Questions tagged [statusline]
A status line will be used to separate windows. Questions about how to format and change the content of this status line.
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How to set the background color for colored items in the statusline to the background color of the statusline?
I am experimenting with creating a statusline and have opted for coloring different parts of it.
The problem is that while the item's foreground color is changed, the background is black and doensn't ...
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Can I trigger a command when the status bar shows up or hides?
I'm using set laststatus=1 so the status bar is only visible when needed, e.g. to display file names when multiple splits are open. However, when the status bar shows up, the existing buffer seems to ...
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Vim local statusline doesn't set up correctly upon open new window
I tried to write a small script to give the statusline distinguishable appearance on current and non-current window.
The local active and inactive statuslines are defined by the following code:
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Local "statusline" override problem
I'm currently writing a plugin, and got stuck with this problem.
My plugin opens a new window with all local options I want, but also sets the statusline option to display some useful information. Vim ...
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rulerformat truncated when filename included
Given the limited screen real estate on my device (27x48), I'm trying
set laststatus=1
set rulerformat=%25(%<%f%M\ %=%l\|%c%)
No matter the minwid prefix, or if I apply it to %() or %f, or if I ...
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Add to statusline
I'm using vim-airline plugin for my statusline.
Now I want to install kite which suggests adding a section to the statusline.
I tried adding using:
set statusline+=%{kite#statusline()}
but that ...
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Is there a keybinding that allows to scroll through the status line?
I was wondering if it was possible to scroll (left or right) along the status line so that the content (which could not be displayed due to the size of the window) could be seen.
Perhaps there is a ...
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How to write to a temproary buffer in a plugin
I've started to write my first vim plugin, a simple timer. I want to be able to set a timer for an arbitrary amount of time, and have it notify me once that time has passed. I've got it all working, ...
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How to access "additional sections" in vim-airline?
The vim-airline documentation addresses statusline sections as "airline_section_[a-z]" and mentions "additional sections" ([...]). I have searched in vain to figure out what letter/number could be ...
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Airline section_x for particular filetype
For .js files, I set a particular filetype in order to enable snippets, like this:
augroup project
autocmd!
autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.js set filetype=javascript.javascript-es6-react.jsx
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How to trigger :redrawstatus to a different window?
Is there a way to invoke :redrawstatus from a window that is different than the window whose statusline is to be updated ? Not a global :redrawstatus to all windows, but to one specific window.
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Vimrun.exe keeps opening and closing when statusline is updated
I am working on a plugin and as part of that plugin I am trying to update the statusline with setlocal statusline=%!GetMPCStatusline().
But this causes vimrun.exe to open and close very fast. This ...
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How do I prevent resizing of particular buffer?
I have these mappings in my .vimrc:
nnoremap <s-j> <C-w>-
nnoremap <s-k> <C-w>+
In a single buffer, Shiftj results in resizing my (pic1) buffer. Im not sure about that, but i ...
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Cursor get stuck at the statusline bar when saving a .tex file (probably due to vimtex)
To preface this, I'm relatively new to vim, and I'm using Windows Subsytsem for Linux, and the Windows Terminal if this makes any difference.
So whenever I'm editing a .tex file and want to save, ...
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Handling softlink directories in Windows
I'll edit the title as soon as I think of a way to succinctly word my question.
I have the following for my statusline:
set stl=%{expand('%:~:.')
It gets the current filename's fullpath and truncate ...
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Statusline/Tabline - Unable to see which buffer is open when many buffers are open in a tab
I have a tab with the following window structure:
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1 | 3 |
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| |
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How to set statusline for specific buffer
I want to use netrwm instead of nerdtree. I have my own statusline but I don't want it to be displayed in netrw. Nerdtree had it's own option for it (let NERDTreeStatusline="") which made it ...
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colorscheme murphy interferes with statusline
I do not know if its my term colors or something, but one of my colorschemes (murphy) makes the statusline unreadable
I do not wnat the problem is. Here's my vimrc:
"source $HOME/cscope_maps.vim
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Why doesn't select mode appear in the status line?
Regardless of the mode I select, it appears on the status line.
But when I switch to select mode, it is not shown on the status line in Vim, whereas it is shown in gVim.
How do I make it work?
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