vim: runtime/doc/popup.txt annotate

annotate runtime/doc/popup.txt @ 17119:b439e096a011 v8.1.1559

patch 8.1.1559: popup window title property not implemented yet commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/eb2310d47d83764a61d63cd5c2788870d7f6eddf Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Jun 16 20:09:10 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1559: popup window title property not implemented yet Problem: Popup window title property not implemented yet. Solution: Implement the title property.

author	Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date	Sun, 16 Jun 2019 20:15:05 +0200
parents	7ef5283ace3c
children	efc6f5e3b543

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17077 2546930657a9 patch 8.1.1538: cannot specify highlighting for notifications Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17075 diff changeset	1 popup.txt For Vim version 8.1. Last change: 2019 Jun 15
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	2
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	3
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
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	5
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
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	8
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	9 THIS IS UNDER DESIGN - ANYTHING MAY STILL CHANGE
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	10
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\|
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	14
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	15
16871 e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	16 {not available if the \|+textprop\| feature was disabled at compile time}
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	17
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	18 ==============================================================================
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	19 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	20
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	21 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	22 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	23 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	24
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	25 A popup window can be used for such things as:
16808 c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	26 - briefly show a message without overwriting the command line
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	27 - prompt the user with a dialog
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	28 - display contextual information while typing
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	29 - 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	30
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	31 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	32 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	33
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	34 The default color used is "Pmenu". If you prefer something else use the
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	35 "highlight" argument or the 'wincolor' option, e.g.: >
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	36 hi MyPopupColor ctermbg=lightblue guibg=lightblue
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	37 call setwinvar(winid, '&wincolor', 'MyPopupColor')
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	38
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	39 'hlsearch' highlighting is not displayed in a popup window.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	40
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	41 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	42 The size can be up to the whole Vim window and it overlaps other windows.
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	43 Popup windows can also overlap each other. The "zindex" property specifies
dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	44 what goes on top of what.
16808 c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	45
c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	46 The popup window contains a buffer, and that buffer is always associated with
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	47 the popup window. The window cannot be in Normal, Visual or Insert mode, it
dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	48 does not get keyboard focus. You can use functions like `setbufline()` to
16808 c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	49 change the text in the buffer. There are more differences from how this
c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	50 window and buffer behave compared to regular windows and buffers, see
c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	51 \|popup-buffer\|.
16724 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 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	54 - 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	55 - balloon, see \|balloon-eval\|
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	56
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	57
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	58 WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE popup-position
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	59
16808 c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	60 The height of the window is normally equal to the number of, possibly
c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	61 wrapping, lines in the buffer. It can be limited with the "maxheight"
16871 e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	62 property. You can use empty lines to increase the height or the "minheight"
e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	63 property.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	64
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	65 The width of the window is normally equal to the longest line in the buffer.
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	66 It can be limited with the "maxwidth" property. You can use spaces to
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	67 increase the width or use the "minwidth" property.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	68
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	69 By default the 'wrap' option is set, so that no text disappears. Otherwise,
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	70 if there is not enough space then the window is shifted left in order to
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	71 display more text. This can be disabled with the "fixed" property. Also
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	72 disabled when right-aligned.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	73
16871 e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	74 Vim tries to show the popup in the location you specify. In some cases, e.g.
e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	75 when the popup would go outside of the Vim window, it will show it somewhere
e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	76 else. E.g. if you use `popup_atcursor()` the popup normally shows just above
e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	77 the current cursor position, but if the cursor is close to the top of the Vim
e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	78 window it will be placed below the cursor position.
e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	79
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	80 When the screen scrolls up for output of an Ex command, popups move too, so
235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	81 that they will not cover the output.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	82
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	83 The current cursor position is displayed even when it is under a popup window.
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	84 That way you can still see where it is, even though you cannot see the text
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	85 that it is in.
16833 6699c03347d2 patch 8.1.1418: win_execute() is not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16829 diff changeset	86
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	87
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	88
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	89 TODO:
16880 998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	90 - Why does 'nrformats' leak from the popup window buffer???
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	91 - Disable commands, feedkeys(), CTRL-W, etc. in a popup window.
17117 7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	92 Use ERROR_IF_POPUP_WINDOW for more commands.
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	93 - Add 'balloonpopup': instead of showing text, let the callback open a popup
235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	94 window and return the window ID. The popup will then be closed when the
235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	95 mouse moves, except when it moves inside the popup.
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	96 - For the "moved" property also include mouse movement?
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	97 - Make redrawing more efficient and avoid flicker:
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	98 - put popup menu also put in popup_mask?
16884 59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	99 - Invoke filter with character before mapping?
16841 cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	100 - Figure out the size and position better.
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	101 if wrapping splits a double-wide character
16853 e6bcccccbf7b patch 8.1.1428: popup_atcursor() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16841 diff changeset	102 if wrapping inserts indent
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	103 - When drawing on top half a double-wide character, display ">" or "<" in the
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	104 incomplete cell.
16829 5cebaecad422 patch 8.1.1416: popup_getposition() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16817 diff changeset	105 - Can the buffer be re-used, to avoid using up lots of buffer numbers?
17097 94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	106 - Use a popup window for the "info" item of completion instead of using a
17107 0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	107 preview window. Ideas in issue #4544.
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	108 How to add highlighting?
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	109 - When the lines do not fit show a scrollbar (like in the popup menu).
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	110 Use the mouse wheel for scrolling.
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	111 - Implement:
dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	112 popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	113 hidden option
dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	114 tabpage option with number
17107 0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	115 flip option
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	116 transparent text property
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	117
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	118
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	119 ==============================================================================
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	120 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	121
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	122 THIS IS UNDER DESIGN - ANYTHING MAY STILL CHANGE
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	123
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	124 Creating a popup window:
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	125 \|popup_create()\| centered in the screen
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	126 \|popup_atcursor()\| just above the cursor position, closes when
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	127 the cursor moves away
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	128 \|popup_notifiation()\| show a notification for three seconds
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	129 \|popup_dialog()\| centered with padding and border
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	130 \|popup_menu()\| prompt for selecting an item from a list
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	131
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	132 Manipulating a popup window:
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	133 \|popup_hide()\| hide a popup temporarily
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	134 \|popup_show()\| show a previously hidden popup
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	135 \|popup_move()\| change the position and size of a popup
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	136 \|popup_setoptions()\| override options of a popup
17107 0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	137 \|popup_settext()\| replace the popup buffer contents
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	138
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	139 Closing popup windows:
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	140 \|popup_close()\| close one popup
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	141 \|popup_clear()\| close all popups
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	142
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	143 Filter functions:
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	144 \|popup_filter_menu()\| select from a list of items
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	145 \|popup_filter_yesno()\| blocks until 'y' or 'n' is pressed
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	146
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	147 Other:
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	148 \|popup_getoptions()\| get current options for a popup
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	149 \|popup_getpos()\| get actual position and size of a popup
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	150
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	151
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	152 [functions help to be moved to eval.txt later]
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	153
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	154 popup_atcursor({text}, {options}) popup_atcursor()
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	155 Show the {text} above the cursor, and close it when the cursor
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	156 moves. This works like: >
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	157 call popup_create({text}, {
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	158 \ 'pos': 'botleft',
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	159 \ 'line': 'cursor-1',
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	160 \ 'col': 'cursor',
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	161 \ 'moved': 'WORD',
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	162 \ })
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	163 < Use {options} to change the properties.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	164
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	165
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	166 popup_clear()
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	167 popup_clear() Emergency solution to a misbehaving plugin: close all popup
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	168 windows.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	169
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	170
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	171 popup_close({id} [, {result}]) popup_close()
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	172 Close popup {id}. The window and the associated buffer will
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	173 be deleted.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	174
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	175 If the popup has a callback it will be called just before the
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	176 popup window is deleted. If the optional {result} is present
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	177 it will be passed as the second argument of the callback.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	178 Otherwise zero is passed to the callback.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	179
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	180
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	181 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	182 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	183 - a string
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	184 - 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	185 - a list of text lines with text properties
16871 e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	186
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	187 {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	188 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	189
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	190 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	191 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	192 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	193 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	194 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	195 call setbufline(bufnr, 2, 'second line')
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	196 < In case of failure zero is returned.
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	197
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	198
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	199 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	200 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	201 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	202 \ 'pos': 'center',
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	203 \ 'zindex': 200,
17097 94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	204 \ 'drag': 1,
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	205 \ 'border': [],
16890 5131023c5728 patch 8.1.1446: popup window callback not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16888 diff changeset	206 \ 'padding': [],
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	207 \})
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	208 < Use {options} to change the properties. E.g. add a 'filter'
17097 94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	209 option with value 'popup_filter_yesno'. Example: >
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	210 call popup_create('do you want to quit (Yes/no)?', {
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	211 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_yesno',
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	212 \ 'callback': 'QuitCallback',
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	213 \ })
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	214
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	215 < By default the dialog can be dragged, so that text below it
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	216 can be read if needed.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	217
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	218
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	219 popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) popup_filter_menu()
17117 7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	220 Filter that can be used for a popup. These keys can be used:
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	221 j <Down> select item below
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	222 k <Up> select item above
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	223 <Space> <Enter> accept current selection
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	224 x Esc CTRL-C cancel the menu
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	225 Other keys are ignored.
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	226
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	227 A match is set on that line to highlight it, see
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	228 \|popup_menu()\|.
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	229
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	230 When the current selection is accepted the "callback" of the
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	231 popup menu is invoked with the index of the selected line as
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	232 the second argument. The first entry has index one.
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	233 Cancelling the menu invokes the callback with -1.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	234
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	235
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	236 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	237 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	238 '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	239 popup menu with the 1 for 'y' or 'Y' and zero for 'n' or 'N'
17097 94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	240 as the second argument. Pressing Esc and 'x' works like
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	241 pressing 'n'. CTRL-C invokes the callback with -1. Other
94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	242 keys are ignored.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	243
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	244
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	245 popup_getoptions({id}) popup_getoptions()
16841 cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	246 Return the {options} for popup {id} in a Dict.
16855 19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16853 diff changeset	247 A zero value means the option was not set. For "zindex" the
19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16853 diff changeset	248 default value is returned, not zero.
16841 cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	249
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	250 The "highlight" entry is omitted, use the 'wincolor' option
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	251 for that: >
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	252 let hl = getwinvar(winid, '&wincolor')
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	253
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	254 < If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	255
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	256
16855 19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16853 diff changeset	257 popup_getpos({id}) popup_getpos()
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	258 Return the position and size of popup {id}. Returns a Dict
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	259 with these entries:
16841 cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	260 col screen column of the popup, one-based
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	261 line screen line of the popup, one-based
16884 59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	262 width width of the whole popup in screen cells
59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	263 height height of the whole popup in screen cells
59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	264 core_col screen column of the text box
59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	265 core_line screen line of the text box
59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	266 core_width width of the text box in screen cells
59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	267 core_height height of the text box in screen cells
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	268 visible one if the popup is displayed, zero if hidden
16829 5cebaecad422 patch 8.1.1416: popup_getposition() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16817 diff changeset	269 Note that these are the actual screen positions. They differ
5cebaecad422 patch 8.1.1416: popup_getposition() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16817 diff changeset	270 from the values in `popup_getoptions()` for the sizing and
5cebaecad422 patch 8.1.1416: popup_getposition() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16817 diff changeset	271 positioning mechanism applied.
16884 59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	272
59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	273 The "core_" values exclude the padding and border.
59e4148c0c73 patch 8.1.1443: popup window padding and border not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16880 diff changeset	274
16829 5cebaecad422 patch 8.1.1416: popup_getposition() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16817 diff changeset	275 If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	276
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	277
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	278 popup_hide({id}) popup_hide()
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	279 If {id} is a displayed popup, hide it now. If the popup has a
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	280 filter it will not be invoked for so long as the popup is
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	281 hidden.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	282 If window {id} does not exist nothing happens. If window {id}
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	283 exists but is not a popup window an error is given. E993
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	284
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	285
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	286 popup_menu({text}, {options}) popup_menu()
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	287 Show the {text} near the cursor, handle selecting one of the
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	288 items with cursorkeys, and close it an item is selected with
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	289 Space or Enter. {text} should have multiple lines to make this
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	290 useful. This works like: >
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	291 call popup_create({text}, {
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	292 \ 'pos': 'center',
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	293 \ 'zindex': 200,
17117 7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	294 \ 'drag': 1,
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	295 \ 'wrap': 0,
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	296 \ 'border': [],
17117 7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	297 \ 'padding': [],
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	298 \ 'filter': 'popup_filter_menu',
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	299 \ })
17117 7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	300 < The current line is highlighted with a match using
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	301 PopupSelected, or \|PmenuSel\| if that is not defined.
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	302
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	303 Use {options} to change the properties. Should at least set
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	304 "callback" to a function that handles the selected item.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	305
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	306
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	307 popup_move({id}, {options}) popup_move()
17051 221d4b82bc0b patch 8.1.1525: cannot move a popup window with the mouse Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17047 diff changeset	308 Move popup {id} to the position specified with {options}.
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	309 {options} may contain the items from \|popup_create()\| that
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	310 specify the popup position: "line", "col", "pos", "maxheight",
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	311 "minheight", "maxwidth" and "minwidth".
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	312 For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	313
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	314
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	315 popup_notification({text}, {options}) popup_notification()
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	316 Show the {text} for 3 seconds at the top of the Vim window.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	317 This works like: >
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	318 call popup_create({text}, {
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	319 \ 'line': 1,
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	320 \ 'col': 10,
17077 2546930657a9 patch 8.1.1538: cannot specify highlighting for notifications Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17075 diff changeset	321 \ 'minwidth': 20,
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	322 \ 'time': 3000,
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	323 \ 'tabpage': -1,
17097 94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	324 \ 'zindex': 300,
17051 221d4b82bc0b patch 8.1.1525: cannot move a popup window with the mouse Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17047 diff changeset	325 \ 'drag': 1,
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	326 \ 'highlight': 'WarningMsg',
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	327 \ 'border': [],
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	328 \ 'padding': [0,1,0,1],
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	329 \ })
17077 2546930657a9 patch 8.1.1538: cannot specify highlighting for notifications Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17075 diff changeset	330 < The PopupNotification highlight group is used instead of
2546930657a9 patch 8.1.1538: cannot specify highlighting for notifications Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17075 diff changeset	331 WarningMsg if it is defined.
17117 7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	332
7ef5283ace3c patch 8.1.1558: popup_menu() and popup_filter_menu() are not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17107 diff changeset	333 The position will be adjusted to avoid overlap with other
17045 7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	334 notifications.
7fe328ad5573 patch 8.1.1522: poup_notification() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17036 diff changeset	335 Use {options} to change the properties.
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	336
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	337
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	338 popup_show({id}) popup_show()
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	339 If {id} is a hidden popup, show it now.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	340 For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	341
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	342
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	343 popup_setoptions({id}, {options}) popup_setoptions()
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	344 {not implemented yet}
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	345 Override options in popup {id} with entries in {options}.
905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	346
17107 0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	347 popup_settext({id}, {text}) popup_settext()
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	348 Set the text of the buffer in poup win {id}. {text} is the
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	349 same as supplied to \|popup_create()\|.
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	350 Does not change the window size or position, other than caused
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	351 by the different text.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	352
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	353
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	354 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	355
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	356 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	357 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	358 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	359 - the buffer has no name
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	360 - 'buftype' is "popup"
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	361 - '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	362 - '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	363 - 'buflisted' is off
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	364 - 'undolevels' is -1: no undo at all
16853 e6bcccccbf7b patch 8.1.1428: popup_atcursor() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16841 diff changeset	365 - all other buffer-local and window_local options are set to their Vim default
e6bcccccbf7b patch 8.1.1428: popup_atcursor() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16841 diff changeset	366 value.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	367
16853 e6bcccccbf7b patch 8.1.1428: popup_atcursor() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16841 diff changeset	368 It is possible to change the specifically mentioned options, but anything
e6bcccccbf7b patch 8.1.1428: popup_atcursor() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16841 diff changeset	369 might break then, so better leave them alone.
16808 c002c4899529 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16806 diff changeset	370
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	371 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	372
16833 6699c03347d2 patch 8.1.1418: win_execute() is not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16829 diff changeset	373 To execute a command in the context of the popup window and buffer use
6699c03347d2 patch 8.1.1418: win_execute() is not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16829 diff changeset	374 `win_execute()`. Example: >
6699c03347d2 patch 8.1.1418: win_execute() is not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16829 diff changeset	375 call win_execute(winid, 'syntax enable')
6699c03347d2 patch 8.1.1418: win_execute() is not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16829 diff changeset	376
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	377 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	378 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	379 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	380 call setbufvar(winbufnr(winid), '&filetype', 'java')
16859 0154363d3b98 patch 8.1.1431: popup window listed as "Scratch" Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16855 diff changeset	381 Note that this does not trigger autocommands. Use `win_execute()` if you do
0154363d3b98 patch 8.1.1431: popup window listed as "Scratch" Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16855 diff changeset	382 need them.
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	383
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	384
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	385 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	386
17107 0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	387 The first argument of \|popup_create()\| (and the second argument to
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	388 \|popup_setttext()\|) specifies the text to be displayed, and optionally text
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	389 properties. It is in one of three forms:
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	390 - a string
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	391 - 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	392 - 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	393 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	394 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	395 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	396 \|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	397 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	398 \|popup-props\|.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	399
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	400 The second argument of \|popup_create()\| is a dictionary with options:
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	401 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 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16853 diff changeset	402 number or "cursor", "cursor+1" or "cursor-1" to use
19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16853 diff changeset	403 the line of the cursor and add or subtract a number of
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	404 lines. If omitted the popup is vertically centered.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	405 The first line is 1.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	406 col Screen column where to position the popup. Can use a
16855 19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16853 diff changeset	407 number or "cursor" to use the column of the cursor,
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	408 "cursor+9" or "cursor-9" to add or subtract a number
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	409 of columns. If omitted the popup is horizontally
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	410 centered. The first column is 1.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	411 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	412 defines what corner of the popup "line" and "col" are
16841 cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	413 used for. When not set "topleft" is used.
cf630fab9fb6 patch 8.1.1422: popup_getoptions() not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16833 diff changeset	414 Alternatively "center" can be used to position the
16855 19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16853 diff changeset	415 popup in the center of the Vim window, in which case
19162ff4eacd patch 8.1.1429: "pos" option of popup window not supported yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16853 diff changeset	416 "line" and "col" are ignored.
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	417 fixed When FALSE (the default), and:
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	418 - "pos" is "botleft" or "topleft", and
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	419 - "wrap" is off, and
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	420 - the popup would be truncated at the right edge of
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	421 the screen, then
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	422 the popup is moved to the left so as to fit the
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	423 contents on the screen. Set to TRUE to disable this.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	424 flip When TRUE (the default) and the position is relative
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	425 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	426 avoid overlap with the \|popupmenu-completion\| or
17107 0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	427 another popup with a higher "zindex". When there is
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	428 no space above/below the cursor then show the popup to
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	429 the side of the popup or popup menu.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	430 {not implemented yet}
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	431 maxheight Maximum height of the contents, excluding border and
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	432 padding.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	433 minheight Minimum height of the contents, excluding border and
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	434 padding.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	435 maxwidth Maximum width of the contents, excluding border and
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	436 padding.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	437 minwidth Minimum width of the contents, excluding border and
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	438 padding.
17047 6400d1ad5e4b patch 8.1.1523: cannot show range of buffer lines in popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17045 diff changeset	439 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 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17045 diff changeset	440 looks like the text scrolled up. When out of range
6400d1ad5e4b patch 8.1.1523: cannot show range of buffer lines in popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17045 diff changeset	441 the last buffer line will at the top of the window.
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	442 hidden When TRUE the popup exists but is not displayed; use
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	443 `popup_show()` to unhide it.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	444 {not implemented yet}
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	445 tabpage When -1: display the popup on all tabs.
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	446 When 0 (the default): display the popup on the current
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	447 tab page.
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	448 Otherwise the number of the tab page the popup is
17075 dacd46fbaa90 patch 8.1.1537: using "tab" for popup window can be confusing Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17051 diff changeset	449 displayed on; when invalid the current tab page is used.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	450 {only -1 and 0 are implemented}
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	451 title Text to be displayed above the first item in the
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	452 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 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17047 diff changeset	453 border one line of padding is added to put the title
17119 b439e096a011 patch 8.1.1559: popup window title property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17117 diff changeset	454 on. You might want to add one or more spaces at the
b439e096a011 patch 8.1.1559: popup window title property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17117 diff changeset	455 start and end as padding.
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	456 wrap TRUE to make the lines wrap (default TRUE).
17051 221d4b82bc0b patch 8.1.1525: cannot move a popup window with the mouse Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17047 diff changeset	457 drag TRUE to allow the popup to be dragged with the mouse
221d4b82bc0b patch 8.1.1525: cannot move a popup window with the mouse Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17047 diff changeset	458 by grabbing at at the border. Has no effect if the
17107 0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	459 popup does not have a border. As soon as dragging
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	460 starts and "pos" is "center" it is changed to
0001d10a7661 patch 8.1.1553: not easy to change the text in a popup window Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17097 diff changeset	461 "topleft".
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	462 highlight Highlight group name to use for the text, stored in
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	463 the 'wincolor' option.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	464 padding List with numbers, defining the padding
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	465 above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	466 An empty list uses a padding of 1 all around. The
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	467 padding goes around the text, inside any border.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	468 Padding uses the 'wincolor' highlight.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	469 Example: [1, 2, 1, 3] has 1 line of padding above, 2
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	470 columns on the right, 1 line below and 3 columns on
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	471 the left.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	472 border List with numbers, defining the border thickness
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	473 above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	474 Only values of zero and non-zero are recognized.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	475 An empty list uses a border all around.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	476 borderhighlight List of highlight group names to use for the border.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	477 When one entry it is used for all borders, otherwise
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	478 the highlight for the top/right/bottom/left border.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	479 Example: ['TopColor', 'RightColor', 'BottomColor,
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	480 'LeftColor']
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	481 borderchars List with characters, defining the character to use
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	482 for the top/right/bottom/left border. Optionally
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	483 followed by the character to use for the
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	484 topleft/topright/botright/botleft corner.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	485 Example: ['-', '\|', '-', '\|', '┌', '┐', '┘', '└']
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	486 When the list has one character it is used for all.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	487 When the list has two characters the first is used for
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	488 the border lines, the second for the corners.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	489 By default a double line is used all around when
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	490 'encoding' is "utf-8", otherwise ASCII characters are
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	491 used.
17051 221d4b82bc0b patch 8.1.1525: cannot move a popup window with the mouse Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17047 diff changeset	492 zindex Priority for the popup, default 50. Minimum value is
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	493 1, maximum value is 32000.
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	494 time Time in milliseconds after which the popup will close.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	495 When omitted \|popup_close()\| must be used.
16904 9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	496 moved Specifies to close the popup if the cursor moved:
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	497 - "any": if the cursor moved at all
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	498 - "word": if the cursor moved outside \|<cword>\|
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	499 - "WORD": if the cursor moved outside \|<cWORD>\|
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	500 - [{start}, {end}]: if the cursor moved before column
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	501 {start} or after {end}
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	502 The popup also closes if the cursor moves to another
9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	503 line or to another window.
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	504 filter A callback that can filter typed characters, see
16896 52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	505 \|popup-filter\|.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	506 callback A callback that is called when the popup closes, e.g.
52fc577a087d patch 8.1.1449: popup text truncated at end of screen Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16890 diff changeset	507 when using \|popup_filter_menu()\|, see \|popup-callback\|.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	508
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	509 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	510 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	511 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	512
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	513 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	514 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	515 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	516
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	517
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	518 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	519
16811 0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16809 diff changeset	520 These are similar to the third argument of \|prop_add()\| except:
0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16809 diff changeset	521 - "lnum" is always the current line in the list
0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16809 diff changeset	522 - "bufnr" is always the buffer of the popup
0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16809 diff changeset	523 - "col" is in the Dict instead of a separate argument
0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16809 diff changeset	524 - "transparent" is extra
0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16809 diff changeset	525 So we get:
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	526 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	527 first column.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	528 length length of text in bytes; can be zero
16811 0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16809 diff changeset	529 end_lnum line number for the end of the text
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	530 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	531 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	532 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	533 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	534 used
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	535 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	536 \|prop_type_add()\|
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	537 transparent do not show these characters, show the text under it;
16871 e5dab34ded73 Update runtime files. Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16859 diff changeset	538 if there is a border character to the right or below
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	539 it will be made transparent as well
16811 0457d49eb2d9 patch 8.1.1407: popup_create() does not support text properties Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16809 diff changeset	540 {not implemented yet}
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	541
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	542
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	543 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	544
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	545 A callback that gets any typed keys while a popup is displayed. The filter is
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	546 not invoked when the popup is hidden.
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	547
6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	548 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	549 discarded, or FALSE to let Vim handle the key as usual in the current state.
16778 eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	550 In case it returns FALSE and there is another popup window visible, that
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	551 filter is also called. The filter of the popup window with the highest zindex
eda4d65f232c patch 8.1.1391: no popup window support Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16724 diff changeset	552 is called first.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	553
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	554 The filter function is called with two arguments: the ID of the popup and the
17097 94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	555 key as a string, e.g.: >
16880 998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	556 func MyFilter(winid, key)
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	557 if a:key == "\<F2>"
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	558 " do something
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	559 return 1
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	560 endif
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	561 if a:key == 'x'
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	562 call popup_close(a:winid)
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	563 return 1
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	564 endif
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	565 return 0
17036 235cbf491430 Update runtime files Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17026 diff changeset	566 endfunc
16880 998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	567
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	568 Currently the key is what results after any mapping. This may change...
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	569
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	570 Some common key actions:
16880 998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	571 x close the popup (see note below)
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	572 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	573 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	574
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	575 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	576 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	577 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	578
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	579 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	580 \|popup_filter_yesno()\|.
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	581
16880 998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	582 Note that "x" is the normal way to close a popup. You may want to use Esc,
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	583 but since many keys start with an Esc character, there may be a delay before
17026 905e1b154058 patch 8.1.1513: all popup functionality is in functions, except :popupclear Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16944 diff changeset	584 Vim recognizes the Esc key. If you do use Esc, it is recommended to set the
16880 998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	585 'ttimeoutlen' option to 100 and set 'timeout' and/or 'ttimeout'.
998603a243d7 patch 8.1.1441: popup window filter not yet implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16871 diff changeset	586
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	587
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	588 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	589
17097 94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	590 A callback that is invoked when the popup closes.
16890 5131023c5728 patch 8.1.1446: popup window callback not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16888 diff changeset	591
5131023c5728 patch 8.1.1446: popup window callback not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16888 diff changeset	592 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 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16888 diff changeset	593 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 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16888 diff changeset	594 the second argument of `popup_close()`.
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	595
17097 94007c802045 patch 8.1.1548: popup_dialog() is not implemented Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	596 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 Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 17077 diff changeset	597 pressed, the number -1 is passed to the callback.
16904 9138e2c60bf1 patch 8.1.1453: popup window "moved" property not implemented yet Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16896 diff changeset	598
16654 7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	599 ==============================================================================
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	600 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	601
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	602 TODO
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	603
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	604 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	605
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	606 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	607 if a:result
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	608 " ... '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	609 endif
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	610 endfunc
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	611
16724 6030631a1541 patch 8.1.1364: design for popup window support needs more details Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: 16654 diff changeset	612 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	613 \ '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	614 \ 'callback': 'MyDialogHandler',
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	615 \ })
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	616 <
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	617
7d54a66c95d7 patch 8.1.1329: plans for popup window support are spread out Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> parents: diff changeset	618 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl:

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