I tried it out and quite liked it initially. though I'm not sure if I would use it permanently. I think I would miss `showcmd` too much.
That said, I did a quick GitHub search. As many users put their vimrc in GitHub we can search for it. This probably covers only users that either tried the new setting or used the version (I presume) from neovim, and it's only a sample, but : https://github.com/search?q=%22cmdheight%3D0%22&type=commits (Note the code search didn't work, that's just commits where people have mentioned `cmdheight=0` in their commit message). So I think that says a nonzero number of users will enable this, but how that compares as a percentage, and if that makes it worthwhile or not is difficult to say. Perhaps another way of looking at it - does the set of code changes required to make this possible open up any other opportunities that were previously difficult, e.g. as a refactoring does it help maintenance in the future, or the addition of future features? I'm guessing not, judging by the additional complexity being added. On Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 7:53:58 AM UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: > I think people asking for it don't understand all the implications that go > with it. I do want to try it out. So far the workarounds for corner cases > I've seen look fine. Jumping last status line doesn't seem to bother me. > > понедельник, 29 августа 2022 г. в 22:24:14 UTC+3, Romain Lafourcade: > >> I don't have links at hand but in my ten or so years spent answering Vim >> questions in various forums I have seen that request quite a few times. But >> are those drive-by askers from six years ago still here? Will they use the >> feature? >> >> From where I stand, the only use of a zero cmdheight would be in >> combination with a floating window à la "command palette/quake terminal". I >> have zero interest for such a feature and I think that there are more >> productive things to do. >> >> On Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:56:20 PM UTC+2 toothpik wrote: >> >>> if we're voting put me down on the side of less work, less complicated >>> code >>> >>> i tried a zero cmdheight and immediately didn't like it >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 29, 2022 at 5:24 AM Bram Moolenaar <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> It takes a lot of effort to make zero 'cmdheight' work properly. >>>> Various bugs and corner cases keep popping up. >>>> >>>> I added the message window, so that various informative messages do not >>>> get lost, and that helps. But it also makes it more complicated. >>>> >>>> There is also one bug that I don't know how to reproduce yet, which >>>> makes the window frames too tall. The last statusline goes missing. >>>> >>>> So, I was wondering who will actually want to use this? It gives you a >>>> line of extra space, at the cost of various side effects. Especially >>>> the last status line jumping up when typing ":" or "/". Is this worth >>>> the extra work and making the code more complicated? >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Wi n0t trei a h0liday in Sweden thi yer? >>>> "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" PYTHON (MONTY) >>>> PICTURES LTD >>>> >>>> /// Bram Moolenaar -- [email protected] -- http://www.Moolenaar.net >>>> \\\ >>>> /// >>>> \\\ >>>> \\\ sponsor Vim, vote for features -- >>>> http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ /// >>>> \\\ help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org >>>> /// >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -- >>>> 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]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/20220829102404.A8A9B1C0907%40moolenaar.net >>>> . >>>> >>> -- -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/e20e9e4f-ac87-4cf9-aab2-6cff5eabdc3en%40googlegroups.com.
