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diff --git a/vim/.vim/bundle/vim-airline/doc/airline.txt b/vim/.vim/bundle/vim-airline/doc/airline.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ae928a --- /dev/null +++ b/vim/.vim/bundle/vim-airline/doc/airline.txt @@ -0,0 +1,752 @@ +*airline.txt* Lean and mean status/tabline that's light as air +*airline* + _ _ _ _ ~ + __ _(_)_ __ ___ __ _(_)_ __| (_)_ __ ___ ~ + \ \ / / | '_ ` _ \ _____ / _` | | '__| | | '_ \ / _ \ ~ + \ V /| | | | | | |_____| (_| | | | | | | | | | __/ ~ + \_/ |_|_| |_| |_| \__,_|_|_| |_|_|_| |_|\___| ~ + ~ +============================================================================== +CONTENTS *airline-contents* + + 01. Intro ............................................... |airline-intro| + 02. Features ......................................... |airline-features| + 03. Name ................................................. |airline-name| + 04. Configuration ............................... |airline-configuration| + 05. Commands ......................................... |airline-commands| + 06. Customization ............................... |airline-customization| + 07. Extensions ..................................... |airline-extensions| + 08. Advanced Customization ............. |airline-advanced-customization| + 09. Funcrefs ......................................... |airline-funcrefs| + 10. Pipeline ......................................... |airline-pipeline| + 11. Writing Extensions ..................... |airline-writing-extensions| + 12. Writing Themes ..................................... |airline-themes| + 13. Troubleshooting ........................... |airline-troubleshooting| + 14. Contributions ............................... |airline-contributions| + 15. License ........................................... |airline-license| + +============================================================================== +INTRODUCTION *airline-intro* + +vim-airline is a fast and lightweight alternative to powerline, written +in 100% vimscript with no outside dependencies. + +============================================================================== +FEATURES *airline-features* + +* tiny core written with extensibility in mind. +* integrates with many popular plugins. +* looks good with regular fonts, and provides configuration points so you + can use unicode or powerline symbols. +* optimized for speed; it loads in under a millisecond. +* fully customizable; if you know a little 'statusline' syntax you can + tweak it to your needs. +* extremely easy to write themes. + +============================================================================== +NAME *airline-name* + +Where did the name come from? + +I wrote this on an airplane, and since it's light as air it turned out to be a +good name :-) + +============================================================================== +CONFIGURATION *airline-configuration* + +There are a couple configuration values available (shown with their default +values): + +* the separator used on the left side > + let g:airline_left_sep='>' +< +* the separator used on the right side > + let g:airline_right_sep='<' +< +* enable modified detection > + let g:airline_detect_modified=1 + +* enable paste detection > + let g:airline_detect_paste=1 +< +* enable iminsert detection > + let g:airline_detect_iminsert=0 +< +* determine whether inactive windows should have the left section collapsed to + only the filename of that buffer. > + let g:airline_inactive_collapse=1 +< +* themes are automatically selected based on the matching colorscheme. this + can be overridden by defining a value. > + let g:airline_theme= +< +* if you want to patch the airline theme before it gets applied, you can + supply the name of a function where you can modify the palette. > + let g:airline_theme_patch_func = 'AirlineThemePatch' + function! AirlineThemePatch(palette) + if g:airline_theme == 'badwolf' + for colors in values(a:palette.inactive) + let colors[3] = 245 + endfor + endif + endfunction +< +* enable/disable automatic population of the `g:airline_symbols` dictionary + with powerline symbols. > + let g:airline_powerline_fonts=0 +< +* define the set of text to display for each mode. > + let g:airline_mode_map = {} " see source for the defaults + + " or copy paste the following into your vimrc for shortform text + let g:airline_mode_map = { + \ '__' : '-', + \ 'n' : 'N', + \ 'i' : 'I', + \ 'R' : 'R', + \ 'c' : 'C', + \ 'v' : 'V', + \ 'V' : 'V', + \ '' : 'V', + \ 's' : 'S', + \ 'S' : 'S', + \ '' : 'S', + \ } +< +* define the set of filename match queries which excludes a window from having + its statusline modified > + let g:airline_exclude_filenames = [] " see source for current list +< +* define the set of filetypes which are excluded from having its window + statusline modified > + let g:airline_exclude_filetypes = [] " see source for current list +< +* defines whether the preview window should be excluded from have its window + statusline modified (may help with plugins which use the preview window + heavily) > + let g:airline_exclude_preview = 0 +< +============================================================================== +COMMANDS *airline-commands* + +:AirlineTheme {theme-name} *:AirlineTheme* + Displays or changes the current theme. + +:AirlineToggleWhitespace *:AirlineToggleWhitespace* + Toggles whitespace detection. + +:AirlineToggle *:AirlineToggle* + Toggles between the standard 'statusline' and airline. + +:AirlineRefresh *:AirlineRefresh* + Refreshes all highlight groups. + +============================================================================== +CUSTOMIZATION *airline-customization* + +The following are some unicode symbols for customizing the left/right +separators, as well as the powerline font glyths. + +Note: You must define the dictionary first before setting values. Also, it's a +good idea to check whether if it exists as to avoid accidentally overwritting +its contents. > + if !exists('g:airline_symbols') + let g:airline_symbols = {} + endif + + " unicode symbols + let g:airline_left_sep = '»' + let g:airline_left_sep = '▶' + let g:airline_right_sep = '«' + let g:airline_right_sep = '◀' + let g:airline_symbols.linenr = '␊' + let g:airline_symbols.linenr = '' + let g:airline_symbols.linenr = '¶' + let g:airline_symbols.branch = '⎇' + let g:airline_symbols.paste = 'ρ' + let g:airline_symbols.paste = 'Þ' + let g:airline_symbols.paste = '∥' + let g:airline_symbols.whitespace = 'Ξ' + + " powerline symbols + let g:airline_left_sep = '' + let g:airline_left_alt_sep = '' + let g:airline_right_sep = '' + let g:airline_right_alt_sep = '' + let g:airline_symbols.branch = '' + let g:airline_symbols.readonly = '' + let g:airline_symbols.linenr = '' + + " old vim-powerline symbols + let g:airline_left_sep = '⮀' + let g:airline_left_alt_sep = '⮁' + let g:airline_right_sep = '⮂' + let g:airline_right_alt_sep = '⮃' + let g:airline_symbols.branch = '⭠' + let g:airline_symbols.readonly = '⭤' + let g:airline_symbols.linenr = '⭡' +< + +For more intricate customizations, you can replace the predefined sections +with the usual statusline syntax. + +Note: If you define any section variables it will replace the default values +entirely. If you want to disable only certain parts of a section you can try +using variables defined in the |airline-configuration| or |airline-extensions| +section. +> + variable names default contents + ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + let g:airline_section_a (mode, paste, iminsert) + let g:airline_section_b (hunks, branch) + let g:airline_section_c (bufferline or filename) + let g:airline_section_gutter (readonly, csv) + let g:airline_section_x (tagbar, filetype, virtualenv) + let g:airline_section_y (fileencoding, fileformat) + let g:airline_section_z (percentage, line number, column number) + let g:airline_section_warning (syntastic, whitespace) + + " here is an example of how you could replace the branch indicator with + " the current working directory, followed by the filename. + let g:airline_section_b = '%{getcwd()}' + let g:airline_section_c = '%t' +< +============================================================================== +EXTENSIONS *airline-extensions* + +Most extensions are enabled by default and lazily loaded when the +corresponding plugin (if any) is detected. + +By default, airline will attempt to load any extension it can find in the +'runtimepath'. On some systems this can result in an undersirable startup +cost. You can disable the check with the following flag. > + let g:airline#extensions#disable_rtp_load = 1 +< + Note: Third party plugins that rely on this behavior will be affected. You + will need to manually load them. + +------------------------------------- *airline-default* +The default extension understands all of the `g:` variables in the +|airline-configuration| section, however it also has some more fine-tuned +configuration values that you can use. + +* control which sections get truncated and at what width. > + let g:airline#extensions#default#section_truncate_width = { + \ 'b': 79, + \ 'x': 60, + \ 'y': 88, + \ 'z': 45, + \ } + + " Note: set to an empty dictionary to disable truncation. + let g:airline#extensions#default#section_truncate_width = {} +< +* configure the layout of the sections by specificing an array of two arrays + (first array is the left side, second array is the right side). > + let g:airline#extensions#default#layout = [ + \ [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ], + \ [ 'x', 'y', 'z', 'warning' ] + \ ] +< +------------------------------------- *airline-quickfix* +The quickfix extension is a simple built-in extension which determines +whether the buffer is a quickfix or location list buffer, and adjusts the +title accordingly. + +* configure the title text for quickfix buffers > + let g:airline#extensions#quickfix#quickfix_text = 'Quickfix' +< +* configure the title text for location list buffers > + let g:airline#extensions#quickfix#location_text = 'Location' +< + +------------------------------------- *airline-bufferline* +vim-bufferline <https://github.com/bling/vim-bufferline> + +* enable/disable bufferline integration > + let g:airline#extensions#bufferline#enabled = 1 +< +* determine whether bufferline will overwrite customization variables > + let g:airline#extensions#bufferline#overwrite_variables = 1 +< +------------------------------------- *airline-branch* +fugitive.vim <https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive> +lawrencium <https://bitbucket.org/ludovicchabant/vim-lawrencium> +vcscommand <http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=90> + +* enable/disable fugitive/lawrencium integration > + let g:airline#extensions#branch#enabled = 1 +< +* change the text for when no branch is detected > + let g:airline#extensions#branch#empty_message = '' + +* use vcscommand.vim if available > + let g:airline#extensions#branch#use_vcscommand = 0 +< +------------------------------------- *airline-syntastic* +syntastic <https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic> + +* enable/disable syntastic integration > + let g:airline#extensions#syntastic#enabled = 1 +< +------------------------------------- *airline-tagbar* +tagbar <https://github.com/majutsushi/tagbar> + +* enable/disable tagbar integration > + let g:airline#extensions#tagbar#enabled = 1 +< +* change how tags are displayed (:help tagbar-statusline) > + let g:airline#extensions#tagbar#flags = '' (default) + let g:airline#extensions#tagbar#flags = 'f' + let g:airline#extensions#tagbar#flags = 's' + let g:airline#extensions#tagbar#flags = 'p' +< +------------------------------------- *airline-csv* +csv.vim <https://github.com/chrisbra/csv.vim> + +* enable/disable csv integration for displaying the current column. > + let g:airline#extensions#csv#enabled = 1 +< +* change how columns are displayed. > + let g:airline#extensions#csv#column_display = 'Number' (default) + let g:airline#extensions#csv#column_display = 'Name' +< +------------------------------------- *airline-hunks* +vim-gitgutter <https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter> +vim-signify <https://github.com/mhinz/vim-signify> + +* enable/disable showing a summary of changed hunks under source control. > + let g:airline#extensions#hunks#enabled = 1 +< +* enable/disable showing only non-zero hunks. > + let g:airline#extensions#hunks#non_zero_only = 0 +< +* set hunk count symbols. > + let g:airline#extensions#hunks#hunk_symbols = ['+', '~', '-'] +< +------------------------------------- *airline-ctrlp* +ctrlp <https://github.com/kien/ctrlp.vim> + +* configure which mode colors should ctrlp window use (takes effect + only if the active airline theme doesn't define ctrlp colors) > + let g:airline#extensions#ctrlp#color_template = 'insert' (default) + let g:airline#extensions#ctrlp#color_template = 'normal' + let g:airline#extensions#ctrlp#color_template = 'visual' + let g:airline#extensions#ctrlp#color_template = 'replace' +< + +* configure whether to show the previous and next modes (mru, buffer, etc...) +> + let g:airline#extensions#ctrlp#show_adjacent_modes = 1 +< +------------------------------------- *airline-virtualenv* +virtualenv <https://github.com/jmcantrell/vim-virtualenv> + +* enable/disable virtualenv integration > + let g:airline#extensions#virtualenv#enabled = 1 +< +------------------------------------- *airline-eclim* +eclim <https://eclim.org> + +* enable/disable eclim integration, which works well with the + |airline-syntastic| extension. > + let g:airline#extensions#eclim#enabled = 1 + +------------------------------------- *airline-whitespace* +* enable/disable detection of whitespace errors. > + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#enabled = 1 +< +* customize the type of mixed indent checking to perform. > + " must be all spaces or all tabs before the first non-whitespace character + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#mixed_indent_algo = 0 (default) + + " certain number of spaces are allowed after tabs, but not in between + " this algorithm works well for /** */ style comments in a tab-indented file + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#mixed_indent_algo = 1 +< +* customize the whitespace symbol. > + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#symbol = '!' +< +* configure which whitespace checks to enable. > + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#checks = [ 'indent', 'trailing' ] +< +* configure the maximum number of lines where whitespace checking is enabled. > + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#max_lines = 20000 +< +* configure whether a message should be displayed. > + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#show_message = 1 +< +* configure the formatting of the warning messages. > + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#trailing_format = 'trailing[%s]' + let g:airline#extensions#whitespace#mixed_indent_format = 'mixed-indent[%s]' +< +------------------------------------- *airline-tabline* +* enable/disable enhanced tabline. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#enabled = 0 +< +* enable/disable displaying buffers with a single tab. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#show_buffers = 1 +< +* configure filename match rules to exclude from the tabline. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#excludes = [] +< +* configure how numbers are calculated in tab mode. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#tab_nr_type = 0 " # of splits (default) + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#tab_nr_type = 1 " tab number +< +* enable/disable displaying tab number in tabs mode. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#show_tab_nr = 1 + +* enable/disable displaying tab type (far right) + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#show_tab_type = 1 + +* defines the name of a formatter for how buffer names are displayed. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#formatter = 'default' + + " here is how you can define a 'foo' formatter: + function! airline#extensions#tabline#foo#format(bufnr, buffers) + return fnamemodify(bufname(a:bufnr), ':t') + endfunction + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#formatter = 'foo' +< + Note: the following variables are only used by the 'default' formatter. + + * configure whether buffer numbers should be shown. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#buffer_nr_show = 0 +< + * configure how buffer numbers should be formatted with |printf|. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#buffer_nr_format = '%s: ' +< + * configure the formatting of filenames (see |filename-modifiers|). > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#fnamemod = ':p:.' +< + * configure collapsing parent directories in buffer name. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#fnamecollapse = 1 + + " The `unique_tail` algorithm will display the tail of the filename, unless + " there is another file of the same name, in which it will display it along + " with the containing parent directory. + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#formatter = 'unique_tail' + + " The `unique_tail_improved` - another algorithm, that will smartly uniquify + " buffers names with similar filename, suppressing common parts of paths. + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#formatter = 'unique_tail_improved' +< +* configure the minimum number of buffers needed to show the tabline. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#buffer_min_count = 0 +< + Note: this setting only applies to a single tab and when `show_buffers` is + true. + +* configure the minimum number of tabs needed to show the tabline. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#tab_min_count = 0 +< + Note: this setting only applies when `show_buffers` is false. + +* configure separators for the tabline only. > + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#left_sep = '' + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#left_alt_sep = '' + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#right_sep = '' + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#right_alt_sep = '' + +* configure symbol used to represent close button + let g:airline#extensions#tabline#close_symbol = 'X' + +< +Note: Enabling this extension will modify 'showtabline' and 'guioptions'. + +------------------------------------- *airline-tmuxline* +tmuxline <https://github.com/edkolev/tmuxline.vim> + +* enable/disable tmuxline integration > + let g:airline#extensions#tmuxline#enabled = 0 +< +* configure which mode colors should be used in tmux statusline > + let airline#extensions#tmuxline#color_template = 'normal' (default) + let airline#extensions#tmuxline#color_template = 'insert' + let airline#extensions#tmuxline#color_template = 'visual' + let airline#extensions#tmuxline#color_template = 'replace' +< +* if specified, setting this option will trigger writing to the file whenever the + airline theme is applied, i.e. when :AirlineTheme is executed and on vim + startup > + airline#extensions#tmuxline#snapshot_file = "~/.tmux-statusline-colors.conf" +< +------------------------------------- *airline-promptline* +promptline <https://github.com/edkolev/promptline.vim> + +* configure the path to the snapshot .sh file. Mandatory option. The created + file should be sourced by the shell on login > + " in .vimrc + airline#extensions#promptline#snapshot_file = "~/.shell_prompt.sh" + + " in .bashrc/.zshrc + [ -f ~/.shell_prompt.sh ] && source ~/.shell_prompt.sh +< +* enable/disable promptline integration > + let g:airline#extensions#promptline#enabled = 0 +< +* configure which mode colors should be used in prompt > + let airline#extensions#promptline#color_template = 'normal' (default) + let airline#extensions#promptline#color_template = 'insert' + let airline#extensions#promptline#color_template = 'visual' + let airline#extensions#promptline#color_template = 'replace' +< +------------------------------------- *airline-nrrwrgn* +NrrwRgn <https://github.com/chrisbra/NrrwRgn> + +* enable/disable NrrwRgn integration > + let g:airline#extensions#nrrwrgn#enabled = 1 + +============================================================================== +ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION *airline-advanced-customization* + +The defaults will accomodate the mass majority of users with minimal +configuration. However, if you want to reposition sections or contents you can +do so with built-in helper functions, which makes it possible to create +sections in a more declarative style. + +------------------------------------- *airline-parts* +A part is something that contains metadata that eventually gets rendered into +the statusline. You can define parts that contain constant strings or +functions. Defining parts is needed if you want to use features like automatic +insertion of separators or hiding based on window width. + +For example, this is how you would define a part function: > + call airline#parts#define_function('foo', 'GetFooText') +< +Here is how you would define a part that is visible only if the window width +greater than a minimum width. > + call airline#parts#define_minwidth('foo', 50) +< +Parts can be configured to be visible conditionally. > + call airline#parts#define_condition('foo', 'getcwd() =~ "work_dir"') +< +Note: Part definitions are combinative; e.g. the two examples above modify the +same `foo` part. + +Note: Look at the source code and tests for the full API. + +------------------------------------- *airline-predefined-parts* +Before is a list of parts that are predefined by vim-airline. + +* `mode` displays the current mode +* `iminsert` displays the current insert method +* `paste` displays the paste indicator +* `filetype` displays the file type +* `readonly` displays the read only indicator +* `file` displays the filename and modified indicator +* `ffenc` displays the file format and encoding + +And the following are defined for their respective extensions: + +`hunks`, `branch`, `tagbar`, `syntastic`, `whitespace` + +------------------------------------- *airline-accents* +Accents can be defined on any part, like so: > + call airline#parts#define_accent('foo', 'red') +< +This will override the colors of that part by using what is defined in that +particular accent. In the above example, the `red` accent is used, which means +regardless of which section the part is used in, it will have red foreground +colors instead of the section's default foreground color. + +The following accents are defined by default. Themes can define their variants +of the colors, but defaults will be provided if missing. > + bold, italic, red, green, blue, yellow, orange, purple +< +The defaults configure the mode and line number parts to be bold, and the +readonly part to be red. + +------------------------------------- *airline-sections* +Once a part is defined, you can use helper functions to generate the +statuslines for each section. For example, to use the part above, we could +define a section like this: > + function! AirlineInit() + let g:airline_section_a = airline#section#create(['mode', ' ', 'foo']) + let g:airline_section_b = airline#section#create_left(['ffenc','file']) + let g:airline_section_c = airline#section#create(['%{getcwd()}']) + endfunction + autocmd VimEnter * call AirlineInit() +< +This will create a section with the `mode`, followed by a space, and our `foo` +part in section `a`. Section `b` will have two parts with a left-side +separator. And section `c` will contain the current path. You may notice that +the space and cwd are not defined parts. For convenience, if a part of that +key does not exist, it will be inserted as is. The unit tests will be a good +resource for possibilities. + +Note: The use of |VimEnter| is important, because most extensions are lazily +loaded, so we must give them a chance to define their parts before we can use +them. + +Note: The `airline#section#create` function and friends will do its best to +create a section with the appropriate separators, but it only works for +function and text parts. Special 'statusline' items like %f or raw/undefined +parts will not work as it is not possible to inspect their widths/contents +before rendering to the statusline. + +============================================================================== +FUNCREFS *airline-funcrefs* + +vim-airline internally uses funcrefs to integrate with third party plugins, +and you can tap into this functionality to extend it for you needs. This is +the most powerful way to customize the statusline, and sometimes it may be +easier to go this route than the above methods. + +Every section can have two values. The default value is the global `g:` +variable which is used in the absense of a `w:` value. This makes it very easy +to override only certain parts of the statusline by only defining window-local +variables for a subset of all sections. + +------------------------------------- *add_statusline_func* +The following is an example of how you can extend vim-airline to support a +new plugin. > + function! MyPlugin(...) + if &filetype == 'MyPluginFileType' + let w:airline_section_a = 'MyPlugin' + let w:airline_section_b = '%f' + let w:airline_section_c = '%{MyPlugin#function()}' + let g:airline_variable_referenced_in_statusline = 'foo' + endif + endfunction + call airline#add_statusline_func('MyPlugin') +< +Notice that only the left side of the statusline is overwritten. This means +the right side (the line/column numbers, etc) will be intact. + +------------------------------------- *remove_statusline_func* +You can also remove a function as well, which is useful for when you want a +temporary override. > + call airline#remove_statusline_func('MyPlugin') +< + +============================================================================== +PIPELINE *airline-pipeline* + +Sometimes you want to do more than just use overrides. The statusline funcref +is invoked and passed two arguments. The first of these arguments is the +statusline builder. You can use this to build completely custom statuslines +to your liking. Here is an example: > +> + function! MyPlugin(...) + " first variable is the statusline builder + let builder = a:1 + + " WARNING: the API for the builder is not finalized and may change + call builder.add_section('Normal', '%f') + call builder.add_section('WarningMsg', '%{getcwd()}') + call builder.split() + call builder.add_section('airline_z', '%p%%') + + " tell the core to use the contents of the builder + return 1 + endfunction +< +The above example uses various example highlight groups to demonstrate +that you can use any combination from the loaded colorscheme. However, if +you want colors to change between modes, you should use one of the section +highlight groups, e.g. `airline_a` and `airline_b`. + +The second variable is the context, which is a dictionary containing various +values such as whether the statusline is active or not, and the window number. +> + context = { + 'winnr': 'the window number for the statusline', + 'active': 'whether the window is active or not', + 'bufnr': 'the current buffer for this window', + } +< +------------------------------------- *airline-pipeline-return-codes* +The pipeline accepts various return codes and can be used to determine the +next action. The following are the supported codes: > + 0 the default, continue on with the next funcref + -1 do not modify the statusline + 1 modify the statusline with the current contents of the builder +< +Note: Any value other than 0 will halt the pipeline and prevent the next +funcref from executing. + +============================================================================== +WRITING EXTENSIONS *airline-writing-extensions* + +For contributions into the plugin, here are the following guidelines: + +1. For simple 'filetype' checks, they can be added directly into the +`extensions.vim` file. + +2. Pretty much everything else should live as a separate file under the +`extensions/` directory. + + a. Inside `extensions.vim`, add a check for some variable or command that + is always available (these must be defined in `plugin/`, and _not_ + `autoload/` of the other plugin). If it exists, then initialize the + extension. This ensures that the extension is loaded if and only if the + user has the other plugin installed. Also, a check to + `airline#extensions#foo_plugin#enabled` should be performed to allow the + user to disable it. + + b. Configuration variables for the extension should reside in the + extension, e.g. `g:airline#extensions#foo_plugin#bar_variable`. + +See the source of |example.vim| for documented code of how to write one. +Looking at the other extensions is also a good resource. + +============================================================================== +WRITING THEMES *airline-themes* + +Themes are written "close to the metal" -- you will need to know some basic +VimL syntax to write a theme, but if you've written in any programming +language before it will be easy to pick up. + +The |dark.vim| theme fully documents this procedure and will guide you through +the process. The |jellybeans.vim| theme is another example of how to write a +theme, but instead of manually declaring colors, it extracts the values from +highlight groups. + +============================================================================== +TROUBLESHOOTING *airline-troubleshooting* + +Q. There are no colors. +A. You need to set up your terminal correctly. For more details, see + <http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/256_colors_in_vim>. Alternatively, if you want + to bypass the automatic detection of terminal colors, you can force Vim + into 256 color mode with this: > + set t_Co=256 +< +Q. The statusline does not appear until I create a split. +A. This is the default setting of 'laststatus'. If you want it to appear all + the time, add the following to your vimrc: > + set laststatus=2 +< +Q. Powerline symbols are not showing up. +A. First, you must install patched powerline fonts. Second, you must enable + unicode in vim. > + set encoding=utf-8 +< +Q. There is a pause when leaving insert mode. +A. Add the following to your vimrc. > + set ttimeoutlen=50 +< +Q. The colors look a little off for some themes. +A. Certain themes are derived from the active colorscheme by extracting colors + from predefined highlight groups. These airline themes will look good for + their intended matching colorschemes, but will be hit or miss when loaded + with other colorschemes. + + +Solutions to other common problems can be found in the Wiki: +<https://github.com/bling/vim-airline/wiki/FAQ> + +============================================================================== +CONTRIBUTIONS *airline-contributions* + +Contributions and pull requests are welcome. + +============================================================================== +LICENSE *airline-license* + +MIT License. Copyright © 2013-2014 Bailey Ling. + + + vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: |