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authorJakob Schnitzer <mail@jakobschnitzer.de>2017-06-28 16:52:04 +0200
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@@ -10,13 +10,7 @@ Throughout the help files, differences between Nvim and Vim are indicated via
the "{Nvim}" tag. This document is a complete and centralized list of all
these differences.
-1. Configuration |nvim-configuration|
-2. Defaults |nvim-defaults|
-3. New features |nvim-features|
-4. Changed features |nvim-features-changed|
-5. Missing legacy features |nvim-features-missing|
-6. Removed features |nvim-features-removed|
-
+ Type <M-]> to see the table of contents.
==============================================================================
1. Configuration *nvim-configuration*
@@ -65,7 +59,6 @@ these differences.
==============================================================================
3. New Features *nvim-features*
-
MAJOR COMPONENTS ~
Embedded terminal emulator |terminal-emulator|
@@ -77,7 +70,6 @@ Remote plugins |remote-plugin|
Python plugins |provider-python|
Clipboard integration |provider-clipboard|
-
USER EXPERIENCE ~
Working intuitively and consistently is a major goal of Nvim. Examples:
@@ -93,14 +85,14 @@ Working intuitively and consistently is a major goal of Nvim. Examples:
ARCHITECTURE ~
External plugins run in separate processes. |remote-plugin| This improves
-stability and allows those plugins to perform tasks without blocking the
-editor. Even "legacy" Python and Ruby plugins which use the old Vim interfaces
-(|if_py| and |if_ruby|) run out-of-process.
+stability and allows those plugins to work without blocking the editor. Even
+"legacy" Python and Ruby plugins which use the old Vim interfaces (|if_py| and
+|if_ruby|) run out-of-process.
FEATURES ~
-|bracketed-paste-mode| is built-in and enabled by default.
+"Outline": Type <M-]> in |:Man| and |:help| pages to see a document outline.
|META| (ALT) chords are recognized, even in the terminal. Any |<M-| mapping
will work. Some examples: <M-1>, <M-2>, <M-BS>, <M-Del>, <M-Ins>, <M-/>,
@@ -115,8 +107,10 @@ Options:
'cpoptions' flags: |cpo-_|
'guicursor' works in the terminal
'inccommand' shows interactive results for |:substitute|-like commands
+ 'scrollback'
'statusline' supports unlimited alignment sections
'tabline' %@Func@foo%X can call any function on mouse-click
+ 'winhighlight' window-local highlights
Variables:
|v:event|
@@ -222,22 +216,15 @@ Additional differences:
- |shada-c| has no effect.
- |shada-s| now limits size of every item and not just registers.
-- When reading ShaDa files items are merged according to the timestamp.
- |shada-merging|
- 'viminfo' option got renamed to 'shada'. Old option is kept as an alias for
compatibility reasons.
- |:wviminfo| was renamed to |:wshada|, |:rviminfo| to |:rshada|. Old
commands are still kept.
-- When writing (|:wshada| without bang or at exit) it merges much more data,
- and does this according to the timestamp. Vim merges only marks.
- |shada-merging|
- ShaDa file format was designed with forward and backward compatibility in
mind. |shada-compatibility|
- Some errors make ShaDa code keep temporary file in-place for user to decide
what to do with it. Vim deletes temporary file in these cases.
|shada-error-handling|
-- Vim keeps no timestamps at all, neither in viminfo file nor in the instance
- itself.
- ShaDa file keeps search direction (|v:searchforward|), viminfo does not.
|printf()| returns something meaningful when used with `%p` argument: in Vim
@@ -248,18 +235,33 @@ coerced to strings. See |id()| for more details, currently it uses
|c_CTRL-R| pasting a non-special register into |cmdline| omits the last <CR>.
+Lua interface (|if_lua.txt|):
+
+- `:lua print("a\0b")` will print `a^@b`, like with `:echomsg "a\nb"` . In Vim
+ that prints `a` and `b` on separate lines, exactly like
+ `:lua print("a\nb")` .
+- `:lua error('TEST')` will print “TEST” as the error in Vim and “E5105: Error
+ while calling lua chunk: [string "<VimL compiled string>"]:1: TEST” in
+ Neovim.
+- Lua has direct access to Nvim |API| via `vim.api`.
+- Lua package.path and package.cpath are automatically updated according to
+ 'runtimepath': |lua-require|.
+- Currently, most legacy Vim features are missing.
+
+|input()| and |inputdialog()| gained support for each other’s features (return
+on cancel and completion respectively) via dictionary argument (replaces all
+other arguments if used).
+
==============================================================================
5. Missing legacy features *nvim-features-missing*
- *if_lua* *if_perl* *if_mzscheme* *if_tcl*
-These legacy Vim features may be implemented in the future, but they are not
-planned for the current milestone.
+Some legacy Vim features are not implemented:
- |if_py|: vim.bindeval() and vim.Function() are not supported
-- |if_lua|
-- |if_perl|
-- |if_mzscheme|
-- |if_tcl|
+- |if_lua|: the `vim` object currently only supports `vim.api`
+- *if_perl*
+- *if_mzscheme*
+- *if_tcl*
==============================================================================
6. Removed features *nvim-features-removed*
@@ -276,6 +278,11 @@ Ed-compatible mode:
":set noedcompatible" is ignored
":set edcompatible" is an error
+ *t_xx* *:set-termcap* *termcap-options* *t_AB* *t_Sb* *t_vb* *t_SI*
+Nvim does not have special `t_XX` options nor <t_XX> keycodes to configure
+terminal capabilities. Instead Nvim treats the terminal as any other UI. For
+example, 'guicursor' sets the terminal cursor style if possible.
+
'ttyfast':
":set ttyfast" is ignored
":set nottyfast" is an error
@@ -288,9 +295,6 @@ MS-DOS support:
'bioskey'
'conskey'
-Highlight groups:
- |hl-VisualNOS|
-
Test functions:
test_alloc_fail()
test_autochdir()
@@ -311,6 +315,7 @@ Other options:
'esckeys'
'guioptions' "t" flag was removed
*'guipty'* (Nvim uses pipes and PTYs consistently on all platforms.)
+ 'highlight' (the builtin |highlight-groups| cannot be changed)
*'imactivatefunc'* *'imaf'*
*'imactivatekey'* *'imak'*
*'imstatusfunc'* *'imsf'*