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+*popup.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2022 Oct 07
+
+
+ VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
+
+
+Displaying text in a floating window. *popup* *popup-window* *popupwin*
+
+
+1. Introduction |popup-intro|
+ Window position and size |popup-position|
+ Closing the popup window |popup-close|
+ Popup buffer and window |popup-buffer|
+ Terminal in popup window |popup-terminal|
+2. Functions |popup-functions|
+ Details |popup-function-details|
+3. Usage |popup-usage|
+ popup_create() arguments |popup_create-arguments|
+ Popup text properties |popup-props|
+ Position popup with textprop |popup-textprop-pos|
+ Popup filter |popup-filter|
+ Popup callback |popup-callback|
+ Popup scrollbar |popup-scrollbar|
+ Popup mask |popup-mask|
+4. Examples |popup-examples|
+
+
+{not available if the |+popupwin| feature was disabled at compile time}
+
+==============================================================================
+1. Introduction *popup-intro*
+
+We are talking about popup windows here, text that goes on top of the regular
+windows and is under control of a plugin. You cannot edit the text in the
+popup window like with regular windows.
+
+A popup window can be used for such things as:
+- briefly show a message without overwriting the command line
+- prompt the user with a dialog
+- display contextual information while typing
+- give extra information for auto-completion
+
+The text in the popup window can be colored with |text-properties|. It is
+also possible to use syntax highlighting.
+
+The default color used is "Pmenu". If you prefer something else use the
+"highlight" argument or the 'wincolor' option, e.g.: >
+ hi MyPopupColor ctermbg=lightblue guibg=lightblue
+ call setwinvar(winid, '&wincolor', 'MyPopupColor')
+
+'hlsearch' highlighting is not displayed in a popup window.
+
+A popup window has a window-ID like other windows, but behaves differently.
+The size can be up to the whole Vim window and it overlaps other windows.
+Popup windows can also overlap each other. The "zindex" property specifies
+what goes on top of what.
+ *E366*
+The popup window contains a buffer, and that buffer is always associated with
+the popup window. The window cannot be in Normal, Visual or Insert mode, it
+does not get keyboard focus. You can use functions like `setbufline()` to
+change the text in the buffer. There are more differences from how this
+window and buffer behave compared to regular windows and buffers, see
+|popup-buffer|.
+
+If this is not what you are looking for, check out other popup functionality:
+- popup menu, see |popup-menu|
+- balloon, see |balloon-eval|
+
+
+WINDOW POSITION AND SIZE *popup-position*
+
+The height of the window is normally equal to the number of, possibly
+wrapping, lines in the buffer. It can be limited with the "maxheight"
+property. You can use empty lines to increase the height or the "minheight"
+property.
+
+The width of the window is normally equal to the longest visible line in the
+buffer. It can be limited with the "maxwidth" property. You can use spaces
+to increase the width or use the "minwidth" property.
+
+By default the 'wrap' option is set, so that no text disappears. Otherwise,
+if there is not enough space then the window is shifted left in order to
+display more text. When right-aligned the window is shifted right to display
+more text. The shifting can be disabled with the "fixed" property.
+
+Vim tries to show the popup in the location you specify. In some cases, e.g.
+when the popup would go outside of the Vim window, it will show it somewhere
+nearby. E.g. if you use `popup_atcursor()` the popup normally shows just above
+the current cursor position, but if the cursor is close to the top of the Vim
+window it will be placed below the cursor position.
+
+When the screen scrolls up for output of an Ex command, popups move too, so
+that they will not cover the output.
+
+The current cursor position is displayed even when it is under a popup window.
+That way you can still see where it is, even though you cannot see the text
+that it is in.
+
+
+CLOSING THE POPUP WINDOW *popup-close*
+
+Normally the plugin that created the popup window is also in charge of closing
+it. If somehow a popup hangs around, you can close all of them with: >
+ call popup_clear(1)
+Some popups, such as notifications, close after a specified time. This can be
+set with the "time" property on `popup_create()`.
+Otherwise, a popup can be closed by clicking on the X in the top-right corner
+or by clicking anywhere inside the popup. This must be enabled with the
+"close" property. It is set by default for notifications.
+
+
+POPUP BUFFER AND WINDOW *popup-buffer*
+
+If a popup function is called to create a popup from text, a new buffer is
+created to hold the text and text properties of the popup window. The buffer
+is always associated with the popup window and manipulation is restricted:
+- the buffer has no name
+- 'buftype' is "popup"
+- 'swapfile' is off
+- 'bufhidden' is "hide"
+- 'buflisted' is off
+- 'undolevels' is -1: no undo at all
+- all other buffer-local and window-local options are set to their Vim default
+ value.
+
+It is possible to change the specifically mentioned options, but anything
+might break then, so better leave them alone.
+
+The window does have a cursor position, but the cursor is not displayed. In
+fact, the cursor in the underlying window is displayed, as if it peeks through
+the popup, so you can see where it is.
+
+To execute a command in the context of the popup window and buffer use
+`win_execute()`. Example: >
+ call win_execute(winid, 'syntax enable')
+
+Options can be set on the window with `setwinvar()`, e.g.: >
+ call setwinvar(winid, '&wrap', 0)
+And options can be set on the buffer with `setbufvar()`, e.g.: >
+ call setbufvar(winbufnr(winid), '&filetype', 'java')
+You can also use `win_execute()` with a ":setlocal" command.
+
+
+TERMINAL IN POPUP WINDOW *popup-terminal*
+
+A special case is running a terminal in a popup window. Many rules are then
+different: *E863*
+- The popup window always has focus, it is not possible to switch to another
+ window.
+- When the job ends, the popup window shows the buffer in Terminal-Normal
+ mode. Use `:q` to close it or use "term_finish" value "close".
+- The popup window can be closed with `popup_close()`, the terminal buffer
+ then becomes hidden.
+- It is not possible to open a second popup window with a terminal. *E861*
+- The default Pmenu color is only used for the border and padding. To change
+ the color of the terminal itself set the Terminal highlight group before
+ creating the terminal. Setting 'wincolor' later can work but requires the
+ program in the terminal to redraw everything.
+- The default minimal size is 5 lines of 20 characters; Use the "minwidth" and
+ "minheight" parameters to set a different value.
+- The terminal size will grow if the program running in the terminal writes
+ text. Set "maxheight" and "maxwidth" to restrict the size.
+
+To run a terminal in a popup window, first create the terminal hidden. Then
+pass the buffer number to popup_create(). Example: >
+ hi link Terminal Search
+ let buf = term_start(['picker', 'Something'], #{hidden: 1, term_finish: 'close'})
+ let winid = popup_create(buf, #{minwidth: 50, minheight: 20})
+
+==============================================================================
+2. Functions *popup-functions*
+
+Creating a popup window:
+ |popup_create()| centered in the screen
+ |popup_atcursor()| just above the cursor position, closes when
+ the cursor moves away
+ |popup_beval()| at the position indicated by v:beval_
+ variables, closes when the mouse moves away
+ |popup_notification()| show a notification for three seconds
+ |popup_dialog()| centered with padding and border
+ |popup_menu()| prompt for selecting an item from a list
+
+Manipulating a popup window:
+ |popup_hide()| hide a popup temporarily
+ |popup_show()| show a previously hidden popup
+ |popup_move()| change the position and size of a popup
+ |popup_setoptions()| override options of a popup
+ |popup_settext()| replace the popup buffer contents
+
+Closing popup windows:
+ |popup_close()| close one popup
+ |popup_clear()| close all popups
+
+Filter functions:
+ |popup_filter_menu()| select from a list of items
+ |popup_filter_yesno()| blocks until 'y' or 'n' is pressed
+
+Other:
+ |popup_getoptions()| get current options for a popup
+ |popup_getpos()| get actual position and size of a popup
+ |popup_locate()| find popup window at a screen position
+ |popup_list()| get list of all popups
+
+
+DETAILS *popup-function-details*
+
+popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) *popup_atcursor()*
+ Show the {what} above the cursor, and close it when the cursor
+ moves. This works like: >
+ call popup_create({what}, #{
+ \ pos: 'botleft',
+ \ line: 'cursor-1',
+ \ col: 'cursor',
+ \ moved: 'WORD',
+ \ })
+< Use {options} to change the properties.
+ If "pos" is passed as "topleft" then the default for "line"
+ becomes "cursor+1".
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetText()->popup_atcursor({})
+
+
+popup_beval({what}, {options}) *popup_beval()*
+ Show the {what} above the position from 'ballooneval' and
+ close it when the mouse moves. This works like: >
+ let pos = screenpos(v:beval_winnr, v:beval_lnum, v:beval_col)
+ call popup_create({what}, #{
+ \ pos: 'botleft',
+ \ line: pos.row - 1,
+ \ col: pos.col,
+ \ mousemoved: 'WORD',
+ \ })
+< Use {options} to change the properties.
+ See |popup_beval_example| for an example.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetText()->popup_beval({})
+<
+ *popup_clear()*
+popup_clear([{force}])
+ Emergency solution to a misbehaving plugin: close all popup
+ windows for the current tab and global popups.
+ Close callbacks are not invoked.
+ When {force} is not present this will fail if the current
+ window is a popup.
+ When {force} is present and |TRUE| the popup is also closed
+ when it is the current window. If a terminal is running in a
+ popup it is killed.
+
+
+popup_close({id} [, {result}]) *popup_close()*
+ Close popup {id}. The window and the associated buffer will
+ be deleted.
+
+ If the popup has a callback it will be called just before the
+ popup window is deleted. If the optional {result} is present
+ it will be passed as the second argument of the callback.
+ Otherwise zero is passed to the callback.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPopup()->popup_close()
+
+
+popup_create({what}, {options}) *popup_create()*
+ Open a popup window showing {what}, which is either: *E450*
+ - a buffer number
+ - a string
+ - a list of strings
+ - a list of text lines with text properties
+ When {what} is not a buffer number, a buffer is created with
+ 'buftype' set to "popup". That buffer will be wiped out once
+ the popup closes.
+
+ if {what} is a buffer number and loading the buffer runs into
+ an existing swap file, it is silently opened read-only, as if
+ a |SwapExists| autocommand had set |v:swapchoice| to 'o'.
+ This is because we assume the buffer is only used for viewing.
+
+ {options} is a dictionary with many possible entries.
+ See |popup_create-arguments| for details.
+
+ Returns a window-ID, which can be used with other popup
+ functions. Use `winbufnr()` to get the number of the buffer
+ in the window: >
+ let winid = popup_create('hello', {})
+ let bufnr = winbufnr(winid)
+ call setbufline(bufnr, 2, 'second line')
+< In case of failure zero is returned.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetText()->popup_create({})
+
+
+popup_dialog({what}, {options}) *popup_dialog()*
+ Just like |popup_create()| but with these default options: >
+ call popup_create({what}, #{
+ \ pos: 'center',
+ \ zindex: 200,
+ \ drag: 1,
+ \ border: [],
+ \ padding: [],
+ \ mapping: 0,
+ \})
+< Use {options} to change the properties. E.g. add a 'filter'
+ option with value 'popup_filter_yesno'. Example: >
+ call popup_create('do you want to quit (Yes/no)?', #{
+ \ filter: 'popup_filter_yesno',
+ \ callback: 'QuitCallback',
+ \ })
+
+< By default the dialog can be dragged, so that text below it
+ can be read if needed.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetText()->popup_dialog({})
+
+
+popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) *popup_filter_menu()*
+ Filter that can be used for a popup. These keys can be used:
+ j <Down> <C-N> select item below
+ k <Up> <C-P> select item above
+ <Space> <Enter> accept current selection
+ x Esc CTRL-C cancel the menu
+ Other keys are ignored.
+ Always returns |v:true|.
+
+ A match is set on that line to highlight it, see
+ |popup_menu()|.
+
+ When the current selection is accepted the "callback" of the
+ popup menu is invoked with the index of the selected line as
+ the second argument. The first entry has index one.
+ Cancelling the menu invokes the callback with -1.
+
+ To add shortcut keys, see the example here:
+ |popup_menu-shortcut-example|
+
+
+popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) *popup_filter_yesno()*
+ Filter that can be used for a popup. It handles only the keys
+ 'y', 'Y' and 'n' or 'N'. Invokes the "callback" of the
+ popup menu with the 1 for 'y' or 'Y' and zero for 'n' or 'N'
+ as the second argument. Pressing Esc and 'x' works like
+ pressing 'n'. CTRL-C invokes the callback with -1. Other
+ keys are ignored.
+ See the example here: |popup_dialog-example|
+
+
+popup_findecho() *popup_findecho()*
+ Get the |window-ID| for the popup that shows messages for the
+ `:echowindow` command. Return zero if there is none.
+ Mainly useful to hide the popup.
+
+
+popup_findinfo() *popup_findinfo()*
+ Get the |window-ID| for the popup info window, as it used by
+ the popup menu. See |complete-popup|. The info popup is
+ hidden when not used, it can be deleted with |popup_clear()|
+ and |popup_close()|. Use |popup_show()| to reposition it to
+ the item in the popup menu.
+ Returns zero if there is none.
+
+
+popup_findpreview() *popup_findpreview()*
+ Get the |window-ID| for the popup preview window.
+ Return zero if there is none.
+
+popup_getoptions({id}) *popup_getoptions()*
+ Return the {options} for popup {id} in a Dict.
+ A zero value means the option was not set. For "zindex" the
+ default value is returned, not zero.
+
+ The "moved" entry is a list with line number, minimum and
+ maximum column, [0, 0, 0] when not set.
+
+ The "mousemoved" entry is a list with screen row, minimum and
+ maximum screen column, [0, 0, 0] when not set.
+
+ "firstline" is the property set on the popup, unlike the
+ "firstline" obtained with |popup_getpos()| which is the actual
+ buffer line at the top of the popup window.
+
+ "border" and "padding" are not included when all values are
+ zero. When all values are one then an empty list is included.
+
+ "borderhighlight" is not included when all values are empty.
+ "scrollbarhighlight" and "thumbhighlight" are only included
+ when set.
+
+ "tabpage" will be -1 for a global popup, zero for a popup on
+ the current tabpage and a positive number for a popup on
+ another tabpage.
+
+ "textprop", "textpropid" and "textpropwin" are only present
+ when "textprop" was set.
+
+ If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPopup()->popup_getoptions()
+
+
+popup_getpos({id}) *popup_getpos()*
+ Return the position and size of popup {id}. Returns a Dict
+ with these entries:
+ col screen column of the popup, one-based
+ line screen line of the popup, one-based
+ width width of the whole popup in screen cells
+ height height of the whole popup in screen cells
+ core_col screen column of the text box
+ core_line screen line of the text box
+ core_width width of the text box in screen cells
+ core_height height of the text box in screen cells
+ firstline line of the buffer at top (1 unless scrolled)
+ (not the value of the "firstline" property)
+ lastline line of the buffer at the bottom (updated when
+ the popup is redrawn)
+ scrollbar non-zero if a scrollbar is displayed
+ visible one if the popup is displayed, zero if hidden
+ Note that these are the actual screen positions. They differ
+ from the values in `popup_getoptions()` for the sizing and
+ positioning mechanism applied.
+
+ The "core_" values exclude the padding and border.
+
+ If popup window {id} is not found an empty Dict is returned.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPopup()->popup_getpos()
+
+
+popup_hide({id}) *popup_hide()*
+ If {id} is a displayed popup, hide it now. If the popup has a
+ filter it will not be invoked for so long as the popup is
+ hidden.
+ If window {id} does not exist nothing happens. If window {id}
+ exists but is not a popup window an error is given. *E993*
+ If popup window {id} contains a terminal an error is given.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPopup()->popup_hide()
+
+
+popup_list() *popup_list()*
+ Return a List with the |window-ID| of all existing popups.
+
+
+popup_locate({row}, {col}) *popup_locate()*
+ Return the |window-ID| of the popup at screen position {row}
+ and {col}. If there are multiple popups the one with the
+ highest zindex is returned. If there are no popups at this
+ position then zero is returned.
+
+
+popup_menu({what}, {options}) *popup_menu()*
+ Show the {what} near the cursor, handle selecting one of the
+ items with cursorkeys, and close it an item is selected with
+ Space or Enter. {what} should have multiple lines to make this
+ useful. This works like: >
+ call popup_create({what}, #{
+ \ pos: 'center',
+ \ zindex: 200,
+ \ drag: 1,
+ \ wrap: 0,
+ \ border: [],
+ \ cursorline: 1,
+ \ padding: [0,1,0,1],
+ \ filter: 'popup_filter_menu',
+ \ mapping: 0,
+ \ })
+< The current line is highlighted with a match using
+ "PopupSelected", or "PmenuSel" if that is not defined.
+
+ Use {options} to change the properties. Should at least set
+ "callback" to a function that handles the selected item.
+ Example: >
+ func ColorSelected(id, result)
+ " use a:result
+ endfunc
+ call popup_menu(['red', 'green', 'blue'], #{
+ \ callback: 'ColorSelected',
+ \ })
+
+< Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetChoices()->popup_menu({})
+
+
+popup_move({id}, {options}) *popup_move()*
+ Move popup {id} to the position specified with {options}.
+ {options} may contain the items from |popup_create()| that
+ specify the popup position:
+ line
+ col
+ pos
+ maxheight
+ minheight
+ maxwidth
+ minwidth
+ fixed
+ For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
+ For other options see |popup_setoptions()|.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPopup()->popup_move(options)
+
+
+popup_notification({what}, {options}) *popup_notification()*
+ Show the {what} for 3 seconds at the top of the Vim window.
+ This works like: >
+ call popup_create({what}, #{
+ \ line: 1,
+ \ col: 10,
+ \ minwidth: 20,
+ \ time: 3000,
+ \ tabpage: -1,
+ \ zindex: 300,
+ \ drag: 1,
+ \ highlight: 'WarningMsg',
+ \ border: [],
+ \ close: 'click',
+ \ padding: [0,1,0,1],
+ \ })
+< The PopupNotification highlight group is used instead of
+ WarningMsg if it is defined.
+
+ Without the |+timers| feature the popup will not disappear
+ automatically, the user has to click in it.
+
+ The position will be adjusted to avoid overlap with other
+ notifications.
+ Use {options} to change the properties.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetText()->popup_notification({})
+
+
+popup_setoptions({id}, {options}) *popup_setoptions()*
+ Override options in popup {id} with entries in {options}.
+ These options can be set:
+ border
+ borderchars
+ borderhighlight
+ callback
+ close
+ cursorline
+ drag
+ filter
+ firstline
+ flip
+ highlight
+ mapping
+ mask
+ moved
+ padding
+ resize
+ scrollbar
+ scrollbarhighlight
+ thumbhighlight
+ time
+ title
+ wrap
+ zindex
+ The options from |popup_move()| can also be used.
+ Generally, setting an option to zero or an empty string resets
+ it to the default value, but there are exceptions.
+ For "hidden" use |popup_hide()| and |popup_show()|.
+ "tabpage" cannot be changed.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPopup()->popup_setoptions(options)
+
+
+popup_settext({id}, {text}) *popup_settext()*
+ Set the text of the buffer in popup win {id}. {text} is the
+ same as supplied to |popup_create()|, except that a buffer
+ number is not allowed.
+ Does not change the window size or position, other than caused
+ by the different text.
+
+ Can also be used as a |method|: >
+ GetPopup()->popup_settext('hello')
+
+
+popup_show({id}) *popup_show()*
+ If {id} is a hidden popup, show it now.
+ For {id} see `popup_hide()`.
+ If {id} is the info popup it will be positioned next to the
+ current popup menu item.
+
+
+==============================================================================
+3. Usage *popup-usage*
+
+POPUP_CREATE() ARGUMENTS *popup_create-arguments*
+
+The first argument of |popup_create()| (and the second argument to
+|popup_settext()|) specifies the text to be displayed, and optionally text
+properties. It is in one of four forms: *E1284*
+- a buffer number
+- a string
+- a list of strings
+- a list of dictionaries, where each dictionary has these entries:
+ text String with the text to display.
+ props A list of text properties. Optional.
+ Each entry is a dictionary, like the third argument of
+ |prop_add()|, but specifying the column in the
+ dictionary with a "col" entry, see below:
+ |popup-props|.
+
+If you want to create a new buffer yourself use |bufadd()| and pass the buffer
+number to popup_create().
+
+The second argument of |popup_create()| is a dictionary with options:
+ line Screen line where to position the popup. Can use a
+ number or "cursor", "cursor+1" or "cursor-1" to use
+ the line of the cursor and add or subtract a number of
+ lines. If omitted or zero the popup is vertically
+ centered. The first line is 1.
+ When using "textprop" the number is relative to the
+ text property and can be negative.
+ col Screen column where to position the popup. Can use a
+ number or "cursor" to use the column of the cursor,
+ "cursor+9" or "cursor-9" to add or subtract a number
+ of columns. If omitted or zero the popup is
+ horizontally centered. The first column is 1.
+ When using "textprop" the number is relative to the
+ text property and can be negative.
+ pos "topleft", "topright", "botleft" or "botright":
+ defines what corner of the popup "line" and "col" are
+ used for. When not set "topleft" is used.
+ Alternatively "center" can be used to position the
+ popup in the center of the Vim window, in which case
+ "line" and "col" are ignored.
+ posinvert When FALSE the value of "pos" is always used. When
+ TRUE (the default) and the popup does not fit
+ vertically and there is more space on the other side
+ then the popup is placed on the other side of the
+ position indicated by "line".
+ textprop When present the popup is positioned next to a text
+ property with this name and will move when the text
+ property moves. Use an empty string to remove. See
+ |popup-textprop-pos|.
+ textpropwin What window to search for the text property. When
+ omitted or invalid the current window is used. Used
+ when "textprop" is present.
+ textpropid Used to identify the text property when "textprop" is
+ present. Use zero to reset.
+ fixed When FALSE (the default), and:
+ - "pos" is "botleft" or "topleft", and
+ - "wrap" is off, and
+ - the popup would be truncated at the right edge of
+ the screen, then
+ the popup is moved to the left so as to fit the
+ contents on the screen. Set to TRUE to disable this.
+ flip When TRUE (the default) and the position is relative
+ to the cursor, flip to below or above the cursor to
+ avoid overlap with the |popupmenu-completion| or
+ another popup with a higher "zindex". When there is
+ no space above/below the cursor then show the popup to
+ the side of the popup or popup menu.
+ {not implemented yet}
+ maxheight Maximum height of the contents, excluding border and
+ padding.
+ minheight Minimum height of the contents, excluding border and
+ padding.
+ maxwidth Maximum width of the contents, excluding border,
+ padding and scrollbar.
+ minwidth Minimum width of the contents, excluding border,
+ padding and scrollbar.
+ firstline First buffer line to display. When larger than one it
+ looks like the text scrolled up. When out of range
+ the last buffer line will at the top of the window.
+ Set to zero to leave the position as set by commands.
+ Also see "scrollbar".
+ hidden When TRUE the popup exists but is not displayed; use
+ `popup_show()` to unhide it.
+ tabpage When -1: display the popup on all tab pages.
+ When 0 (the default): display the popup on the current
+ tab page.
+ Otherwise the number of the tab page the popup is
+ displayed on; when invalid the popup is not created
+ and an error is given. *E997*
+ title Text to be displayed above the first item in the
+ popup, on top of any border. If there is no top
+ border one line of padding is added to put the title
+ on. You might want to add one or more spaces at the
+ start and end as padding.
+ wrap TRUE to make the lines wrap (default TRUE).
+ drag TRUE to allow the popup to be dragged with the mouse
+ by grabbing at the border. Has no effect if the
+ popup does not have a border. As soon as dragging
+ starts and "pos" is "center" it is changed to
+ "topleft".
+ dragall TRUE to allow the popup to be dragged from every
+ position. Makes it very difficult to select text in
+ the popup.
+ resize TRUE to allow the popup to be resized with the mouse
+ by grabbing at the bottom right corner. Has no effect
+ if the popup does not have a border.
+ close When "button" an X is displayed in the top-right, on
+ top of any border, padding or text. When clicked on
+ the X the popup will close. Any callback is invoked
+ with the value -2.
+ When "click" any mouse click in the popup will close
+ it.
+ When "none" (the default) mouse clicks do not close
+ the popup window.
+ highlight Highlight group name to use for the text, stored in
+ the 'wincolor' option.
+ padding List with numbers, defining the padding
+ above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
+ An empty list uses a padding of 1 all around. The
+ padding goes around the text, inside any border.
+ Padding uses the 'wincolor' highlight.
+ Example: [1, 2, 1, 3] has 1 line of padding above, 2
+ columns on the right, 1 line below and 3 columns on
+ the left.
+ border List with numbers, defining the border thickness
+ above/right/below/left of the popup (similar to CSS).
+ Only values of zero and non-zero are currently
+ recognized. An empty list uses a border all around.
+ borderhighlight List of highlight group names to use for the border.
+ When one entry it is used for all borders, otherwise
+ the highlight for the top/right/bottom/left border.
+ Example: ['TopColor', 'RightColor', 'BottomColor,
+ 'LeftColor']
+ borderchars List with characters, defining the character to use
+ for the top/right/bottom/left border. Optionally
+ followed by the character to use for the
+ topleft/topright/botright/botleft corner.
+ Example: ['-', '|', '-', '|', '┌', '┐', '┘', '└']
+ When the list has one character it is used for all.
+ When the list has two characters the first is used for
+ the border lines, the second for the corners.
+ By default a double line is used all around when
+ 'encoding' is "utf-8" and 'ambiwidth' is "single",
+ otherwise ASCII characters are used.
+ scrollbar 1 or true: show a scrollbar when the text doesn't fit.
+ zero: do not show a scrollbar. Default is non-zero.
+ Also see |popup-scrollbar|.
+ scrollbarhighlight Highlight group name for the scrollbar. The
+ background color is what matters. When not given then
+ PmenuSbar is used.
+ thumbhighlight Highlight group name for the scrollbar thumb. The
+ background color is what matters. When not given then
+ PmenuThumb is used.
+ zindex Priority for the popup, default 50. Minimum value is
+ 1, maximum value is 32000.
+ mask A list of lists with coordinates, defining parts of
+ the popup that are transparent. See |popup-mask|.
+ time Time in milliseconds after which the popup will close.
+ When omitted |popup_close()| must be used.
+ moved Specifies to close the popup if the cursor moved:
+ - "any": if the cursor moved at all
+ - "word": if the cursor moved outside |<cword>|
+ - "WORD": if the cursor moved outside |<cWORD>|
+ - "expr": if the cursor moved outside |<cexpr>|
+ - [{start}, {end}]: if the cursor moved before column
+ {start} or after {end}
+ - [{lnum}, {start}, {end}]: if the cursor moved away
+ from line {lnum}, before column {start} or after
+ {end}
+ - [0, 0, 0] do not close the popup when the cursor
+ moves
+ The popup also closes if the cursor moves to another
+ line or to another window.
+ mousemoved Like "moved" but referring to the mouse pointer
+ position
+ cursorline TRUE: Highlight the cursor line. Also scrolls the
+ text to show this line (only works properly
+ when 'wrap' is off).
+ zero: Do not highlight the cursor line.
+ Default is zero, except for |popup_menu()|.
+ filter A callback that can filter typed characters, see
+ |popup-filter|.
+ mapping Allow for key mapping. When FALSE and the popup is
+ visible and has a filter callback key mapping is
+ disabled. Default value is TRUE.
+ filtermode In which modes the filter is used (same flags as with
+ |hasmapto()| plus "a"):
+ n Normal mode
+ v Visual and Select mode
+ x Visual mode
+ s Select mode
+ o Operator-pending mode
+ i Insert mode
+ l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
+ c Command-line mode
+ a all modes
+ The default value is "a".
+ callback A callback that is called when the popup closes, e.g.
+ when using |popup_filter_menu()|, see |popup-callback|.
+
+Depending on the "zindex" the popup goes under or above other popups. The
+completion menu (|popup-menu|) has zindex 100. For messages that occur for a
+short time the suggestion is to use zindex 1000.
+
+By default text wraps, which causes a line in {lines} to occupy more than one
+screen line. When "wrap" is FALSE then the text outside of the popup or
+outside of the Vim window will not be displayed, thus truncated.
+
+
+POPUP TEXT PROPERTIES *popup-props*
+
+These are similar to the third argument of |prop_add()| except:
+- "lnum" is always the current line in the list
+- "bufnr" is always the buffer of the popup
+- "col" is in the Dict instead of a separate argument
+So we get:
+ col starting column, counted in bytes, use one for the
+ first column.
+ length length of text in bytes; can be zero
+ end_lnum line number for the end of the text
+ end_col column just after the text; not used when "length" is
+ present; when {col} and "end_col" are equal, this is a
+ zero-width text property
+ id user defined ID for the property; when omitted zero is
+ used
+ type name of the text property type, as added with
+ |prop_type_add()|
+
+
+POSITION POPUP WITH TEXTPROP *popup-textprop-pos*
+
+Positioning a popup next to a text property causes the popup to move when text
+is inserted or deleted. The popup functions like a tooltip.
+
+These steps are needed to make this work:
+
+- Define a text property type, it defines the name. >
+ call prop_type_add('popupMarker', {})
+
+- Place a text property at the desired text: >
+ let lnum = {line of the text}
+ let col = {start column of the text}
+ let len = {length of the text}
+ let propId = {arbitrary but unique number}
+ call prop_add(lnum, col, #{
+ \ length: len,
+ \ type: 'popupMarker',
+ \ id: propId,
+ \ })
+
+- Create a popup: >
+ let winid = popup_create('the text', #{
+ \ pos: 'botleft',
+ \ textprop: 'popupMarker',
+ \ textpropid: propId,
+ \ border: [],
+ \ padding: [0,1,0,1],
+ \ close: 'click',
+ \ })
+
+By default the popup is positioned at the corner of the text, opposite of the
+"pos" specified for the popup. Thus when the popup uses "botleft", the
+bottom-left corner of the popup is positioned next to the top-right corner of
+the text property:
+ +----------+
+ | the text |
+ +----------+
+ just some PROPERTY as an example
+
+Here the text property is on "PROPERTY". Move the popup to the left by
+passing a negative "col" value to popup_create(). With "col: -5" you get:
+
+ +----------+
+ | the text |
+ +----------+
+ just some PROPERTY as an example
+
+If the text property moves out of view then the popup will be hidden.
+If the window for which the popup was defined is closed, the popup is closed.
+
+If the popup cannot fit in the desired position, it may show at a nearby
+position.
+
+Some hints:
+- To avoid collision with other plugins the text property type name has to be
+ unique. You can also use the "bufnr" item to make it local to a buffer.
+- You can leave out the text property ID if there is only ever one text
+ property visible.
+- The popup may be in the way of what the user is doing, making it close with
+ a click, as in the example above, helps for that.
+- If the text property is removed the popup is closed. Use something like
+ this: >
+ call prop_remove(#{type: 'popupMarker', id: propId})
+
+
+POPUP FILTER *popup-filter*
+
+A callback that gets any typed keys while a popup is displayed. The filter is
+not invoked when the popup is hidden.
+
+The filter can return TRUE to indicate the key has been handled and is to be
+discarded, or FALSE to let Vim handle the key as usual in the current state.
+In case it returns FALSE and there is another popup window visible, that
+filter is also called. The filter of the popup window with the highest zindex
+is called first.
+
+The filter function is called with two arguments: the ID of the popup and the
+key as a string, e.g.: >
+ func MyFilter(winid, key)
+ if a:key == "\<F2>"
+ " do something
+ return 1
+ endif
+ if a:key == 'x'
+ call popup_close(a:winid)
+ return 1
+ endif
+ return 0
+ endfunc
+< *popup-filter-mode*
+The "filtermode" property can be used to specify in what mode the filter is
+invoked. The default is "a": all modes. When using "nvi" Command-line mode
+is not included, so that any command typed on the command line is not
+filtered. However, to get to Command-line mode the filter must not consume
+":". Just like it must not consume "v" to allow for entering Visual mode.
+
+ *popup-mapping*
+Normally the key is what results after any mapping, since the keys pass on as
+normal input if the filter does not use it. If the filter consumes all the
+keys, set the "mapping" property to zero so that mappings do not get in the
+way. This is default for |popup_menu()| and |popup_dialog()|.
+
+Some recommended key actions:
+ x close the popup (see note below)
+ cursor keys select another entry
+ Tab accept current suggestion
+
+When CTRL-C is pressed the popup is closed, the filter will not be invoked.
+
+A mouse click arrives as <LeftMouse>. The coordinates can be obtained with
+|getmousepos()|.
+
+Vim provides standard filters |popup_filter_menu()| and
+|popup_filter_yesno()|.
+
+Keys coming from a `:normal` command do not pass through the filter. This can
+be used to move the cursor in a popup where the "cursorline" option is set: >
+ call win_execute(winid, 'normal! 10Gzz')
+Keys coming from `feedkeys()` are passed through the filter.
+
+Note that "x" is the normal way to close a popup. You may want to use Esc,
+but since many keys start with an Esc character, there may be a delay before
+Vim recognizes the Esc key. If you do use Esc, it is recommended to set the
+'ttimeoutlen' option to 100 and set 'timeout' and/or 'ttimeout'.
+
+ *popup-filter-errors*
+If the filter function can't be called, e.g. because the name is wrong, then
+the popup is closed. If the filter causes an error then it is assumed to
+return zero. If this happens three times in a row the popup is closed. If
+the popup gives errors fewer than 10% of the calls then it won't be closed.
+
+
+POPUP CALLBACK *popup-callback*
+
+A callback that is invoked when the popup closes.
+
+The callback is invoked with two arguments: the ID of the popup window and the
+result, which could be an index in the popup lines, or whatever was passed as
+the second argument of `popup_close()`.
+
+If the popup is force-closed, e.g. because the cursor moved or CTRL-C was
+pressed, the number -1 is passed to the callback.
+
+Example: >
+ func SelectedColor(id, result)
+ echo 'choice made: ' .. a:result
+ endfunc
+
+
+POPUP SCROLLBAR *popup-scrollbar*
+
+If the text does not fit in the popup a scrollbar is displayed on the right of
+the window. This can be disabled by setting the "scrollbar" option to zero.
+When the scrollbar is displayed mouse scroll events, while the mouse pointer
+is on the popup, will cause the text to scroll up or down as you would expect.
+A click in the upper half of the scrollbar will scroll the text down one line.
+A click in the lower half will scroll the text up one line. However, this is
+limited so that the popup does not get smaller.
+
+
+POPUP MASK *popup-mask*
+
+To minimize the text that the popup covers, parts of it can be made
+transparent. This is defined by a "mask" which is a list of lists, where each
+list has four numbers:
+ col start column, positive for counting from the left, 1 for
+ leftmost, negative for counting from the right, -1 for
+ rightmost
+ endcol last column, like "col"
+ line start line, positive for counting from the top, 1 for top,
+ negative for counting from the bottom, -1 for bottom
+ endline end line, like "line"
+
+For example, to make the last 10 columns of the last line transparent:
+ [[-10, -1, -1, -1]]
+
+To make the four corners transparent:
+ [[1, 1, 1, 1], [-1, -1, 1, 1], [1, 1, -1, -1], [-1, -1, -1, -1]]
+
+==============================================================================
+4. Examples *popup-examples*
+
+These examples use |Vim9| script.
+
+ *popup_dialog-example*
+Prompt the user to press y/Y or n/N: >
+
+ popup_dialog('Continue? y/n', {
+ filter: 'popup_filter_yesno',
+ callback: (id, result) => {
+ if result == 1
+ echomsg "'y' or 'Y' was pressed"
+ else
+ echomsg "'y' or 'Y' was NOT pressed"
+ endif
+ },
+ padding: [2, 4, 2, 4],
+ })
+<
+ *popup_menu-shortcut-example*
+Extend popup_filter_menu() with shortcut keys: >
+
+ popup_menu(['Save', 'Cancel', 'Discard'], {
+ callback: (_, result) => {
+ echo 'dialog result is' result
+ },
+ filter: (id, key) => {
+ # Handle shortcuts
+ if key == 'S' || key == 's'
+ popup_close(id, 1)
+ elseif key == 'C' || key == 'c'
+ popup_close(id, 2)
+ elseif key == 'D' || key == 'd'
+ popup_close(id, 3)
+ else
+ # No shortcut, pass to generic filter
+ return popup_filter_menu(id, key)
+ endif
+ return true
+ },
+ })
+<
+ *popup_beval_example*
+Example for using a popup window for 'ballooneval': >
+
+ set ballooneval balloonevalterm
+ set balloonexpr=BalloonExpr()
+ var winid: number
+ var last_text: string
+
+ def BalloonExpr(): string
+ # here you would use "v:beval_text" to lookup something interesting
+ var text = v:beval_text
+ if winid > 0 && popup_getpos(winid) != null_dict
+ # previous popup window still shows
+ if text == last_text
+ # still the same text, keep the existing popup
+ return null_string
+ endif
+ popup_close(winid)
+ endif
+
+ winid = popup_beval(text, {})
+ last_text = text
+ return null_string
+ enddef
+
+If the text has to be obtained asynchronously return an empty string from the
+expression function and call popup_beval() once the text is available. In
+this example simulated with a timer callback: >
+
+ set ballooneval balloonevalterm
+ set balloonexpr=BalloonExpr()
+ var winid: number
+ var last_text: string
+
+ def BalloonExpr(): string
+ var text = v:beval_text
+ if winid > 0 && popup_getpos(winid) != null_dict
+ # previous popup window still shows
+ if text == last_text
+ # still the same text, keep the existing popup
+ return null_string
+ endif
+ popup_close(winid)
+ endif
+
+ # Simulate an asynchronous lookup that takes half a second for the
+ # text to display.
+ last_text = text
+ timer_start(500, 'ShowPopup')
+ return null_string
+ enddef
+
+ def ShowPopup(timerid: number)
+ winid = popup_beval('Result: ' .. last_text, {})
+ enddef
+<
+
+ vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: