https://www.arp242.net/vimlog A ChangeLog for Vim https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAdd strutf16len() and utf16idx(), and add utf16 flag to byteidx(), byteidxcomp(), and charidx() https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMostly the same as xchacha20, but more future-proof against changes in libsodium. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogScroll wrapped screen lines rather than text lines with <C-e>, <C-y>, and mouse. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogControl where 'showcmd' is displayed, or add it to the statusline or tabline. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogFor the KiTTY terminal; has better handling for modifier keys. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered when a window changes size. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogPreviously this only worked for the current window and didn't provide any information about what changed. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet cursor column from another window. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogBefore it always read the entire file. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSetting lispoptions=indentexpr:1 allows using 'indentexpr' when 'lisp' is enabled. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered afted text changed in the |terminal-window|. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSupress messages during |ins-completion| https://www.arp242.net/vimlogsound_playevent() now works on macOS https://www.arp242.net/vimlogDisplay message in popup window; also add popup_findecho(). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSet character to use for when 'display' contains fillchars or truncate. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogControl scrolling behaviour when opening, closing or resizing horizontal splits. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogPreviously limited to 8. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAllow adding |virtual-text| to buffers. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog https://www.arp242.net/vimlogConvert escape sequences to strings. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogRun code when a function exits. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogDelete the file or directory when a function exits. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog|termcap-cursor-shape| works on Windows. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog:scriptnames, but more convenient for scripts. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSet the commandline content and cursor position from a script. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogFind value in list with a callback function. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogCan use |underdouble|, |underdotted|, and |underdashed| attributes in :highlight. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet byte index from virtual column. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogBitwise shift operators. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogFunctions to manipulate autocmds. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogDon't insert // when using |o| on a line with inline comment ('cindent' only). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet type and position of current command-line completion. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAllow expressions inside {…} when a string is prefixed with $; e.g.<pre>$"Hello, {$USER} at {strftime('%c', localtime())}" </pre> https://www.arp242.net/vimlogIndent soft-wrapped lines at specific column. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogmapset() accepts the dict returned from maparg() or maplist(), making it easy to save and restore mappings. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogCheck if a path is absolute. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet list of all mappings. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogHighlight the current search match. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAllow expressions in heredoc as `=expr` if eval is added: <pre>let lines =<< trim eval END See the file `=$HOME`/.vimrc END</pre> https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSupport |language-server-protocol| (LSP) in channels. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogStart logging on startup. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered after scrolling a window contents. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAllow stopping profiling and dumping the profile to file (previously this was only on Vim exit). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogch_open('unix:/tmp/socket') https://www.arp242.net/vimlog"Fuzzy" completion for commandline. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered before changing directory. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogEnd line and column. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogShow popup menu for commandline completion. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogLimit time searching for spell suggestions; previously always 5000ms. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog"Put" (paste) text in visual mode without yanking the deleted text to the unnamed register. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMove and resize windows. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSplit eval.txt in to builtin.txt https://www.arp242.net/vimlogThe "THIS IS STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT - ANYTHING CAN BREAK - ANYTHING CAN CHANGE" warning from Vim9 documentation is removed, marking it as stable. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogCan now use e.g. set diffexpr=s:MyDiffExpr(). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogRemove duplicate entries from the argument list. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog https://www.arp242.net/vimlogThe 'operatorfunc', 'tagfunc', 'completefunc', 'omnifunc', and 'imactivatefunc' can now accept a lambda. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAdjust sign highlighting for 'cursorline'. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogManipulate highlights programmatically. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered when closing a window. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMap colour names to hex codes. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSupport using ligatures in the GTK GUI. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogFunction to use for thesaurus completion. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered when the mode changes. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogShow two or more spaces no matter where they appear. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogList and define digraphs from functions. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAdd additional indent for lines that match a numbered or bulleted list (using the 'formatlistpat' setting). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMatch the line the cursor is currently on; see |/\%l|. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMore secure encryption from libsodium. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog|zp| pastes in block mode without adding trailing whitespace, |zy| yanks without trailing whitespace. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog{%expr%} reëvaluates the expression as a 'statusline' formatting string. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog"Fuzzy" match :vimgrep results. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAutomatically change directory in Vim from terminal window. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet length of string counting combining characters separately. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogLoop over a string as `for char in "str"`; loops are by codepoint with any combining characters. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogNew values: "eob" to change change the (~) to indicate non-existing lines, "foldopen", "foldclose", and "foldsep" to change 'foldcolumn' markers. 'fillchars' can be set per-window (previously it was always global). Also allow multibyte characters in 'fillchars' and 'statusline'. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogDon't reset 'wrap' for diff windows. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet the full command name from abbreviated ones (e.g. :s → :substitute) https://www.arp242.net/vimlogHighlight leading spaces when 'list' is set. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogThe |FocusGained| and |FocusLost| autocmds can work inside a terminal. See |xterm-focus-event|. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSleep and hide cursor. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMultibyte-aware versions of col(), getpos(), setpos(), getcurpos(), cursor(). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogConvert byte index to character index. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered on suspend/resume; only for &lt;C-z&gt; and not SIGSTP/SIGCONT signals. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogDon't change modes in this key mapping so that insert or visual mode mappings will always work without having to use &lt;C-u&gt; or &lt;C-o&gt;. For example noremap &lt;C-q&gt; &lt;Cmd&gt;:normal! K&lt;CR&gt; https://www.arp242.net/vimlog:sort l or sort(..., 'l'). https://www.arp242.net/vimlog"Fuzzy" matching. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered before leaving insert mode. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogecho value ?? 'used if value is empty' https://www.arp242.net/vimlogCan be used to translate plugins. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAllow overriding the display width for characters whose width is ambiguous. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogg&lt;Tab&gt; goes back to the last accessed tab, and # in :tab* commands refer to the last accessed tab. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogUseful for the *func and *expr settings, e.g. let &includexpr = expand('&lt;SID&gt;') .. 'fun()' to use s:fun() https://www.arp242.net/vimlogCustomize text contents of quickfix window; can also be passed as an argument to to setqflist() https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAdd optional argument to readdir() and readdirex() to control sorting. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogList which features are supported in this terminal. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogOnly accepted value is camel to spell check CamelCase words. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogEvent to detect SIG_USR1. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogFlatten a list https://www.arp242.net/vimlogReturns detailed information for a register information; can be restored by passing to setreg(). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet details about current search. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogCan use ctermul in :highlight to set the underline colour, or guisp if 'termguicolors' is enabled. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogReduce list to single value. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogLike readdir(), but return a dict with attributes (i.e. stat() on Unix). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet list of marks, similar to :marks https://www.arp242.net/vimlogIgnore - before numbers and always treat them as unsigned for &lt;C-a&gt; and &lt;C-x&gt; so that using it on e.g. 1985-06-18 works as expected. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSet mappings from a script, and can restore mappings. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogCall Vim functions from Lua with vim.call('fun_name', 'arg') and vim.fn.fun_name('arg'). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogIPv6 support in channels https://www.arp242.net/vimlogOutput string to terminal with no processing; can be used to send escape codes. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogExit with a specific code, instead of always 1. |v:exiting| was added in 8.2.2070 (Nov 2020) https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGenerate random numbers. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAbort a running script. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogParse a time string https://www.arp242.net/vimlogRun :terminal commands in the shell. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet commandline arguments Vim was invoked with. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMove to middle of line. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogHighlight line numbers above and below the cursor when 'relativenumber' is set. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMore control on how to display 'cursorline'. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMore option to control completion popup menu. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogShow extra completion info in popup window (as an alternative to the preview window). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMark words as rare in the spellfile. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogexpr-&gt;fun(args) is a shortcut for fun(expr, args) to improve readability:<br>[1, 2]-&gt;map({_, v -&gt; v + 1}). See |method|. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogPopup windows are like the completion window, but can be controlled in VimScript to a much greater degree. See |popup|, 'previewpopup'. This is still an experimental feature. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogOverride 'shellslash' for completion. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogThe #{} notation is the same as the regular {} dict notation, except that the key values don't need quoting:<br>#{foo: "bar"}. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAbility to play sound; see sound_playevent(). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogImprovements for the |OptionSet| event. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogConstants; same as :let v = 1 | :lockvar v https://www.arp242.net/vimlogexecute() in the context of a specific window. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogHighlight group to use instead of |hl-Normal| for this window. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTemporarily set when running expressions inside the 'statusline' (%{expr}). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogHeredoc assignment:<pre>let text =<< trim END text END</pre> https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAssign metadata to text in a buffer, as an alternative to Vim's syntax highlighting. See |textprop|. This is still an experimental feature. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAdd a callback that will be invoked when changed have been made to a buffer. https://www.arp242.net/vimloge.g. function Fun(value=10). See |optional-function-argument|. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogReconnect to X server after restart. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogDeal with environment variables. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogChange directory with scope and ability to restore. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogNavigate to errors before/after the cursor. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogShow "3/44" when using |n| and "S" is not in 'shortmess'. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogNavigate through errors relative to the cursor. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogUse "W" in 'guifont' to control font weight on Windows. See |gui-font|. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog See :tcd. Similar to the window-local directory with :lcd. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogPreviously e.g. count would also work. The v: prefix is mandatory when :scriptversion is 3 or higher. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTo find out what neighbors a window has. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAfter each time the Insert mode completion menu changed. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogConvert a string to a list of byte, or the reverse. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet contents of a directory. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSpecify VimScript compatibility level. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogString concatenation operator, as . is ambiguous. 'a' .. 'b' and 'a' . 'b' are identical. Also adds ..=. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogRun an autocommand just once, e.g. au CursorMoved * ++once :echom 'ONCE'. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet information about current completion. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogEvaluate a Ruby expression. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSwitch tabs, like |gt| and |gT|. Mainly useful to switch from terminal window. https://www.arp242.net/vimloge.g. let var *= 2 https://www.arp242.net/vimlogPreviously it was possible to change a: variables in some cases. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog https://www.arp242.net/vimlogThird character is set as the last one for a tab, e.g. set listchars=tab:(_) shows a tab as (______). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogA blob stores binary data. Blob literals start with 0z, e.g. 0zDEADBEEF. See |blob|. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogDon't break lines at single spaces that follow periods. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogRedraw tabline after changing 'tabline' (mainly useful for plugins). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogFunctions for defining and placing signs. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogPreviously a ! always had to be added to function to overwrite a function with the same name. Now Vim is smarter and allows a function to overwrite itself. This means that using function! in your vimrc or plugin's autoload is almost never required any more. https://www.arp242.net/vimlog https://www.arp242.net/vimlogPopup menu for terminal. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogInclude diff library instead of relying on external tools to improve diff quality. Many new 'diffopt' settings (e.g. set diffopt+=internal,algorithm:patience would be a good setting for many). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogComments in line continuations; see |line-continuation-comment|: <pre> au FileType git "\ Go to commit. \ nnoremap &lt;Leader&gt;g :exe printf(":!cd ~/src/vim && git diff %s^\!", split(getline("."), ' ')[1])&lt;CR&gt; "\ Delete commit. \| nnoremap &lt;Leader&gt;d :call search('^commit ', 'bc') \| :exe 'd' . (search('^commit ', 'n') - line("."))&lt;CR&gt; </pre> https://www.arp242.net/vimlogFilter quickfix/location list https://www.arp242.net/vimlogVariable tabstop widths, e.g. set vartabstop=4,8 makes the first tab 4 spaces, and the rest 8. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTriggered whenever an option is set. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMainly useful to feed user input to a job. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogPreviously there was no way to truly unset an environment variable (just set it to an empty string). https://www.arp242.net/vimlogInsert line from buffer in commandline https://www.arp242.net/vimlog https://www.arp242.net/vimlog https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSee |terminal-api|. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogClean whitespace; had to use substitute() before. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogUse a Vim terminal window for :! shell commands. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMake :popup and right-click work in terminal. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSee 'termguicolors'. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMinimum width of completion menu. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogWhen directory changed (with :cd, :lcd, etc.) https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAfter a change was made to the text in the command line. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogAfter yanking or deleting text. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogGet winow position. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogWhen entering and leaving the commandline. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogTerminal buffer. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogStart Vim with the default settings and without plugins. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogSet indent for extern block. https://www.arp242.net/vimlogMake it easier to run Python code in both Python 2 and 3, depending on what is available.