we
2982 know which keyboard is being used?
29837 When scrolling, and a background color is dithered, the dither pattern
2984 doesn't always join correctly between the scrolled area and the new drawn
2985 area (Koloseike).
29868 When gui_init_font() is called with "*", p_guifont is freed while it might
2987 still be used somewhere. This is too tricky, do the font selection first,
2988 then set the new font by name (requires putting all logfont parameters in
2989 the font name).
2990
2991
2992Athena and Motif:
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +000029936 New Motif toolbar button from Marcin Dalecki:
2994 - When the mouse pointer is over an Agide button the red becomes black.
2995 Something with the way colors are specified in the .xpm file.
2996 - The pixmap is two pixels smaller than it should be. The gap is filled
2997 with grey instead of the current toolbar background color.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000029989 Can configure be changed to disable netbeans if the Xpm library is
2999 required and it's missing?
30008 When using the resource "Vim*borderwidth 2" the widgets are positioned
3001 wrong.
30029 XIM is disabled by default for SGI/IRIX. Fix XIM so that 'imdisable' can
3003 be off by default.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000030049 XIM doesn't work properly for Athena/Motif. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto) For now,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003005 keep XIM active at all times when the input method has the preediting
3006 flag.
30078 X11: A menu that contains an umlaut is truncated at that character.
3008 Happens when the locale is "C", which uses ASCII instead of IS0-8859-1.
3009 Is there a way to use latin1 by default? Gnome_init() seems to do this.
30108 Perhaps use fontsets for everything?
30116 When starting in English and switching the language to Japanese, setting
3012 the locale with ":lang", 'guifontset' and "hi menu font=", deleting all
3013 menus and setting them again, the menus don't use the new font. Most of
3014 the tooltips work though...
30157 Motif: when using a file selection dialog, the specified file name is not
3016 always used (when specifying a filter or another directory).
30178 When 'encoding' is different from the current locale (e.g., utf-8) the
3018 menu strings don't work. Requires conversion from 'encoding' to the
3019 current locale. Workaround: set 'langmenu'.
3020
3021
3022Athena GUI:
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +010030239 The first event for any button in the menu or toolbar appears to get lost.
3024 The second click on a menu does work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030259 When dragging the scrollbar thumb very fast, focus is only obtained in
3026 the scrollbar itself. And the thumb is no longer updated when moving
3027 through files.
30287 The file selector is not resizable. With a big font it is difficult to
3029 read long file names. (Schroeder)
30304 Re-write the widget attachments and code so that we will not have to go
3031 through and calculate the absolute position of every widget every time the
3032 window is refreshed/changes size. This will help the "flashing-widgets"
3033 problem during a refresh.
30345 When starting gvim with all the default colors and then typing
3035 ":hi Menu guibg=cyan", the menus change color but the background of the
3036 pullright pixmap doesn't change colors.
3037 If you type ":hi Menu guibg=cyan font=anyfont", then the pixmap changes
3038 colors as it should.
3039 Allocating a new pixmap and setting the resource doesn't change the
3040 pullright pixmap's colors. Why? Possible Athena bug?
3041
3042
3043Motif GUI:
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02003044- gui_mch_browsedir() is missing, browsedir() doesn't work nicely.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030457 Use XmStringCreateLocalized() instead of XmStringCreateSimple()?
3046 David Harrison says it's OK (it exists in Motif 1.2).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030478 Lesstif: When deleting a menu that's torn off, the torn off menu becomes
3048 very small instead of disappearing. When closing it, Vim crashes.
3049 (Phillipps)
3050
3051
3052GUI:
30539 On Solaris, creating the popup menu causes the right mouse button no
3054 longer to work for extending the selection. (Halevy)
30559 When running an external program, it can't always be killed with CTRL-C.
Bram Moolenaar51ac12f2005-07-02 23:21:11 +00003056 e.g., on Solaris 5.5, when using "K" (Keech). Other 'guipty' problems on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003057 Solaris 2.6. (Marley)
30589 On Solaris: Using a "-geometry" argument, bigger than the window where Vim
3059 is started from, causes empty lines below the cmdline. (raf)
30608 X11 GUI: When menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', ALT key
3061 should not be used to trigger a menu (like the Win32 version).
30628 When setting 'langmenu', it should be effective immediately. Store both
3063 the English and the translated text in the menu structure. Re-generate
3064 the translation when 'langmenu' has changed.
30658 Basic flaw in the GUI code: NextScreen is updated before calling
3066 gui_write(), but the GUI code relies on NextScreen to represent the state
3067 of where it is processing the output.
3068 Need better separation of Vim core and GUI code.
30698 When fontset support is enabled, setting 'guifont' to a single font
3070 doesn't work.
Bram Moolenaarcbebd482016-02-07 23:02:56 +010030718 Menu priority for sub-menus for: Amiga.
Bram Moolenaar1056d982006-03-09 22:37:52 +000030728 When translating menus ignore the part after the Tab, the shortcut. So
3073 that the same menu item with a different shortcut (e.g., for the Mac) are
3074 still translated.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +020030758 Add menu separators for Amiga.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030768 Add way to specify the file filter for the browse dialog. At least for
3077 browse().
30788 Add dialog for search/replace to other GUIs? Tk has something for this,
3079 use that code? Or use console dialog.
30808 When selecting a font with the font dialog and the font is invalid, the
3081 error message disappears too quick.
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +000030827 More features in the find/replace dialog:
3083 - regexp on/off
3084 - search in selection/buffer/all buffers/directory
3085 when all buffers/directory is used:
3086 - filter for file name
3087 when directory is used:
3088 - subdirectory on/off
3089 - top directory browser
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030908 gui_check_colors() is not called at the right moment. Do it much later,
3091 to avoid problems.
30928 gui_update_cursor() is called for a cursor shape change, even when there
3093 are mappings to be processed. Only do something when going to wait for
3094 input. Or maybe every 100 ms?
30958 X11: When the window size is reduced to fit on screen, there are blank
3096 lines below the text and bottom scrollbar. "gvim -geometry 80x78+0+0".
3097 When the "+0+0" is omitted it works.
30988 When starting an external command, and 'guipty' set, BS and DEL are mixed
3099 up. Set erase character somehow?
31008 A dead circumflex followed by a space should give the '^' character
3101 (Rommel). Look how xterm does this.
3102 Also: Bednar has some code for dead key handling.
3103 Also: Nedit 5.0.2 with USE_XMIM does it right. (Gaya)
31048 The compose key doesn't work properly (Cepas). Both for Win32 and X11.
31057 The cursor in an inactive window should be hollow. Currently it's not
3106 visible.
31077 GUI on Solaris 2.5.1, using /usr/dt/..: When gvim starts, cursor is
3108 hollow, after window lowered/raised it's OK. (Godfrey)
31097 When starting GUI with ":gui", and window is made smaller because it
3110 doesn't fit on the screen, there is an extra redraw.
31118 When setting font with .Xdefaults, there is an extra empty line at the
3112 bottom, which disappears when using ":set guifont=<Tab>". (Chadzelek)
31138 When font shape changes, but not the size, doing ":set font=" does not
3114 redraw the screen with the new font. Also for Win32.
3115 When the size changes, on Solaris 2.5 there isn't a redraw for the
3116 remaining part of the window (Phillipps).
3117- Flashes really badly in certain cases when running remotely from a Sun.
31184 Re-write the code so that the highlighting isn't changed multiple times
3119 when doing a ":hi clear". The color changes happen three or more times
3120 currently. This is very obvious on a 66Mhz 486.
3121
3122
Bram Moolenaar5f148ec2016-03-07 22:59:26 +01003123Win32 console:
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000031248 Should $USERPROFILE be preferred above $HOMEDRIVE/$HOMEPATH? No, but it's
3125 a good fallback, thus use:
3126 $HOME
3127 $HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH
3128 SHGetSpecialFolderPath(NULL, lpzsPath, CSIDL_APPDATA, FALSE);
3129 $USERPROFILE
3130 SHGetSpecialFolderPath(NULL, lpzsPath, CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA, FALSE);
3131 $ALLUSERSPROFILE
3132 $SYSTEMDRIVE\
3133 C:\
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031348 Win32 console: <M-Up> and <M-Down> don't work. (Geddes) We don't have
3135 special keys for these. Should use modifier + key.
31368 Win32 console: caps-lock makes non-alpha keys work like with shift.
3137 Should work like in the GUI version.
31388 Environment variables in DOS are not case sensitive. Make a define for
3139 STRCMP_ENV(), and use it when comparing environment var names.
31408 Setting 'shellslash' has no immediate effect. Change all file names when
3141 it is set/reset? Or only use it when actually executing a shell command?
31428 When editing a file on a Samba server, case might matter. ":e file"
3143 followed by ":e FILE" will edit "file" again, even though "FILE" might be
3144 another one. Set last used name in buflist_new()? Fix do_ecmd(), etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031458 When a buffer is editing a file like "ftp://mach/file", which is not going
3146 to be used like a normal file name, don't change the slashes to
3147 backslashes. (Ronald Hoellwarth)
3148
3149
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003150Win32 console:
31519 When editing a file by its short file name, it should be expanded into its
3152 long file name, to avoid problems like these: (Mccollister)
3153 1) Create a file called ".bashrc" using some other editor.
3154 2) Drag that file onto a shortcut or the actual executable.
3155 3) Note that the file name is something like BASHRC~1
3156 4) Go to File->Save As menu item and type ".bashrc" as the file name.
3157 5) Press "Yes" to indicate that I want to overwrite the file.
3158 6) Note that the message "File exists (add ! to override)" is displayed
3159 and the file is not saved.
3160 Use FindFirstFile() to expand a file name and directory in the path to its
3161 long name.
31628 Also implement 'conskey' option for the Win32 console version? Look at
3163 how Xvi does console I/O under Windows NT.
31647 Re-install the use of $TERM and support the use of different terminals,
3165 besides the console.
31668 Use of <altgr> modifier doesn't work? 5.3 was OK. (Garcia-Suarez/Guckes)
31679 Mapping <C-S-Tab> doesn't work correctly. How to see the difference with
3168 <C-S-i>?
31699 tmpnam() uses file in root of file system: "\asdf". That doesn't work on
3170 a Netware network drive. Use same function as for Win32 GUI?
31718 In os_win32.h, HAVE_STRICMP and HAVE_STRNICMP are defined only if __GNUC__
3172 is not defined. Shouldn't that be the other way around?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003173
3174
3175Amiga:
31768 In mch_inchar() should use convert_input_safe() to handle incomplete byte
3177 sequences.
31789 In mch_expandpath() a "*" is to be expanded, but "\*" isn't. Remove
3179 backslashes in result.
31808 Executing a shell, only one option for 'shell' is separated. Should do
3181 all options, using white space separation.
3182
3183
3184Macintosh:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003185- GUI: gui_mch_browsedir() is missing.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031867 Loading the Perl library only works on OS/X 10.2 or 10.3, never on both.
3187 Load the Perl library dynamically see Python sources file dynload_mac
3188 (Jack)
3189 dynamic linking: http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2064.html
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000031908 inputdialog() doesn't resize when giving more text lines. (David Fishburn,
3191 2006 Sept 28)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031928 Define vim_mkdir() for Macintosh.
31938 Define mch_writable() for Macintosh.
31949 When DiskLock is running, using a swap file causes a crash. Appears to be
3195 a problem with writing a file that starts with a dot. (Giacalone)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000031969 In mac_expandpath() check that handling of backslashes is done properly.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003197
3198
3199"Small" problems:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00003200- Can't disable terminal flow control, to enable the use of CTRL-S and
3201 CTRL-Q. Add an option for it?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003202- When using e_secure in do_one_cmd() mention the command being executed,
3203 otherwise it's not clear where it comes from.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003204- When the quickfix window is open and executing ":echo 'hello'" using the
3205 Command-line window, the text is immediately removed by the redrawing.
3206 (Michael Henry, 2008 Nov 1)
3207 Generic solution: When redrawing while there is a message on the
3208 cmdline, don't erase the display but draw over the existing text.
3209 Other solution, redraw after closing the cmdline window, before executing
3210 the command.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +000032119 For Turkish vim_tolower() and vim_toupper() also need to use utf_
3212 functions for characters below 0x80. (Sertacyildiz)
Bram Moolenaarc93b83a2006-04-29 22:02:36 +000032139 When the last edited file is a help file, using '0 in a new Vim doesn't
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00003214 edit the file as a help file. 'filetype' is OK, but 'iskeyword' isn't,
3215 file isn't readonly, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032168 When an ":edit" is inside a try command and the ATTENTION prompt is used,
3217 the :catch commands are always executed, also when the file is edited
3218 normally. Should reset did_emsg and undo side effects. Also make sure
Bram Moolenaar2df6dcc2004-07-12 15:53:54 +00003219 the ATTENTION message shows up. Servatius Brandt works on this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032207 Vimtutor leaves escape sequence in terminal. This is the xterm response to
3221 requesting the version number. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto)
32228 When redirecting and using ":silent" the current column for displaying and
3223 redirection can be different. Use a separate variable to hold the column
3224 for redirection.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032257 The messages for "vim --help" and "vim --version" don't use
3226 'termencoding'.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003227- Could the hit-enter prompt be avoided when a message only overlaps the
3228 'showcmd' area? Clear that area when the next cmd is typed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032298 When 'scrollbind' is set, a window won't scroll horizontally if the cursor
3230 line is too short. Add a word in 'scrollopt' to allow moving the cursor
3231 to longer line that is visible. A similar thing is done for the GUI when
3232 using the horizontal scrollbar.
32337 VisVim can only open one file. Hard to solve: each opened file is passed
3234 with a separate invocation, would need to use timestamps to know the
3235 invocations belong together.
32368 When giving a ":bwipeout" command a file-changed dialog may popup for this
3237 buffer, which is pointless. (Mike Williams)
32388 On MS-Windows ":make" doesn't show output while it is working. Use the
3239 tee.exe from http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ ? About 16 Kbyte in the
3240 UnxUtils.zip archive.
Bram Moolenaaracb4f222016-01-10 15:59:26 +01003241 Is it better than what we have in src/tee?
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +000032428 When doing Insert mode completion a mapping cannot recursively call
3243 edit(), because the completion information is global. Put everything in
3244 an allocated structure?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032458 Command line completion: buffers "foo.txt" and "../b/foo.txt", completing
3246 ":buf foo<Tab>" doesn't find the second one. (George V. Reilly)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032477 mb_off2cells() doesn't work correctly on the tail byte of a double-byte
3248 character. (Yasuhiro Matsumoto) It should return 1 when used on a tail
3249 byte, like for utf-8. Store second byte of double-byte in ScreenLines2[]
3250 (like for DBCS_JPNU) and put a zero in the second byte (like for UTF-8).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032517 Inside a function with "perl <<EOF" a line with "$i++" is recognized as an
3252 ":insert" command, causing the following "endfunction" not to be found.
3253 Add skipping this perl construction inside function definitions.
32547 When 'ttimeoutlen' is 10 and 'timeoutlen' is 1000, there is a keycode
3255 "<Esc>a" and a mapping <Esc>x", when typing "<Esc>a" with half a second
3256 delay should not be interpreted as a keycode. (Hans Ginzel)
32577 ":botright 1 new" twice causes all window heights to be changed. Make the
3258 bottom window only bigger as much as needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032597 The Cygwin and MingW makefiles define "PC", but it's not used anywhere.
3260 Remove? (Dan Sharp)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032619 User commands use the context of the script they were defined in. This
3262 causes a "s:var" argument to unexpectedly use a variable in the defining
3263 script, not the calling script. Add an argument to ":command":
3264 "-keepcontext". Do replace <SID>, so that a function in the defining
3265 script can be called.
32668 The Japanese message translations for MS-Windows are called ja.sjis.po,
3267 but they use encoding cp932. Rename the file and check that it still
3268 works.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032698 A very long message in confirm() can't be quit. Make this possible with
3270 CTRL-C.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000032718 "gf" always excludes trailing punctuation characters. file_name_in_line()
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003272 is currently fixed to use ".,:;!". Add an option to make this
3273 configurable?
32748 'hkmap' should probably be global-local.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032758 Using ":s" in a function changes the previous replacement string. Save
3276 "old_sub" in save_search_patterns()?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000032778 Should allow multi-byte characters for the delimiter: ":s+a+b+" where "+"
3278 is a multi-byte character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032798 When appending to a file and 'patchmode' isn't empty, a backup file is
3280 always written, even when the original file already exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032819 When getting focus while writing a large file, could warn for this file
3282 being changed outside of Vim. Avoid checking this while the file is being
3283 written.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032847 The message in bt_dontwrite_msg() could be clearer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032858 The script ID that is stored with an option and displayed with ":verbose
3286 set" isn't reset when the option is set internally. For example when
3287 'foldlevel' is set from 'foldlevelstart'.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +000032888 Also store the line number with the script ID and use it for ":verbose",
3289 so that "set nocompatible" is found when it changes other option values.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003290 When an option is set indirectly mention the command? E.g. when
3291 ":diffsplit" sets 'foldmethod'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032928 In the fileformat dialog, "Cancel" isn't translated. Add a global
3293 variable for this. (Eduardo Fernandez)
32949 When editing a file with 'readonly' set, there is no check for an existing
3295 swap file. Then using ":write" (without making any changes) doesn't give
3296 a warning either. Should check for an existing swap file without creating
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00003297 one. Unfinished patch by Ian Kelling, 2008 July 14.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032987 When 'showbreak' is set, the amount of space a Tab occupies changes.
3299 Should work like 'showbreak' is inserted without changing the Tabs.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033007 When 'mousefocus' is set and switching to another window with a typed
3301 command, the mouse pointer may be moved to a part of the window that's
3302 covered by another window and we lose focus. Only move in the y
3303 direction, not horizontally?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033048 ":hardcopy":
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003305 - Using the cterm_color[] table is wrong when t_colors is > 16.
3306 - Need to handle unprintable characters.
3307 - Win32: On a B&W printer syntax highlighting isn't visible. Perform
3308 dithering to make grey text?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003309 - Add a flag in 'printoptions' to add an empty page to make the total
3310 number even. "addempty"? (Mike Williams)
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +00003311 - Respect 'linebreak'. Perhaps also 'showbreak'?
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02003312 - Should interpret CTRL-L as a page break.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003313 - Grey line numbers are not always readable. Add field in 'printoptions'.
3314 Default to black when no syntax highlighting.
3315 - Be able to print a window in diff mode.
3316 - Be able to specify a colorscheme to use for printing. And a separate
3317 one for B&W printing (if that can be detected).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033188 When 'virtualedit' is "block,insert" and encoding is "utf-8", selecting a
3319 block of one double-wide character, then "d" deletes only half of it.
33208 When 'virtualedit' is set, should "I" in blockwise visual mode also insert
3321 in lines that don't extend into the block?
33228 With 'virtualedit' set, in Insert mode just after the end of line, CTRL-O
3323 yh does not yank the last character of the line. (Pavel Papushev)
3324 Doing "hl" first appears to make it work.
33258 With 'virtualedit' set it's possible to move into the blank area from
3326 'linebreak'.
33278 With 'virtualedit' set and 'selection' "exclusive", a Visual selection
3328 that ends in or after a tab, "d" doesn't delete (part of) the tab.
3329 (Helmut Stiegler)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033309 When jumping to a tag, the search pattern is put in the history. When
3331 'magic' is on, the pattern may not work. Translate the pattern depending
3332 on p_magic when putting it in the history? Alternative: Store value of
3333 'magic' in history. (Margo)
33349 optwin.vim: Restoring a mapping for <Space> or <CR> is not correct for
3335 ":noremap". Add "mapcmd({string}, {mode})? Use code from ":mkexrc".
33369 incsearch is incorrect for "/that/<Return>/this/;//" (last search pattern
3337 isn't updated).
33389 term_console is used before it is set (msdos, Amiga).
33399 Get out-of-memory for ":g/^/,$s//@/" on 1000 lines, this is not handled
3340 correctly. Get many error messages while redrawing the screen, which
3341 cause another redraw, etc.
33428 [<C-I> doesn't work when '*' is in 'iskeyword'. find_pattern_in_path()
3343 must escape special characters in the pattern.
33448 Vim can overwrite a read-only file with ":w!". ":w" can't overwrite an
3345 existing file, "w!" can, but perhaps not a read-only file? Then use
3346 ":w!!" for that.
3347 Or ask for permission to overwrite it (if file can be made writable) and
3348 restore file to readonly afterwards.
Bram Moolenaar04a09c12005-08-01 22:02:32 +00003349 Overwriting a file for which a swap file exists is similar issue.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033507 When compiled with "xterm_clipboard", startup can be slower and might get
3351 error message for invalid $DISPLAY. Try connecting to the X server in the
3352 background (forked), so that Vim starts up quicker? Connect as soon as
3353 the clipboard is to be used (Visual select mode starts, paste from
3354 clipboard)
33557 X11: Some people prefer to use CLIPBOARD instead of PRIMARY for the normal
3356 selection. Add an "xclipboard" argument to the 'clipboard' option? (Mark
3357 Waggoner)
33588 For xterm need to open a connection to the X server to get the window
3359 title, which can be slow. Can also get the title with "<Esc>[21t", no
3360 need to use X11 calls. This returns "<Esc>]l{title}<Esc>\".
Bram Moolenaar35a9aaa2004-10-24 19:23:07 +000033616 When the xterm reports the number of colors, a redraw occurs. This is
3362 annoying on a slow connection. Wait for the xterm to report the number of
3363 colors before drawing the screen. With a timeout.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033648 When the builtin xterm termcap contains codes that are not wanted, need a
3365 way to avoid using the builtin termcap.
33668 Xterm sends ^[[H for <Home> and ^[[F for <End> in some mode. Also
3367 recognize these keys? Mostly useful for xterm simulators, like gnometerm.
3368 See http://dickey.his.com/xterm/xterm.faq.html#xterm_pc_style.
Bram Moolenaar8424a622006-04-19 21:23:36 +000033698 For xterm also recognize keypad up/down/left/right and insert.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033708 '[ and '] should be set to start/end of line when using a linewise operator
3371 (e.g., ":w").
33728 CTRL-A can't handle big "long" numbers, they become negative. Check for
3373 "-" character, if not present, use unsigned long.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000033748 Add suspending with CTRL-Z at the "more" prompt, and when executing a long
3375 script in do_cmdline().
33768 When using 'hidden', many swap files will be open. When Vim runs into the
3377 maximum number of open files, error messages will appear. Detect that
3378 this problem is present, and close any hidden files that don't have
3379 changes.
33808 With 'viminfo' set such that the ".viminfo" file is written on a FAT
3381 filesystem, an illegal file name may be created: ".vim".
33828 For each buffer that is opened, the viminfo file is opened and read to
3383 check for file marks. This can be slow.
33847 In xterm, recognize both vt100 and vt220 cursor keys. Change
3385 add_termcode() to not remove an existing entry for a name, when it's
3386 needed.
3387 Need a generic solution to recognize different codes for the same key.
33888 Core dump within signal function: gdb doesn't show stack backtrace! Option
3389 to skip catch_signals()?
33909 Repeating a "cw" with "." doesn't work if the text was pasted from the
3391 clipboard. (Thomas Jones) It's because the menu/toolbar item exits Insert
3392 mode and uses "gP". How to fix this without breaking inserting a block of
3393 text?
33948 In Replace mode pasting from the clipboard (using menu or toolbar) inserts
3395 all the text. Add ":rmenu"?
33968 Pasting with the mouse in Replace mode inserts the text, instead of
3397 overwriting, when it is more than one line. Same for using <C-R>.
33989 CTRL-E and CTRL-Y don't work in small window when 'so' is 4 and lines are
3399 wrapping (Acevedo/in.226). E.g., when using CTRL-E, window height 7,
3400 window might actually scroll down when last line of buffer is displayed.
3401 --> Remember if the previous command was "cursor follows screen" or
3402 "screen follow cursor" and use this in cursupdate().
34037 tilde_replace() can only handle "~/", should also do "~user/".
3404 Get the list of home directories (from /etc/passwd? Use getpwent()) and
3405 use some clever algorithm to match a path with that. Find common strings
3406 in the list?
34078 When dragging status line with mouse, sometimes a jump when first clicking
3408 on the status line (caused by 'winheight'). Select window on button up,
3409 instead of on button down.
34108 Dragging the status line doesn't scroll but redraw.
34119 Evaluating 'statusline' in build_stl_str_hl() does not properly check for
3412 reaching the end of the available buffer.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003413 Patch to dynamically allocate the buffer for % items. (Eric Arnold, 2006
3414 May 14)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034158 When performing incremental search, should abort searching as soon as a
3416 character is typed.
34178 When the value of $MAKE contains a path, configure can't handle this.
3418 It's an autoconf bug. Remove the path from $MAKE to work around it.
34198 How to set VIMRC_FILE to \"something\" for configure? Why does this not
3420 work: CFLAGS='-DVIMRC_FILE=\"/mydir/myfile\"' ./configure
34218 The temporary file is sometimes not writable. Check for this, and use an
3422 alternate name when it isn't. Or add the 'temptemplate' option: template
3423 for the temp file name ":set temptemplate=/usr/tmp/?????.tmp".
3424 Also: Win32 version uses Windows temp directory, which might not work for
3425 cygwin bash.
34267 Get error "*, \+ or \( operand could be empty" for pattern "\(.\)\1\{3}".
3427 Remember flags for backreferences.
34287 When switching to Daylight Saving Time, Vim complains that a file has been
3429 changed since last read. Can we use a function that uses GMT?
34307 When completing an environment variable after a '$', check for file names
3431 that contain a '$' after all have been found.
34328 When "cm" termcap entry is missing, starting gvim shouldn't complain about
3433 it. (Lohner) Try out with "vt100" entry, cm replaced with cX.
34347 When an include file starts with "../", the check for already visiting
3435 this file doesn't work. Need to simplify the file name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000034367 The names and comments for the arguments of do_browse() are confusing.
3437 "dflt" isn't the default file name when "initdir" is not NULL and
3438 "initdir" is the default path to be used.
34397 When 'scrolloff' is exactly half the window height, "j" causes a scroll of
3440 two lines at a time. "k" doesn't do this. (Cory T. Echols)
34418 When write_viminfo() is used while there are many orphaned viminfo
3442 tempfiles writing the viminfo file fails. Give a clear error message so
3443 that the user knows he has to delete the files.
34447 It's possible to redefine a script-local function with ":func
3445 <SNR>123_Test()". (Krishna) Disallow this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003446
3447
3448I can't reproduce these (if you can, let me know how!):
34499 NT 4.0 on NTFS file system: Editing ".bashrc" (drag and drop), file
3450 disappears. Editing ".xyz" is OK. Also, drag&drop only works for three
3451 files. (McCollister)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003452
3453
3454Problems that will (probably) not be solved:
Bram Moolenaara93fa7e2006-04-17 22:14:47 +00003455- GTK: when using the popup menu with spelling suggestions and releasing the
3456 right mouse button before the menu appears selecting an item with the
3457 right mouse button has no effect. GTK does not produce an event for this.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00003458- GTK 2: Cannot use the file selector. When using it many things become
3459 slow. This is caused by some code in GTK that writes
3460 ~/.recently-used.xbel every time an event is handled. It assumes the main
3461 loop is never quit, which is a wrong assumption. Also, it overwrites the
3462 file with different file permissions, which is a privacy issue. This
3463 needs to be fixed in GTK. A solution in Vim would be really complicated.
Bram Moolenaar33aea182010-08-07 13:19:27 +02003464 (2008 Jul 31) This appears to be fixed in Vim 7.3.
Bram Moolenaar35a9aaa2004-10-24 19:23:07 +00003465- xterm title: The following scenario may occur (esp. when running the Vim
3466 test script): Vim 1 sets the title to "file1", then restores the title to
Bram Moolenaarbee0c5b2005-02-07 22:03:36 +00003467 "xterm" with an ESC sequence when exiting. Vim 2 obtains the old title
Bram Moolenaar35a9aaa2004-10-24 19:23:07 +00003468 with an X library call, this may result in "file1", because the window
3469 manager hasn't processed the "xterm" title yet. Can apparently only be
3470 worked around with a delay.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003471- In a terminal with 'mouse' set such that the mouse is active when entering
3472 a command line, after executing a shell command that scrolls up the
3473 display and then pressing ":": Selecting text with the mouse works like
3474 the display wasn't scrolled. Vim doesn't know how much the external
3475 command scrolled up the display. Use Shift to select text.
3476- X windows: When $DISPLAY points to a X server where there is no access
3477 permission, trying to connect to the X server causes an error message.
3478 XtOpenDisplay() prints this directly, there is no way to avoid it.
3479- X windows: Setting 'guifontset' to an illegal value sometimes crashes Vim.
3480 This is caused by a fault in a X library function, can't be solved in Vim.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003481- Win32 tcl: has("tcl") hangs when the tcl84.dll is from cygwin.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003482- Motif: When adding a menu item "Find this &Symbol", the "s" in "this" will
3483 be underlined, instead of in "Symbol". Motif doesn't let us specify which
3484 character gets the highlighting.
3485- Moving the cursor removes color in color-xterm. This is a color-xterm
3486 problem! color-xterm ver. 6.1 beta 3 and later work properly.
3487- In zsh, "gvim&" changes the terminal settings. This is a zsh problem.
3488 (Jennings)
3489- Problem with HPterm under X: old contents of window is lost (Cosentino).
3490- Amiga: When using quickfix with the Manx compiler we only get the first 25
3491 errors. How do we get the rest?
3492- Amiga: The ":cq" command does not always abort the Manx compiler. Why?
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00003493- Linux: A file with protection r--rw-rw- is seen readonly for others. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003494 access() function in GNU libc is probably wrong.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003495- When doing a CTRL-Z and typing a command for the shell, while Vim is busy
3496 (e.g. writing a file), the command for the shell is sometimes eaten by Vim,
3497 because the terminal mode is changed from RAW to CBREAK.
3498- An old version of GNU tgoto can't handle the terminfo code for "AF". The
3499 "%p1" is interpreted as "%p" and "1", causing color not to be working.
3500 Fix: Change the "%p1" in the "AF" and "AB" terminfo entries to "%p".
3501 (Benzinger).
3502- When running an external command from the GUI, typeahead is going to that
3503 program, not to Vim. It looks like the shell eats the characters, Vim
3504 can't get back what the external command didn't use.
3505- Win32 GUI: Error code from external command not returned in shell_error.
3506 It appears that cmd.exe and command.com don't return an error code.
3507- Win32 GUI: The Toolbar is a bit too high when the flat style is being
3508 used. We don't have control over the height of the Toolbar.
3509- Win32: All files created on the day of switching from winter to summer
3510 time cause "changed since editing started" messages. It goes away when
3511 the file is written again the next day, or the timezone is adjusted.
3512 DJGPP version is OK. (Zaimi) Looks like a problem with the Win32 library.
3513 Rebooting doesn't help. Time stamps look OK in directory. (Penn)
3514 Is this on FAT (stores wall clock time) or NTFS (stores UTS)?
3515- Win32, MS-Windows XP: $HOME uses the wrong drive when the user profiles
3516 are not on the boot disk. This is caused by a wrong value of $HOMEDRIVE.
3517 This is a bug in XP, see MSKB article 818134.
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +01003518- Win32, MS-Windows: expanding plugin/**/*.vim also picks up
3519 dir/ctags.vim,v. This is because the short file name is something like
3520 "ctags~1.vim" and that matches the pattern.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003521- SunOS 5.5.1 with Motif: The file open dialog does not have a horizontal
3522 scroll bar for the "files" selection. This is a problem in the Motif
3523 libraries, get a patch from Sun.
3524- Solaris 2.6 with GTK and Perl: gvim crashes when started. Problem with X
3525 input method called from GDK code. Without Perl it doesn't crash.
3526- VMS: Vimdiff doesn't work with the VMS diff, because the output looks
3527 different. This makes test 47 fail. Install a Unix-compatible diff.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003528- Win32 GUI: mouse wheel always scrolls rightmost window. The events arrive
3529 in Vim as if the rightmost scrollbar was used.
3530- GTK with Gnome: Produces an error message when starting up:
3531 Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library
3532 This is caused by the gnome library gnome_init() setting $LC_CTYPE to
3533 "en_US". Not all systems support this locale name, thus causing the
3534 error. Hopefully a newer version of GTK/Gnome fixes this problem.
3535- GTK 2: With this mapping the hit-enter prompt is _sometimes_ below the
3536 screen, at other times there is a grey area below the command line:
3537 :nmap <F11> :if &guioptions=~'m' \| set guioptions-=m \| else \| set guioptions+=m \| endif<cr>
3538- GTK: When pasting a selection from Vim to xclipboard gvim crashes with a
3539 ABRT signal. Probably an error in the file gdkselection.c, the assert
3540 always fails when XmbTextListToTextProperty() fails. (Tom Allard)
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003541- GTK 2: gives an assertion error for every non-builtin icon in the toolbar.
3542 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 +00003543- When using an xterm that supports the termresponse feature, and the 't_Co'
3544 termcap option was wrong when Vim started, it will be corrected when the
3545 termresponse is received. Since the number of colors changes, the
3546 highlighting needs to be initialized again. This may cause colors defined
3547 in the vimrc file to be lost.
3548- On Windows NT 4.0 the number of files passed to Vim with drag&drop and
3549 "Edit with Vim" is limited. The maximum command line length is 255 chars.
3550
3551--------------------- extensions and improvements ----------------------
3552 *extensions-improvements*
3553
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003554Most interesting new features to be added when all bugs have been fixed:
3555- Using ":exe edit fname" has escaping problems. Use ":edit ++(fname)".
3556 Thus use "++=" to give arguments as expressions, comma separated as if
3557 calling a function.
3558 With options: ":edit ++(['!', '++enc=abc'], ['+/pat'], fname)".
3559 Alternative: Make a function for Ex commands: cmd_edit().
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003560- Add COLUMN NUMBERS to ":" commands ":line1,line2[col1,col2]cmd". Block
3561 can be selected with CTRL-V. Allow '$' (end of line) for col2.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003562- ECLIPSE plugin. Problem is: the interface is very complicated. Need to
3563 implement part in Java and then connect to Vim. Some hints from Alexandru
3564 Roman, 2004 Dec 15. Should then also work with Oracle Jdeveloper, see JSR
3565 198 standard http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=198.
3566 Eclim does it: http://eclim.sourceforge.net/ (Eric Van Dewoestine)
3567 Plugin that uses a terminal emulator: http://vimplugin.sf.net
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003568 And another one: http://www.satokar.com/viplugin/index.php
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003569- STICKY CURSOR: Add a way of scrolling that leaves the cursor where it is.
3570 Especially when using the scrollbar. Typing a cursor-movement command
3571 scrolls back to where the cursor is.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003572- Scroll commands by screen line. g CTRL-E and g CTRL-Y ? Requires the
3573 first line to be able to start halfway.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000035748 Add a command to jump to a certain kind of tag. Allow the user to specify
3575 values for the optional fields. E.g., ":tag size type=m".
3576 Also allow specifying the file and command, so that the result of
3577 taglist() can be used.
Bram Moolenaar27dc1952006-03-15 23:06:44 +00003578- X11: Make it possible to run Vim inside a window of another program.
3579 This can be done with XReparentWindow(). But how exactly?
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003580
3581
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003582Documentation:
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000035838 List of Vim runtime directories. dotvim.txt from Charles Campbell, 2007
3584 Feb 20.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +000035858 The GUI help should explain the Find and Find/Replace dialogs. Add a link
3586 to it from ":promptrepl" and ":promptfind".
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +000035878 List of options should mention whether environment variables are expanded
3588 or not.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035898 Extend usr_27.txt a bit. (Adam Seyfarth)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000035909 Make the Reference Manual more precise. For each command mention:
3591 - change to cursor position and curswant
3592 - if it can be undone (u/CTRL-R) and redone (.)
3593 - how it works for folded lines
3594 - how it works with multi-byte characters
35959 In change.txt, remark about Javadoc isn't right. Right alignment would
3596 work too.
35978 Spread the windows commands over the other files. For example, ":stag"
3598 should be with ":tag". Cross-link with tags to avoid too much double
3599 text.
36008 Add tags for all features, e.g. "gui_running".
36017 MS-Windows: When a wrong command is typed with an ALT key, give a hint to
3602 look at the help for 'winaltkeys'.
36037 Add a help.vim plugin that maps <Tab> to jump to the next tag in || and
3604 <C-Tab> (and <S-Tab>) to the previous tag.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00003605 Patch by Balazs Kezes, 2007 Dec 30. Remark from A. Politz.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003606- Check text editor compendium for vi and Vim remarks.
3607
3608
3609Help:
3610- First try using the ":help" argument literally, before using it as a
3611 pattern. And then match it as part of a tag.
3612- When a help item has multiple matches make it possible to use ":tn" to go
3613 to the other matches.
3614- Support a way to view (and edit) .info files.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003615- Implement a "sticky" help window, some help text lines that are always
3616 displayed in a window with fixed height. (Guckes) Use "~/.vimhelp" file,
3617 user can edit it to insert his favorite commands, new account can contain a
3618 default contents.
3619- Make 'winminheight' a local option, so that the user can set a minimal
3620 height for the help window (and other windows).
3621- ":help :s^I" should expand to ":help :substitute".
3622- Make the help key (<F1>) context sensitive?
3623- Learn mode: show short help while typing commands.
3624
3625
3626User Friendlier:
36278 Windows install with install.exe: Use .exe instead of .bat files for
3628 links, so that command line arguments are passed on unmodified? (Walter
3629 Briscoe)
36308 Windows install: Be able to associate Vim with a selection of file types?
36318 Windows uninstall: Have uninstal.c delete the vimfiles directories that
3632 dosinst.c creates. List the contents of the directory (recursively) if
3633 the user asks for it. Requires an implementation of "rm -rf".
36348 Remember the name of the vimrc file that was used (~/.vimrc, $VIM/_vimrc,
3635 $HOME/_vimrc, etc.) and add "edit vimrc" to the File menu.
3636- Add a way to save local settings and mappings into a new plugin file.
3637 ":mkplugin <file>"?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003638- Add mappings local to a window: ":map <window> ..."?
36399 Add buffer-local menu. Should offer a choice between removing the menu or
3640 disabling it. Be careful that tear-offs don't disappear (keep one empty
3641 item?).
3642 Alternative: use BufEnter and BufLeave autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000036438 make a vimtutor script for Amiga and other systems.
Bram Moolenaar51ac12f2005-07-02 23:21:11 +000036447 When Vim detects a file is being edited elsewhere and it's a gvim session
3645 of the same user it should offer a "Raise" button, so that the other gvim
3646 window can be displayed. (Eduard)
Bram Moolenaar33aec762006-01-22 23:30:12 +000036478 Support saving and restoring session for X windows? It should work to do
3648 ":mksession" and use "-S fname" for the restart command. The
3649 gui_x11_wm_protocol_handler() already takes care of the rest.
3650 global_event_filter() for GTK.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003651
3652
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +00003653Tab pages:
36549 GUI implementation for the tab pages line for other systems.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000036557 GUI: Control over the appearance of the text in the labels (bold, color,
3656 font, etc.)
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +000036578 Make GUI menu in tab pages line configurable. Like the popup menu.
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +000036588 balloons for the tab page labels that are shortened to show the full path.
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +000036597 :tabdup duplicate the tab with all its windows.
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +000036607 Option to put tab line at the left or right? Need an option to specify
Bram Moolenaar49325942007-05-10 19:19:59 +00003661 its width. It's like a separate window with ":tabs" output.
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +000036628 Add local options for each tab page? E.g., 'diffopt' could differ between
3663 tab pages.
36647 Add local highlighting for each tab page?
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000036657 Add local directory for tab pages? How would this interfere with
3666 window-local directories?
Bram Moolenaareddf53b2006-02-27 00:11:10 +00003667
3668
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +00003669Spell checking:
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003670- Support more regions? Caolan McNamara argues it's needed for es_XX.
3671 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=219777
3672- Unicode defines another quote character: 0x2019. Use it as an equivalent
3673 of a single quote, thus use it as a word character like a quote and match
3674 with words, replacing the curly quote with a single quote.
3675- Could filter &eacute; things for HTML before doing spell checking.
3676 Similarly for TeX.
Bram Moolenaar8b2d9c42006-05-03 21:28:47 +00003677- The Hungarian spell file uses four extra characters in the FOL/UPP/LOW
3678 items than other spell files with the ISO-8859-2 encoding, that causes
3679 problem when changing 'spelllang'. There is no obvious way to fix this.
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00003680- Considering Hunspell 1.1.4:
3681 What does MAXNGRAMSUGS do?
3682 Is COMPLEXPREFIXES necessary when we have flags for affixes?
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00003683- Support spelling words in CamelCase as if they were two separate words.
3684 Requires some option to enable it. (Timothy Knox)
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +01003685- There is no Finnish spell checking file. For openoffice Voikko is now
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003686 used, which is based on Malaga: http://home.arcor.de/bjoern-beutel/malaga/
3687 (Teemu Likonen)
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +000036888 ":mkspell" still takes much too long in Hungarian dictionary from
3689 hunspell. Only solution appears to be to postpone secondary suffixes.
36908 Handle postponed prefix with COMPOUNDPERMITFLAG or COMPOUNDFORBIDFLAG.
3691 WFP_COMPPERMIT and WFP_COMPFORBID
36928 implement use of <compoptions> in .spl file:
3693 implement CHECKCOMPOUNDREP: when a compound word seems to be OK apply REP
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00003694 items and check if the result is a valid word.
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00003695 implement CHECKCOMPOUNDDUP
3696 implement CHECKCOMPOUNDTRIPLE
3697 Add CHECKCOMPOUNDCASE: when compounding make leading capital lower case.
3698 How is it supposed to work?
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003699- Add a command the repeats ]s and z=, showing the misspelled word in its
3700 context. Thus to spell-check a whole file.
Bram Moolenaar261bfea2006-03-01 22:12:31 +00003701- suggestion for "KG" to "kg" when it's keepcase.
Bram Moolenaar7b89edc2006-04-06 20:21:51 +00003702- For flags on affixes: Use a "AFFCOMPSET" flag; means the compound flags of
3703 the word are not used.
Bram Moolenaardb552d602006-03-23 22:59:57 +00003704- Support breakpoint character ? 0xb7 and ignore it? Makes it possible to
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003705 use same wordlist for hyphenation.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00003706- Compound word is accepted if nr of words is <= COMPOUNDWORDMAX OR nr of
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00003707 syllables <= COMPOUNDSYLMAX. Specify using AND in the affix file?
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00003708- NEEDCOMPOUND also used for affix? Or is this called ONLYINCOMPOUND now?
3709 Or is ONLYINCOMPOUND only for inside a compound, not at start or end?
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00003710- Do we need a flag for the rule that when compounding is done the following
3711 word doesn't have a capital after a word character, even for Onecap words?
3712- New hunspell home page: http://hunspell.sourceforge.net/
Bram Moolenaar69e0ff92005-09-30 21:23:56 +00003713 - Version 1.1.0 is out now, look into that.
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00003714 - Lots of code depends on LANG, that isn't right. Enable each mechanism
3715 in the affix file separately.
3716 - Example with compounding dash is bad, gets in the way of setting
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00003717 COMPOUNDMIN and COMPOUNDWORDMAX to a reasonable value.
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00003718 - PSEUDOROOT == NEEDAFFIX
3719 - COMPOUNDROOT -> COMPOUNDED? For a word that already is a compound word
3720 Or use COMPOUNDED2, COMPOUNDED3, etc.
3721- CIRCUMFIX: when a word uses a prefix marked with the CIRCUMFIX flag, then
3722 the word must also have a suffix marked with the CIRCUMFIX flag. It's a
3723 bit primitive, since only one flag is used, which doesn't allow matching
3724 specific prefixes with suffixes.
3725 Alternative:
3726 PSFX {flag} {pchop} {padd} {pcond} {schop} {sadd}[/flags] {scond}
3727 We might not need this at all, you can use the NEEDAFFIX flag and the
3728 affix which is required.
3729- When a suffix has more than one syllable, it may count as a word for
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +00003730 COMPOUNDWORDMAX.
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00003731- Add flags to count extra syllables in a word. SYLLABLEADD1 SYLLABLEADD2,
3732 etc.? Or make it possible to specify the syllable count of a word
3733 directly, e.g., after another slash: /abc/3
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00003734- MORPHO item in affix file: ignore TAB and morphological field after
3735 word/flags and affix.
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00003736- Implement multiple flags for compound words and CMP item?
3737 Await comments from other spell checking authors.
3738- Also see tklspell: http://tkltrans.sourceforge.net/
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +000037398 Charles Campbell asks for method to add "contained" groups to existing
3740 syntax items (to add @Spell).
3741 Add ":syntax contains {pattern} add=@Spell" command? A bit like ":syn
3742 cluster" but change the contains list directly for matching syntax items.
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +00003743- References: MySpell library (in OpenOffice.org).
3744 http://spellchecker.mozdev.org/source.html
3745 http://whiteboard.openoffice.org/source/browse/whiteboard/lingucomponent/source/spellcheck/myspell/
3746 author: Kevin Hendricks <kevin.hendricks@sympatico.ca>
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000037478 It is currently not possible to mark "can not" as rare, because "can" and
3748 "not" are good words. Find a way to let "rare" overrule "good"?
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +000037498 Make "en-rare" spell file? Ask Charles Campbell.
37508 The English dictionaries for different regions are not consistent in their
3751 use of words with a dash.
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +000037527 Insert mode completion mechanism that uses the spell word lists.
37538 Add hl groups to 'spelllang'?
3754 :set spelllang=en_us,en-rare/SpellRare,en-math/SpellMath
3755 More complicated: Regions with different languages? E.g., comments
3756 in English, strings in German (po file).
Bram Moolenaar7d1f5db2005-07-03 21:39:27 +00003757
3758
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003759Diff mode:
Bram Moolenaarfb539272014-08-22 19:21:47 +020037609 When making small changes, e.g. deleting a character, update the diff.
3761 Possibly without running diff.
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +020037628 Also show difference with the file when editing started? Should show what
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003763 can be undone. (Tom Popovich)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003764
3765Folding:
Bram Moolenaarbba577a2005-11-28 23:05:55 +00003766 (commands still available: zI zJ zK zp zP zq zQ zV zy zY;
3767 secondary: zB zS zT zZ, z=)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000037688 Vertical folds: looks like vertically split windows, but the cursor moves
3769 through the vertical separator, separator moves when scrolling.
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +000037708 Add "z/" and "z?" for searching in not folded text only.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000037718 When a closed fold is displayed open because of 'foldminlines', the
3772 behavior of commands is still like the fold is closed. How to make the
3773 user aware of this?
37748 Add an option 'foldskip' with values like 'foldopen' that specifies which
3775 commands skip over a closed fold.
37768 "H" and "L" count buffer lines instead of window lines. (Servatius Brandt)
37778 Add a way to add fold-plugins. Johannes Zellner has one for VB.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000037787 When using manual folding, the undo command should also restore folds.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003779- Allow completely hiding a closed fold. E.g., by setting 'foldtext' to an
3780 empty string. Require showing a character in 'foldcolumn' to avoid the
3781 missing line goes unnoticed.
3782 How to implement this?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003783- When pressing the down arrow of a scrollbar, a closed fold doesn't scroll
3784 until after a long time. How to make scrolling with closed folds
3785 smoother?
3786- When creating a session, also store folds for buffers in the buffer list,
3787 using the wininfo in wi_folds.
Bram Moolenaar8b2d9c42006-05-03 21:28:47 +00003788- When currently editing the first file in the argument list the session
3789 file can contain:
3790 args version.c main.c
3791 edit version.c
3792 Can editing version.c twice be avoided?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003793- 'foldmethod' "textobject": fold on sections and paragraph text objects.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00003794- "zuf": undo change in manual fold. "zUf" redo change in manual fold. How
3795 to implement this?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003796- "zJ" command: add the line or fold below the fold in the fold under the
3797 cursor.
Bram Moolenaar3517bb12006-03-03 22:58:45 +00003798- 'foldmethod' "syntax": "fold=3" argument: set fold level for a region or
3799 match.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003800- Apply a new foldlevel to a range of lines. (Steve Litt)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003801
3802Multi-byte characters:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00003803- When editing a file with both utf-8 and latin1 text Vim always falls back
3804 to latin1. Add a command to convert the latin1 characters to utf-8?
3805 :unmix utf-8,latin1 filename
3806 Would only work when 'encoding' is utf-8.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038079 When the tail byte of a double-byte character is illegal (e.g., a CR), the
3808 display is messed up (Yasuhiro Matsumoto). Should check for illegal
3809 double-byte characters and display them differently (display each single
3810 byte).
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +020038119 'fenc' in modeline problem: add option to reload the file when 'fenc' is
3812 set to a different value in a modeline? Option can be default on. Could
3813 it be done with an autocommand?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038148 Add an item in 'fileencodings' to check the first lines of a file for
3815 the encoding. See Python PEP: http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html.
3816 To avoid getting a wrong encoding only accept something Emacs-like:
3817 "-*- coding: enc-na_me.foo -*-" and "-*- coding= enc-na_me.foo -*-"
3818 Match with "-\*-\s*coding[:=]\s*\([::word::-_.]\+\)\s*-\*-" and use first
3819 item.
38208 Add an item in 'fileencodings' to check the first line of an XML file for
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00003821 the encoding. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Or "charset=UTF-8"?
3822 For HTML look for "charset=utf-8".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038238 The quickfix file is read without conversion, thus in 'encoding'. Add an
3824 option to specify the encoding of the errorfile and convert it. Also for
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003825 ":grep" and ":helpgrep".
Bram Moolenaar46c9c732004-12-12 11:37:09 +00003826 More generic solution: support a filter (e.g., by calling a function).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038278 When a file was converted from 'fileencoding' to 'encoding', a tag search
3828 should also do this on the search pattern. (Andrzej M. Ostruszka)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000038298 When filtering changes the encoding 'fileencoding' may not work. E.g.,
3830 when using xxd and 'fileencoding' is "utf-16". Add an option to set a
3831 different fileencoding for filter output?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038327 When converting a file fails, mention which byte could not be converted,
3833 so that the user can fix the problem.
38348 Add configure option to be able to disable using the iconv library. (Udo
3835 Schweigert)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038369 'aleph' should be set to 1488 for Unicode. (Zvi Har'El)
38378 Should add test for using various commands with multi-byte characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038388 'infercase' doesn't work with multi-byte characters.
38398 toupper() function doesn't handle byte count changes.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000038407 Searching and composing characters:
3841 When searching, should order of composing characters be ignored?
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00003842 Add a special item to match with a composing character, so that composing
3843 characters can be manipulated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000038448 Should implement 'delcombine' for command line editing.
38458 Detect overlong UTF-8 sequences and handle them like illegal bytes.
38468 ":s/x/\u\1/" doesn't work, making uppercase isn't done for multi-byte
3847 characters.
38488 UTF-8: "r" in Visual mode doesn't take composing characters.
38498 UTF-8: When there is a precomposed character in the font, use it instead
3850 of a character and a composing character. See xterm for an example.
38517 When a character can't be displayed, display its digraph instead.
3852 'display' option to specify this.
38537 Use ideas for nl_langinfo() from Markus Kuhn in enc_default():
3854 (www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs/langinfo.c)
3855- GTK and Win32: Allow selecting fonts for 'guifontset' with the
3856 fontselector somehow.
3857- GTK and Win32: make it possible to set the font for the menu to make it
3858 possible to have 'encoding' different from the current locale.
3859- dbcs_class() only works for Japanese and Korean. Implement this for
3860 other encodings. The "euc-jp" and "euc-kr" choices might be wrong.
3861- Find some way to automatically select the right GUI font or fontset,
3862 depending on the default value of 'encoding'.
3863 Irrelevant in the GTK+ 2 GUI so long as UTF-8 is used.
3864 For Windows, the charset_pairs[] table could be used. But how do we know
3865 if a font exists?
3866- Do keyboard conversion from 'termencoding' to 'encoding' with
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003867 convert_input() for Mac GUI.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003868- Add mnemonics from RFC1345 longer than two characters.
3869 Support CTRL-K _{mnemonic}_
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00003870- Make 'breakat' accept multi-byte characters. Problem: can't use a lookup
3871 table anymore (breakat_flags[]).
3872 Simplistic solution: when 'formatoptions' contains "m" also break a line
3873 at a multi-byte character >= 0x100.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003874- Add the possibility to enter mappings which are used whenever normal text
3875 could be entered. E.g., for "f" command. But not in Normal mode. Sort
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02003876 of opposite of 'langmap'. Use ":amap" command?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003877- When breaking a line, take properties of multi-byte characters into
3878 account. The "linebreak" program from Bruno Haible can do it:
3879 ftp://ftp.ilog.fr/pub/Users/haible/gnu/linebreak-0.1.tar.gz
3880 But it's very complicated...
3881
3882
3883Printing:
Bram Moolenaarc0761132005-03-18 20:30:32 +000038847 Implement "undercurl" for printing.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003885- Add "page width" to wrap long lines.
3886- Win32: use a font dialog for setting 'printfont'. Can reuse the code for
3887 the 'guifont' dialog, put the common code in a separate function.
Bram Moolenaar567e4de2004-12-31 21:01:02 +00003888- Add the file timestamp to the page header (with an option). (George
3889 Reilly)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003890- Win32: when 'printfont' is empty use 'guifont'.
3891- Unix: Use some dialog box to do the obvious settings (paper size, printer
3892 name, portrait/landscape, etc).
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00003893- PostScript: Only works for text that can be converted to an 8-bit
3894 character set. How to support Unicode fully?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003895- Allow specifying the paper size, instead of using a standard size. Same
3896 units as for the margins.
3897- Support right-to-left text?
38988 Make the foreground color darkening function preserve the hue of the
3899 color.
3900
3901
3902Syntax highlighting:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039038 Make ":syn off" use 'runtimepath' instead of $VIMRUNTIME. (Gary Johnson)
3904 Should do the same for ":syn on" and ":syn manual".
39058 Support "containedin" argument for ":syn include", so that the defined
3906 cluster can be added to existing syntax items.
39078 C syntax: Don't highlight {} as errors inside () when used like this:
3908 "({ something })", often used in GCC code.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +000039097 Add a "startgroup" to a region. Used like "nextgroup" inside the region,
3910 preferred item at the start of the region. (Charles Campbell)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039118 When editing a new file without a name and giving it a name (by writing
3912 it) and 'filetype' is not set, detect the filetype. Avoid doing it for
3913 ":wq file".
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000039147 For "nextgroup" we have skipwhite, skipnl and skipempty. It would be
3915 really nice to be able to skip with a pattern. Or skip with a syntax
3916 group. (Nikolai Weibull, 2007 Feb 27)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039178 Make conversion to HTML faster (Write it in C or pre-compile the script).
39189 There is still a redraw bug somewhere. Probably because a cached state is
3919 used in a wrong way. I can't reproduce it...
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039207 Be able to change only the background highlighting. Useful for Diff* and
3921 Search highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar17be7e62006-03-12 22:13:45 +000039227 When 'number' is set highlight the number of the current line.
3923 Must be enabled with an option, because it slows down display updating.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039248 Allow the user to add items to the Syntax menu sorted, without having to
3925 change this for each release.
39268 Add a "matchcontains" for regions: items contained in the start or end
3927 pattern, but not in the body.
39288 Add a "keepend-contained" argument: Don't change the end of an item this
3929 one is contained in. Like "keepend" but specified on the contained item,
3930 instead of the containing item.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039318 cpp.vim: In C++ it's allowed to use {} inside ().
Bram Moolenaar13d5aee2016-01-21 23:36:05 +010039328 Some syntax files set 'iskeyword', they should use "syn iskeyword".
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003933 Also need a separate 'iskeyword' for the command line, e.g., in a help
3934 window ":e /asdf/asdf/" CTRL-W works different.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039358 Add specific syntax item to match with parens/braces that don't have a
3936 "%" match. :syntax nomatch cMatchError (,{,[,),},] [contained]
39378 Highlight the text between two matching parens (e.g., with a grey
3938 background) when on one of the parens or in between them.
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +00003939 Option for the matchparen plugin?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039408 When using a cterm, and no ctermfg or ctermbg are defined, use start/stop
3941 sequences. Add remark in docs that :if 'term' == "term-name" should be
3942 used.
39438 Add @spell cluster to String and Comment groups for many languages. Will
3944 allow spell checking. (Fleiner)
39458 When listing syntax items, try to sort the keywords alphabetically. And
3946 re-insert the [] if possible.
39478 Make it possible to use color of text for Visual highlight group (like for
3948 the Cursor).
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000039498 It would be useful to make the highlight group name an expression. Then
3950 when there is a match, the expression would be evaluated to find out what
3951 highlight group to use. Could be used to check if the shell used in a
3952 password file appears in /etc/shells. (Nikolai Weibull)
3953 syn match =s:checkShell(v:match) contained 'pattern'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039548 Make it possible to only highlight a sub-expression of a match. Like
3955 using "\1" in a ":s" command.
39568 Support for deleting syntax items:
3957 :syn keyword cTodo remove this
3958 :syn match cTodo remove "pattern"
3959 :syn region cString remove start="this" end="that"
39608 Add possibility to sync on something else, when the syncing in one way
3961 doesn't find match. For HTML: When no {script} is found, try looking for
3962 a '<'. (Fleiner)
39637 Replace the synchronizing method with a state machine specification?
3964 Should be able to start at any line in the file, search forwards or
3965 backwards, and use the result of matching a pattern.
39667 Use parsing like awk, so that e.g., a ( without a matching ) can be
3967 detected.
39688 Make it possible to use "inverted" highlighting, invert the original
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00003969 character. For Visual mode. (xterm-selection already does this).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039708 Highlight non-printable characters with "SpecialChar", linked to
3971 "Special". Display them with the digraph characters, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039728 Highlight the clipboard-selection with a highlight group.
39738 Be able to reset highlighting to its original (default) values.
39747 Be able to write current highlighting to a file as commands, similar to
3975 ":mkvimrc".
39768 Improve c.vim:
3977 - Add check for unterminated strings, with a variable to switch it on:
3978 "c_strict_ansi".
3979 - Detect unbalanced "#endif". Requires looking back a long way...
39808 Add an option to restrict the updating of syntax highlighting to the
3981 current line while in Insert mode.
39828 When guessing value of 'background', the syntax file has already been
3983 loaded (from the .gvimrc). After changing 'background', load it again?
39848 Add ":syn resync" command, to re-parse the whole file until the current
3985 display position.
39868 Should support "me" offset for a region start pattern. To be used to
3987 allow searching for the end pattern inside the match of the end pattern.
3988 Example: syn region pikeXX start="([^{]" end=")" should work on "()".
39898 When using a regexp for "contains=", should delay matching with it until
3990 redrawing happens. Set a flag when a group is added, check this flag when
3991 highlighting starts.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +000039927 It's possible for an item to be transparent, so that the colors of an item
3993 lower on the stack is used. Also do this with highlighting, so that the
3994 user can set transparent highlighting? E.g. a number in a C comment would
3995 get the color of a comment, a number in an assignment Normal. (Nikolai
3996 Weibull)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039977 Add "semitrans": Add highlighting. E.g., make the text bold, but keep the
3998 colors. And add colors, so that Green+Red becomes Yellow.
3999 E.g. for this html:
4000 <B> bold text <I> italic+bold text </B> italic text </I>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040017 CTRL-] checks the highlight group for finding out what the tag is.
40027 Add an explanation how a list of words can be used to highlight misspelled
4003 words.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040048 Add more command line completion for :syntax.
40058 Add more command line completion for :highlight.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040067 Should find a better way to parse the :syntax and :highlight commands.
4007 Use tables or lists that can be shared by parsing for execution and
4008 completion?
40098 Add ColorSchemePost autocommand event, so that scripts can set up their
4010 highlighting. (Salman Halim)
40117 Add a few sets of colors (e.g. Borland Turbo C one). With a menu to
4012 select one of the sets.
40138 Add offsets to sub-matches: "\(a*\) *"he=e1-1
4014 'e' is end of match 'e1' is end of sub-match 1, 's2' is start of submatch
4015 2, etc.
40168 In Insert mode, when there are typeahead characters, postpone the
4017 highlighting (for "." command).
40188 Syncing on comments isn't 100% correct when / / lines mix with / * and * /.
4019 For example: What about a line that starts with / / and contains * /?
40208 Ignore / * and * / inside strings, when syncing.
40217 Build a few more syntax files from the file "/usr/share/misc/vgrindefs":
4022 ISP, LDL, Icon, ratfor. And check "nedit/source/highlight.c".
40236 Add possibility to have background color continue until the right edge of
4024 the window. Useful for comment blocks and function headings. (Rogall)
4025- Make it possible to add "contains" items for all items in a group. Useful
4026 when extending an already existing syntax file.
4027- Add line-continuation pattern for non-syncing items too?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004028- Add possibility to highlight the whole line, including the right margin
4029 (for comment blocks).
4030- Add 'hlmatch' option: List of flags:
4031 'c': highlight match for character under the cursor.
4032 'b': highlight the previous (, and its match.
4033 'a': highlight all text from the previous ( until its match.
4034 Also for {}, <>, etc.?
4035 'e': highlight all braces without a match (slow?)
4036 OR: add an argument "cursor" to the syntax command, which means that the
4037 region/match/keyword is only highlighted when the cursor is on it.
4038 (Campbell)
4039 Or do it like Elvis: define text objects and how to highlight them around
4040 the cursor. (Iain Truskett)
40417 Make it possible to use all words in the tags files as Keyword.
4042 Can also be done with a script (but it's slow).
40437 Make it possible to call a ":" command when a match is found. Should
4044 allow for adding keywords from the text (e.g. variables that are set).
4045 And allows for sections with different highlighting.
40467 Add highlight group for commandline: "Commandline". Make sure it
4047 highlights the command line while typing a command, and any output from
4048 messages. And external commands?
40498 Make a version that works like less, but with highlighting: read stdin for
4050 text, exit at end of file, don't allow editing, etc. moreim? lessim?
40517 SpecialKey highlighting overrules syntax highlighting. Can't give an
4052 unprintable char another color. Would be useful for ^M at end of line.
4053
4054
Bram Moolenaare18c0b32016-03-20 21:08:34 +01004055Vim script language:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000040568 Make the filename and line number available to script functions, so that
4057 they can give useful debugging info. The whole call stack would be ideal.
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02004058 At least use this for error messages.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +000040597 Execute a function with standard option values. No need to save and
4060 restore option values. Especially useful for new options. Problem: how
4061 to avoid a performance penalty (esp. for string options)?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040628 Add referring to key options with "&t_xx". Both for "echo &t_xx" and
4063 ":let &t_xx =". Useful for making portable mappings.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00004064- Add ":let var ?= value", conditional assignment. Patch by Dave Eggum,
4065 2006 Dec 11.
4066- range for ":exec", pass it on to the executed command. (Webb)
Bram Moolenaarc5604bc2010-07-17 15:20:30 +020040678 ":{range}source": source the lines from the current file.
4068 You can already yank lines and use :@" to execute them.
4069 Most of do_source() would not be used, need a new function.
4070 It's easy when not doing breakpoints or profiling.
4071 Requires copying the lines into a list and then creating a function to
4072 execute lines from the list. Similar to getnextac().
Bram Moolenaar1056d982006-03-09 22:37:52 +000040737 ":include" command: just like ":source" but doesn't start a new scriptID?
4074 Will be tricky for the list of script names.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040758 Have a look at VSEL. Would it be useful to include? (Bigham)
Bram Moolenaare18c0b32016-03-20 21:08:34 +010040768 Have a prefix for a function to make it unique. When using packages it
4077 can be the plugin name.
4078 Perhaps also have a way to remove everything that the package added?
4079 including autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040807 Pre-parse or compile Vim scripts into a bytecode.
4081 1. Put the bytecode with the original script, with an ":if
4082 has('bytecode')" around it, so that it's only used with a Vim that
4083 supports it. Update the code with a command, can be used in an
4084 autocommand.
4085 2. Use a ".vic" file (like Python use .pyc). Create it when writing a
4086 .vim file. Problem: distribution.
4087 3. Use a cache directory for each user. How to recognize which cached
4088 file belongs to a sourced script?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040897 Add argument to winwidth() to subtract the space taken by 'foldcolumn',
4090 signs and/or 'number'.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000040916 Add ++ and -- operators? They only work on variables (lvals), how to
4092 implement this?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040938 Add functions:
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00004094 has(":command") Check if ":command" works. compare function
4095 with "ex_ni". E.g. for ":simalt".
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00004096 escape() Add argument to specify what to escape with.
4097 modestack() Instead of just the current mode return the
4098 stack of Insert / CTRL-O / :normal things.
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00004099 realname() Get user name (first, last, full)
4100 user_fullname() patch by Nikolai Weibull, Nov
4101 3 2002
4102 Only add this when also implemented for
4103 non-Unix systems, otherwise a shell cmd could
4104 be used.
4105 get_user_name() gets login name.
Bram Moolenaarab79bcb2004-07-18 21:34:53 +00004106 menuprop({name}, {idx}, {what})
4107 Get menu property of menu {name} item {idx}.
4108 menuprop("", 1, "name") returns "File".
4109 menuprop("File", 1, "n") returns "nmenu
4110 File.Open..." argument.
4111 Patch by Ilya Sher, 2004 Apr 22
4112 Return a list of menus and/or a dictionary
4113 with properties instead.
4114 mapname({idx}, mode) return the name of the idx'th mapping.
4115 Patch by Ilya Sher, 2004 Mar 4.
4116 Return a list instead.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00004117 char2hex() convert char string to hex string.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02004118 crypt() encrypt string
4119 decrypt() decrypt string
4120 base64enc() base 64 encoding
4121 base64dec() base 64 decoding
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004122 attributes() return file protection flags "drwxrwxrwx"
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00004123 filecopy(from, to) Copy a file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004124 shorten(fname) shorten a file name, like home_replace()
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00004125 perl(cmd) call Perl and return string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004126 inputrl() like input() but right-to-left
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00004127 typed() return the characters typed and consumed (to
4128 find out what happened)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004129 virtualmode() add argument to obtain whether "$" was used in
4130 Visual block mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004131 getacp() Win32: get codepage (Glenn Maynard)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004132 deletebufline() delete line in any buffer
4133 appendbufline() append line in any buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004134 libcall() Allow more than one argument.
4135 libcallext() Like libcall(), but using a callback function
4136 to allow the library to execute a command or
4137 evaluate an expression.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041387 Make bufname("'0") return the buffer name from mark '0. How to get the
4139 column and line number? col("'0") currently returns zero.
41408 argc() returns 0 when using "vim -t tag". How to detect that no file was
4141 specified in any way? To be able to jump to the last edited file.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000041428 Pass the command line arguments to Vim scripts in some way. As v:args
4143 List? Or extra parameter to argv()?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041448 Add command arguments with three dashes, passed on to Vim scripts.
Bram Moolenaar269f5952016-07-15 22:54:41 +020041459 Add optional arguments to user functions:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004146 :func myFunc(arg1, arg2, arg3 = "blah", arg4 = 17)
41476 User functions: Functions local to buffer "b:func()"?
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +000041488 For Strings add ":let var[{expr}] = {expr}". When past the end of "var"
4149 just ignore.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041508 The "= register should be writable, if followed by the name of a variable,
4151 option or environment variable.
41528 ":let &option" should list the value of the option.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000041538 ":let Func().foo = value" should work, also when "foo" doesn't exist.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004154 Also: ":let Func()[foo] = value" should work. Same for a List.
Bram Moolenaar5e3cb7e2006-02-27 23:58:35 +000041557 Add synIDlist(), making the whole list of syntax items on the syntax stack
4156 available as a List.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041578 Add autocommand-event for when a variable is changed:
4158 :au VarChanged {varname} {commands}
41598 Add "has("gui_capable")", to check if the GUI can be started.
41608 Add possibility to use variables like registers: characterwise (default),
4161 linewise (when ending in '\n'), blockwise (when ending in '\001'). reg0,
4162 rega, reg%, etc. Add functions linewise({expr}), blockwise({expr}) and
4163 charwise({expr}).
41647 Make it possible to do any command on a string variable (make a buffer
4165 with one line, containing the string). Maybe add an (invisible) scratch
4166 buffer for this?
4167 result = scratch(string, command)
4168 result = apply(string, command)
4169 result = execute(string, command)
4170 "command" would use <> notation.
4171 Does scratch buffer have a number? Or re-use same number?
41727 Add function to generate unique number (date in milliseconds).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004173
4174
4175Robustness:
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +000041766 Add file locking. Lock a file when starting to edit it with flock() or
4177 fcntl(). This patch has advisory file locking while reading/writing
4178 the file for Vim 5.4: ~/vim/patches/kahn_file_locking .
4179 The patch is incomplete (needs support for more systems, autoconf).
4180 Andy doesn't have time to work on it.
4181 Disadvantage: Need to find ways to gracefully handle failure to obtain a
4182 lock. When to release a lock: When buffer is unloaded?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004183
4184
4185Performance:
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000041867 For string variables up to 3 bytes don't allocate memory, use v_list
4187 itself as a character array. Use VAR_SSTRING (short string).
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +020041887 Add 'lazysize' option: Above this size Vim doesn't load everything before
4189 starting to edit a file. Things like 'fileencodings' only work up to this
4190 size, modelines only work at the top. Useful for large log files where
4191 you only want to look at the first few pages. Use zero to disable it.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000041928 move_lines() copies every line into allocated memory, making reloading a
4193 buffer a lot slower than re-editing the file. Can the memline be locked
4194 so that we don't need to make a copy? Or avoid invoking ml_updatechunk(),
4195 that is taking a lot of time. (Ralf Wildenhues, 2008 Jul 7)
Bram Moolenaard04b7502010-07-08 22:27:55 +02004196 With a patch, but does it work?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000041978 Turn b_syn_ic and b_syn_containedin into b_syn_flags.
41989 Loading menu.vim still takes quite a bit of time. How to make it faster?
41998 in_id_list() takes much time for syntax highlighting. Cache the result?
42007 setpcmark() shifts the jumplist, this takes quite a bit of time when
4201 jumping around. Instead use an index for the start?
42028 When displaying a space with only foreground highlighting, it's the same
4203 as a space without attributes. Avoid displaying spaces for the "~" lines
4204 when starting up in a color terminal.
42058 Avoid alloc() for scratch buffer use, esp. in syntax.c. It's very slow on
4206 Win16.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042078 Profiling shows that in_id_list() is used very often for C code. Can this
4208 function be improved?
42098 For an existing file, the page size of the swap file is always the
4210 default, instead of using the block size of the device, because the swap
4211 file is created only after setting the block size in mf_open(). How can
4212 this be improved?
42138 Set default for 'ttyscroll' to half a screen height? Should speed up
4214 MS-DOS version. (Negri)
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +000042157 C syntax highlighting gets a lot slower after ":set foldmethod=syntax".
4216 (Charles Campbell) Inserting a "{" is very slow. (dman)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042177 HTML syntax highlighting is slow for long lines. Try displaying
4218 http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/22908.html. (Andre Pang)
42197 Check how performance of loading the wordlist can be improved (adding a
4220 lot of abbreviations).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042217 Compile Ex commands to byte codes. Store byte codes in a vim script file
4222 at the end, after "compiled:. Make it look like a single comment line
4223 for old Vim versions. Insert first line "Vim script compiled <timestamp>.
4224 Only used compiled code when timestamp matches the file stat.
4225 Add command to compile a vim script and add it to the file in-place.
4226 Split Ex command executing into a parsing and executing phase.
4227 Use compiled code for functions, while loops, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042288 When defining autocommands (e.g., from $VIMRUNTIME/filetype.vim), need to
4229 compare each pattern with all existing patterns. Use a hash code to avoid
4230 using strcmp() too often?
42317 Include turbo_loader patches, speeding up reading a file?
4232 Speed up reading a file by reading it into a fixed-size buffer, creating
4233 the list of indexes in another buffer, and then copying the result into a
4234 memfile block with two copies. Then read the next block into another
4235 fixed-size buffer, create the second list of indexes and copy text from
4236 the two blocks to the memfile block.
42377 do_cmdline(): Avoid that the command line is copied to allocated memory
4238 and freed again later all the time. For while loops, and for when called
4239 with an argument that can be messed with.
4240 Generic solution: Make a struct that contains a pointer and a flag that
4241 indicates if the pointer should be freed when replaced.
42427 Check that the file size is not more than "sizeof(long)".
4243- Further improve finding mappings in maphash[] in vgetorpeek()
42448 Syntax highlighting is slow when deleting lines. Try in
4245 $VIMRUNTIME/filetype.vim.
4246- "out of memory" after deleting (1,$d) and changing (:%s/^/> /) a lot of
4247 lines (27000) a few times. Memory fragmentation?
4248- Have a look at how pdksh does memory allocation (alloc.c). (Dalecki)
4249- Do profiling on:
4250 - :g/pat/normal cmd
4251 - 1000ii<Esc>
4252 - deleting 10Mbyte worth of lines (netscape binary)
4253 - "[i" and "[d" (Yegappan Lakshmanan)
4254 - ":g/^/m0" on a 450Kbyte file. And the "u".
4255 - highlighting "~/vim/test/longline.tex", "~/vim/test/scwoop.tcl" and
4256 "~/vim/test/lockup.pl".
4257 - loading a syntax file to highlight all words not from a dictionary.
Bram Moolenaarcc016f52005-12-10 20:23:46 +00004258 - editing a Vim script with syntax highlighting on (loading vim.vim).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042597 Screen updating can be further improved by only redrawing lines that were
4260 changed (and lines after them, when syntax highlighting was used, and it
4261 changed).
4262 - On each change, remember start and end of the change.
4263 - When inserting/deleting lines, remember begin, end, and line count.
4264- Use macros/duarte/capicua for profiling. Nvi 1.71 is the fastest!
4265- When using a file with one long line (1Mbyte), then do "$hhhh", is still
4266 very slow. Avoid calling getvcol() for each "h"?
4267- Executing a register, e.g. "10000@@" is slow, because ins_typebuf has to
4268 move the previous commands forward each time. Pass count from
4269 normal_cmd() down to do_execreg().
4270- Repeating insert "1000i-<Esc>" displays --INSERT-- all the time, because of
4271 the <Esc> at the end. Make this work faster (disable redrawing).
4272- Avoid calls to plines() for cursor line, use w_cline_height.
4273- After ":set nowrap" remove superfluous redraw with wrong hor. offset if
4274 cursor is right of the screen.
42758 Make CTRL-C on Unix generate a signal, avoid using select() to check for a
4276 CTRL-C (it's slow).
4277
4278
4279Code size:
42808 GUI: When NO_CONSOLE is defined, more code can be excluded.
4281- Put getline() and cookie in a struct, so only one argument has to be
4282 passed to do_cmdline() and other functions.
42838 Make a GUI-only version for Unix?
42848 In buf_write _() isn't needed when setting errmsg, do it once when using
4285 it.
42867 When compiling with a GUI-only version, the code for cterm colors can be
4287 left out.
42888 When compiled with a GUI-only version, the termcap entries for terminals
4289 can be removed.
Bram Moolenaarc0514bf2016-11-17 14:50:09 +010042908 Can the check for libelf in configure.ac be removed?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004291
4292
4293Messages:
42948 When using ":q" in a changed file, the error says to "add !". Add the
4295 command so that beginners understand it: "use :q!".
42968 For 'verbose' level 12 prints commands from source'ed files. How to skip
4297 lines that aren't executed? Perhaps move the echoing to do_cmdline()?
42988 Use 'report' for ":bdel"? (Krishna) To avoid these messages when using a
4299 script.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004300- Delete message after new command has been entered and have waited for key.
4301 Perhaps after ten seconds?
4302- Make message history available in "msg" variables: msg1, msg2, .. msg9.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000043038 When reading from stdin allow suppressing the "reading from stdin"
4304 message.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043059 Check handling of overwriting of messages and delays:
4306 Very wrong: errors while redrawing cause endless loop.
4307 When switching to another file and screen scrolls because of the long
4308 message and return must be typed, don't scroll the screen back before
4309 redrawing.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043108 When address range is wrong you only get "Invalid range". Be a bit more
4311 specific: Negative, beyond last line, reverse range? Include the text.
43128 Make it possible to ignore errors for a moment ('errorignore'?). Another
4313 option to switch off giving error messages ('errorquiet'?). Also an option
4314 not to give any messages ('quiet')? Or ":quiet on", ":quiet off".
4315 Careful: For a severe error (out of memory), and when the user starts
4316 typing, error messages must be switched back on.
4317 Also a flag to ignore error messages for shell commands (for mappings).
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004318- Option to set time for emsg() sleep. Interrupt sleep when key is typed?
Bram Moolenaarcc016f52005-12-10 20:23:46 +00004319 Sleep before second message?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043208 In Ex silent mode or when reading commands from a file, what exactly is
4321 not printed and what is? Check ":print", ":set all", ":args", ":vers",
4322 etc. At least there should be no prompt. (Smulders) And don't clear the
4323 screen when reading commands from stdin. (Kendall)
4324 --> Make a difference between informative messages, prompts, etc. and
4325 error messages, printing text, etc.
43268 Window should be redrawn when resizing at the hit-enter prompt.
4327 Also at the ":tselect" prompt. Find a generic solution for redrawing when
4328 a prompt is present (with a callback function?).
4329
4330
4331Screen updating:
43327 Add a string to the 'display' option to make CTRL-E and CTRL-Y scroll one
4333 screen line, also if this means the first line doesn't start with the
4334 first character (like what happens with a single line that doesn't fit).
4335- screen_line():
4336 - insert/delete character stuff.
4337 - improve delete rest of line (spaces at end of line).
4338- When moving or resizing window, try to avoid a complete redraw (esp. when
4339 dragging the status line with the mouse).
4340- When 'lazyredraw' set, don't echo :ex commands? Need a flag to redraw when
4341 waiting for a character.
43428 Add a ":refresh [winnr]" command, to force updating a window. Useful from
4343 an event handler where ":normal" can't be used. Also useful when
4344 'lazyredraw' is set in a mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004345
4346Scrolling:
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +020043478 Add "zy" command: scroll horizontally to put the cursor in the middle.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043486 Add option to set the overlap for CTRL-F and CTRL-B. (Garhi)
4349- extend 'scrollbind' option: 'scrollopt' words "search", "relative", etc..
4350 Also 'e'xecute some commands (search, vertical movements) in all bound
4351 windows.
43527 Add 'scrollbind' feature to make the offset of one window with the next
4353 one equal to the window height. When editing one file in both windows it
4354 looks like each window displays a page of the buffer.
4355- Allow scrolling by dragging with the mouse (grab a character and move it
4356 up/down). Like the "hand" in Acrobat reader. Use Alt-LeftMouse for this?
4357 (Goldfarb)
4358- Add command to execute some commands (search, vertical movements) in all
4359 bound windows.
4360- Add 'search' option to 'scrollopt' to allow 'scrollbind' windows to
4361 be bound by regexp searches
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +00004362- Add "z>" and "z<": scroll sideways one screenful. (Campbell)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004363- Add option to set the number of lines when not to scroll, instead of the
4364 fixed number used now (for terminals that scroll slow with a large number
4365 of lines but not with a single line).
4366
4367
4368Autoconf:
43698 Should use acconfig.h to define prototypes that are used by autoheader.
43708 Some compilers don't give an error for "-OPT:Olimit" but a warning. (Webb)
4371 Add a check for the warning, so that "Olimit" can be added automatically?
4372- Autoconf: Use @datadir@ for the system independent files. Make sure the
4373 system dependent and system independent files are separated. (Leitner).
4374- Add autoconf check for waitpid()/wait4().
4375- Remove fcntl() from autoconf, all systems have it?
4376- Set default for 'dictionary', add search for dictionary to autoconf.
4377
4378
4379Perl interface:
43808 Rename typemap file to something else?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043817 Make buffers accessed as Perl arrays. (Clark)
43827 Make it possible to compile with non-ANSI C?
43836 Tcl/Tk has the "load" command: load a shared library (.so or .dll).
4384
4385
4386Shared libraries:
Bram Moolenaarab943432018-03-29 18:27:07 +020043878 libcall() can keep the library around instead of always calling dlclose().
4388 (Jason Felice, 2018 Mar 20)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000043896 Add support for loading shared libraries, and calling functions in it.
4390 :libload internal-name libname
4391 :libunload internal-name
4392 :liblist
4393 :libcall internal-name function(arg1, arg2, ...)
4394 :libcall function(arg1, arg2, ...)
4395 libcall() can have only one integer or String argument at the moment.
43966 Have a look on how Perl handles loading dynamic libraries.
4397
4398
4399Tags:
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +000044009 With ":set tags=./tags,../tags" and a tag appears in both tags files it is
4401 added twice. Requires figuring out the actual file name for each found
4402 match. Remove tag_fname from the match and combine it with the fname in
4403 the match (without expanding or other things that take time). When
4404 'tagrelative' is off tag_fname isn't needed at all.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000044058 For 'tags' wildcard in the file name is not supported, only in the path.
4406 This is due to it using |file-searching|. Suboptimal solution would be to
4407 make the filename or the whole option use |wildcards| globing, better
Bram Moolenaarf91787c2010-07-17 12:47:16 +02004408 would be to merge the 2 kinds of globing. originally (Erik Falor, 2008
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00004409 April 18), updated (Ian Kelling, 2008 July 4)
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +000044107 Can CTRL-] (jump to tag) include a following "." and "->" to restrict the
4411 number of possible matches? Check tags file for an item that has members.
4412 (Flemming Madsen)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044138 Scope arguments for ":tag", e.g.: ":tag class:cPage open", like Elvis.
44148 When output of ":tselect" is long, getting the more-prompt, should be able
4415 to type the tag number directly.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044167 Add the possibility to use the "-t {tag}" argument multiple times. Open a
4417 window for each tag.
44187 Make output of ":tselect" a bit nicer. Use highlighting?
44197 Highlight the "tag 1 of >2" message. New highlight group, or same as "hit
4420 bottom" search message.
44217 When using ":tag" at the top of the tag stack, should add another entry,
4422 so CTRL-T can bring you back to where you are now AND to where you were
4423 before the previous ":tag" command. (Webb)
Bram Moolenaar485db9b2005-01-31 19:23:41 +00004424- When doing "[^I" or "[^D" add position to tag stack.
4425- Add command to put current position to tag stack: ":tpush".
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00004426- Add functions to save and restore the tag stack? Or a command to switch
4427 to another tag stack? So that you can do something else and come back to
4428 what you were working on.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044297 When using CTRL-] on someClass::someMethod, separate class from method and
4430 use ":ta class:someClass someMethod".
4431 Include C++ tags changes (Bertin). Change "class::func" tag into "func"
4432 with "class=class"? Docs in oldmail/bertin/in.xxx.
44337 Add ":tagargs", to set values for fields:
4434 :tagargs class:someclass file:version.c
4435 :tagargs clear
4436 These are then the default values (changes the order of priority in tag
4437 matching).
44387 Support for "gtags" and "global"? With ":rtag" command?
4439 There is an example for how to do this in Nvi.
4440 Or do it like Elvis: 'tagprg' and 'tagprgonce' options. (Yamaguchi)
4441 The Elvis method is far more flexible, do it that way.
44427 Support "col:99" extra field, to position the cursor in that column. With
4443 a flag in 'cpoptions' to switch it off again.
44447 Better support for jumping to where a function or variable is used. Use
4445 the id-utils, with a connection to "gid" (Emacs can do it too). Add
4446 ":idselect", which uses an "ID" database (made by "mkid") like "tselect".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004447
4448
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004449Win32 GUI:
44508 Make debug mode work while starting up (vim -D). Open console window for
4451 the message and input?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044527 GvimExt: when there are several existing Vims, move the list to a submenu.
4453 (Mike McCollister)
44548 When using "Edit with Vim" for one file it changes directory, when several
4455 files are selected and using "Edit with single Vim" the directory isn't
4456 changed. At least change directory when the path is the same for all
4457 files. Perhaps just use the path of the first file or use the longest
4458 common part of the path.
44598 Add font argument to set the lfCharSet. (Bobcik)
44608 Somehow automatically detect the system language and set $LANG, so that
4461 gettext and menus work.
44628 Could keep console open to run multiple commands, to avoid the need to hit
4463 return in every console.
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02004464 Also: Look at how Emacs does run external commands:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004465 http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/voelker/ntemacs.html.
44668 Need a separate PopUp menu for modeless selection. Need two new commands:
4467 Copy selection to clipboard, Paste selection (as typed text).
44688 Support copy/paste for other file formats. At least HTML, perhaps RTF.
4469 Add "copy special" and "paste special" commands?
44707 Use different default colors, to match the current Windows color scheme.
4471 Sys_WindowText, Sys_Window, etc. (Lionel Schaffhauser)
44727 Use <C-Tab> to cycle through open windows (e.g., the find dialog).
44737 <Esc> should close a dialog.
44747 Keep the console for external commands open. Don't wait for a key to be
4475 hit. Re-open it when the user has closed it anyway. Or use a prepended
4476 command: ":nowait {cmd}", or ":quiet", which executes {cmd} without any
4477 prompts.
44787 Should be able to set an option so that when you double click a file that
4479 is associated with Vim, you can either get a new instance of Vim, or have
4480 the file added into an already running Vim.
44817 The "-P" argument only works for the current codepage. Use wide
4482 functions to find the window title.
4483
4484
4485GUI:
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +020044868 Make inputdialog() work for Photon, Amiga.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004487- <C--> cannot be mapped. Should be possible to recognize this as a
4488 normal "-" with the Ctrl modifier.
44897 Implement ":popup" for other systems than Windows.
44908 Implement ":tearoff" for other systems than Win32 GUI.
44916 Implement ":untearoff": hide a torn-off menu.
44928 When using the scrollbar to scroll, don't move the cursor position. When
4493 moving the cursor: scroll to the cursor position.
44949 Make <S-Insert> paste from the clipboard by default. (Kunze)
44957 Menu local to a buffer, like mappings. Or local to a filetype?
44968 In Buffers menu, add a choice whether selecting a buffer opens it in the
4497 current window, splits the window or uses ":hide".
44988 Dragging the mouse pointer outside of a Vim Window should make the text
4499 scroll. Return a value from gui_send_mouse_event() to the machine
4500 specific code to indicate the time in which the event should be repeated.
45018 Make it possible to ignore a mouse click when it's used to give Vim (gvim)
4502 window focus. Also when a mouse click is used to bring a window to front.
45038 Make the split into system independent code and system specific code more
4504 explicit. There are too many #ifdefs in gui.c.
4505 If possible, separate the Vim code completely from the GUI code, to allow
4506 running them in separate processes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045077 X11: Support cursorColor resource and "-cr" argument.
45088 X11 (and others): CTRL-; is not different from ';'. Set the modifier mask
4509 to include CTRL for keys where CTRL produces the same ASCII code.
Bram Moolenaaraba2f482005-08-10 07:57:38 +000045107 Add some code to handle proportional fonts on more systems? Need to draw
4511 each character separately (like xterm). Also for when a double-width font
4512 is not exactly double-width. (Maeda)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045138 Should take font from xterm where gvim was started (if no other default).
45148 Selecting font names in X11 is difficult, make a script or something to
Bram Moolenaar0a56cb82005-01-04 21:45:14 +00004515 select one.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045168 Visual highlighting should keep the same font (bold, italic, etc.).
45178 Add flag to 'guioptions' to not put anything in the clipboard at all?
45188 Should support a way to use keys that we don't recognize yet. Add a
4519 command that adds entries to special_keys somehow. How do we make this
4520 portable (X11, Win32, ..)?
45217 Add a flag to 'guioptions' that tells not to remove inactive menu items.
4522 For systems where greying-out or removing menu items is very slow. The
4523 menu items would remain visibly normally, but not do anything.
45247 Add ":minimize" and ":maximize", which iconize the window and back.
4525 Useful when using gvim to run a script (e.g. 2html.vim).
45267 X11: Is it possible to free allocated colors, so that other programs can
4527 use them again? Otherwise, allow disabling allocating the default colors.
4528 Or allocate an own colormap (check UAE). With an option to use it. For
4529 the commandline, "-install" is mostly used for X11 programs.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045307 Should support multi-column menus.
4531- Should add option for where to put the "Help" menu: like Motif at the far
4532 right, or with the other menus (but still at the right).
4533- Add menu item to "Keep Insert mode".
45348 ":mkgvimrc" command, that includes menus.
45356 Big change: Move GUI to separate program "vimgui", to make startup of vim a
4536 lot faster, but still be able to do "vim -g" or ":gui".
45377 More explicit mouse button binding instead of 'mousemodel'?
45387 Add option to set the position of the window on the screen. 'windowpos',
4539 which has a value of "123,456": <x>,<y>.
4540 Or add a command, like ":winsize"?
45417 Add toolbar for more GUIs.
45428 Make it possible to use "amenu icon=BuiltIn##", so that the toolbar item
4543 name can be chosen free.
45447 Make it possible to put the toolbar on top, left, right and/or bottom of
4545 the window? Allows for softkey-like use.
45466 Separate the part of Vim that does the editing from the part that runs the
4547 GUI. Communicate through a pseudo-tty. Vim starts up, creates a
4548 pty that is connected to the terminal. When the GUI starts, the pty is
4549 reconnected to the GUI process. When the GUI stops, it is connected to
4550 the terminal again. Also use the pty for external processes, it looks
4551 like a vt100 terminal to them. Vim uses extra commands to communicate GUI
4552 things.
45537 Motif: For a confirm() dialog <Enter> should be ignored when no default
4554 button selected, <Esc> should close the dialog.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045557 When using a pseudo-tty Vim should behave like some terminal (vt52 looks
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004556 simple enough). Terminal codes to/from shell should be translated.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004557- Would it be useful to be able to quit the GUI and go back to the terminal
4558 where it was started from?
45597 Support "-visual <type>" command line argument.
4560
4561
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004562Autocommands:
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +020045639 Rework the code from FEAT_OSFILETYPE for autocmd-osfiletypes to use
4564 'filetype'. Only for when the current buffer is known.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00004565- Put autocommand event names in a hashtable for faster lookup?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010045668 When the SwapExists event is triggered, provide information about the
4567 swap file, e.g., whether the process is running, file was modified, etc.
4568 Must be possible to check the situation that it's probably OK to delete
4569 the swap file. (Marc Merlin)
45708 When all the patterns for an event are "*" there is no need to expand
4571 buffer names to a full path. This can be slow for NFS.
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +000045727 For autocommand events that trigger multiple times per buffer (e.g.,
4573 CursorHold), go through the list once and cache the result for a specific
4574 buffer. Invalidate the cache when adding/deleting autocommands or
4575 changing the buffer name.
Bram Moolenaar34cdc3e2005-05-18 22:24:46 +000045767 Add TagJump event: do something after jumping to a tag.
Bram Moolenaar3d0a6032006-02-09 23:54:54 +000045778 Add "TagJumpFile" autocommand: When jumping to another file for a tag.
4578 Can be used to open "main.c.gz" when "main.c" isn't found.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045798 Use another option than 'updatetime' for the CursorHold event. The two
4580 things are unrelated for the user (but the implementation is more
4581 difficult).
Bram Moolenaar3d0a6032006-02-09 23:54:54 +000045827 Add autocommand event for when a buffer cannot be abandoned. So that the
4583 user can define the action taking (autowrite, dialog, fail) based on the
4584 kind of file. (Yakov Lerner) Or is BufLeave sufficient?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045858 Autocommand for when modified files have been found, when getting input
4586 focus again (e.g., FileChangedFocus).
4587 Check when: getting focus, jumping to another buffer, ...
Bram Moolenaar3d0a6032006-02-09 23:54:54 +000045888 Autocommands should not change registers. And marks? And the jumplist?
4589 And anything else? Add a command to save and restore these things.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045908 Add autocommands, user functions and user commands to ":mkvimrc".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045916 Add KeymapChanged event, so that the effects of a different keymap can be
4592 handled (e.g., other font) (Ron Aaron)
Bram Moolenaar3d0a6032006-02-09 23:54:54 +000045937 When trying to open a directory, trigger an OpenDirectory event.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045947 Add file type in front of file pattern: <d> for directory, <l> for link,
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02004595 <x> for executable, etc. With commas to separate alternatives. The
4596 autocommand is only executed when both the file type AND the file pattern
4597 match. (Leonard)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000045985 Add option that specifies extensions which are to be discarded from the
4599 file name. E.g. 'ausuffix', with ".gz,.orig". Such that file.c.gz will
4600 trigger the "*.c" autocommands. (Belabas)
46017 Add something to break the autocommands for the current event, and for
4602 what follows. Useful for a "BufWritePre" that wants to avoid writing the
4603 file.
46048 When editing "tt.gz", which is in DOS format, 'fileformat' stays at
4605 "unix", thus writing the file changes it. Somehow detect that the read
4606 command used dos fileformat. Same for 'fileencoding'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004607- Add events to autocommands:
4608 Error - When an error happens
4609 NormalEnter - Entering Normal mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004610 ReplaceEnter - Entering Replace mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004611 VisualEnter - Entering Visual mode
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00004612 *Leave - Leaving a mode (in pair with the above *Enter)
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004613 VimLeaveCheck - Before Vim decides to exit, so that it can be cancelled
4614 when exiting isn't a good idea.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00004615 CursorHoldC - CursorHold while command-line editing
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00004616 WinMoved - when windows have been moved around, e.g, ":wincmd J"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004617 SearchPost - After doing a search command (e.g. to do "M")
4618 PreDirChanged/PostDirChanged
4619 - Before/after ":cd" has been used (for changing the
4620 window title)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004621 ShutDown - when the system is about to shut down
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004622 InsertCharPost - user typed a character in Insert mode, after inserting
4623 the char.
4624 BufModified - When a buffer becomes modified, or unmodified (for
4625 putting a [+] in the window title or checking out the
4626 file from CVS).
4627 BufFirstChange - When making a change, when 'modified' is set. Can be
4628 used to do a :preserve for remote files.
4629 BufChange - after a change was made. Set some variables to indicate
4630 the position and number of inserted/deleted lines, so
4631 that marks can be updated. HierAssist has patch to add
4632 BufChangePre, BufChangePost and RevertBuf. (Shah)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00004633 ViewChanged - triggered when the text scrolls and when the window size
4634 changes.
4635 WinResized - After a window has been resized
4636 WinClose - Just before closing a window
Bram Moolenaarebefac62005-12-28 22:39:57 +00004637- Write the file now and then ('autosave'):
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004638 *'autosave'* *'as'* *'noautosave'* *'noas'*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004639 'autosave' 'as' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004640 Automatically write the current buffer to file N seconds after the
4641 last change has been made and when |'modified'| is still set.
4642 Default: 0 = do not autosave the buffer.
4643 Alternative: have 'autosave' use 'updatetime' and 'updatecount' but make
4644 them save the file itself besides the swapfile.
4645
4646
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00004647Omni completion:
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00004648- Add a flag to 'complete' to be able to do omni completion with CTRL-N (and
4649 mix it with other kinds of completion).
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00004650- Ideas from the Vim 7 BOF at SANE:
4651 - For interpreted languages, use the interpreter to obtain information.
4652 Should work for Java (Eclipse does this), Python, Tcl, etc.
4653 Richard Emberson mentioned working on an interface to Java.
4654 - Check Readline for its completion interface.
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00004655- Ideas from others:
4656 http://www.wholetomato.com/
4657 http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=747
4658 http://sourceforge.net/projects/insenvim
4659 or http://insenvim.sourceforge.net
4660 Java, XML, HTML, C++, JSP, SQL, C#
4661 MS-Windows only, lots of dependencies (e.g. Perl, Internet
4662 explorer), uses .dll shared libraries.
4663 For C++ uses $INCLUDE environment var.
4664 Uses Perl for C++.
4665 Uses ctags to find the info:
4666 ctags -f $allTagsFile --fields=+aiKmnsSz --language-force=C++ --C++-kinds=+cefgmnpsut-dlux -u $files
4667 www.vim.org script 1213 (Java Development Environment) (Fuchuan Wang)
4668 IComplete: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1265
4669 and http://stud4.tuwien.ac.at/~e0125672/icomplete/
4670 http://cedet.sourceforge.net/intellisense.shtml (for Emacs)
4671 Ivan Villanueva has something for Java.
Bram Moolenaarff312a42010-05-16 15:14:25 +02004672 Emacs: http://www.xref-tech.com/xrefactory/more_c_completion.html
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00004673 Completion in .NET framework SharpDevelop: http://www.icsharpcode.net
4674- Pre-expand abbreviations, show which abbrevs would match?
4675
4676
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004677Insert mode completion/expansion:
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00004678- GUI implementation of the popup menu.
Bram Moolenaar8b2d9c42006-05-03 21:28:47 +000046797 When searching in other files the name flash by, too fast to read. Only
4680 display a name every second or so, like with ":vimgrep".
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000046817 When expanding file names with an environment variable, add the match with
4682 the unexpanded var. So $HOME/tm expands to "/home/guy/tmp" and
4683 "$HOME/tmp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046848 When there is no word before the cursor but something like "sys." complete
4685 with "sys.". Works well for C and similar languages.
46869 ^X^L completion doesn't repeat correctly. It uses the first match with
4687 the last added line, instead of continuing where the last match ended.
4688 (Webb)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046898 Add option to set different behavior for Insert mode completion:
4690 - ignore/match case
4691 - different characters than 'iskeyword'
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000046928 Add option 'isexpand', containing characters when doing expansion (so that
4693 "." and "\" can be included, without changing 'iskeyword'). (Goldfarb)
4694 Also: 'istagword': characters used for CTRL-].
4695 When 'isexpand' or 'istagword' are empty, use 'iskeyword'.
4696 Alternative: Use a pattern so that start and end of a keyword can be
4697 defined, only allow dash in the middle, etc.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000046988 Add a command to undo the completion, go back to the original text.
Bram Moolenaaraba2f482005-08-10 07:57:38 +000046997 Completion of an abbreviation: Can leave letters out, like what Instant
4700 text does: www.textware.com
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000047018 Use the class information in the tags file to do context-sensitive
4702 completion. After "foo." complete all member functions/variables of
4703 "foo". Need to search backwards for the class definition of foo.
4704 Should work for C++ and Java.
4705 Even more context would be nice: "import java.^N" -> "io", "lang", etc.
47067 When expanding $HOME/dir with ^X^F keep the $HOME (with an option?).
47077 Add CTRL-X command in Insert mode like CTRL-X CTRL-N, that completes WORDS
4708 instead of words.
47098 Add CTRL-X CTRL-R: complete words from register contents.
47108 Add completion of previously inserted texts (like what CTRL-A does).
4711 Requires remembering a number of insertions.
47128 Add 'f' flag to 'complete': Expand file names.
4713 Also apply 'complete' to whole line completion.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00004714- Add a flag to 'complete' to only scan local header files, not system
4715 header files. (Andri Moell)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004716- Make it possible to search include files in several places. Use the
4717 'path' option? Can this be done with the dictionary completion (use
4718 wildcards in the file name)?
4719- Make CTRL-X CTRL-K do a binary search in the dictionary (if it's sorted).
4720- Speed up CTRL-X CTRL-K dictionary searching (don't use a regexp?).
4721- Set a mark at the position where the match was found (file mark, could
4722 be in another file).
4723- Add CTRL-A command in CTRL-X mode: show all matches.
4724- Make CTRL-X CTRL-L use the 'complete' option?
4725- Add command in CTRL-X mode to add following words to the completed string
4726 (e.g. to complete "Pointer->element" with CTRL-X CTRL-P CTRL-W CTRL-W)
4727- CTRL-X CTRL-F: Use 'path' to find completions.
4728- CTRL-X CTRL-F: Option to use forward slashes on MS-Windows?
4729- CTRL-X CTRL-F: Don't replace "$VIM" with the actual value. (Kelly)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004730- Allow listing all matches in some way (and picking one from the list).
4731
4732
4733Command line editing:
47347 Add commands (keys) to delete from the cursor to the end of the command
4735 line.
47368 Custom completion of user commands can't use the standard completion
4737 functions. Add a hook to invoke a user function that returns the type of
4738 completion to be done: "file", "tag", "custom", etc.
4739- Add flags to 'whichwrap' for command line editing (cursor right at end of
4740 lines wraps to start of line).
4741- Make editing the command line work like Insert mode in a single-line view
4742 on a buffer that contains the command line history. But this has many
4743 disadvantages, only implement it when these can be solved. Elvis has run
4744 into these, see remarks from Steve (~/Mail/oldmail/kirkendall/in.00012).
4745 - Going back in history and editing a line there would change the history.
4746 Would still need to keep a copy of the history elsewhere. Like the
4747 cmdwin does now already.
4748 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command. How to switch to normal
4749 mode for more commands? <Esc> should cancel the command line. CTRL-T?
4750 - To allow "/" and "= need to recursively call getcmdline(), overwrite the
4751 cmdline. But then we are editing a command-line again. How to avoid
4752 that the user gets confused by the stack of command lines?
4753 - Use edit() for normal cmdline editing? Would have to integrate
4754 getcmdline() into edit(). Need to solve conflicts between Insert mode
4755 and Command-line mode commands. Make it work like Korn shell and tcsh.
4756 Problems:
4757 - Insert: completion with 'wildchar'
4758 - Insert: use cmdline abbreviations
4759 - Insert: CTRL-D deletes indent instead of listing matches
4760 - Normal: no CTRL-W commands
4761 - Normal: no ":" commands?
4762 - Normal: allow Visual mode only within one line.
4763 - where to show insert/normal mode message? Change highlighting of
4764 character in first column?
4765 - Implementation ideas:
4766 - Set "curwin" and "curbuf" to the command line window and buffer.
4767 - curwin->w_topline is always equal to curwin->w_cursor.lnum.
4768 - never set 'number', no folding, etc. No status line.
4769 - sync undo after entering a command line?
4770 - use NV_NOCL flag for commands that are not allowed in Command-line
4771 Mode.
4772
4773
4774Command line completion:
47758 Change expand_interactively into a flag that is passed as an argument.
47768 With command line completion after '%' and '#', expand current/alternate
4777 file name, so it can be edited. Also with modifiers, such as "%:h".
47788 When completing command names, either sort them on the long name, or list
4779 them with the optional part inside [].
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000047808 Add an option to ignore case when doing interactive completion. So that
4781 ":e file<Tab>" also lists "Filelist" (sorted after matching case matches).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000047827 Completion of ":map x ": fill in the current mapping, so that it can be
4783 edited. (Sven Guckes)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004784- For 'wildmenu': Simplify "../bar" when possible.
4785- When using <Up> in wildmenu mode for a submenu, should go back to the
4786 current menu, not the first one. E.g., ":emenu File.Save<Up>".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000047878 When using backtick expansion, the external command may write a greeting
4788 message. Add an option or commands to remove lines that match a regexp?
47897 When listing matches of files, display the common path separately from the
4790 file names, if this makes the listing shorter. (Webb)
4791- Add command line completion for ":ilist" and friends, show matching
4792 identifiers (Webb).
47938 Add command line completion for "old value" of a command. ":args <key>"
4794 would result in the current list of arguments, which you can then edit.
47957 Add command line completion with CTRL-X, just like Insert mode completion.
4796 Useful for ":s/word/xx/".
4797- Add command to go back to the text as it was before completion started.
4798 Also to be used for <Up> in the command line.
4799- Add 'wildlongest' option: Key to use to find longest common match for
4800 command line completion (default CTRL-L), like 'wildchar'. (Cregut)
4801 Also: when there are several matches, show them line a CTRL-D.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004802
4803
4804Command line history:
4805- Add "KeyWasTyped" flag: It's reset before each command and set when a
4806 character from the keyboard is consumed. Value is used to decide to put a
4807 command line in history or not. Put line in history if it didn't
Bram Moolenaara2a80162017-11-21 23:09:50 +01004808 completely result from one mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004809- When using ":browse", also put the resulting edit command in the history,
4810 so that it can be repeated. (Demirel)
4811
4812
4813Insert mode:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +000048149 When 'autoindent' is set, hitting <CR> twice, while there is text after
4815 the cursor, doesn't delete the autoindent in the resulting blank line.
4816 (Rich Wales) This is Vi compatible, but it looks like a bug.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048178 When using CTRL-O in Insert mode, then executing an insert command
4818 "a" or "i", should we return to Insert mode after <Esc>? (Eggink)
4819 Perhaps it can be allowed a single time, to be able to do
4820 "<C-O>10axyz<Esc>". Nesting this further is confusing.
4821 ":map <F2> 5aabc<Esc>" works only once from Insert mode.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000048228 When using CTRL-G CTRL-O do like CTRL-\ CTRL-O, but when returning with
4823 the cursor in the same position and the text didn't change continue the
4824 same change, so that "." repeats the whole insert.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048257 Use CTRL-G <count> to repeat what follows. Useful for inserting a
4826 character multiple times or repeating CTRL-Y.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00004827- Make 'revins' work in Replace mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048287 Use 'matchpairs' for 'showmatch': When inserting a character check if it
4829 appears in the rhs of 'matchpairs'.
4830- In Insert mode (and command line editing?): Allow undo of the last typed
4831 character. This is useful for CTRL-U, CTRL-W, delete and backspace, and
4832 also for characters that wrap to the next line.
4833 Also: be able to undo CTRL-R (insert register).
4834 Possibly use 'backspace'="whole" for a mode where at least a <CR> that
4835 inserts autoindent is undone by a single <BS>.
4836- Use CTRL-G in Insert mode for an extra range of commands, like "g" in
4837 Normal mode.
4838- Make 'paste' work without resetting other options, but override their
4839 value. Avoids problems when changing files and modelines or autocommands
4840 are used.
4841- When typing CTRL-V and a digit higher than 2, only expect two digits.
4842- Insert binary numbers with CTRL-V b.
4843- Make it possible to undo <BS>, <C-W> and <C-U>. Bash uses CTRL-Y.
4844
4845
4846'cindent', 'smartindent':
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +010048479 Wrapping a variable initialization should have extra indent:
4848 char * veryLongName =
4849 "very long string"
4850 Also check if "cino=+10" is used correctly.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000048518 Lisp indenting: "\\" confuses the indenter. (Dorai Sitaram, 2006 May 17)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000048528 Why are continuation lines outside of a {} block not indented? E.g.:
4853 long_type foo =
4854 value;
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048558 Java: Inside an anonymous class, after an "else" or "try" the indent is
4856 too small. (Vincent Bergbauer)
Bram Moolenaar8cacf352006-04-15 20:27:24 +00004857 Problem of using {} inside (), 'cindent' doesn't work then.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048588 In C++ it's possible to have {} inside (): (Kirshna)
4859 func(
4860 new String[] {
4861 "asdf",
4862 "asdf"
4863 }
4864 );
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010048658 In C++ a function isn't recognized inside a namespace:
4866 (Chow Loong Jin)
4867 namespace {
4868 int
4869 func(int arg) {
4870 }
4871 }
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000048726 Add 'cino' flag for this function argument layout: (Spencer Collyer)
4873 func( arg1
4874 , arg2
4875 , arg3
4876 );
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +000048777 Add separate "(0" option into inside/outside a function (Zellner):
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004878 func(
4879 int x) // indent like "(4"
4880 {
4881 if (a
4882 && b) // indent like "(0"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000048839 Using "{" in a comment: (Helmut Stiegler)
4884 if (a)
4885 {
4886 if (b)
4887 {
4888 // {
4889 }
4890 } <-- this is indented incorrect
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +00004891 Problem is that find_start_brace() checks for the matching brace to be in
4892 a comment, but not braces in between. Requires adding a comment check to
4893 findmatchlimit().
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00004894- Make smartindenting configurable. Add 'sioptions', e.g. '#' setting the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004895 indent to 0 should be switched on/off.
48967 Support ANSI style function header, with each argument on its own line.
4897- "[p" and "]p" should use 'cindent' code if it's on (only for the first
4898 line).
4899- Add option to 'cindent' to set indent for comments outside of {}?
4900- Make a command to line up a comment after a code line with a previous
4901 comment after a code line. Can 'cindent' do this automatically?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004902- When 'cindent'ing a '}', showmatch is done before fixing the indent. It
4903 looks better when the indent is fixed before the showmatch. (Webb)
4904- Add option to make indenting work in comments too (for commented-out
4905 code), unless the line starts with "*".
4906- Don't use 'cindent' when doing formatting with "gq"?
4907- When formatting a comment after some text, insert the '*' for the new line
4908 (indent is correct if 'cindent' is set, but '*' doesn't get inserted).
49098 When 'comments' has both "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/" and "s1:(*,mb:*,ex:*)", the
4910 'x' flag always uses the first match. Need to continue looking for more
4911 matches of "*" and remember all characters that could end the comment.
4912- For smartindent: When typing 'else' line it up with matching 'if'.
4913- 'smartindent': allow patterns in 'cinwords', for e.g. TeX files, where
4914 lines start with "\item".
4915- Support this style of comments (with an option): (Brown)
4916 /* here is a comment that
4917 is just autoindented, and
4918 nothing else */
4919- Add words to 'cinwords' to reduce the indent, e.g., "end" or "fi".
49207 Use Tabs for the indent of starting lines, pad with spaces for
4921 continuation lines. Allows changing 'tabstop' without messing up the
4922 indents.
Bram Moolenaara6878372014-03-22 21:02:50 +01004923 Patch by Lech Lorens, 2010 Mar. Update by James McCoy, 2014 Mar 15.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004924
4925
4926Java:
49278 Can have {} constructs inside parens. Include changes from Steve
4928 Odendahl?
49298 Recognize "import java.util.Vector" and use $CLASSPATH to find files for
4930 "[i" commands and friends.
4931- For files found with 'include': handle "*" in included name, for Java.
4932 (Jason)
4933- How to make a "package java.util" cause all classes in the package to be
4934 searched? Also for "import java.util.*". (Mark Brophy)
4935
4936
4937'comments':
49388 When formatting C comments that are after code, the "*" isn't repeated
4939 like it's done when there is no code. And there is no automatic wrapping.
4940 Recognize comments that come after code. Should insert the comment leader
4941 when it's "#" or "//".
Bram Moolenaarce5e58e2005-01-19 22:24:34 +00004942 Other way around: when a C command starts with "* 4" the "*" is repeated
4943 while it should not. Use syntax HL comment recognition?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049447 When using "comments=fg:--", Vim inserts three spaces for a new line.
4945 When hitting a TAB, these spaces could be removed.
49467 The 'n'esting flag doesn't do the indenting of the last (rightmost) item.
49476 Make strings in 'comments' option a RE, to be able to match more
4948 complicated things. (Phillipps) Use a special flag to indicate that a
4949 regexp is used.
49508 Make the 'comments' option with "/* * */" lines only repeat the "*" line
4951 when there is a "/*" before it? Or include this in 'cindent'?
4952
4953
4954Virtual edit:
49558 Make the horizontal scrollbar work to move the text further left.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049567 Allow specifying it separately for Tabs and beyond end-of-line?
4957
4958
4959Text objects:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000049608 Add text object for fold, so that it can be yanked when it's open.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049618 Add test script for text object commands "aw", "iW", etc.
Bram Moolenaar994cd122007-05-12 15:19:41 +000049628 Add text object for part of a CamelHumpedWord and under_scored_word.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00004963 (Scott Graham) "ac" and "au"?
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +000049648 Add a text object for any kind of quoting, also with multi-byte
4965 characters. Option to specify what quotes are recognized (default: all)
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00004966 use "aq" and "iq". Use 'quotepairs' to define pairs of quotes, like
4967 'matchpairs'?
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +000049688 Add text object for any kind of parens, also multi-byte ones.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000049698 Add a way to make an ":omap" for a user-defined text object. Requires
4970 changing the starting position in oap->start.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049718 Add "gp" and "gP" commands: insert text and make sure there is a single
4972 space before it, unless at the start of the line, and after it, unless at
4973 the end of the line or before a ".".
49747 Add objects with backwards extension? Use "I" and "A". Thus "2dAs"
4975 deletes the current and previous sentence. (Jens Paulus)
49767 Add "g{" and "g}" to move to the first/last character of a paragraph
4977 (instead of the line just before/after a paragraph as with "{" and "}").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049786 Ignore comment leaders for objects. Make "das" work in reply-email.
49795 Make it possible to use syntax group matches as a text object. For
4980 example, define a "ccItem" group, then do "da<ccItem>" to delete one.
4981 Or, maybe just define "dai", delete-an-item, to delete the syntax item the
4982 cursor is on.
4983
4984
4985Select mode:
49868 In blockwise mode, typed characters are inserted in front of the block,
4987 backspace deletes a column before the block. (Steve Hall)
49887 Alt-leftmouse starts block mode selection in MS Word.
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +02004989 See http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Use_Alt-Mouse_to_select_blockwise.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000049907 Add Cmdline-select mode. Like Select mode, but used on the command line.
4991 - Change gui_send_mouse_event() to pass on mouse events when 'mouse'
4992 contains 'C' or 'A'.
4993 - Catch mouse events in ex_getln.c. Also shift-cursor, etc., like in
4994 normal_cmd().
4995 - remember start and end of selection in cmdline_info.
4996 - Typing text replaces the selection.
4997
4998
4999Visual mode:
Bram Moolenaar3b1db362013-08-10 15:00:24 +020050008 Support using "." in Visual mode. Use the operator applied to the Visual
5001 selection, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005002- When dragging the Visual selection with the mouse and 'scrolloff' is zero,
5003 behave like 'scrolloff' is one, so that the text scrolls when the pointer
5004 is in the top line.
Bram Moolenaar768b8c42006-03-04 21:58:33 +00005005- Displaying size of Visual area: use 24-33 column display.
5006 When selecting multiple lines, up to about a screenful, also count the
5007 characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050088 When using "I" or "A" in Visual block mode, short lines do not get the new
Bram Moolenaarcc016f52005-12-10 20:23:46 +00005009 text. Make it possible to add the text to short lines too, with padding
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005010 where needed.
50117 With a Visual block selected, "2x" deletes a block of double the width,
5012 "3y" yanks a block of triple width, etc.
50137 When selecting linewise, using "itext" should insert "text" at the start
5014 of each selected line.
50158 What is "R" supposed to do in Visual mode?
50168 Make Visual mode local to the buffer. Allow changing to another buffer.
5017 When starting a new Visual selection, remove the Visual selection in any
5018 other buffer. (Ron Aaron)
50198 Support dragging the Visual area to drop it somewhere else. (Ron Aaron,
5020 Ben Godfrey)
50217 Support dragging the Visual area to drop it in another program, and
5022 receive dropped text from another program. (Ben Godfrey)
50237 With blockwise Visual mode and "c", "C", "I", "A", etc., allow the use of
5024 a <CR>. The entered lines are repeated over the Visual area.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050257 Filtering a block should only apply to the block, not to the whole lines.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00005026 When the number of lines is increased, add lines. When decreased, pad with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005027 spaces or delete? Use ":`<,`>" on the command line.
50288 After filtering the Visual area, make "gv" select the filtered text?
5029 Currently "gv" only selects a single line, not useful.
50307 Don't move the cursor when scrolling? Needed when the selection should
5031 stay the same. Scroll to the cursor at any movement command. With an
5032 option!
50337 In Visual block mode, need to be able to define a corner on a position
5034 that doesn't have text? Also: when using the mouse, be able to select
5035 part of a TAB. Even more: Add a mode where the cursor can be on a screen
5036 position where there is no text. When typing, add spaces to fill the gap.
5037 Other solution: Always use curswant, so that you can move the cursor to
5038 the right column, and then use up/down movements to select the line,
5039 without changing the column.
50406 ":left" and ":right" should work in Visual block mode.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050417 CTRL-I and CTRL-O should work in Visual mode, but only jump to marks in the
5042 current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050436 In non-Block mode, "I" should insert the same text in front of each line,
5044 before the first non-blank, "gI" in column 1.
50456 In non-Block mode, "A" should append the same text after each line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050466 When in blockwise visual selection (CTRL-V), allow cursor to be placed
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005047 right of the line. Could also allow cursor to be placed anywhere on a TAB
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005048 or other special character.
50496 Add commands to move selected text, without deselecting.
5050
5051
5052More advanced repeating commands:
5053- Add "." command for visual mode: redo last visual command (e.g. ":fmt").
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02005054- Add command to repeat last movement. Including count.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005055- Add "." command after operator: repeat last command of same operator. E.g.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005056 "c." will repeat last change, also when "x" used since then (Webb).
5057 "y." will repeat last yank.
5058 "c2." will repeat the last but one change?
5059 Also: keep history of Normal mode commands, add command to list the history
5060 and/or pick an older command.
5061- History stack for . command? Use "g." command.
5062
5063
5064Mappings and Abbreviations:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050658 When "0" is mapped (it is a movement command) this mapping should not be
5066 used after typing another number, e.g. "20l". (Charles Campbell)
5067 Is this possible without disabling the mapping of the following command?
50688 Should mapping <C-A> and <C-S-A> both work?
50697 ":abbr b byte", append "b " to an existing word still expands to "byte".
5070 This is Vi compatible, but can we avoid it anyway?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050718 To make a mapping work with a prepended "x to select a register, store the
5072 last _typed_ register name and access it with "&.
50738 Add ":amap", like ":amenu".
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +000050747 Add a mapping that works always, for remapping the keyboard.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050758 Add ":cab!", abbreviations that only apply to Command-line mode and not to
5076 entering search strings.
50778 Add a flag to ":abbrev" to eat the character that triggers the
5078 abbreviation. Thus "abb ab xxx" and typing "ab<Space>" inserts "xxx" and
5079 not the <Space>.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050808 Give a warning when using CTRL-C in the lhs of a mapping. It will never
5081 (?) work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050827 Add <0x8f> (hex), <033> (octal) and <123> (decimal) to <> notation?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050837 When someone tries to unmap with a trailing space, and it fails, try
5084 unmapping without the trailing space. Helps for ":unmap xx | unmap yy".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050856 Context-sensitive abbreviations: Specify syntax group(s) in which the
5086 abbreviations are to be used.
5087- Add mappings that take arguments. Could work like the ":s" command. For
5088 example, for a mouse escape sequence:
5089 :mapexp <Esc>{\([0-9]*\),\([0-9]*\); H\1j\2l
Bram Moolenaarade00832006-03-10 21:46:58 +00005090- Add optional <Number> argument for mappings:
5091 :map <Number>q ^W^W<Number>G
5092 :map <Number>q<Number>t ^W^W<Number1-1>G<Number2>l
5093 :map q<Char> :s/<Char>/\u\0/g
5094 Or implicit:
5095 :map q <Register>d<Number>$
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005096- Add command to repeat a whole mapping ("." only repeats the last change in
5097 a mapping). Also: Repeat a whole insert command, including any mappings
5098 that it included. Sort-of automatic recording?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005099- Include an option (or flag to 'cpoptions') that makes errors in mappings
5100 not flush the rest of the mapping (like nvi does).
5101- Use context sensitiveness of completion to switch abbreviations and
5102 mappings off for :unab and :unmap.
51036 When using mappings in Insert mode, insert characters for incomplete
5104 mappings first, then remove them again when a mapping matches. Avoids
5105 that characters that are the start of some mapping are not shown until you
5106 hit another character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005107- Add mappings for replace mode: ":rmap". How do we then enter mappings for
5108 non-replace Insert mode?
5109- Add separate mappings for Visual-character/block/line mode?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005110- Add 'mapstop' command, to stop recursive mappings.
5111- List mappings that have a raw escape sequence both with the name of the key
5112 for that escape sequence (if there is one) and the sequence itself.
5113- List mappings: Once with special keys listed as <>, once with meta chars as
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005114 <M-a>, once with the byte values (octal?). Sort of "spell mapping" command?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005115- When entering mappings: Add the possibility to enter meta keys like they
5116 are displayed, within <>: <M-a>, <~@> or <|a>.
5117- Allow multiple arguments to :unmap.
5118- Command to show keys that are not used and available for mapping
5119 ":freekeys".
5120- Allow any character except white space in abbreviations lhs (Riehm).
5121
5122
5123Incsearch:
5124- Add a limit to the number of lines that are searched for 'incsearch'?
5125- When no match is found and the user types more, the screen is redrawn
5126 anyway. Could skip that. Esp. if the line wraps and the text is scrolled
5127 up every time.
5128- Temporarily open folds to show where the search ends up. Restore the
5129 folds when going to another line.
5130- When incsearch used and hitting return, no need to search again in many
5131 cases, saves a lot of time in big files. (Slootman wants to work on this?)
5132 When not using special characters, can continue search from the last match
5133 (or not at all, when there was no match). See oldmail/webb/in.872.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005134
5135
5136Searching:
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +010051379 Should have an option for :vimgrep to find lines without a match.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +000051388 Add "g/" and "gb" to search for a pattern in the Visually selected text?
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00005139 "g?" is already used for rot13.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00005140 The vis.vim script has a ":S" command that does something like this.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005141 Can use "g/" in Normal mode, uses the '< to '> area.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +00005142 Use "&/" for searching the text in the Visual area?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010051439 Add "v" offset: "/pat/v": search for pattern and start Visual mode on the
5144 matching text.
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +010051458 Add a modifier to interpret a space like "\_s\+" to make it much easier to
5146 search for a phrase.
Bram Moolenaar2641f772005-03-25 21:58:17 +000051478 Add a mechanism for recursiveness: "\@(([^()]*\@g[^()]*)\)". \@g stands
5148 for "go recursive here" and \@( \) marks the recursive part.
5149 Perl does it this way:
5150 $paren = qr/ \(( [^()] | (??{ $paren }) )* \) /x;
5151 Here $paren is evaluated when it's encountered. This is like a regexp
5152 inside a regexp. In the above terms it would be:
5153 \@((\([^()]\|\@g\)*)\)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000051548 Show the progress every second. Could use the code that checks for CTRL-C
5155 to find out how much time has passed. Or use SIGALRM. Where to show the
5156 number?
Bram Moolenaarc998e3c2005-06-14 22:13:23 +000051577 Support for approximate-regexps to find similar words (agrep
5158 http://www.tgries.de/agrep/ tre: http://laurikari.net/tre/index.html).
Bram Moolenaarc0761132005-03-18 20:30:32 +000051598 Add an item for a big character range, so that one can search for a
5160 chinese character: \z[234-1234] or \z[XX-YY] or \z[0x23-0x234].
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +000051617 Add an item stack to allow matching (). One side is "push X on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005162 the stack if previous atom matched". Other side is "match with top of
5163 stack, pop it when it matches". Use "\@pX" and "\@m"?
5164 Example: \((\@p).\{-}\@m\)*
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +000051657 Add a flag to "/pat/" to discard an error. Useful to continue a mapping
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005166 when a search fails. Could be "/pat/E" (e is already used for end offset).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000051677 Add pattern item to use properties of Unicode characters. In Perl it's
5168 "\p{L}" for a letter. See Regular Expression Pocket Reference.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000051698 Would it be possible to allow ":23,45/pat/flags" to search for "pat" in
5170 lines 23 to 45? Or does this conflict with Ex range syntax?
51718 Allow identical pairs in 'matchpairs'. Restrict the search to the current
5172 line.
Bram Moolenaar7db8f6f2016-03-29 23:12:46 +020051737 Allow longer pairs in 'matchpairs'. Use matchit.vim as an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005174 example.
51758 Make it possible to define the character that "%" checks for in
5176 #if/#endif. For nmake it's !if/!endif.
5177- For "%" command: set hierarchy for which things include other things that
5178 should be ignored (like "*/" or "#endif" inside /* */).
5179 Also: use "%" to jump from start to end of syntax region and back.
5180 Alternative: use matchit.vim
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000051818 A pattern like "\([^a]\+\)\+" takes an awful long time. Recognize that
5182 the recursive "\+" is meaningless and optimize for it.
5183 This one is also very slow on "/* some comment */": "^\/\*\(.*[^/]\)*$".
51847 Recognize "[a-z]", "[0-9]", etc. and replace them with the faster "\l" and
5185 "\d".
Bram Moolenaarc0197e22004-09-13 20:26:32 +000051867 Add a way to specify characters in <C-M> or <Key> form. Could be
5187 \%<C-M>.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000051888 Add an argument after ":s/pat/str/" for a range of matches. For example,
5189 ":s/pat/str/#3-4" to replace only the third and fourth "pat" in a line.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000051908 When 'iskeyword' is changed the matches from 'hlsearch' may change. (Benji
5191 Fisher) redraw if some options are set while 'hlsearch' is set?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000051928 Add an option not to use 'hlsearch' highlighting for ":s" and ":g"
5193 commands. (Kahn) It would work like ":noh" is used after that command.
5194 Also: An extra flag to do this once, and a flag to keep the existing
5195 search pattern.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00005196- Make 'hlsearch' a local/global option, so that it can be disabled in some
5197 of the windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005198- Add \%h{group-name}; to search for a specific highlight group.
5199 Add \%s{syntax-group}; to search for a specific syntax group.
5200- Support Perl regexp. Use PCRE (Perl Compatible RE) package. (Shade)
5201 Or translate the pattern to a Vim one.
5202 Don't switch on with an option for typed commands/mappings/functions, it's
5203 too confusing. Use "\@@" in the pattern, to avoid incompatibilities.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000052048 Add a way to access the last substitute text, what is used for ":s//~/".
5205 Can't use the ~ register, it's already used for drag & drop.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005206- Remember flags for backreferenced items, so that "*" can be used after it.
5207 Check with "\(\S\)\1\{3}". (Hemmerling)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000052088 Flags that apply to the whole pattern.
5209 This works for all places where a regexp is used.
5210 Add "\q" to not store this pattern as the last search pattern?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005211- Add flags to search command (also for ":s"?):
5212 i ignore case
5213 I use case
5214 p use Perl regexp syntax (or POSIX?)
5215 v use Vi regexp syntax
5216 f forget pattern, don't keep it for "n" command
5217 F remember pattern, keep it for "n" command
5218 Perl uses these too:
5219 e evaluate the right side as an expression (Perl only)
5220 m multiple line expression (we don't need it)
5221 o compile only once (Perl only)
5222 s single line expression (we don't need it)
5223 x extended regexp (we don't need it)
5224 When used after ":g" command, backslash needed to avoid confusion with the
5225 following command.
5226 Add 'searchflags' for default flags (replaces 'gdefault').
5227- Add command to display the last used substitute pattern and last used
5228 pattern. (Margo) Maybe make it accessible through a register (like "/
5229 for search string)?
52307 Use T-search algorithm, to speed up searching for strings without special
5231 characters. See C't article, August 1997.
5232- Add 'fuzzycase' option, so that case doesn't matter, and '-' and '_' are
5233 equivalent (for Unix filenames).
5234- Add 'v' flag to search command: enter Visual mode, with the matching text
5235 as Visual area. (variation on idea from Bertin)
5236- Searching: "/this//that/" should find "that" after "this".
5237- Add global search commands: Instead of wrapping at the end of the buffer,
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005238 they continue in another buffer. Use flag after search pattern:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005239 a for the next file in the argument list
5240 f for file in the buffer list
5241 w for file edited in a window.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005242 e.g. "/pat/f". Then "n" and "N" work through files too. "f" flag also for
5243 ":s/pat/foo/f"??? Then when 'autowrite' and 'hidden' are both not set, ask
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005244 before saving files: "Save modified buffer "/path/file"? (Yes/Hide/No
5245 Save-all/hide-All/Quit) ".
5246- ":s/pat/foo/3": find 3rd match of "pat", like sed. (Thomas Koehler)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000052477 When searching with 'n' give message when getting back where the search
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005248 first started. Remember start of search in '/ mark.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000052497 Add option that scrolls screen to put cursor in middle of screen after
5250 search always/when off-screen/never. And after a ":tag" command. Maybe
5251 specify how many lines below the screen causes a redraw with the cursor in
5252 the middle (default would be half a screen, zero means always).
52536 Support multiple search buffers, so macros can be made without side
5254 effects.
52557 From xvim: Allow a newline in search patterns (also for :s, can delete
5256 newline). Add BOW, EOW, NEWL, NLORANY, NLBUTANY, magic 'n' and 'r', etc.
5257 [not in xvim:] Add option to switch on matches crossing ONE line boundary.
Bram Moolenaar34cdc3e2005-05-18 22:24:46 +000052587 Add ":iselect", a combination of ":ilist" and ":tselect". (Aaron) (Zellner)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005259 Also ":dselect".
5260
5261
5262Undo:
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +010052639 ":gundo" command: global undo. Undoes changes spread over multiple files
5264 in the order they were made. Also ":gredo". Both with a count. Useful
5265 when tests fail after making changes and you forgot in which files.
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000052669 After undo/redo, in the message show whether the buffer is modified or
5267 not.
Bram Moolenaard43848c2010-07-14 14:28:26 +020052688 Search for pattern in undo tree, showing when it happened and the text
5269 state, so that you can jump to it.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000052708 Undo tree: visually show the tree somehow (Damian Conway)
5271 Show only the leaves, indicating how many changed from the branch and the
5272 timestamp?
5273 Put branch with most recent change on the left, older changes get more
5274 indent?
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00005275- Make it possible to undo all the commands from a mapping, including a
5276 trailing unfinished command, e.g. for ":map K iX^[r".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005277- When accidentally hitting "R" instead of Ctrl-R, further Ctrl-R is not
5278 possible, even when typing <Esc> immediately. (Grahn) Also for "i", "a",
5279 etc. Postpone saving for undo until something is really inserted?
52808 When Inserting a lot of text, it can only be undone as a whole. Make undo
5281 sync points at every line or word. Could recognize the start of a new
5282 word (white space and then non-white space) and backspacing.
5283 Can already use CTRL-G u, but that requires remapping a lot of things.
52848 Make undo more memory-efficient: Compare text before and after change,
5285 only remember the lines that really changed.
52867 Add undo for a range of lines. Can change these back to a previous
5287 version without changing the rest of the file. Stop doing this when a
5288 change includes only some of these lines and changes the line count. Need
5289 to store these undo actions as a separate change that can be undone.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005290- For u_save() include the column number. This can be used to set '[ and '].
5291 And in the future the undo can be made more efficient (Webb).
5292- In out-of-memory situations: Free allocated space in undo, and reduce the
5293 number of undo levels (with confirmation).
5294- Instead of [+], give the number of changes since the last write: [+123].
5295 When undoing to before the last write, change this to a negative number:
5296 [-99].
5297- With undo with simple line delete/insert: optimize screen updating.
5298- When executing macro's: Save each line for undo only once.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005299- When doing a global substitute, causing almost all lines to be changed,
5300 undo info becomes very big. Put undo info in swap file??
5301
5302
5303Buffer list:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000053047 Command to execute a command in another buffer: ":inbuf {bufname} {cmd}".
5305 Also for other windows: ":inwin {winnr} {cmd}". How to make sure that
5306 this works properly for all commands, and still be able to return to the
5307 current buffer/window? E.g.: ":inbuf xxx only".
53088 Add File.{recent_files} menu entries: Recently edited files.
5309 Ron Aaron has a plugin for this: mru.vim.
53108 Unix: Check all uses of fnamecmp() and fnamencmp() if they should check
5311 inode too.
53127 Add another number for a buffer, which is visible for the user. When
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005313 creating a new buffer, use the lowest number not in use (or the highest
5314 number in use plus one?).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000053157 Offer some buffer selection from the command line? Like using ":ls" and
5316 asking for a buffer number. (Zachmann)
5317- When starting to edit a file that is already in the buffer list, use the
5318 file name argument for the new short file name. (Webb)
5319- Add an option to make ":bnext" and ":bprev" wrap around the end of the
5320 buffer list. Also for ":next" and ":prev"?
53217 Add argument to ":ls" which is a pattern for buffers to list.
5322 E.g. ":ls *.c". (Thompson)
53237 Add expansion of buffer names, so that "*.c" is expanded to all buffer
5324 names. Needed for ":bdel *.c", ":bunload *.c", etc.
53258 Support for <afile> where a buffer name is expected.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000053267 Add an option to mostly use slashes in file names. Separately for
5327 internal use and for when executing an external program?
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +010053288 Some file systems are case-sensitive, some are not. Besides
5329 'wildignorecase' there might be more parts inside
5330 CASE_INSENSITIVE_FILENAME that are useful on Unix.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005331
5332
5333Swap (.swp) files:
53348 If writing to the swap file fails, should try to open one in another
5335 directory from 'dir'. Useful in case the file system is full and when
5336 there are short file name problems.
53378 Also use the code to try using a short file name for the backup and swap
5338 file for the Win32 and Dos 32 bit versions.
53398 When a file is edited by root, add $LOGNAME to know who did su.
53408 When the edited file is a symlink, try to put the swap file in the same
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005341 dir as the actual file. Adjust FullName(). Avoids editing the same file
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005342 twice (e.g. when using quickfix). Also try to make the name of the backup
5343 file the same as the actual file?
5344 Use the code for resolve()?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000053457 When using 64 bit inode numbers, also store the top 32 bits. Add another
5346 field for this, using part of bo_fname[], to keep it compatible.
53477 When editing a file on removable media, should put swap file somewhere
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005348 else. Use something like 'r' flag in 'viminfo'. 'diravoid'?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005349 Also: Be able to specify minimum disk space, skip directory when not
5350 enough room.
53517 Add a configure check for which directory should be used: /tmp, /var/tmp
5352 or /var/preserve.
5353- Add an option to create a swap file only when making the first change to
5354 the buffer. (Liang) Or only when the buffer is not read-only.
5355- Add option to set "umask" for backup files and swap files (Antwerpen).
Bram Moolenaar7f2e9d72017-11-11 20:58:53 +01005356 'backupumask' and 'swapumask'? Or 'umaskbackup' and 'umaskswap'?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005357- When editing a readonly file, don't use a swap file but read parts from the
5358 original file. Also do this when the file is huge (>'maxmem'). We do
5359 need to load the file once to count the number of lines? Perhaps keep a
5360 cached list of which line is where.
5361
5362
5363Viminfo:
53647 Can probably remove the code that checks for a writable viminfo file,
5365 because we now do the chown() for root, and others can't overwrite someone
5366 else's viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar994cd122007-05-12 15:19:41 +000053678 When there is no .viminfo file and someone does "su", runs Vim, a
5368 root-owned .viminfo file is created. Is there a good way to avoid this?
5369 Perhaps check the owner of the directory. Only when root?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000053708 Add argument to keep the list of buffers when Vim is started with a file
5371 name. (Schild)
53728 Keep the last used directory of the file browser (File/Open menu).
53738 Remember the last used register for "@@".
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000053748 Remember the redo buffer, so that "." works after restarting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000053758 Remember a list of last accessed files. To be used in the
5376 "File.Open Recent" menu. Default is to remember 10 files or so.
5377 Also remember which files have been read and written. How to display
5378 this?
53797 Also store the ". register (last inserted text).
53807 Make it possible to store buffer names in viminfo file relative to some
5381 directory, to make them portable over a network. (Aaron)
53826 Store a snapshot of the currently opened windows. So that when quitting
5383 Vim, and then starting again (without a file name argument), you see the
5384 same files in the windows. Use ":mksession" code?
5385- Make marks present in .viminfo usable as file marks: Display a list of
5386 "last visited files" and select one to jump to.
5387
5388
5389Modelines:
53908 Before trying to execute a modeline, check that it looks like one (valid
5391 option names). If it's very wrong, silently ignore it.
5392 Ignore a line that starts with "Subject: ".
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00005393- Add an option to whitelist options that are allowed in a modeline. This
5394 would allow careful users to use modelines, e.g., only allowing
5395 'shiftwidth'.
5396- Add an option to let modelines only set local options, not global ones
5397 such as 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005398- When an option value is coming from a modeline, do not carry it over to
5399 another edited file? Would need to remember the value from before the
5400 modeline setting.
5401- Allow setting a variable from a modeline? Only allow using fixed strings,
5402 no function calls, to avoid a security problem.
5403- Allow ":doauto BufRead x.cpp" in modelines, to execute autocommands for
5404 .cpp files.
5405- Support the "abbreviate" command in modelines (Kearns). Careful for
5406 characters after <Esc>, that is a security leak.
5407- Add option setting to ask user if he wants to have the modelines executed
5408 or not. Same for .exrc in local dir.
5409
5410
Bram Moolenaard5bc83f2005-12-07 21:07:59 +00005411Sessions:
54128 DOS/Windows: ":mksession" generates a "cd" command where "aa\#bb" means
5413 directory "#bb" in "aa", but it's used as "aa#bb". (Ronald Hoellwarth)
54147 When there is a "help.txt" window in a session file, restoring that
5415 session will not get the "LOCAL ADDITIONS" back.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054168 With ":mksession" always store the 'sessionoptions' option, even when
5417 "options" isn't in it. (St-Amant)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054188 When using ":mksession", also store a command to reset all options to
5419 their default value, before setting the options that are not at their
5420 default value.
Bram Moolenaar9ba0eb82005-06-13 22:28:56 +000054217 With ":mksession" also store the tag stack and jump history. (Michal
5422 Malecki)
Bram Moolenaard5bc83f2005-12-07 21:07:59 +000054237 Persistent variables: "p:var"; stored in viminfo file and sessions files.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00005424
Bram Moolenaard5bc83f2005-12-07 21:07:59 +00005425
5426Options:
54277 ":with option=value | command": temporarily set an option value and
5428 restore it after the command has executed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054298 Make "old" number options that really give a number of effects into string
5430 options that are a comma separated list. The old number values should
5431 also be supported.
54328 Add commands to save and restore an option, which also preserves the flag
5433 that marks if the option was set. Useful to keep the effect of setting
5434 'compatible' after ":syntax on" has been used.
54357 There is 'titleold', why is there no 'iconold'? (Chazelas)
54367 Make 'scrolloff' a global-local option, so that it can be different in the
5437 quickfix window, for example. (Gary Holloway)
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01005438 Also do 'sidescrolloff'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005439
5440
5441External commands:
54428 When filtering text, redirect stderr so that it can't mess up the screen
5443 and Vim doesn't need to redraw it. Also for ":r !cmd".
54444 Set separate shell for ":sh", piping "range!filter", reading text "r !ls"
5445 and writing text "w !wc". (Deutsche) Allow arguments for fast start (e.g.
5446 -f).
54474 Allow direct execution, without using a shell.
54484 Run an external command in the background. But how about I/O in the GUI?
5449 Careful: don't turn Vim into a shell!
54504 Add feature to disable using a shell or external commands.
5451
5452
5453Multiple Windows:
54547 "vim -oO file ..." use both horizontal and vertical splits.
54558 Add CTRL-W T: go to the top window in the column of the current window.
5456 And CTRL-W B: go to bottom window.
54577 Use CTRL-W <Tab>, like alt-tab, to switch between buffers. Repeat <Tab>
5458 to select another buffer (only loaded ones?), <BS> to go back, <Enter> to
5459 select buffer, <Esc> to go back to original buffer.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +000054607 Make it possible to edit a new buffer in the preview window. A script can
5461 then fill it with something. ":popen"?
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +000054627 Add a 'tool' window: behaves like a preview window but there can be
5463 several. Don't count it in only_one_window(). (Alexei Alexandrov)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054646 Add an option to resize the shell when splitting and/or closing a window.
5465 ":vsp" would make the shell wider by as many columns as needed for the new
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005466 window. Specify a maximum size (or use the screen size). ":close" would
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005467 shrink the shell by as many columns as come available. (Demirel)
54687 When starting Vim several times, instantiate a Vim server, that allows
5469 communication between the different Vims. Feels like one Vim running with
5470 multiple top-level windows. Esp. useful when Vim is started from an IDE
5471 too. Requires some form of inter process communication.
5472- Support a connection to an external viewer. Could call the viewer
5473 automatically after some seconds of non-activity, or with a command.
5474 Allow some way of reporting scrolling and cursor positioning in the viewer
5475 to Vim, so that the link between the viewed and edited text can be made.
5476
5477
5478Marks:
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +000054798 Add ten marks for last changed files: ':0, ':1, etc. One mark per file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054808 When cursor is first moved because of scrolling, set a mark at this
5481 position. (Rimon Barr) Use '-.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000054828 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 +000054838 The '" mark is set to the first line, even when doing ":next" a few times.
5484 Only set the '" mark when the cursor was really moved in a file.
54858 Make `` and '', which would position the new cursor position in the middle
5486 of the window, restore the old topline (or relative position) from when
5487 the mark was set.
54887 Make a list of file marks in a separate window. For listing all buffers,
5489 matching tags, errors, etc. Normal commands to move around. Add commands
5490 to jump to the mark (in current window or new window). Start it with
5491 ":browse marks"?
54926 Add a menu that lists the Marks like ":marks". (Amerige)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054937 For ":jumps", ":tags" and ":marks", for not loaded buffers, remember the
5494 text at the mark. Highlight the column with the mark.
54957 Highlight each mark in some way (With "Mark" highlight group).
5496 Or display marks in a separate column, like 'number' does.
54977 Use d"m to delete rectangular area from cursor to mark m (like Vile's \m
5498 command).
54997 Try to keep marks in the same position when:
5500 - replacing with a line break, like in ":s/pat/^M/", move marks after the
5501 line break column to the next line. (Acevedo)
5502 - inserting/deleting characters in a line.
55035 Include marks for start/end of the current word and section. Useful in
5504 mappings.
55056 Add "unnamed mark" feature: Like marks for the ":g" command, but place and
5506 unplace them with commands before doing something with the lines.
5507 Highlight the marked lines somehow.
5508
5509
5510Digraphs:
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +020055117 Make "ga" show the keymap for a character, if it exists.
Bram Moolenaarb1332082013-10-06 14:22:40 +02005512 Also show the code of the character after conversion to 'fileencoding'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005513- Use digraph table to tell Vim about the collating sequence of special
5514 characters?
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +000055158 Add command to remove one or more (all) digraphs. (Brown)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000055167 Support different sets of digraphs (depending on the character set?). At
5517 least Latin1/Unicode, Latin-2, MS-DOS (esp. for Win32).
5518
5519
5520Writing files:
5521- In vim_rename(), should lock "from" file when deleting "to" file for
5522 systems other than Amiga. Avoids problems with unexpected longname to
5523 shortname conversion.
55248 write mch_isdevice() for Amiga, Mac, VMS, etc.
55258 When appending to a file, Vim should also make a backup and a 'patchmode'
5526 file.
55278 'backupskip' doesn't write a backup file at all, a bit dangerous for some
5528 applications. Add 'backupelsewhere' to write a backup file in another
5529 directory? Or add a flag to 'backupdir'?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000055306 Add an option to write a new, numbered, backup file each time. Like
5531 'patchmode', e.g., 'backupmode'.
55326 Make it possible to write 'patchmode' files to a different directory.
5533 E.g., ":set patchmode=~/backups/*.orig". (Thomas)
55346 Add an option to prepend something to the backup file name. E.g., "#".
5535 Or maybe allow a function to modify the backup file name?
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000055368 Only make a backup when overwriting a file for the first time. Avoids
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005537 losing the original when writing twice. (Slootman)
55387 On non-Unix machines, also overwrite the original file in some situations
5539 (file system full, it's a link on an NFS partition).
55407 When editing a file, check that it has been change outside of Vim more
5541 often, not only when writing over it. E.g., at the time the swap file is
5542 flushed. Or every ten seconds or so (use the time of day, check it before
5543 waiting for a character to be typed).
55448 When a file was changed since editing started, show this in the status
5545 line of the window, like "[time]".
5546 Make it easier to reload all outdated files that don't have changes.
5547 Automatic and/or with a command.
5548
5549
5550Substitute:
Bram Moolenaar3f770472005-06-19 22:56:27 +000055518 Substitute with hex/unicode number "\%xff" and "\%uabcd". Just like
5552 "\%uabcd" in search pattern.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +000055538 Make it easier to replace in all files in the argument list. E.g.:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005554 ":argsub/oldword/newword/". Works like ":argdo %s/oldword/newword/g|w".
5555- :s///p prints the line after a substitution.
5556- With :s///c replace \&, ~, etc. when showing the replacement pattern.
55578 With :s///c allow scrolling horizontally when 'nowrap' is effective.
5558 Also allow a count before the scrolling keys.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005559- Add number option to ":s//2": replace second occurrence of string? Or:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005560 :s///N substitutes N times.
5561- Add answers to ":substitute" with 'c' flag, used in a ":global", e.g.:
5562 ":g/pat1/s/pat2/pat3/cg": 'A' do all remaining replacements, 'Q' don't do
5563 any replacements, 'u' undo last substitution.
55647 Substitute in a block of text. Use {line}.{column} notation in an Ex
5565 range, e.g.: ":1.3,$.5s" means to substitute from line 1 column 3 to the
5566 last line column 5.
55675 Add commands to bookmark lines, display bookmarks, remove bookmarks,
5568 operate on lines with bookmarks, etc. Like ":global" but with the
5569 possibility to keep the bookmarks and use them with several commands.
5570 (Stanislav Sitar)
5571
5572
5573Mouse support:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000055748 Add 'o' flag to 'mouse'?
55757 Be able to set a 'mouseshape' for the popup menu.
55768 Add 'mouse' flag, which sets a behavior like Visual mode, but automatic
5577 yanking at the button-up event. Or like Select mode, but typing gets you
5578 out of Select mode, instead of replacing the text. (Bhaskar)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005579- Implement mouse support for the Amiga console.
5580- Using right mouse button to extend a blockwise selection should attach to
5581 the nearest corner of the rectangle (four possible corners).
5582- Precede mouse click by a number to simulate double clicks?!?
5583- When mouse click after 'r' command, get character that was pointed to.
5584
5585
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005586Argument list:
55876 Add command to put all filenames from the tag files in the argument list.
5588 When given an argument, only use the files where that argument matches
5589 (like `grep -l ident`) and jump to the first match.
55906 Add command to form an args list from all the buffers?
5591
5592
5593Registers:
55948 Don't display empty registers with ":display". (Etienne)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000055958 Add put command that overwrites existing text. Should also work for
5596 blocks. Useful to move text around in a table. Works like using "R ^R r"
5597 for every line.
55986 When yanking into the unnamed registers several times, somehow make the
5599 previous contents also available (like it's done for deleting). What
5600 register names to use? g"1, g"2, etc.?
5601- When appending to a register, also report the total resulting number of
5602 lines. Or just say "99 more lines yanked", add the "more".
5603- When inserting a register in Insert mode with CTRL-R, don't insert comment
5604 leader when line wraps?
5605- The ":@r" commands should take a range and execute the register for each
5606 line in the range.
5607- Add "P" command to insert contents of unnamed register, move selected text
5608 to position of previous deleted (to swap foo and bar in " + foo")
56098 Should be able to yank and delete into the "/ register.
5610 How to take care of the flags (offset, magic)?
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00005611
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005612
5613Debug mode:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056148 Add breakpoints for setting an option
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +000056158 Add breakpoints for assigning to a variable.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056167 Store the history from debug mode in viminfo.
56177 Make the debug mode history available with histget() et al.
5618
5619
5620Various improvements:
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +000056217 Add plugins for formatting? Should be able to make a choice depending on
5622 the language of a file (English/Korean/Japanese/etc.).
5623 Setting the 'langformat' option to "chinese" would load the
5624 "format/chinese.vim" plugin.
5625 The plugin would set 'formatexpr' and define the function being called.
5626 Edward L. Fox explains how it should be done for most Asian languages.
5627 (2005 Nov 24)
Bram Moolenaar8c8de832008-06-24 22:58:06 +00005628 Alternative: patch for utf-8 line breaking. (Yongwei Wu, 2008 Feb 23)
Bram Moolenaar87b774d2005-07-20 22:04:36 +000056297 [t to move to previous xml/html tag (like "vatov"), ]t to move to next
5630 ("vatv").
Bram Moolenaar342337a2005-07-21 21:11:17 +000056317 [< to move to previous xml/html tag, e.g., previous <li>. ]< to move to
5632 next <li>, ]< to next </li>, [< to previous </li>.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056338 Add ":rename" command: rename the file of the current buffer and rename
5634 the buffer. Buffer may be modified.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000056357 Instead of filtering errors with a shell script it should be possible to
5636 do this with Vim script. A function that filters the raw text that comes
5637 from the 'makeprg'?
Bram Moolenaar1ef15e32006-02-01 21:56:25 +00005638- Add %b to 'errorformat': buffer number. (Yegappan Lakshmanan / Suresh
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00005639 Govindachar)
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000056407 Add a command that goes back to the position from before jumping to the
5641 first quickfix location. ":cbefore"?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +010056427 Allow a window not to have a statusline. Makes it possible to use a
5643 window as a buffer-tab selection.
56448 Allow non-active windows to have a different statusline. (Yakov Lerner)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056457 Add an invisible buffer which can be edited. For use in scripts that want
5646 to manipulate text without changing the window layout.
56478 Add a command to revert to the saved version of file; undo or redo until
5648 all changes are gone.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056496 "vim -q -" should read the list of errors from stdin. (Gautam Mudunuri)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056508 Add "--remote-fail": When contacting the server fails, exit Vim.
5651 Add "--remote-self": When contacting the server fails, do it in this Vim.
5652 Overrules the default of "--remote-send" to fail and "--remote" to do it
5653 in this Vim.
56548 When Vim was started without a server, make it possible to start one, as
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005655 if the "--servername" argument was given. ":startserver <name>"?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056568 No address range can be used before the command modifiers. This makes
5657 them difficult to use in a menu for Visual mode. Accept the range and
5658 have it apply to the following command.
56598 Add the possibility to set 'fileformats' to force a format and strip other
5660 CR characters. For example, for "dos" files remove CR characters at the
5661 end of the line, so that a file with mixed line endings is cleaned up.
5662 To just not display the CR characters: Add a flag to 'display'?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056637 Some compilers give error messages in which the file name does not have a
5664 path. Be able to specify that 'path' is used for these files.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056657 Xterm sends <Esc>O3F for <M-End>. Similarly for other <M-Home>, <M-Left>,
5666 etc. Combinations of Alt, Ctrl and Shift are also possible. Recognize
5667 these to avoid inserting the raw byte sequence, handle like the key
5668 without modifier (unless mapped).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056696 Add "gG": like what "gj" is to "j": go to the N'th window line.
56708 Add command like ":normal" that accepts <Key> notation like ":map".
56719 Support ACLs on more systems.
56727 Add ModeMsgVisual, ModeMsgInsert, etc. so that each mode message can be
5673 highlighted differently.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056747 Add a message area for the user. Set some option to reserve space (above
5675 the command line?). Use an ":echouser" command to display the message
5676 (truncated to fit in the space).
56777 Add %s to 'keywordprg': replace with word under the cursor. (Zellner)
56788 Support printing on Unix. Can use "lpansi.c" as an example. (Bookout)
56798 Add put command that replaces the text under it. Esp. for blockwise
5680 Visual mode.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +000056817 Enhance termresponse stuff: Add t_CV(?): pattern of term response, use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005682 regexp: "\e\[[>?][0-9;]*c", but only check just after sending t_RV.
56837 Add "g|" command: move to N'th column from the left margin (after wrapping
5684 and applying 'leftcol'). Works as "|" like what "g0" is to "0".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056857 Support setting 'equalprg' to a user function name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056867 Highlight the characters after the end-of-line differently.
56877 When 'whichwrap' contains "l", "$dl" should join lines?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056888 Add an argument to configure to use $CFLAGS and not modify it? (Mooney)
56898 Enabling features is a mix of configure arguments and defines in
5690 feature.h. How to make this consistent? Feature.h is required for
5691 non-unix systems. Perhaps let configure define CONF_XXX, and use #ifdef
5692 CONF_XXX in feature.h? Then what should min-features and max-features do?
56938 Add "g^E" and "g^Y", to scroll a screen-full line up and down.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056948 Add ":confirm" handling in open_exfile(), for when file already exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000056958 When quitting with changed files, make the dialog list the changed file
5696 and allow "write all", "discard all", "write some". The last one would
5697 then ask "write" or "discard" for each changed file. Patch in HierAssist
5698 does something like this. (Shah)
56997 Use growarray for replace stack.
57007 Have a look at viH (Hellenic or Greek version of Vim). But a solution
5701 outside of Vim might be satisfactory (Haritsis).
57023 Make "2d%" work like "d%d%" instead of "d2%"?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000057037 "g CTRL-O" jumps back to last used buffer. Skip CTRL-O jumps in the same
5704 buffer. Make jumplist remember the last ten accessed buffers?
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +010057057 Make it possible to set the size of the jumplist (also to a smaller number
5706 than the default). (Nikolai Weibull)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005707- Add code to disable the CAPS key when going from Insert to Normal mode.
5708- Set date/protection/etc. of the patchfile the same as the original file.
5709- Use growarray for termcodes[] in term.c
5710- Add <window-99>, like <cword> but use filename of 99'th window.
57117 Add a way to change an operator to always work characterwise-inclusive
5712 (like "v" makes the operator characterwise-exclusive). "x" could be used.
5713- Make a set of operations on list of names: expand wildcards, replace home
5714 dir, append a string, delete a string, etc.
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02005715- Remove using mktemp() and use tmpname() only? Ctags does this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005716- When replacing environment variables, and there is one that is not set,
5717 turn it into an empty string? Only when expanding options? (Hiebert)
5718- Option to set command to be executed instead of producing a beep (e.g. to
5719 call "play newbeep.au").
5720- Add option to show the current function name in the status line. More or
5721 less what you find with "[[k", like how 'cindent' recognizes a function.
5722 (Bhatt).
5723- "[r" and "]r": like "p" and "P", but replace instead of insert (esp. for
5724 blockwise registers).
5725- Add 'timecheck' option, on by default. Makes it possible to switch off the
5726 timestamp warning and question. (Dodt).
5727- Add an option to set the time after which Vim should check the timestamps
5728 of the files. Only check when an event occurs (e.g., character typed,
5729 mouse moved). Useful for non-GUI versions where keyboard focus isn't
5730 noticeable.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005731- Make 'smartcase' work even though 'ic' isn't set (Webb).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000057327 When formatting text, allow to break the line at a number of characters.
5733 Use an option for this: 'breakchars'? Useful for formatting Fortran code.
5734- Add flag to 'formatoptions' to be able to format book-style paragraphs
5735 (first line of paragraph has larger indent, no empty lines between
5736 paragraphs). Complements the '2' flag. Use '>' flag when larger indent
5737 starts a new paragraph, use '<' flag when smaller indent starts a new
5738 paragraph. Both start a new paragraph on any indent change.
Bram Moolenaarc81e5e72007-05-05 18:24:42 +000057398 The 'a' flag in 'formatoptions' is too dangerous. In some way only do
5740 auto-formatting in specific regions, e.g. defined by syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000057418 Allow using a trailing space to signal a paragraph that continues on the
5742 next line (MIME text/plain; format=flowed, RFC 2646). Can be used for
5743 continuous formatting. Could use 'autoformat' option, which specifies a
5744 regexp which triggers auto-formatting (for one line).
5745 ":set autoformat=\\s$".
5746- Be able to redefine where a sentence stops. Use a regexp pattern?
Bram Moolenaar5313dcb2005-02-22 08:56:13 +00005747- Support multi-byte characters for sentences. Example from Ben Peterson.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000057487 Add command "g)" to go to the end of a sentence, "g(" to go back to the
5749 end of a sentence. (Servatius Brandt)
5750- Be able to redefine where a paragraph starts. For "[[" where the '{' is
5751 not in column 1.
57526 Add ":cdprev": go back to the previous directory. Need to remember a
5753 stack of previous directories. We also need ":cdnext".
57547 Should ":cd" for MS-DOS go to $HOME, when it's defined?
5755- Make "gq<CR>" work on the last line in the file. Maybe for every operator?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005756- Add more redirecting of Ex commands:
Bram Moolenaarce5e58e2005-01-19 22:24:34 +00005757 :redir #> bufname
5758 :redir #>> bufname (append)
Bram Moolenaarbee0c5b2005-02-07 22:03:36 +00005759- Give error message when starting :redir: twice or using END when no
5760 redirection was active.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005761- Setting of options, specifically for a buffer or window, with
5762 ":set window.option" or ":set buffer.option=val". Or use ":buffer.set".
5763 Also: "buffer.map <F1> quit".
57646 Would it be possible to change the color of the cursor in the Win32
5765 console? (Klaus Hast)
5766- Add :delcr command:
5767 *:delcr*
5768 :[range]delcr[!] Check [range] lines (default: whole buffer) for lines
5769 ending in <CR>. If all lines end in <CR>, or [!] is
5770 used, remove the <CR> at the end of lines in [range].
5771 A CTRL-Z at the end of the file is removed. If
5772 [range] is omitted, or it is the whole file, and all
5773 lines end in <CR> 'textmode' is set. {not in Vi}
5774- Should integrate addstar() and file_pat_to_reg_pat().
5775- When working over a serial line with 7 bit characters, remove meta
5776 characters from 'isprint'.
5777- Use fchdir() in init_homedir(), like in FullName().
5778- In win_update(), when the GUI is active, always use the scrolling area.
5779 Avoid that the last status line is deleted and needs to be redrawn.
5780- That "cTx" fails when the cursor is just after 'x' is Vi compatible, but
5781 may not be what you expect. Add a flag in 'cpoptions' for this? More
5782 general: Add an option to allow "c" to work with a null motion.
5783- Give better error messages by using errno (strerror()).
5784- Give "Usage:" error message when command used with wrong arguments (like
5785 Nvi).
5786- Make 'restorescreen' option also work for xterm (and others), replaces the
5787 SAVE_XTERM_SCREEN define.
57887 Support for ":winpos" In xterm: report the current window position.
5789- Give warning message when using ":set t_xx=asdf" for a termcap code that
5790 Vim doesn't know about. Add flag in 'shortmess'?
57916 Add ":che <file>", list all the include paths which lead to this file.
5792- For a commandline that has several commands (:s, :d, etc.) summarize the
5793 changes all together instead of for each command (e.g. for the rot13
5794 macro).
5795- Add command like "[I" that also shows the tree of included files.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005796- ":set sm^L" results in ":set s", because short names of options are also
5797 expanded. Is there a better way to do this?
5798- Add ":@!" command, to ":@" like what ":source!" is to ":source".
57998 Add ":@:!": repeat last command with forceit set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005800- Add 't_normal': Used whenever t_me, t_se, t_ue or t_Zr is empty.
5801- ":cab map test ^V| je", ":cunab map" doesn't work. This is vi compatible!
5802- CTRL-W CTRL-E and CTRL-W CTRL-Y should move the current window up or down
5803 if it is not the first or last window.
5804- Include-file-search commands should look in the loaded buffer of a file (if
5805 there is one) instead of the file itself.
58067 Change 'nrformats' to include the leader for each format. Example:
5807 nrformats=hex:$,binary:b,octal:0
5808 Add setting of 'nrformats' to syntax files.
5809- 'path' can become very long, don't use NameBuff for expansion.
5810- When unhiding a hidden buffer, put the same line at top of the window as
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005811 the one before hiding it. Or: keep the same relative cursor position (so
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005812 many percent down the windows).
5813- Make it possible for the 'showbreak' to be displayed at the end of the
5814 line. Use a comma to separate the part at the end and the start of the
5815 line? Highlight the linebreak characters, add flag in 'highlight'.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02005816 Make 'showbreak' local to a window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005817- Some string options should be expanded if they have wildcards, e.g.
5818 'dictionary' when it is "*.h".
5819- Use a specific type for number and boolean options, making it possible to
5820 change it for specific machines (e.g. when a long is 64 bit).
5821- Add option for <Insert> in replace mode going to normal mode. (Nugent)
5822- Add a next/previous possibility to "[^I" and friends.
5823- Add possibility to change the HOME directory. Use the directory from the
5824 passwd file? (Antwerpen)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000058258 Add commands to push and pop all or individual options. ":setpush tw",
5826 ":setpop tw", ":setpush all". Maybe pushing/popping all options is
5827 sufficient. ":setflush" resets the option stack?
5828 How to handle an aborted mapping? Remember position in tag stack when
5829 mapping starts, restore it when an error aborts the mapping?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005830- Change ":fixdel" into option 'fixdel', t_del will be adjusted each time
5831 t_bs is set? (Webb)
5832- "gc": goto character, move absolute character positions forward, also
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005833 counting newlines. "gC" goes backwards (Weigert).
5834- When doing CTRL-^, redraw buffer with the same topline. (Demirel) Store
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005835 cursor row and window height to redraw cursor at same percentage of window
5836 (Webb).
5837- Besides remembering the last used line number of a file, also remember the
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005838 column. Use it with CTRL-^ et. al.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005839- Check for non-digits when setting a number option (careful when entering
5840 hex codes like 0xff).
5841- Add option to make "." redo the "@r" command, instead of the last command
5842 executed by it. Also to make "." redo the whole mapping. Basically: redo
5843 the last TYPED command.
5844- Support URL links for ^X^F in Insert mode, like for "gf".
5845- Support %name% expansion for "gf" on Windows.
5846- Make "gf" work on "file://c:/path/name". "file:/c:/" and "file:///c:/"
5847 should also work?
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02005848- Add 'urlpath', used like 'path' for when "gf" used on a URL?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000058498 When using "gf" on an absolute file name, while editing a remote file
5850 (starts with scp:// or http://) should prepend the method and machine
5851 name.
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02005852- When finding a URL or file name, and it doesn't exist, try removing a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005853 trailing '.'.
5854- Add ":path" command modifier. Should work for every command that takes a
5855 file name argument, to search for the file name in 'path'. Use
5856 find_file_in_path().
5857- Highlight control characters on the screen: Shows the difference between
5858 CTRL-X and "^" followed by "X" (Colon).
5859- Integrate parsing of cmdline command and parsing for expansion.
5860- Create a program that can translate a .swp file from any machine into a
5861 form usable by Vim on the current machine.
5862- Add ":noro" command: Reset 'ro' flag for all buffers, except ones that have
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005863 a readonly file. ":noro!" will reset all 'ro' flags.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005864- Add a variant of CTRL-V that stops interpretation of more than one
5865 character. For entering mappings on the command line where a key contains
5866 several special characters, e.g. a trailing newline.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005867- Make '2' option in 'formatoptions' also work inside comments.
5868- Add 's' flag to 'formatoptions': Do not break when inside a string. (Dodt)
5869- When window size changed (with the mouse) and made too small, set it back
5870 to the minimal size.
5871- Add "]>" and "[<", shift comment at end of line (command; /* comment */).
5872- Should not call cursorcmd() for each vgetc() in getcmdline().
5873- ":split file1 file2" adds two more windows (Webb).
5874- Don't give message "Incomplete last line" when editing binary file.
5875- Add ":a", ":i" for preloading of named buffers.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005876- When entering text, keep other windows on same buffer updated (when a line
5877 entered)?
5878- Check out how screen does output optimizing. Apparently this is possible
5879 as an output filter.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005880- In dosub() regexec is called twice for the same line. Try to avoid this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005881- Window updating from memline.c: insert/delete/replace line.
5882- Optimize ml_append() for speed, esp. for reading a file.
5883- V..c should keep indent when 'ai' is set, just like [count]cc.
5884- Updatescript() can be done faster with a string instead of a char.
5885- Screen updating is inefficient with CTRL-F and CTRL-B when there are long
5886 lines.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005887- Uppercase characters in Ex commands can be made lowercase?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000058888 Add option to show characters in text not as "|A" but as decimal ("^129"),
5889 hex ("\x81") or octal ("\201") or meta (M-x). Nvi has the 'octal' option
5890 to switch from hex to octal. Vile can show unprintable characters in hex
5891 or in octal.
58927 Tighter integration with xxd to edit binary files. Make it more
5893 easy/obvious to use. Command line argument?
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005894- How does vi detect whether a filter has messed up the screen? Check source.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005895 After ":w !command" a wait_return?
5896- Improve screen updating code for doput() (use s_ins()).
5897- With 'p' command on last line: scroll screen up (also for terminals without
5898 insert line command).
5899- Use insert/delete char when terminal supports it.
5900- Optimize screen redraw for slow terminals.
5901- Optimize "dw" for long row of spaces (say, 30000).
5902- Add "-d null" for editing from a script file without displaying.
5903- In Insert mode: Remember the characters that were removed with backspace
5904 and re-insert them one at a time with <key1>, all together with <key2>.
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005905- Amiga: Add possibility to set a keymap. The code in amiga.c does not work
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005906 yet.
5907- Implement 'redraw' option.
5908- Add special code to 'sections' option to define something else but '{' or
5909 '}' as the start of a section (e.g. one shiftwidth to the right).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000059107 Allow using Vim in a pipe: "ls | vim -u xxx.vim - | yyy". Only needs
5911 implementing ":w" to stdout in the buffer that was read from stdin.
Bram Moolenaar2641f772005-03-25 21:58:17 +00005912 Perhaps writing to stdout will work, since stderr is used for the terminal
5913 I/O.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000059148 Allow opening an unnamed buffer with ":e !cmd" and ":sp !cmd". Vile can
5915 do it.
5916- Add commands like ]] and [[ that do not include the line jumped to.
5917- When :unab without matching "from" part and several matching "to" parts,
5918 delete the entry that was used last, instead of the first in the list.
5919- Add text justification option.
5920- Set boolean options on/off with ":set paste=off", ":set paste=on".
5921- After "inv"ing an option show the value: ":set invpaste" gives "paste is
5922 off".
5923- Check handling of CTRL-V and '\' for ":" commands that do not have TRLBAR.
5924- When a file cannot be opened but does exist, give error message.
5925- Amiga: When 'r' protection bit is not set, file can still be opened but
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005926 gives read errors. Check protection before opening.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005927- When writing check for file exists but no permission, "Permission denied".
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02005928- If file does not exist, check if directory exists.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005929- Settings edit mode: make file with ":set opt=xx", edit it, parse it as ex
5930 commands.
5931- ":set -w all": list one option per line.
5932- Amiga: test for 'w' flag when reading a file.
5933- :table command (Webb)
5934- Add new operator: clear, make area white (replace with spaces): "g ".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005935- Add command to ":read" a file at a certain column (blockwise read?).
5936- Add sort of replace mode where case is taken from the old text (Goldfarb).
5937- Allow multiple arguments for ":read", read all the files.
5938- Support for tabs in specific columns: ":set tabcol=8,20,34,56" (Demirel).
5939- Add 'searchdir' option: Directories to search for file name being edited
5940 (Demirel).
5941- Modifier for the put command: Change to linewise, charwise, blockwise, etc.
5942- Add commands for saving and restoring options ":set save" "set restore",
5943 for use in macro's and the like.
5944- Keep output from listings in a window, so you can have a look at it while
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005945 working in another window. Put cmdline in a separate window?
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005946- Add possibility to put output of Ex commands in a buffer or file, e.g. for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005947 ":set all". ":r :set all"?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005948- When the 'equalalways' option is set, creating a new window should not
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005949 result in windows to become bigger. Deleting a window should not result in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005950 a window to become smaller (Webb).
5951- When resizing the whole Vim window, the windows inside should be resized
5952 proportionally (Webb).
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005953- Include options directly in option table, no indirect pointers. Use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005954 mkopttab to make option table?
5955- When doing ":w dir", where "dir" is a directory name, write the current
5956 file into that directory, with the current file name (without the path)?
5957- Support for 'dictionary's that are sorted, makes access a lot faster
5958 (Haritsis).
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00005959- Add "^Vrx" on the command line, replace with contents of register x. Used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005960 instead of CTRL-R to make repeating possible. (Marinichev)
5961- Add "^Vb" on the command line, replace with word before or under the
5962 cursor?
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005963- Support mapping for replace mode and "r" command (Vi doesn't do this)?
Bram Moolenaar69a7cb42004-06-20 12:51:53 +000059648 Sorting of filenames for completion is wrong on systems that ignore
5965 case of filenames. Add 'ignorefncase' option. When set, case in
5966 filenames is ignored for sorting them. Patch by Mike Williams:
5967 ~/vim/patches/ignorefncase. Also change what matches? Or use another
5968 option name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000059698 Should be able to compile Vim in another directory, with $(srcdir) set to
5970 where the sources are. Add $(srcdir) in the Makefile in a lot of places.
5971 (Netherton)
59726 Make it configurable when "J" inserts a space or not. Should not add a
5973 space after "(", for example.
59745 When inserting spaces after the end-of-line for 'virtualedit', use tabs
5975 when the user wants this (e.g., add a "tab" field to 'virtualedit').
5976 (Servatius Brandt)
5977
5978
5979From Elvis:
5980- Use "instman.sh" to install manpages?
5981- Add ":alias" command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005982- Search patterns:
5983 \@ match word under cursor.
5984 but do:
5985 \@w match the word under the cursor?
5986 \@W match the WORD under the cursor?
59878 ":window" command:
5988 :win + next window (up)
5989 :win ++ idem, wrapping
5990 :win - previous window (down)
5991 :win -- idem, wrapping
5992 :win nr to window number "nr"
5993 :win name to window editing buffer "name"
59947 ":cc" compiles a single file (default: current one). 'ccprg' option is
5995 program to use with ":cc". Use ":compile" instead of ":cc"?
5996
5997
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005998From xvi:
5999- CTRL-_ : swap 8th bit of character.
6000- Add egrep-like regex type, like xvi (Ned Konz) or Perl (Emmanuel Mogenet)
6001
6002
6003From vile:
6004- When horizontal scrolling, use '>' for lines continuing right of a window.
6005- Support putting .swp files in /tmp: Command in rc.local to move .swp files
6006 from /tmp to some directory before deleting files.
6007
6008
6009Far future and "big" extensions:
Bram Moolenaar07d4d732005-10-03 22:04:08 +00006010- Instead of using a Makefile and autoconf, use a simple shell script to
6011 find the C compiler and do everything with C code. Translate something
Bram Moolenaarc0514bf2016-11-17 14:50:09 +01006012 like an Aap recipe and configure.ac to C. Avoids depending on Python,
Bram Moolenaar07d4d732005-10-03 22:04:08 +00006013 thus will work everywhere. With batch file to find the C compiler it
6014 would also work on MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006015- Make it easy to setup Vim for groups of users: novice vi users, novice
6016 Vim users, C programmers, xterm users, GUI users,...
6017- Change layout of blocks in swap file: Text at the start, with '\n' in
6018 between lines (just load the file without changes, except for Mac).
6019 Indexes for lines are from the end of the block backwards. It's the
6020 current layout mirrored.
6021- Make it possible to edit a register, in a window, like a buffer.
6022- Add stuff to syntax highlighting to change the text (upper-case keywords,
6023 set indent, define other highlighting, etc.).
6024- Mode to keep C-code formatted all the time (sort of on-line indent).
6025- Several top-level windows in one Vim session. Be able to use a different
6026 font in each top-level window.
6027- Allow editing above start and below end of buffer (flag in 'virtualedit').
6028- Smart cut/paste: recognize words and adjust spaces before/after them.
6029- Add open mode, use it when terminal has no cursor positioning.
6030- Special "drawing mode": a line is drawn where the cursor is moved to.
6031 Backspace deletes along the line (from jvim).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006032- Support for underlining (underscore-BS-char), bold (char-BS-char) and other
6033 standout modes switched on/off with , 'overstrike' option (Reiter).
6034- Add vertical mode (Paul Jury, Demirel): "5vdw" deletes a word in five
6035 lines, "3vitextESC" will insert "text" in three lines, etc..
60364 Recognize l, #, p as 'flags' to EX commands:
6037 :g/RE/#l shall print lines with line numbers and in list format.
6038 :g/RE/dp shall print lines that are deleted.
6039 POSIX: Commands where flags shall apply to all lines written: list,
Bram Moolenaar13fcaaf2005-04-15 21:13:42 +00006040 number, open, print, substitute, visual, &, z. For other commands, flags
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006041 shall apply to the current line after the command completes. Examples:
6042 :7,10j #l Join the lines 7-10 and print the result in list
6043- Allow two or more users to edit the same file at the same time. Changes
6044 are reflected in each Vim immediately. Could work with local files but
6045 also over the internet. See http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/.
6046
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006047vim:tw=78:sw=4:sts=4:ts=8:ft=help:norl:
6048vim: set fo+=n :