Michael Henry wrote:
> On 08/17/2016 01:58 PM, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 4:12 AM, Michael Henry <v...@drmikehenry.com>
> wrote:
> >> I'd like functions that:
> >>
> >> - Return True if a given window is a QuickFix or Location List
> >> window.
> >> [...]
> >
> > The new getwininfo() function can be used to distinguish between
> > the quickfix and location list windows. Check the 'quickfix' and the
> > 'loclist' keys in the returned dictionary.
> > [...]
> >
> > The getqflist() function returns the window ID of the quickfix window
> > (if it is opened). You can check for this.
> > [...]
> > You can use the getqflist() and getloclist() functions for these.
> >
> > - Yegappan
>
> Thanks, Yegappan, that's very helpful. I think these extensions
> will make things much smoother.
>
> I was trying to find something in the help regarding the meaning
> of a "window id". Though there are several functions that
> accept and return these, I can't find anything that defines
> them.
>
> Perhaps the help could contain a definition of window ID that
> answers these questions:
It exists in windows.txt. There is no tag, I'll add one.
> - How does a window ID differ from a window number?
>
> - Since getloclist() accepts either a window number or a window
> ID for the first argument, these two number spaces must be
> non-overlapping; how does Vim ensure this property?
>
> - Are window IDs unique across tab pages?
>
> - Are window IDs more permanent in some way than window numbers?
> For example, if I rearrange the windows in a tab page, do the
> window numbers change but the window IDs remain the same?
> That empirically seems to be the case when I move the QuickFix
> window around within a tab page; is this guaranteed? The
> window id empirically changes when closing and reopening the
> QuickFix window and when moving the QuickFix window to another
> tab; does that mean that the window ID stays the same until
> the window is closed?
>
> Also, in the help for getwininfo() (vim 7.4.2222) is this
> sentence:
>
> """
> Without an information about all the windows in all the tab
> pages is returned.
> """
>
> Should that start with "Without {winid}, information about..."?
I'll correct that.
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