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83 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
A code minimap for Vim
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The Sublime text-editor can display an useful overview of the code as a
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*minimap* sidebar.
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We can implement the same thing in Vim, relying on the [Drawille
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library](https://github.com/asciimoo/drawille) to 'draw' in text mode.
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This code is made available under a MIT license. See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for
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details.
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Features
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--------
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- displays the minimap of the currently active buffer (and updates when
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switching to a different buffer)
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- synchronized scrolling
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- live update while typing
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Installation
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------------
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Note that this extension requires Vim with Python support.
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### Vundle
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With [vundle](https://github.com/gmarik/Vundle.vim), simply add: `Plugin
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'severin-lemaignan/vim-minimap'` to your `.vimrc` and run `:PluginInstall` from
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vim.
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### Janus
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With Janus just clone inside ```.janus```.
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```
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cd ~/.janus
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git clone https://github.com/severin-lemaignan/vim-minimap.git vim-minimap
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```
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Usage
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-----
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`:Minimap` to show the minimap, `:MinimapClose` to hide it.
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Default mappings: `<Leader>mm` to display the minimap, `<Leader>mc` to close it.
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To overwrite the default keybindings, using following settings in ``.vimrc'':
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```
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let g:minimap_show='<leader>ms'
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let g:minimap_update='<leader>mu'
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let g:minimap_close='<leader>gc'
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let g:minimap_toggle='<leader>gt'
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```
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Settings
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--------
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You can customize the color of the highlighting by setting `g:minimap_highlight` in your vimrc:
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`let g:minimap_highlight='Visual'`
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Note: To find out which highlights are available on your vim installation use :hi to get the list.
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Troubleshooting
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---------------
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- Weird display
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Certain fonts do not display plain dots and empty spaces, but
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plain dots and circles for braille characters. As a result, you may want to use
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any other font that display braille characters in a way that suit the minimap
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plugin, like `Ubuntu Mono`, or `Droid Sans Mono`.
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For example, with `Inconsolata`:
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With `Ubuntu Mono`
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