aitjcize / aitjcize/cppman

Vim plugin for using cppman

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Description

I wanted to use cppman from within an existing VIM instance rather than launching a new vim instance pager. Your existing script for the vim-pager provides most of the necessary parts, but some things had to be changed. I created a small plugin, heavily based on your script, for this purpose: https://github.com/gauteh/vim-cppman

It sets itself up whenver C++ or C files are opened so that keywordprg and iskeyword settings utilize cppman. The keywordprg sets up a new vert buffer which loads cppman in the same way as cppman.vim does.

Perhaps this should rather be included in cppman as a vim plugin? A few other modifications I had to make: use winwidth(0) rather than &co. Only load when for C++.

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Research direction

Start by comparing the linked vim-cppman plugin with the existing vim-pager script and cppman.vim behavior. Check how the plugin configures keywordprg and iskeyword for C and C++ buffers and opens cppman in a vertical buffer. Done means the functionality is integrated into cppman and works from an existing Vim session.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, vim
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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