autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Hello All,
I did ask this question on comp.editors and didn't get an answer that was
satisfactory.
I want to develop a plugin just using vim scripts for the verilog language.
In the plugin I have functions that require arguments that are words used in
the current open buffers.
On the command line, I want to autocomplete these words that are arguments
to functions.
For example:
:call function1("last_","first_")
In open buffers, the words called last_buffer_value and first_buffer_value
are used. So when I hit I want that word to be completed so the result
would be
:call function1("last_buffer_value","first_buffer_value")
Is there a way to do this?
Thanks in advance,
Dan Fabrizio
FW: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Hello All,
I want to develop a plugin just using vim scripts for the verilog language.
In the plugin I have functions that require arguments that are words used in
the current open buffers.
On the command line, I want to autocomplete these words that are arguments
to functions.
For example:
:call function1("last_","first_")
In open buffers, the words called last_buffer_value and first_buffer_value
are used. So when I hit I want that word to be completed so the result
would be
:call function1("last_buffer_value","first_buffer_value")
Is there a way to do this?
Thanks in advance,
Dan Fabrizio
RE: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Hi David,
Ok, this looks like it could be helpful. I haven't worked with user
commands before so I would think with getCmdLine() and a user defined
function I could get this done.
I'm just starting with vim scripts so a simplified code example would really
would be good if that is possible. Also how do you debug vim scripts?
Thanks,
-Original Message-
From: Larson, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 1:11 PM
To: Dan Fabrizio; vim@vim.org
Subject: RE: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Hello Dan,
I suggest wrapping these functions into vim commands and then leverage
the command completion feature. See:
:help :command-completion
HTH,
David
-Original Message-----
From: Dan Fabrizio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 5:27 AM
To: vim@vim.org
Subject: FW: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Hello All,
I want to develop a plugin just using vim scripts for the verilog
language.
In the plugin I have functions that require arguments that are words
used in
the current open buffers.
On the command line, I want to autocomplete these words that are
arguments
to functions.
For example:
:call function1("last_","first_")
In open buffers, the words called last_buffer_value and
first_buffer_value
are used. So when I hit I want that word to be completed so the
result
would be
:call function1("last_buffer_value","first_buffer_value")
Is there a way to do this?
Thanks in advance,
Dan Fabrizio
RE: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Does Vim keep a Dict or list of names from all the open buffers that I can
use?
It sounds like there might be a way using command-completion as mentioned
below and also using the getLineCmd() function?
Thanks.
-Original Message-
From: Andy Wokula [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 6:28 PM
To: Dan Fabrizio
Cc: Larson, David; vim@vim.org
Subject: Re: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Larson, David schrieb:
> Hello Dan,
>
> I suggest wrapping these functions into vim commands and then leverage
> the command completion feature. See:
>
> :help :command-completion
>
> HTH,
> David
>
> -----Original Message-
> From: Dan Fabrizio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 5:27 AM
> To: vim@vim.org
> Subject: FW: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
>
> Hello All,
>
>
> I want to develop a plugin just using vim scripts for the verilog
> language.
> In the plugin I have functions that require arguments that are words
> used in
> the current open buffers.
>
> On the command line, I want to autocomplete these words that are
> arguments
> to functions.
>
> For example:
>
> :call function1("last_","first_")
>
> In open buffers, the words called last_buffer_value and
> first_buffer_value
> are used. So when I hit I want that word to be completed so the
> result
> would be
>
> :call function1("last_buffer_value","first_buffer_value")
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan Fabrizio
IMHO this will become difficult.
In Insert mode, Ctrl-N/Ctrl-P scans through the buffers for words, but
I think there is no way to make Vim provide a similar list of completions in
the
command-line.
You have to (kind of) scan the buffers yourself ...
Please correct me if I'm wrong
--
Regards,
Andy
EOM
RE: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Does anyone know if there is a plugin that does this kind of thing? I would
be able to see the source to get more details on how this would be done.
Thank you for all the advice below.
-Dan
-Original Message-
From: Suresh Govindachar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:36 PM
To: 'Dan Fabrizio'; 'Andy Wokula'
Cc: 'Larson, David'; vim@vim.org
Subject: RE: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
See help on command-completion-custom, bufnr(),
bufnr("$"), bufname(), , and .
Doubt if you would need to use getLineCmd().
--Suresh
-Original Message-
From: Dan Fabrizio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 5:29 PM
To: 'Andy Wokula'
Cc: 'Larson, David'; vim@vim.org
Subject: RE: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Does Vim keep a Dict or list of names from all the open buffers that I can
use?
It sounds like there might be a way using command-completion as mentioned
below and also using the getLineCmd() function?
Thanks.
-Original Message-
From: Andy Wokula [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 6:28 PM
To: Dan Fabrizio
Cc: Larson, David; vim@vim.org
Subject: Re: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
Larson, David schrieb:
> Hello Dan,
>
> I suggest wrapping these functions into vim commands and then leverage
> the command completion feature. See:
>
> :help :command-completion
>
> HTH,
> David
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Dan Fabrizio [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 5:27 AM
> To: vim@vim.org
> Subject: FW: autocomplete on the command line from words in buffers
>
> Hello All,
>
>
> I want to develop a plugin just using vim scripts for the verilog
> language.
> In the plugin I have functions that require arguments that are words
> used in
> the current open buffers.
>
> On the command line, I want to autocomplete these words that are
> arguments
> to functions.
>
> For example:
>
> :call function1("last_","first_")
>
> In open buffers, the words called last_buffer_value and
> first_buffer_value
> are used. So when I hit I want that word to be completed so the
> result
> would be
>
> :call function1("last_buffer_value","first_buffer_value")
>
> Is there a way to do this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan Fabrizio
IMHO this will become difficult.
In Insert mode, Ctrl-N/Ctrl-P scans through the buffers for words, but
I think there is no way to make Vim provide a similar list of completions in
the
command-line.
You have to (kind of) scan the buffers yourself ...
Please correct me if I'm wrong
--
Regards,
Andy
EOM
^M displayed in vi but not in vim
Hi all, Does anyone know why vim don't show the ^M characters in a file but vi does? :set list in vim shows $ at the end of the lines but no ^M characters? :set ff=unix :w This removed the ^M characters but I had to use vi to verify. Is there some setting I'm missing that needed to show the ^M characters in vim? Thanks in advance, Dan
