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I like using marks, but I wouldn't mind having a visual indicator of some sort that maybe shows me "you've dropped mark x here", perhaps a letter in the gutter or some sort of line or character highlighting.
Is there a plugin or something for that that works well? I didn't come up with anything on search.
Is there a plugin or something for that that works well?
Why yes there is! I use kshenoy/vim-signature, and highly recommend it.
From the README:
vim-signature is a plugin to place, toggle and display marks.
Apart from the above, you can also
- Navigate forward/backward by position/alphabetical order
- Displaying multiple marks (upto 2, limited by the signs feature)
- Placing custom signs
!@#$%^&*()as visual markers
And here is an example of what it looks like:
Although I don't typically use the more advanced features, I just use it for the visual display of marks.
