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I was wondering if the easymotion-overwin was compatible with vim, or does it only works in neovim?

I have my .vimrc's keymaps setup like this for easy-motion

"----- Easy-Motion -----
map <leader> <Plug>(easymotion-prefix)
map <leader>f <Plug>(easymotion-bd-w)
nmap <leader>f <Plug>(easymotion-overwin-w)

The problem is that the easymotion-overwin is not working in vim.

However, I have the exact same configuration for neovim, and it works just fine. I even tried source my init.vim file inside of my .vimrc and it still doesn't work...

For reference, easymotion is a plugin that allows to jump to words quickly, and the way easymotion-overwin works, is that it allow to jump to words, in multiple windows. In neovim, (where it works), here is what it looks like:

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However, when i try to do the same in vim, it looks the same, but if i try to click one of the {char} options to jump to a word, it does not work, and goes to a random word instead...

After some research, the problem seem to come from the plugin and MacOSX. On this github issues page, the recommended solution is to brew install macvim, and it will fix the problem.

If anyone finds a solution to this, please let me know

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    Thanks. Welcome to Vi&Vim SE.
    – B Layer
    Jun 14, 2021 at 8:29
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    I don't see in their doc any mention of this feature (or any feature) working only with neovim, since that looks like a bug (assuming you took the time to test with a clean vimrc and only this plugin) I think their issue tracker is the best place to ask this question.
    – statox
    Jun 14, 2021 at 9:01
  • @statox, it seems that other people are having problems with this. I tried just installing macvim, and it started working... The problem must come from the plugin, so all i can do is wait.
    – needle
    Jun 14, 2021 at 9:09
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    @needle So that future reader with the same problem know what you just found out could you answer your question, maybe with a link to the relevant Github issue?
    – statox
    Jun 14, 2021 at 11:28

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