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annotate runtime/doc/popup.txt @ 16724:6030631a1541 v8.1.1364

patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/5c017b2de28d19dfa4af58b8973e32f31bb1477e Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Tue May 21 23:09:01 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Problem: Design for popup window support needs more details. Solution: Add details about using a window and buffer. Rename popup_show() to popup_create() and add popup_show() and popup_hide().

author	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date	Tue, 21 May 2019 23:15:05 +0200
parents	7d54a66c95d7
children	eda4d65f232c

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16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	1 popup.txt For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 May 21
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	6
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	7 Displaying text in floating window. popup popup-window
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	9 THIS IS UNDER DESIGN - ANYTHING MAY STILL CHANGE
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	11 1. Introduction \|popup-intro\|
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	12 2. Functions \|popup-functions\|
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	13 3. Examples \|popup-examples\|
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	15
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	16 {not available if the \|+eval\| feature was disabled at compile time}
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	17 {not able to use text properties if the \|+textprop\| feature was disabled at
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	18 compile time}
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	20 ==============================================================================
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	21 1. Introduction popup-intro
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	22
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	23 We are talking about popup windows here, text that goes on top of the regular
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	24 windows and is under control of a plugin. You cannot edit the text in the
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	25 popup window like with regular windows.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	26
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	27 A popup window can be used for such things as:
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	28 - briefly show a message without changing the command line
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	29 - prompt the user with a dialog
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	30 - display information while typing
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	31 - give extra information for auto-completion
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	32
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	33 The text in the popup window can be colored with \|text-properties\|. It is
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	34 also possible to use syntax highlighting.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	35
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	36 A popup window has a window-ID like other windows, but behaves differently.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	37 The size can be up to the whole Vim window and it overlaps other windows.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	38 It contains a buffer, and that buffer is always associated with the popup
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	39 window. The window cannot be used in Normal, Visual or Insert mode, it does
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	40 not get keyboard focus. You can use functions like `setbufline()` to change
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	41 the text in the buffer. There are more differences from how this window and
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	42 buffer behave compared to regular windows and buffers, see \|popup-buffer\|.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	43
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	44 If this is not what you are looking for, check out other popup functionality:
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	45 - popup menu, see \|popup-menu\|
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	46 - balloon, see \|balloon-eval\|
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6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	49 TODO:
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	50
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	51 Example how to use syntax highlighting of a code snippet.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	52
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	53 Scrolling: When the screen scrolls up for output of an Ex command, what
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	54 happens with popups?
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	55 1. Stay where they are. Problem: listed text may go behind and can't be read.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	56 2. Scroll with the page. What if they get updated? Either postpone, or take
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	57 the scroll offset into account.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	58 Probably 2. is the best choice.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	59
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	60 Positioning relative to the popup-menu to avoid overlapping with it; add a
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	61 function to get the position and size of the popup-menu.
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6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	64 IMPLEMENTATION:
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	65 - Put code in popupwin.c
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	66 - Use win_update() for displaying
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	67 - At first redraw all windows NOT_VALID when the popup moves or hides.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	68 - At first always display the popup windows at the end of update_screen(),
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	69 lowest zindex first.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	70 - Later make it more efficient and avoid flicker
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	71 - Use a separate list of windows, one for each tab and one global. Also put
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	72 "aucmd_win" in there.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	73 - add optional {buf} command to execute(). Only works for a buffer that is
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	74 visible in a window in the current tab or in a popup window.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	75 E.g. for execute('syntax enable', 'silent', bufnr)
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	78 ==============================================================================
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	79 2. Functions popup-functions
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	80
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	81 THIS IS UNDER DESIGN - ANYTHING MAY STILL CHANGE
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	82
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	83 Proposal and discussion on issue #4063: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/4063
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16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	85 [functions to be moved to eval.txt later, keep list of functions here]
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16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	87 popup_create({text}, {options}) popup_create()
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	88 Open a popup window showing {text}, which is either:
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	89 - a string
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	90 - a list of strings
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	91 - a list of text lines with text properties
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	92 {options} is a dictionary with many possible entries.
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	93 See \|popup_create-usage\| for details.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	94
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	95 Returns a window-ID, which can be used with other popup
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	96 functions. Use `winbufnr()` to get the number of the buffer
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	97 in the window: >
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	98 let winid = popup_create('hello', {})
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	99 let bufnr = winbufnr(winid)
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	100 call setbufline(bufnr, 2, 'second line')
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	102
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	103 popup_dialog({text}, {options}) popup_dialog()
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	104 Just like \|popup_create()\| but with these default options: >
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	105 call popup_create({text}, {
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	106 \ 'pos': 'center',
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	107 \ 'zindex': 200,
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	108 \ 'border': [],
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	109 \})
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	110 < Use {options} to change the properties.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	111
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	112
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	113 popup_notification({text}, {options}) popup_notification()
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	114 Show the {text} for 3 seconds at the top of the Vim window.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	115 This works like: >
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	116 call popup_create({text}, {
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	117 \ 'line': 1,
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	118 \ 'col': 10,
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	119 \ 'time': 3000,
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	120 \ 'tab': -1,
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	121 \ 'zindex': 200,
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	122 \ 'highlight': 'WarningMsg',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	123 \ 'border: [],
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	124 \ })
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	125 < Use {options} to change the properties.
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16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	128 popup_atcursor({text}, {options}) popup_atcursor()
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	129 Show the {text} above the cursor, and close it when the cursor
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	130 moves. This works like: >
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	131 call popup_create({text}, {
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	132 \ 'line': 'cursor-1',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	133 \ 'col': 'cursor',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	134 \ 'moved': 'WORD',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	135 \ })
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	136 < Use {options} to change the properties.
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	138
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	139 popup_menu({text}, {options}) popup_menu()
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	140 Show the {text} near the cursor, handle selecting one of the
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	141 items with cursorkeys, and close it an item is selected with
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	142 Space or Enter. {text} should have multiple lines to make this
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	143 useful. This works like: >
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	144 call popup_create({text}, {
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	145 \ 'pos': 'center',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	146 \ 'zindex': 200,
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	147 \ 'wrap': 0,
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	148 \ 'border': [],
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	149 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_menu',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	150 \ })
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	151 < Use {options} to change the properties. Should at least set
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	152 "callback" to a function that handles the selected item.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	153
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	154
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	155 popup_show({id}) popup_show()
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	156 If {id} is a hidden popup, show it now.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	157
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	158 popup_hide({id}) popup_hide()
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	159 If {id} is a displayed popup, hide it now. If the popup has a
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	160 filter it will not be invoked for so long as the popup is
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	161 hidden.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	162
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	163 popup_move({id}, {options}) popup_move()
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	164 Move popup {id} to the position speficied with {options}.
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	165 {options} may contain the items from \|popup_create()\| that
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	166 specify the popup position: "line", "col", "pos", "maxheight",
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	167 "minheight", "maxwidth" and "minwidth".
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	168
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	169
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	170 popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) popup_filter_menu()
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	171 Filter that can be used for a popup. It handles the cursor
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	172 keys to move the selected index in the popup. Space and Enter
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	173 can be used to select an item. Invokes the "callback" of the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	174 popup menu with the index of the selected line as the second
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	175 argument.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	176
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	177
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	178 popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) popup_filter_yesno()
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	179 Filter that can be used for a popup. It handles only the keys
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	180 'y', 'Y' and 'n' or 'N'. Invokes the "callback" of the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	181 popup menu with the 1 for 'y' or 'Y' and zero for 'n' or 'N'
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	182 as the second argument. Pressing Esc and CTRL-C works like
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	183 pressing 'n'.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	184
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	185
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	186 popup_setoptions({id}, {options}) popup_setoptions()
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	187 Override options in popup {id} with entries in {options}.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	188
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	189
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	190 popup_getoptions({id}) popup_getoptions()
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	191 Return the {options} for popup {id}.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	192
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	193
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	194 popup_close({id}) popup_close()
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	195 Close popup {id}.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	196
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	197 :popupclear :popupc
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	198 :popupc[lear] Emergency solution to a misbehaving plugin: close all popup
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	199 windows.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	200
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	201
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	202 POPUP BUFFER AND WINDOW popup-buffer
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	203
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	204 A new buffer is created to hold the text and text properties of the popup
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	205 window. The buffer is always associated with the popup window and
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	206 manipulation is restricted:
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	207 - the buffer has no name
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	208 - 'buftype' is "popup"
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	209 - 'swapfile' is off
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	210 - 'bufhidden' is "hide"
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	211 - 'buflisted' is off
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	212 TODO: more
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	213
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	214 The window does have a cursor position, but the cursor is not displayed.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	215
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	216 Options can be set on the window with `setwinvar()`, e.g.: >
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	217 call setwinvar(winid, '&wrap', 0)
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	218 And options can be set on the buffer with `setbufvar()`, e.g.: >
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	219 call setbufvar(winbufnr(winid), '&filetype', 'java')
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	220
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	221
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	222 POPUP_CREATE() ARGUMENTS popup_create-usage
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	223
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	224 The first argument of \|popup_create()\| specifies the text to be displayed, and
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	225 optionally text properties. It is in one of three forms:
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	226 - a string
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	227 - a list of strings
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	228 - a list of dictionaries, where each dictionary has these entries:
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	229 text String with the text to display.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	230 props A list of text properties. Optional.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	231 Each entry is a dictionary, like the third argument of
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	232 \|prop_add()\|, but specifying the column in the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	233 dictionary with a "col" entry, see below:
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	234 \|popup-props\|.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	235
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	236 The second argument of \|popup_create()\| is a dictionary with options:
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	237 line screen line where to position the popup; can use
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	238 "cursor", "cursor+1" or "cursor-1" to use the line of
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	239 the cursor and add or subtract a number of lines;
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	240 default is "cursor-1".
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	241 col screen column where to position the popup; can use
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	242 "cursor" to use the column of the cursor, "cursor+99"
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	243 and "cursor-99" to add or subtract a number of
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	244 columns; default is "cursor"
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	245 pos "topleft", "topright", "botleft" or "botright":
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	246 defines what corner of the popup "line" and "col" are
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	247 used for. Default is "botleft". Alternatively
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	248 "center" can be used to position the popup somewhere
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	249 near the cursor.
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	250 flip when TRUE (the default) and the position is relative
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	251 to the cursor, flip to below or above the cursor to
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	252 avoid overlap with the \|popupmenu-completion\| or
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	253 another popup with a higher "zindex"
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	254 maxheight maximum height
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	255 minheight minimum height
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	256 maxwidth maximum width
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	257 minwidth minimum width
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	258 hidden when TRUE the popup exists but is not displayed; use
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	259 `popup_show()` to unhide it.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	260 tab when -1: display the popup on all tabs; when 0 (the
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	261 default): display the popup on the current tab;
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	262 otherwise the number of the tab page the popup is
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	263 displayed on; when invalid the current tab is used
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	264 title text to be displayed above the first item in the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	265 popup, on top of any border
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	266 wrap TRUE to make the lines wrap (default TRUE)
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	267 highlight highlight group name to use for the text, defines the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	268 background and foreground color
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	269 border list with numbers, defining the border thickness
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	270 above/right/below/left of the popup; an empty list
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	271 uses a border of 1 all around
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	272 borderhighlight highlight group name to use for the border
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	273 borderchars list with characters, defining the character to use
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	274 for the top/right/bottom/left border; optionally
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	275 followed by the character to use for the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	276 topright/botright/botleft/topleft corner; an empty
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	277 list can be used to show a double line all around
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	278 zindex priority for the popup, default 50
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	279 time time in milliseconds after which the popup will close;
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	280 when omitted \|popup_close()\| must be used.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	281 moved "cell": close the popup if the cursor moved at least
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	282 one screen cell; "word" allows for moving within
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	283 \|<cword>\|, "WORD" allows for moving within \|<cWORD>\|,
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	284 a list with two numbers specifies the start and end
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	285 column
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	286 filter a callback that can filter typed characters, see
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	287 \|popup-filter\|
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	288 callback a callback to be used when the popup closes, e.g. when
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	289 using \|popup_filter_menu()\|, see \|popup-callback\|.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	290
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	291 Depending on the "zindex" the popup goes under or above other popups. The
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	292 completion menu (\|popup-menu\|) has zindex 100. For messages that occur for a
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	293 short time the suggestion is to use zindex 1000.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	294
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	295 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 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	296 screen line. When "wrap" is FALSE then the text outside of the popup or
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	297 outside of the Vim window will not be displayed, thus truncated.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	298
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	299
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	300 POPUP TEXT PROPERTIES popup-props
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	301
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	302 These are similar to the third argument of \|prop_add()\|, but not exactly the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	303 same, since they only apply to one line.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	304 col starting column, counted in bytes, use one for the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	305 first column.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	306 length length of text in bytes; can be zero
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	307 end_col column just after the text; not used when "length" is
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	308 present; when {col} and "end_col" are equal, this is a
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	309 zero-width text property
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	310 id user defined ID for the property; when omitted zero is
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	311 used
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	312 type name of the text property type, as added with
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	313 \|prop_type_add()\|
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	314 transparent do not show these characters, show the text under it;
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	315 if there is an border character to the right or below
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	316 it will be made transparent as well
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	317
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	318
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	319 POPUP FILTER popup-filter
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	320
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	321 A callback that gets any typed keys while a popup is displayed. The filter is
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	322 not invoked for as long as the popup is hidden.
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	323
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	324 The filter can return TRUE to indicate the key has been handled and is to be
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	325 discarded, or FALSE to let Vim handle the key as usual in the current state.
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7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	327 The filter function is called with two arguments: the ID of the popup and the
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	328 key.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	329
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	330 Some common key actions:
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	331 Esc close the popup
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	332 cursor keys select another entry
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	333 Tab accept current suggestion
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	334
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	335 A mouse click arrives as <LeftMouse>. The coordinates are in
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	336 v:mouse_popup_col and v:mouse_popup_row. The top-left screen cell of the
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	337 popup is col 1, row 1 (not counting the border).
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	338
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	339 Vim provides standard filters \|popup_filter_menu()\| and
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	340 \|popup_filter_yesno()\|.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	341
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	342
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	343 POPUP CALLBACK popup-callback
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	344
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	345 A callback that is invoked when the popup closes. Used by
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	346 \|popup_filter_menu()\|. Invoked with two arguments: the ID of the popup and
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	347 the result, which would usually be an index in the popup lines, or whatever
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	348 the filter wants to pass.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	349
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	350 ==============================================================================
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	351 3. Examples popup-examples
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	352
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	353 TODO
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	354
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	355 Prompt the user to press y/Y or n/N: >
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	356
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	357 func MyDialogHandler(id, result)
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	358 if a:result
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	359 " ... 'y' or 'Y' was pressed
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	360 endif
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	361 endfunc
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	362
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	363 call popup_create(['Continue? y/n'], {
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	364 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_yesno',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	365 \ 'callback': 'MyDialogHandler',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	366 \ })
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	367 <
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	368
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	369 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl:

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