Hi, On Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 10:12 AM Daniel Hahler <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/98fb65cb051f625f4ce291a9f9cdb2e54ac1e688/runtime/doc/sign.txt#L185-L187: > > The priority is used to determine the > highlight group used when multiple signs are placed on the > same line. > > I assume it is not just used for the highlight group, but for the sign being > displayed altogether? >
I am attaching an update to the help text that clarifies this. I have
also added a test
for updating the priority of an already placed sign.
- Yegappan
> At least that's how I would expect it, and a quick test shows that this is
> the case, using:
>
> sign define mysign1 text=s1 texthl=Error
> sign define mysign2 text=s2 texthl=Todo
>
> exe 'sign unplace * buffer='.bufnr('%')
> sign place 1 line=1 name=mysign1 priority=10
> sign place 2 line=1 name=mysign2 priority=20
> sign place 3 line=1 name=mysign1 priority=10
>
> echo map(sign_getplaced(bufnr('%'))[0].signs, 'v:val.name')
>
> It displays ['mysign2', 'mysign1', 'mysign1'], and the sign text is "s2"
> (with its highlight).
>
> It should also be clarified with sign_getplaced() which currently only says:
>
> The returned signs in a buffer are ordered by their line
> number.
>
> From my observation it returns signs as being displayed (first entry is the
> visible one).
>
> Something to consider here is also signs with the same ID - from my
> observation the last placed one is visible, regardless of priority (i.e. if
> placing id=1 with priority=50, and then with priority=10, it will display the
> 2nd one).
>
> sign-priority appears to be clear(er) about it already.
>
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