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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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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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 display all buffer names in tabline?
How do I display the list of all buffers in the tabline? I am using the lightline plugin, with the following settings in my .vimrc:
set showtabline=2
let g:lightline = { 'colorscheme': 'PaperColor' }
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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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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?
