diff runtime/doc/eval.txt @ 30697:d914a3812d5b v9.0.0683

patch 9.0.0683: cannot specify a time for :echowindow Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/bdc09a18fca32715687d9911a431da69186528cc Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Fri Oct 7 14:31:45 2022 +0100 patch 9.0.0683: cannot specify a time for :echowindow Problem: Cannot specify a time for :echowindow. Solution: A count can be used to specify the display time. Add popup_findecho().
author Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>
date Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:45:06 +0200
parents 0827d3d6d8c0
children 02b5d6f20db2
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--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
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@@ -3392,7 +3392,7 @@ text...
 			when the screen is redrawn.
 
 					*:echow* *:echowin* *:echowindow*
-:echow[indow] {expr1} ..
+:[N]echow[indow] {expr1} ..
 			Like |:echomsg| but when the messages popup window is
 			available the message is displayed there.  This means
 			it will show for three seconds and avoid a
@@ -3400,6 +3400,9 @@ text...
 			that, press Esc in Normal mode (when it would
 			otherwise beep).  If it disappears too soon you can
 			use `:messages` to see the text.
+			When [N] is given then the window will show up for
+			this number of seconds.  The last `:echowindow` with a
+			count matters, it is used once only.
 			The message window is available when Vim was compiled
 			with the +timer and the +popupwin features.