Overview -------- If you like to edit plain text documents in Vim, but sometimes miss a word processor's ability to highlight specific regions of text with colors and format attributes (bold, underline, italic, etc...), the Txtfmt plugin is for you...
http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=2208 Txtfmt is a syntax/filetype plugin that provides something like the "rich text" capability of a word processor within Vim. The highlighting is accomplished with invisible tokens, inserted into the buffer with the aid of convenient mappings defined by the filetype plugin. The tokens are hidden by the Txtfmt syntax for a truly "WYSIWYG" editing experience. The ability to make highlighting changes and see the results in "real time" makes Txtfmt an ideal choice when you don't need the more advanced capabilities provided by Latex, but a wiki-style markup language doesn't provide sufficient flexibility. This plugin is ideal for those who use Vim for taking notes of various kinds: personal journal entries, "how-to" guides, detailed "understanding" notes, etc... Thanks to its "nesting" feature, you can even use Txtfmt to highlight source file comments. If you need to share your highlighted documents with those who don't use Vim, you can always use :TOhtml to export the document just as you see it. New Features ------------ Early versions of Txtfmt supported 8 configurable foreground colors and all combinations of underline, bold, italic, standout, reverse and undercurl. As of version 2.0, you can also change a text region's *background* color. Also added in version 2.0 is support for Vince Negri's "conceal" patch, which permits the special highlighting tokens to be made not only invisible, but also "zero-width". (Without the patch, each token appears as a single space.) After several beta releases, version 2.0 appears to be quite stable, but if you experience any issues or have any usage questions, I am more than happy to answer emails. I also greatly appreciate user feedback and plugin ratings. Getting Started --------------- Check out the "quick-start" tutorial on the download page... Screenshots ----------- http://www.freewebs.com/txtfmt Note: I've recently updated the "screenshots" page for version 2.0. I'd love to incorporate some user-supplied screenshots, so if you have any nice-looking documents of your own, I'd appreciate your sending them (or a screenshot) to me... Coming Soon... -------------- In response to user requests, I am now actively developing a set of visual maps and menu commands for highlighting the visual selection. Thanks, Brett Stahlman --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
