> From: [email protected] > On 22-Dec-2013 21:15 +0100, Ishfaque Jahan Rafee wrote: > > Nobody said about number 4 argument. Latex is the only major language > that's pushing me to emacs. I think its about time scopes are created for > plugins like "preview-latex" in Vim. Its impossible in terminal vim, but > shouldn't be impossible on GVim. > > Vim strives to be as consistent (between terminal and GUI) as possible. > See here: > > ,----[ :help design-not ]---- > | - Vim is not a fancy GUI editor that tries to look nice at the cost of > | being less consistent over all platforms. But functional GUI > | features are welcomed. > `----
Sure, this is an important point, so - see my further text [*foo*] > Don't compare Vim too much to IDEs! Because of its strict cell layout (also in > the GUI, see counter-argument 4 above), there's much less space for > showing the completion information than a proportional, smaller-sized font > would allow. I find the use of the preview window for additional > information a very clever invention. Recently, I've found out that it is quite possible to add GUI Gtk2 widgets directly into GVIM(gtk2); likewise - surely - for other GUI vims, so - making it possible having either preview windows (smooth dropdown listboxes for completion or distant view window a la sublime's or etc) [*foo*]: while - nice to have, it would make VIM and GVIM further away from each other, and it could be that this is not in line with general strategy. So, if a bit more of GUI API will be exposed - GVIM could be scripted for more visual features by user - is it desirable or not? -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
