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1 *popup.txt* For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Nov 30
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7 Displaying text in a floating window. *popup* *popup-window* *popupwin*
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10 1. Introduction |popup-intro|
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11 Window position and size |popup-position|
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12 Closing the popup window |popup-close|
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13 Popup buffer and window |popup-buffer|
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14 2. Functions |popup-functions|
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15 Details |popup-function-details|
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16 3. Usage |popup-usage|
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17 popup_create() arguments |popup_create-arguments|
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18 Popup text properties |popup-props|
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19 Position popup with textprop |popup-textprop-pos|
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20 Popup filter |popup-filter|
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21 Popup callback |popup-callback|
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22 Popup scrollbar |popup-scrollbar|
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23 Popup mask |popup-mask|
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24 4. Examples |popup-examples|
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27 {not available if the |+textprop| feature was disabled at compile time}
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29 ==============================================================================
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30 1. Introduction *popup-intro*
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32 We are talking about popup windows here, text that goes on top of the regular
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33 windows and is under control of a plugin. You cannot edit the text in the
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34 popup window like with regular windows.
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36 A popup window can be used for such things as:
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37 - briefly show a message without overwriting the command line
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38 - prompt the user with a dialog
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39 - display contextual information while typing
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40 - give extra information for auto-completion
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42 The text in the popup window can be colored with |text-properties|. It is
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43 also possible to use syntax highlighting.
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45 The default color used is "Pmenu". If you prefer something else use the
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46 "highlight" argument or the 'wincolor' option, e.g.: >
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47 hi MyPopupColor ctermbg=lightblue guibg=lightblue
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48 call setwinvar(winid, '&wincolor', 'MyPopupColor')
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50 'hlsearch' highlighting is not displayed in a popup window.
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52 A popup window has a window-ID like other windows, but behaves differently.
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53 The size can be up to the whole Vim window and it overlaps other windows.
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54 Popup windows can also overlap each other. The "zindex" property specifies
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55 what goes on top of what.
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57 The popup window contains a buffer, and that buffer is always associated with
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58 the popup window. The window cannot be in Normal, Visual or Insert mode, it
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59 does not get keyboard focus. You can use functions like `setbufline()` to
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60 change the text in the buffer. There are more differences from how this
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61 window and buffer behave compared to regular windows and buffers, see
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62 |popup-buffer|.
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64 If this is not what you are looking for, check out other popup functionality:
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65 - popup menu, see |popup-menu|
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66 - balloon, see |balloon-eval|
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69 WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE *popup-position*
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71 The height of the window is normally equal to the number of, possibly
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72 wrapping, lines in the buffer. It can be limited with the "maxheight"
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73 property. You can use empty lines to increase the height or the "minheight"
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74 property.
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76 The width of the window is normally equal to the longest line in the buffer.
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77 It can be limited with the "maxwidth" property. You can use spaces to
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78 increase the width or use the "minwidth" property.
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80 By default the 'wrap' option is set, so that no text disappears. Otherwise,
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81 if there is not enough space then the window is shifted left in order to
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82 display more text. When right-aligned the window is shifted right to display
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83 more text. The shifting can be disabled with the "fixed" property.
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85 Vim tries to show the popup in the location you specify. In some cases, e.g.
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86 when the popup would go outside of the Vim window, it will show it somewhere
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87 nearby. E.g. if you use `popup_atcursor()` the popup normally shows just above
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88 the current cursor position, but if the cursor is close to the top of the Vim
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89 window it will be placed below the cursor position.
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91 When the screen scrolls up for output of an Ex command, popups move too, so
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92 that they will not cover the output.
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94 The current cursor position is displayed even when it is under a popup window.
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95 That way you can still see where it is, even though you cannot see the text
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99 CLOSING THE POPUP WINDOW *popup-close*
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101 Normally the plugin that created the popup window is also in charge of closing
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102 it. If somehow a popup hangs around, you can close all of them with: >
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103 call popup_clear()
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104 Some popups, such as notifications, close after a specified time. This can be
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105 set with the "time" property on `popup_create()`.
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106 Otherwise, a popup can be closed by clicking on the X in the top-right corner
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107 or by clicking anywhere inside the popup. This must be enabled with the
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108 "close" property. It is set by default for notifications.
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111 POPUP BUFFER AND WINDOW *popup-buffer*
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113 If a popup function is called to create a popup from text, a new buffer is
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114 created to hold the text and text properties of the popup window. The buffer
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116 - the buffer has no name
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117 - 'buftype' is "popup"
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118 - 'swapfile' is off
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119 - 'bufhidden' is "hide"
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120 - 'buflisted' is off
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121 - 'undolevels' is -1: no undo at all
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122 - all other buffer-local and window-local options are set to their Vim default
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123 value.
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125 It is possible to change the specifically mentioned options, but anything
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126 might break then, so better leave them alone.
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128 The window does have a cursor position, but the cursor is not displayed. In
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129 fact, the cursor in the underlying window is displayed, as if it peeks through
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130 the popup, so you can see where it is.
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131
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132 To execute a command in the context of the popup window and buffer use
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133 `win_execute()`. Example: >
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134 call win_execute(winid, 'syntax enable')
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135
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136 Options can be set on the window with `setwinvar()`, e.g.: >
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137 call setwinvar(winid, '&wrap', 0)
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138 And options can be set on the buffer with `setbufvar()`, e.g.: >
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139 call setbufvar(winbufnr(winid), '&filetype', 'java')
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140 You can also use `win_execute()` with a ":setlocal" command.
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141
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142
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143 ==============================================================================
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144 2. Functions *popup-functions*
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145
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146 Creating a popup window:
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147 |popup_create()| centered in the screen
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148 |popup_atcursor()| just above the cursor position, closes when
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149 the cursor moves away
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150 |popup_beval()| at the position indicated by v:beval_
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151 variables, closes when the mouse moves away
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152 |popup_notification()| show a notification for three seconds
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153 |popup_dialog()| centered with padding and border
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154 |popup_menu()| prompt for selecting an item from a list
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155
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156 Manipulating a popup window:
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157 |popup_hide()| hide a popup temporarily
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158 |popup_show()| show a previously hidden popup
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159 |popup_move()| change the position and size of a popup
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160 |popup_setoptions()| override options of a popup
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161 |popup_settext()| replace the popup buffer contents
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162
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163 Closing popup windows:
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164 |popup_close()| close one popup
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165 |popup_clear()| close all popups
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166
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167 Filter functions:
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168 |popup_filter_menu()| select from a list of items
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169 |popup_filter_yesno()| blocks until 'y' or 'n' is pressed
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170
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171 Other:
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172 |popup_getoptions()| get current options for a popup
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173 |popup_getpos()| get actual position and size of a popup
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174 |popup_locate()| find popup window at a screen position
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175
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176
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177 DETAILS *popup-function-details*
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178
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179 popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) *popup_atcursor()*
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180 Show the {what} above the cursor, and close it when the cursor
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181 moves. This works like: >
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182 call popup_create({what}, #{
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183 \ pos: 'botleft',
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184 \ line: 'cursor-1',
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185 \ col: 'cursor',
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186 \ moved: 'WORD',
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187 \ })
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188 < Use {options} to change the properties.
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189 If "pos" is passed as "topleft" then the default for "line"
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190 becomes "cursor+1".
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191
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192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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193 GetText()->popup_atcursor({})
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194
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195
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196 popup_beval({what}, {options}) *popup_beval()*
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197 Show the {what} above the position from 'ballooneval' and
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198 close it when the mouse moves. This works like: >
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199 let pos = screenpos(v:beval_winnr, v:beval_lnum, v:beval_col)
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200 call popup_create({what}, #{
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201 \ pos: 'botleft',
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202 \ line: pos.row - 1,
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203 \ col: pos.col,
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204 \ mousemoved: 'WORD',
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205 \ })
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206 < Use {options} to change the properties.
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207 See |popup_beval_example| for an example.
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208
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209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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210 GetText()->popup_beval({})
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211 <
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212 *popup_clear()*
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213 popup_clear() Emergency solution to a misbehaving plugin: close all popup
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214 windows for the current tab and global popups.
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216
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217 popup_close({id} [, {result}]) *popup_close()*
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218 Close popup {id}. The window and the associated buffer will
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219 be deleted.
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221 If the popup has a callback it will be called just before the
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222 popup window is deleted. If the optional {result} is present
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223 it will be passed as the second argument of the callback.
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224 Otherwise zero is passed to the callback.
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225
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226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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227 GetPopup()->popup_close()
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228
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229 popup_create({what}, {options}) *popup_create()*
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230 Open a popup window showing {what}, which is either:
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231 - a buffer number
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232 - a string
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233 - a list of strings
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234 - a list of text lines with text properties
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235 When {what} is not a buffer number, a buffer is created with
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236 'buftype' set to "popup". That buffer will be wiped out once
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237 the popup closes.
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238
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239 {options} is a dictionary with many possible entries.
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240 See |popup_create-arguments| for details.
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242 Returns a window-ID, which can be used with other popup
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243 functions. Use `winbufnr()` to get the number of the buffer
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244 in the window: >
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245 let winid = popup_create('hello', {})
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246 let bufnr = winbufnr(winid)
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247 call setbufline(bufnr, 2, 'second line')
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248 < In case of failure zero is returned.
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250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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251 GetText()->popup_create({})
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252
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253 popup_dialog({what}, {options}) *popup_dialog()*
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254 Just like |popup_create()| but with these default options: >
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255 call popup_create({what}, #{
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256 \ pos: 'center',
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257 \ zindex: 200,
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258 \ drag: 1,
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259 \ border: [],
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260 \ padding: [],
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261 \ mapping: 0,
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262 \})
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263 < Use {options} to change the properties. E.g. add a 'filter'
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264 option with value 'popup_filter_yesno'. Example: >
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265 call popup_create('do you want to quit (Yes/no)?', #{
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266 \ filter: 'popup_filter_yesno',
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267 \ callback: 'QuitCallback',
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268 \ })
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269
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270 < By default the dialog can be dragged, so that text below it
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271 can be read if needed.
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273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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274 GetText()->popup_dialog({})
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276 popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) *popup_filter_menu()*
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277 Filter that can be used for a popup. These keys can be used:
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278 j <Down> select item below
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279 k <Up> select item above
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280 <Space> <Enter> accept current selection
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281 x Esc CTRL-C cancel the menu
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282 Other keys are ignored.
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283
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284 A match is set on that line to highlight it, see
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285 |popup_menu()|.
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286
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287 When the current selection is accepted the "callback" of the
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288 popup menu is invoked with the index of the selected line as
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289 the second argument. The first entry has index one.
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290 Cancelling the menu invokes the callback with -1.
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291
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292 To add shortcut keys, see the example here:
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293 |popup_menu-shortcut-example|
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294
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295
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296 popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) *popup_filter_yesno()*
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297 Filter that can be used for a popup. It handles only the keys
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298 'y', 'Y' and 'n' or 'N'. Invokes the "callback" of the
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299 popup menu with the 1 for 'y' or 'Y' and zero for 'n' or 'N'
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300 as the second argument. Pressing Esc and 'x' works like
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301 pressing 'n'. CTRL-C invokes the callback with -1. Other
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302 keys are ignored.
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303 See the example here: |popup_dialog-example|
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305
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306 popup_findinfo() *popup_findinfo()*
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307 Get the |window-ID| for the popup info window, as it used by
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308 the popup menu. See |complete-popup|. The info popup is
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309 hidden when not used, it can be deleted with |popup_clear()|
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310 and |popup_close()|. Use |popup_show()| to reposition it to
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311 the item in the popup menu.
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312 Returns zero if there is none.
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314
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315 popup_findpreview() *popup_findpreview()*
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316 Get the |window-ID| for the popup preview window.
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317 Return zero if there is none.
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318
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319
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320 popup_getoptions({id}) *popup_getoptions()*
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321 Return the {options} for popup {id} in a Dict.
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322 A zero value means the option was not set. For "zindex" the
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323 default value is returned, not zero.
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324
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325 The "moved" entry is a list with line number, minimum and
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326 maximum column, [0, 0, 0] when not set.
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327
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328 The "mousemoved" entry is a list with screen row, minimum and
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329 maximum screen column, [0, 0, 0] when not set.
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330
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331 "firstline" is the property set on the popup, unlike the
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332 "firstline" obtained with |popup_getpos()| which is the actual
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333 buffer line at the top of the popup window.
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334
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335 "border" and "padding" are not included when all values are
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336 zero. When all values are one then an empty list is included.
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337
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338 "borderhighlight" is not included when all values are empty.
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339 "scrollbarhighlight" and "thumbhighlight" are only included
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340 when set.
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341
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342 "tabpage" will be -1 for a global popup, zero for a popup on
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343 the current tabpage and a positive number for a popup on
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344 another tabpage.
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345
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346 "textprop", "textpropid" and "textpropwin" are only present
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347 when "textprop" was set.
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348
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349 If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
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350
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351 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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352 GetPopup()->popup_getoptions()
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353
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354 popup_getpos({id}) *popup_getpos()*
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355 Return the position and size of popup {id}. Returns a Dict
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356 with these entries:
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357 col screen column of the popup, one-based
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358 line screen line of the popup, one-based
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359 width width of the whole popup in screen cells
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360 height height of the whole popup in screen cells
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361 core_col screen column of the text box
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362 core_line screen line of the text box
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363 core_width width of the text box in screen cells
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364 core_height height of the text box in screen cells
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365 firstline line of the buffer at top (1 unless scrolled)
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366 (not the value of the "firstline" property)
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367 lastline line of the buffer at the bottom (updated when
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368 the popup is redrawn)
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369 scrollbar non-zero if a scrollbar is displayed
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370 visible one if the popup is displayed, zero if hidden
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371 Note that these are the actual screen positions. They differ
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372 from the values in `popup_getoptions()` for the sizing and
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373 positioning mechanism applied.
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374
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375 The "core_" values exclude the padding and border.
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376
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377 If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
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379 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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380 GetPopup()->popup_getpos()
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381
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382 popup_hide({id}) *popup_hide()*
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383 If {id} is a displayed popup, hide it now. If the popup has a
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384 filter it will not be invoked for so long as the popup is
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385 hidden.
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386 If window {id} does not exist nothing happens. If window {id}
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387 exists but is not a popup window an error is given. *E993*
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388
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389 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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390 GetPopup()->popup_hide()
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391
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392 popup_locate({row}, {col}) *popup_locate()*
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393 Return the |window-ID| of the popup at screen position {row}
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394 and {col}. If there are multiple popups the one with the
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395 highest zindex is returned. If there are no popups at this
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396 position then zero is returned.
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397
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398
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399 popup_menu({what}, {options}) *popup_menu()*
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400 Show the {what} near the cursor, handle selecting one of the
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401 items with cursorkeys, and close it an item is selected with
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402 Space or Enter. {what} should have multiple lines to make this
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403 useful. This works like: >
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404 call popup_create({what}, #{
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405 \ pos: 'center',
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406 \ zindex: 200,
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407 \ drag: 1,
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408 \ wrap: 0,
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409 \ border: [],
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410 \ cursorline: 1,
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411 \ padding: [0,1,0,1],
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412 \ filter: 'popup_filter_menu',
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413 \ mapping: 0,
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414 \ })
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415 < The current line is highlighted with a match using
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416 "PopupSelected", or "PmenuSel" if that is not defined.
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417
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418 Use {options} to change the properties. Should at least set
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419 "callback" to a function that handles the selected item.
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420 Example: >
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421 func ColorSelected(id, result)
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422 " use a:result
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423 endfunc
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424 call popup_menu(['red', 'green', 'blue'], #{
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425 \ callback: 'ColorSelected',
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426 \ })
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427
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428 < Can also be used as a |method|: >
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429 GetChoices()->popup_menu({})
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430
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431 popup_move({id}, {options}) *popup_move()*
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432 Move popup {id} to the position specified with {options}.
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433 {options} may contain the items from |popup_create()| that
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434 specify the popup position:
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435 line
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436 col
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437 pos
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438 maxheight
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439 minheight
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440 maxwidth
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441 minwidth
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442 fixed
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443 For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
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444 For other options see |popup_setoptions()|.
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445
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446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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447 GetPopup()->popup_move(options)
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448
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449 popup_notification({what}, {options}) *popup_notification()*
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450 Show the {what} for 3 seconds at the top of the Vim window.
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451 This works like: >
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452 call popup_create({what}, #{
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453 \ line: 1,
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454 \ col: 10,
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455 \ minwidth: 20,
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456 \ time: 3000,
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457 \ tabpage: -1,
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458 \ zindex: 300,
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459 \ drag: 1,
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460 \ highlight: 'WarningMsg',
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461 \ border: [],
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462 \ close: 'click',
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463 \ padding: [0,1,0,1],
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464 \ })
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465 < The PopupNotification highlight group is used instead of
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466 WarningMsg if it is defined.
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467
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468 Without the |+timers| feature the popup will not disappear
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469 automatically, the user has to click in it.
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470
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471 The position will be adjusted to avoid overlap with other
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472 notifications.
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473 Use {options} to change the properties.
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474
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475 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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476 GetText()->popup_notification({})
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478 popup_show({id}) *popup_show()*
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479 If {id} is a hidden popup, show it now.
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480 For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
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481 If {id} is the info popup it will be positioned next to the
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482 current popup menu item.
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483
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484
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485 popup_setoptions({id}, {options}) *popup_setoptions()*
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486 Override options in popup {id} with entries in {options}.
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487 These options can be set:
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488 border
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489 borderchars
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490 borderhighlight
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491 callback
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492 close
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493 cursorline
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494 drag
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495 filter
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496 firstline
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497 flip
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498 highlight
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499 mapping
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500 mask
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501 moved
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502 padding
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503 resize
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504 scrollbar
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505 scrollbarhighlight
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506 thumbhighlight
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507 time
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508 title
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509 wrap
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510 zindex
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511 The options from |popup_move()| can also be used.
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512 For "hidden" use |popup_hide()| and |popup_show()|.
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513 "tabpage" cannot be changed.
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514
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515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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516 GetPopup()->popup_setoptions(options)
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517
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518 popup_settext({id}, {text}) *popup_settext()*
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519 Set the text of the buffer in popup win {id}. {text} is the
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520 same as supplied to |popup_create()|, except that a buffer
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521 number is not allowed.
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522 Does not change the window size or position, other than caused
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523 by the different text.
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524
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525 Can also be used as a |method|: >
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526 GetPopup()->popup_settext('hello')
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527
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528 ==============================================================================
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529 3. Usage *popup-usage*
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parents:
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530
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531 POPUP_CREATE() ARGUMENTS *popup_create-arguments*
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532
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533 The first argument of |popup_create()| (and the second argument to
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534 |popup_settext()|) specifies the text to be displayed, and optionally text
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535 properties. It is in one of four forms:
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536 - a buffer number
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537 - a string
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538 - a list of strings
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539 - a list of dictionaries, where each dictionary has these entries:
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540 text String with the text to display.
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541 props A list of text properties. Optional.
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542 Each entry is a dictionary, like the third argument of
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543 |prop_add()|, but specifying the column in the
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544 dictionary with a "col" entry, see below:
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545 |popup-props|.
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546
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9c3347b21b89 patch 8.1.2076: crash when trying to put a terminal in a popup window
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547 If you want to create a new buffer yourself use |bufadd()| and pass the buffer
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parents: 18053
diff changeset
548 number to popup_create().
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549 It is not possible to use the buffer of a terminal window. *E278*
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parents: 18053
diff changeset
550
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551 The second argument of |popup_create()| is a dictionary with options:
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diff changeset
552 line Screen line where to position the popup. Can use a
16855
19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet
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553 number or "cursor", "cursor+1" or "cursor-1" to use
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parents: 16853
diff changeset
554 the line of the cursor and add or subtract a number of
16896
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555 lines. If omitted the popup is vertically centered.
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556 The first line is 1.
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parents: 17817
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557 When using "textprop" the number is relative to the
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558 text property and can be negative.
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diff changeset
559 col Screen column where to position the popup. Can use a
16855
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parents: 16853
diff changeset
560 number or "cursor" to use the column of the cursor,
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diff changeset
561 "cursor+9" or "cursor-9" to add or subtract a number
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562 of columns. If omitted the popup is horizontally
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563 centered. The first column is 1.
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parents: 17817
diff changeset
564 When using "textprop" the number is relative to the
08f1dd29550e patch 8.1.1928: popup windows don't move with the text when making changes
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parents: 17817
diff changeset
565 text property and can be negative.
16654
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parents:
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566 pos "topleft", "topright", "botleft" or "botright":
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parents:
diff changeset
567 defines what corner of the popup "line" and "col" are
16841
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet
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parents: 16833
diff changeset
568 used for. When not set "topleft" is used.
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet
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parents: 16833
diff changeset
569 Alternatively "center" can be used to position the
16855
19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet
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parents: 16853
diff changeset
570 popup in the center of the Vim window, in which case
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parents: 16853
diff changeset
571 "line" and "col" are ignored.
18558
e5ef5d820b5b patch 8.1.2273: wrong default when "pos" is changed with popup_atcursor()
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parents: 18512
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572 posinvert When FALSE the value of "pos" is always used. When
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parents: 18512
diff changeset
573 TRUE (the default) and the popup does not fit
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parents: 18512
diff changeset
574 vertically and there is more space on the other side
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parents: 18512
diff changeset
575 then the popup is placed on the other side of the
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parents: 18512
diff changeset
576 position indicated by "line".
17863
08f1dd29550e patch 8.1.1928: popup windows don't move with the text when making changes
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parents: 17817
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577 textprop When present the popup is positioned next to a text
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parents: 17817
diff changeset
578 property with this name and will move when the text
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parents: 17817
diff changeset
579 property moves. Use an empty string to remove. See
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parents: 17817
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580 |popup-textprop-pos|.
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parents: 17817
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581 textpropwin What window to search for the text property. When
08f1dd29550e patch 8.1.1928: popup windows don't move with the text when making changes
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parents: 17817
diff changeset
582 omitted or invalid the current window is used.
08f1dd29550e patch 8.1.1928: popup windows don't move with the text when making changes
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parents: 17817
diff changeset
583 textpropid Used to identify the text property when "textprop" is
08f1dd29550e patch 8.1.1928: popup windows don't move with the text when making changes
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parents: 17817
diff changeset
584 present. Use zero to reset.
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parents: 16890
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585 fixed When FALSE (the default), and:
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parents: 16890
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586 - "pos" is "botleft" or "topleft", and
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen
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parents: 16890
diff changeset
587 - "wrap" is off, and
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen
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parents: 16890
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588 - the popup would be truncated at the right edge of
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen
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parents: 16890
diff changeset
589 the screen, then
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen
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parents: 16890
diff changeset
590 the popup is moved to the left so as to fit the
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parents: 16890
diff changeset
591 contents on the screen. Set to TRUE to disable this.
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diff changeset
592 flip When TRUE (the default) and the position is relative
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593 to the cursor, flip to below or above the cursor to
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parents: 16654
diff changeset
594 avoid overlap with the |popupmenu-completion| or
17107
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window
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parents: 17097
diff changeset
595 another popup with a higher "zindex". When there is
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parents: 17097
diff changeset
596 no space above/below the cursor then show the popup to
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parents: 17097
diff changeset
597 the side of the popup or popup menu.
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eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support
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parents: 16724
diff changeset
598 {not implemented yet}
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diff changeset
599 maxheight Maximum height of the contents, excluding border and
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600 padding.
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601 minheight Minimum height of the contents, excluding border and
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diff changeset
602 padding.
17571
2704c4e3e20a Update runtime files.
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parents: 17545
diff changeset
603 maxwidth Maximum width of the contents, excluding border,
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parents: 17545
diff changeset
604 padding and scrollbar.
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parents: 17545
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605 minwidth Minimum width of the contents, excluding border,
2704c4e3e20a Update runtime files.
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parents: 17545
diff changeset
606 padding and scrollbar.
17047
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parents: 17045
diff changeset
607 firstline First buffer line to display. When larger than one it
6400d1ad5e4b patch 8.1.1523: cannot show range of buffer lines in popup window
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parents: 17045
diff changeset
608 looks like the text scrolled up. When out of range
6400d1ad5e4b patch 8.1.1523: cannot show range of buffer lines in popup window
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parents: 17045
diff changeset
609 the last buffer line will at the top of the window.
17909
cc953757ed2a Runtime files update.
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parents: 17863
diff changeset
610 Set to zero to leave the position as set by commands.
17180
8581779aa16f patch 8.1.1589: popup window does not indicate scroll position
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parents: 17174
diff changeset
611 Also see "scrollbar".
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parents: 16890
diff changeset
612 hidden When TRUE the popup exists but is not displayed; use
16724
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parents: 16654
diff changeset
613 `popup_show()` to unhide it.
17161
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parents: 17149
diff changeset
614 tabpage When -1: display the popup on all tab pages.
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diff changeset
615 When 0 (the default): display the popup on the current
17075
dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing
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parents: 17051
diff changeset
616 tab page.
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diff changeset
617 Otherwise the number of the tab page the popup is
17149
c90fdb999393 patch 8.1.1574: tabpage option not yet implemented for popup window
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parents: 17123
diff changeset
618 displayed on; when invalid the popup is not created
17174
23609a6d8cc7 patch 8.1.1586: error number used in two places
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parents: 17162
diff changeset
619 and an error is given. *E997*
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620 title Text to be displayed above the first item in the
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diff changeset
621 popup, on top of any border. If there is no top
17051
221d4b82bc0b patch 8.1.1525: cannot move a popup window with the mouse
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parents: 17047
diff changeset
622 border one line of padding is added to put the title
17119
b439e096a011 patch 8.1.1559: popup window title property not implemented yet
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parents: 17117
diff changeset
623 on. You might want to add one or more spaces at the
b439e096a011 patch 8.1.1559: popup window title property not implemented yet
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parents: 17117
diff changeset
624 start and end as padding.
16896
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diff changeset
625 wrap TRUE to make the lines wrap (default TRUE).
17051
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parents: 17047
diff changeset
626 drag TRUE to allow the popup to be dragged with the mouse
17946
ec4248c4b92c patch 8.1.1969: popup window filter is used in all modes
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parents: 17909
diff changeset
627 by grabbing at the border. Has no effect if the
17107
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parents: 17097
diff changeset
628 popup does not have a border. As soon as dragging
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parents: 17097
diff changeset
629 starts and "pos" is "center" it is changed to
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630 "topleft".
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631 resize TRUE to allow the popup to be resized with the mouse
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632 by grabbing at the bottom right corner. Has no effect
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633 if the popup does not have a border.
17219
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634 close When "button" an X is displayed in the top-right, on
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635 top of any border, padding or text. When clicked on
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636 the X the popup will close. Any callback is invoked
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637 with the value -2.
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638 When "click" any mouse click in the popup will close
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639 it.
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640 When "none" (the default) mouse clicks do not close
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641 the popup window.
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642 highlight Highlight group name to use for the text, stored in
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643 the 'wincolor' option.
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644 padding List with numbers, defining the padding
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645 above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
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646 An empty list uses a padding of 1 all around. The
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647 padding goes around the text, inside any border.
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648 Padding uses the 'wincolor' highlight.
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649 Example: [1, 2, 1, 3] has 1 line of padding above, 2
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650 columns on the right, 1 line below and 3 columns on
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651 the left.
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652 border List with numbers, defining the border thickness
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653 above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
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654 Only values of zero and non-zero are recognized.
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655 An empty list uses a border all around.
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656 borderhighlight List of highlight group names to use for the border.
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657 When one entry it is used for all borders, otherwise
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658 the highlight for the top/right/bottom/left border.
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659 Example: ['TopColor', 'RightColor', 'BottomColor,
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660 'LeftColor']
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661 borderchars List with characters, defining the character to use
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662 for the top/right/bottom/left border. Optionally
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663 followed by the character to use for the
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664 topleft/topright/botright/botleft corner.
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665 Example: ['-', '|', '-', '|', '┌', '┐', '┘', '└']
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666 When the list has one character it is used for all.
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diff changeset
667 When the list has two characters the first is used for
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668 the border lines, the second for the corners.
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diff changeset
669 By default a double line is used all around when
17161
9ccb1ea9b2fc Update runtime files
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diff changeset
670 'encoding' is "utf-8" and 'ambiwidth' is "single",
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c90fdb999393 patch 8.1.1574: tabpage option not yet implemented for popup window
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parents: 17123
diff changeset
671 otherwise ASCII characters are used.
17180
8581779aa16f patch 8.1.1589: popup window does not indicate scroll position
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diff changeset
672 scrollbar non-zero: show a scrollbar when the text doesn't fit.
8581779aa16f patch 8.1.1589: popup window does not indicate scroll position
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diff changeset
673 zero: do not show a scrollbar. Default is non-zero.
17216
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diff changeset
674 Also see |popup-scrollbar|.
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diff changeset
675 scrollbarhighlight Highlight group name for the scrollbar. The
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diff changeset
676 background color is what matters. When not given then
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diff changeset
677 PmenuSbar is used.
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678 thumbhighlight Highlight group name for the scrollbar thumb. The
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diff changeset
679 background color is what matters. When not given then
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diff changeset
680 PmenuThumb is used.
17051
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diff changeset
681 zindex Priority for the popup, default 50. Minimum value is
17026
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear
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diff changeset
682 1, maximum value is 32000.
17162
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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diff changeset
683 mask A list of lists with coordinates, defining parts of
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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diff changeset
684 the popup that are transparent. See |popup-mask|.
16896
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685 time Time in milliseconds after which the popup will close.
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diff changeset
686 When omitted |popup_close()| must be used.
16904
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet
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diff changeset
687 moved Specifies to close the popup if the cursor moved:
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diff changeset
688 - "any": if the cursor moved at all
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diff changeset
689 - "word": if the cursor moved outside |<cword>|
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diff changeset
690 - "WORD": if the cursor moved outside |<cWORD>|
17292
8a095d343c59 patch 8.1.1645: cannot use a popup window for a balloon
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 17257
diff changeset
691 - "expr": if the cursor moved outside |<cexpr>|
16904
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet
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parents: 16896
diff changeset
692 - [{start}, {end}]: if the cursor moved before column
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diff changeset
693 {start} or after {end}
18398
21c25bee9df8 patch 8.1.2193: popup_setoptions(popup_getoptions()) does not work
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parents: 18343
diff changeset
694 - [{lnum}, {start}, {end}]: if the cursor moved away
21c25bee9df8 patch 8.1.2193: popup_setoptions(popup_getoptions()) does not work
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parents: 18343
diff changeset
695 from line {lnum}, before column {start} or after
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diff changeset
696 {end}
18558
e5ef5d820b5b patch 8.1.2273: wrong default when "pos" is changed with popup_atcursor()
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parents: 18512
diff changeset
697 - [0, 0, 0] do not close the popup when the cursor
e5ef5d820b5b patch 8.1.2273: wrong default when "pos" is changed with popup_atcursor()
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parents: 18512
diff changeset
698 moves
16904
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet
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parents: 16896
diff changeset
699 The popup also closes if the cursor moves to another
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet
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parents: 16896
diff changeset
700 line or to another window.
18398
21c25bee9df8 patch 8.1.2193: popup_setoptions(popup_getoptions()) does not work
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diff changeset
701 mousemoved Like "moved" but referring to the mouse pointer
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parents: 18343
diff changeset
702 position
17429
6e756ad5ef1a patch 8.1.1713: highlighting cursor line only works with popup_menu()
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 17413
diff changeset
703 cursorline non-zero: Highlight the cursor line. Also scrolls the
6e756ad5ef1a patch 8.1.1713: highlighting cursor line only works with popup_menu()
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
parents: 17413
diff changeset
704 text to show this line (only works properly
6e756ad5ef1a patch 8.1.1713: highlighting cursor line only works with popup_menu()
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parents: 17413
diff changeset
705 when 'wrap' is off).
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parents: 17413
diff changeset
706 zero: Do not highlight the cursor line.
6e756ad5ef1a patch 8.1.1713: highlighting cursor line only works with popup_menu()
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parents: 17413
diff changeset
707 Default is zero, except for |popup_menu()|.
17036
235cbf491430 Update runtime files
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parents: 17026
diff changeset
708 filter A callback that can filter typed characters, see
16896
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diff changeset
709 |popup-filter|.
17604
506dd2efcbb2 patch 8.1.1799: cannot avoid mapping for a popup window
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parents: 17580
diff changeset
710 mapping Allow for key mapping. When FALSE and the popup is
506dd2efcbb2 patch 8.1.1799: cannot avoid mapping for a popup window
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parents: 17580
diff changeset
711 visible and has a filter callback key mapping is
506dd2efcbb2 patch 8.1.1799: cannot avoid mapping for a popup window
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parents: 17580
diff changeset
712 disabled. Default value is TRUE.
17946
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diff changeset
713 filtermode In which modes the filter is used (same flags as with
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diff changeset
714 |hasmapto()| plus "a"):
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diff changeset
715 n Normal mode
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diff changeset
716 v Visual and Select mode
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diff changeset
717 x Visual mode
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diff changeset
718 s Select mode
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diff changeset
719 o Operator-pending mode
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diff changeset
720 i Insert mode
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diff changeset
721 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
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diff changeset
722 c Command-line mode
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diff changeset
723 a all modes
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diff changeset
724 The default value is "a".
16896
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diff changeset
725 callback A callback that is called when the popup closes, e.g.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen
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parents: 16890
diff changeset
726 when using |popup_filter_menu()|, see |popup-callback|.
16654
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parents:
diff changeset
727
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diff changeset
728 Depending on the "zindex" the popup goes under or above other popups. The
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diff changeset
729 completion menu (|popup-menu|) has zindex 100. For messages that occur for a
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diff changeset
730 short time the suggestion is to use zindex 1000.
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diff changeset
731
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diff changeset
732 By default text wraps, which causes a line in {lines} to occupy more than one
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out
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diff changeset
733 screen line. When "wrap" is FALSE then the text outside of the popup or
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parents:
diff changeset
734 outside of the Vim window will not be displayed, thus truncated.
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parents:
diff changeset
735
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parents:
diff changeset
736
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diff changeset
737 POPUP TEXT PROPERTIES *popup-props*
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738
16811
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parents: 16809
diff changeset
739 These are similar to the third argument of |prop_add()| except:
0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties
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parents: 16809
diff changeset
740 - "lnum" is always the current line in the list
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parents: 16809
diff changeset
741 - "bufnr" is always the buffer of the popup
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parents: 16809
diff changeset
742 - "col" is in the Dict instead of a separate argument
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parents: 16809
diff changeset
743 So we get:
16654
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744 col starting column, counted in bytes, use one for the
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parents:
diff changeset
745 first column.
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diff changeset
746 length length of text in bytes; can be zero
16811
0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties
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parents: 16809
diff changeset
747 end_lnum line number for the end of the text
16654
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diff changeset
748 end_col column just after the text; not used when "length" is
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diff changeset
749 present; when {col} and "end_col" are equal, this is a
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parents:
diff changeset
750 zero-width text property
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751 id user defined ID for the property; when omitted zero is
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754 |prop_type_add()|
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757 POSITION POPUP WITH TEXTPROP *popup-textprop-pos*
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758
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759 Positioning a popup next to a text property causes the popup to move when text
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760 is inserted or deleted. The popup functions like a tooltip.
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761
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762 These steps are needed to make this work:
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763
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764 - Define a text property type, it defines the name. >
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765 call prop_type_add('popupMarker', {})
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766
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767 - Place a text property at the desired text: >
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768 let lnum = {line of the text}
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769 let col = {start column of the text}
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770 let len = {length of the text}
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771 let propId = {arbitrary but unique number}
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772 call prop_add(lnum, col, #{
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773 \ length: len,
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774 \ type: 'popupMarker',
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775 \ id: propId,
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776 \ })
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778 - Create a popup: >
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779 let winid = popup_create('the text', #{
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780 \ pos: 'botleft',
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781 \ textprop: 'popupMarker',
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782 \ textpropid: propId,
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783 \ border: [],
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784 \ padding: [0,1,0,1],
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785 \ close: 'click',
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786 \ })
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787
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788 By default the popup is positioned at the corner of the text, opposite of the
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789 "pos" specified for the popup. Thus when the popup uses "botleft", the
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790 bottom-left corner of the popup is positioned next to the top-right corner of
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791 the text property:
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792 +----------+
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793 | the text |
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794 +----------+
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795 just some PROPERTY as an example
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796
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797 Here the text property is on "PROPERTY". Move the popup to the left by
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798 passing a negative "col" value to popup_create(). With "col: -5" you get:
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799
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800 +----------+
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801 | the text |
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802 +----------+
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803 just some PROPERTY as an example
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804
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805 If the text property moves out of view then the popup will be hidden.
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806 If the window for which the popup was defined is closed, the popup is closed.
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807
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808 If the popup cannot fit in the desired position, it may show at a nearby
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809 position.
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810
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811 Some hints:
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812 - To avoid collision with other plugins the text property type name has to be
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813 unique. You can also use the "bufnr" item to make it local to a buffer.
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814 - You can leave out the text property ID if there is only ever one text
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815 property visible.
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816 - The popup may be in the way of what the user is doing, making it close with
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817 a click, as in the example above, helps for that.
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818 - If the text property is removed the popup is closed. Use something like
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819 this: >
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820 call prop_remove(#{type: 'popupMarker', id: propId})
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821
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822
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823 POPUP FILTER *popup-filter*
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825 A callback that gets any typed keys while a popup is displayed. The filter is
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826 not invoked when the popup is hidden.
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827
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828 The filter can return TRUE to indicate the key has been handled and is to be
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829 discarded, or FALSE to let Vim handle the key as usual in the current state.
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830 In case it returns FALSE and there is another popup window visible, that
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831 filter is also called. The filter of the popup window with the highest zindex
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832 is called first.
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833
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834 The filter function is called with two arguments: the ID of the popup and the
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835 key as a string, e.g.: >
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836 func MyFilter(winid, key)
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837 if a:key == "\<F2>"
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838 " do something
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839 return 1
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840 endif
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841 if a:key == 'x'
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842 call popup_close(a:winid)
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843 return 1
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844 endif
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845 return 0
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846 endfunc
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847 < *popup-filter-mode*
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848 The "filtermode" property can be used to specify in what mode the filter is
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849 invoked. The default is "a": all modes. When using "nvi" Command-line mode
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850 is not included, so that any command typed on the command line is not
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851 filtered. However, to get to Command-line mode the filter must not consume
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852 ":". Just like it must not consume "v" to allow for entering Visual mode.
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853
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854 *popup-mapping*
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855 Normally the key is what results after any mapping, since the keys pass on as
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856 normal input if the filter does not use it. If the filter consumes all the
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857 keys, set the "mapping" property to zero so that mappings do not get in the
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858 way. This is default for |popup_menu()| and |popup_dialog()|.
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859
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860 Some recommended key actions:
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861 x close the popup (see note below)
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862 cursor keys select another entry
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863 Tab accept current suggestion
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864
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865 A mouse click arrives as <LeftMouse>. The coordinates can be obtained with
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866 |getmousepos()|.
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867
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868 Vim provides standard filters |popup_filter_menu()| and
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869 |popup_filter_yesno()|.
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870
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871 Note that "x" is the normal way to close a popup. You may want to use Esc,
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872 but since many keys start with an Esc character, there may be a delay before
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873 Vim recognizes the Esc key. If you do use Esc, it is recommended to set the
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874 'ttimeoutlen' option to 100 and set 'timeout' and/or 'ttimeout'.
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875
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876
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877 POPUP CALLBACK *popup-callback*
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878
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879 A callback that is invoked when the popup closes.
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880
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diff changeset
881 The callback is invoked with two arguments: the ID of the popup window and the
5131023c5728 patch 8.1.1446: popup window callback not implemented yet
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882 result, which could be an index in the popup lines, or whatever was passed as
5131023c5728 patch 8.1.1446: popup window callback not implemented yet
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883 the second argument of `popup_close()`.
16654
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884
17097
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885 If the popup is force-closed, e.g. because the cursor moved or CTRL-C was
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented
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886 pressed, the number -1 is passed to the callback.
16904
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet
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887
17604
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diff changeset
888 Example: >
506dd2efcbb2 patch 8.1.1799: cannot avoid mapping for a popup window
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889 func SelectedColor(id, result)
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diff changeset
890 echo 'choice made: ' .. a:result
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891 endfunc
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892
17162
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893
17216
11f3cf51d43b patch 8.1.1608: the evalfunc.c file is too big
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894 POPUP SCROLLBAR *popup-scrollbar*
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895
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896 If the text does not fit in the popup a scrollbar is displayed on the right of
11f3cf51d43b patch 8.1.1608: the evalfunc.c file is too big
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897 the window. This can be disabled by setting the "scrollbar" option to zero.
11f3cf51d43b patch 8.1.1608: the evalfunc.c file is too big
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898 When the scrollbar is displayed mouse scroll events, while the mouse pointer
11f3cf51d43b patch 8.1.1608: the evalfunc.c file is too big
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899 is on the popup, will cause the text to scroll up or down as you would expect.
17433
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900 A click in the upper half of the scrollbar will scroll the text down one line.
ca8e754bdd53 Update runtime files
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901 A click in the lower half will scroll the text up one line. However, this is
ca8e754bdd53 Update runtime files
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902 limited so that the popup does not get smaller.
17216
11f3cf51d43b patch 8.1.1608: the evalfunc.c file is too big
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903
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904
17162
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905 POPUP MASK *popup-mask*
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906
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907 To minimize the text that the popup covers, parts of it can be made
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908 transparent. This is defined by a "mask" which is a list of lists, where each
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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diff changeset
909 list has four numbers:
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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910 col start column, positive for counting from the left, 1 for
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911 leftmost, negative for counting from the right, -1 for
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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912 rightmost
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diff changeset
913 endcol last column, like "col"
17429
6e756ad5ef1a patch 8.1.1713: highlighting cursor line only works with popup_menu()
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
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914 line start line, positive for counting from the top, 1 for top,
17162
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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915 negative for counting from the bottom, -1 for bottom
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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916 endline end line, like "line"
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917
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918 For example, to make the last 10 columns of the last line transparent:
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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919 [[-10, -1, -1, -1]]
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920
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diff changeset
921 To make the four corners transparent:
f16cee6adf29 patch 8.1.1580: cannot make part of a popup transparent
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922 [[1, 1, 1, 1], [-1, -1, 1, 1], [1, 1, -1, -1], [-1, -1, -1, -1]]
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923
16654
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924 ==============================================================================
17257
cb0ca75f0c26 patch 8.1.1628: popup window functions not in list of functions
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diff changeset
925 4. Examples *popup-examples*
16654
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diff changeset
926
17257
cb0ca75f0c26 patch 8.1.1628: popup window functions not in list of functions
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diff changeset
927 TODO: more interesting examples
17149
c90fdb999393 patch 8.1.1574: tabpage option not yet implemented for popup window
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diff changeset
928 *popup_dialog-example*
16654
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diff changeset
929 Prompt the user to press y/Y or n/N: >
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930
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diff changeset
931 func MyDialogHandler(id, result)
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932 if a:result
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diff changeset
933 " ... 'y' or 'Y' was pressed
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diff changeset
934 endif
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935 endfunc
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diff changeset
936
17413
40417757dffd patch 8.1.1705: using ~{} for a literal dict is not nice
Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
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diff changeset
937 call popup_dialog('Continue? y/n', #{
17372
b9bc47742df6 Update runtime files
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938 \ filter: 'popup_filter_yesno',
b9bc47742df6 Update runtime files
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939 \ callback: 'MyDialogHandler',
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diff changeset
940 \ })
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diff changeset
941 <
17149
c90fdb999393 patch 8.1.1574: tabpage option not yet implemented for popup window
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942 *popup_menu-shortcut-example*
c90fdb999393 patch 8.1.1574: tabpage option not yet implemented for popup window
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diff changeset
943 Extend popup_filter_menu() with shortcut keys: >
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diff changeset
944
17413
40417757dffd patch 8.1.1705: using ~{} for a literal dict is not nice
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945 call popup_menu(['Save', 'Cancel', 'Discard'], #{
17372
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946 \ filter: 'MyMenuFilter',
b9bc47742df6 Update runtime files
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947 \ callback: 'MyMenuHandler',
17149
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948 \ })
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949
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diff changeset
950 func MyMenuFilter(id, key)
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951 " Handle shortcuts
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952 if a:key == 'S'
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953 call popup_close(a:id, 1)
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954 return 1
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955 endif
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956 if a:key == 'C'
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957 call popup_close(a:id, 2)
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958 return 1
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959 endif
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960 if a:key == 'D'
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961 call popup_close(a:id, 3)
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962 return 1
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963 endif
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964
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965 " No shortcut, pass to generic filter
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966 return popup_filter_menu(a:id, a:key)
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967 endfunc
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968 <
17292
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969 *popup_beval_example*
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970 Example for using a popup window for 'ballooneval': >
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971
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diff changeset
972 set ballooneval balloonevalterm
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973 set balloonexpr=BalloonExpr()
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974 let s:winid = 0
17320
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diff changeset
975 let s:last_text = ''
17292
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976
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977 func BalloonExpr()
17320
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978 if s:winid && popup_getpos(s:winid) != {}
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diff changeset
979 " previous popup window still shows
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980 if v:beval_text == s:last_text
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981 " Still the same text, keep the existing popup
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diff changeset
982 return ''
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983 endif
17292
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984 call popup_close(s:winid)
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985 endif
17413
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986 let s:winid = popup_beval(v:beval_text, #{mousemoved: 'word'})
17320
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987 let s:last_text = v:beval_text
17292
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988 return ''
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989 endfunc
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990 <
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991 If the text has to be obtained asynchronously return an empty string from the
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992 expression function and call popup_beval() once the text is available. In
17320
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993 this example simulated with a timer callback: >
17292
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994
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995 set ballooneval balloonevalterm
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996 set balloonexpr=BalloonExpr()
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997 let s:winid = 0
17320
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998 let s:balloonText = ''
17292
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999
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1000 func BalloonExpr()
17320
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1001 if s:winid && popup_getpos(s:winid) != {}
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diff changeset
1002 " previous popup window still shows
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1003 if v:beval_text == s:balloonText
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1004 " Still the same text, keep the existing popup
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1005 return ''
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1006 endif
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1007 call popup_close(s:winid)
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1008 let s:winid = 0
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1009 endif
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1010 " simulate an asynchronous lookup for the text to display
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1011 let s:balloonText = v:beval_text
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1012 call timer_start(100, 'ShowPopup')
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1013 return ''
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1014 endfunc
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1015
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1016 func ShowPopup(id)
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1017 let s:winid = popup_beval(s:balloonText, #{mousemoved: 'word'})
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1018 endfunc
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1019 <
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1020
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1021 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: