Hi 2016-3-4(Fri) 17:22:06 UTC+9 Grant Welch: > Feature request: Highlight arbitrary areas of a window. > > > I would like to be able to change the background color of several columns (a > la ColorColumn), rows, and specific positions. This form of highlighting > would be arbitrary, meaning it would not depend on matching text. I'd imagine > that this requested feature wouldn't make sense as an extension to :match nor > :syntax. > > > Rather, it could be an extension to :highlight with the addition of two > key/arg pairs. The col= key would accept a comma-separated list of ranges to > identify the columns and, likewise, 'row=' would identify the rows. > > > The following statements are an attempt to articulate my expectations on how > the functionality would work, though I haven't fully vetted the ideas. > > > If neither row= nor col= are present, then the current behavior is used. > If only col= is present, then those columns are highlighted on every row. > If only row= is present, then the entire line is highlighted. > If both are present, then the cross-section will be highlighted. > A highlight group with either row=, col=, or both would still function as > normal highlight group in respect to :match and :syntax. That is to say, the > row= and col= are irrelevant to matching commands. > > > > Examples: > > " Green\Yellow\Red ColorColumns > :highlight GreenCC col=80 ctermbg=green > :highlight YellowCC col=100 ctermbg=yellow > :highlight RedCC col=120 ctermbg=red > > " Visual cue to not insert text on a particular lines > :highlight ErrorRows row=2,20,200-999 > > " Both col and row > :highlight BigBlueBox col=10-60 row=1-25 ctermbg=blue
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