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diff runtime/doc/sign.txt @ 236:4707450c2b33
updated for version 7.0066
author | vimboss |
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date | Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:00:38 +0000 |
parents | 3fc0f57ecb91 |
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--- a/runtime/doc/sign.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/sign.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -*sign.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2004 May 22 +*sign.txt* For Vim version 7.0aa. Last change: 2005 Apr 04 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Gordon Prieur @@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ 1. Introduction *sign-intro* *signs* When a debugger or other IDE tool is driving an editor it needs to be able to give specific highlights which quickly tell the user useful information -about the file. One example of this would be a debugger which had an icon -in the left-hand column denoting a breakpoint. Another example might be an -arrow representing the Program Counter (PC). The sign features allow both +about the file. One example of this would be a debugger which had an icon +in the left-hand column denoting a breakpoint. Another example might be an +arrow representing the Program Counter (PC). The sign features allow both placement of a sign, or icon, in the left-hand side of the window and -definition of a highlight which will be applied to that line. Displaying the +definition of a highlight which will be applied to that line. Displaying the sign as an image is most likely only feasible in gvim (although Sun -Microsystem's dtterm does support this its the only terminal emulator I know +Microsystem's dtterm does support this it's the only terminal emulator I know of which does). A text sign and the highlight should be feasible in any color terminal emulator. -Signs and highlights are not useful just for debuggers. Sun's Visual +Signs and highlights are not useful just for debuggers. Sun's Visual WorkShop uses signs and highlights to mark build errors and SourceBrowser -hits. Additionally, the debugger supports 8 to 10 different signs and +hits. Additionally, the debugger supports 8 to 10 different signs and highlight colors. |workshop| Same for Netbeans |netbeans|. There are two steps in using signs: