Re: [viml help] getting the behavior of `helpgrep` quickfixlist

Hi,

On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 3:45 AM, Bruno Sutic <bruno.sutic@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi group!
> I'm working on a small "grep for manpages" plugin. Ideally, it whould mimic how vim's `helpgrep` functionality works.
>
> Here's the helpgrep quick highlight to describe the wanted feature:
> - a user enters `helpgrep some_pattern` in vim's command line. Vim performs search and populates quickfixlist
> - it get's interesting here: when an item from this list is selected, vim does a window split to show content (window split is usually *not* done when opening QF item)
> - whenever an item from *this* QF list is chosen, it is opened in *the same* `help` window
> - it seems you can't have 2 or more windows displaying "content" from this QFlist
>
> These QFlist features seem specific to helpgrep:
> - doing a window split when opening first QFlist item
> - always opening QFlist entries in the same window
> - only 1 window for this QF list allowed
>
> How can I get the same behavior for my plugin?
> Are there some plugins out there that already have this implemented so I can look into them?
>

Yes. There are many Vim plugins that implement this behavior.
For example, take a look at the MRU plugin.

https://github.com/yegappan/mru

- Yegappan

>
> Any hint appreciated!
>
> Thanks for the help
>

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