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Is this something that only neovim had? My suggestion plugins in nvim pop over just below the cursor.
by joeblubaugh 7y ago
Is this something that only neovim had? My suggestion plugins in nvim pop over just below the cursor.
- nickjj 7y agoYes, it's only now a feature with Vim 8.2. Edit: Or maybe only "officially" now with the new floating window API instead of having to roll your own code. In any case I really appreciate what Neovim is doing to push Vim into adding features. I hope one day they converge into a single tool.
- riquito 7y agoI don't know the details of 8.2, but floating windows have been possible since a long time (e.g. YouCompleteMe https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe)
- duskwuff 7y agoCompletion popups were already available, but were specific to completion. They couldn't be used outside that context.
- fmoralesc 7y agoPopup menus have been a thing since long time ago. Nvim floating windows are true arbitrary windows (they are placed in floating layers over other windows and then composited within the grid; in more flexible UIs they can be handled independently); I assume vim 8.2 floating windows are more or less the same.