https://github.com/taohexxx/lightline-buffer
A buffer plugin for lightline.vim
https://github.com/taohexxx/lightline-buffer
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A buffer plugin for lightline.vim
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/taohexxx/lightline-buffer
- Owner: taohexxx
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-03-13T03:18:22.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-03-12T13:04:17.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-31T00:41:18.361Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: buffer, lightline, tabline, vim
- Language: Vim script
- Homepage:
- Size: 259 KB
- Stars: 28
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# lightline-buffer · [](https://travis-ci.org/taohexxx/lightline-buffer) [](http://makeapullrequest.com)
A buffer plugin for [lightline.vim](https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim)
## Main Features
* :star2: Clickable buffer switching
* :page_with_curl: Show file type icon with perfect UTF-8 support
* :pencil2: Show tab info and buffer info in tabline
* :left_right_arrow: Support using left / right arrow key for quickly switching buffer
* :mag: Auto-folding for long buffer name
* :triangular_ruler: Scrollable when tabline length overflow screen
## Usage
1. Make sure you've already installed [lightline.vim](https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim)
2. Add this repo to your favorite vim plugin manager
If you are using [Dein.vim](https://github.com/Shougo/dein.vim) (recommended)
```vim
call dein#add('taohexxx/lightline-buffer')
```
If you are using [NeoBundle](https://github.com/Shougo/neobundle.vim)
```vim
NeoBundle 'taohexxx/lightline-buffer'
```
3. Add this block to your init.vim (for neovim) or .vimrc (for vim)
```vim
set hidden " allow buffer switching without saving
set showtabline=2 " always show tabline
" use lightline-buffer in lightline
let g:lightline = {
\ 'tabline': {
\ 'left': [ [ 'bufferinfo' ],
\ [ 'separator' ],
\ [ 'bufferbefore', 'buffercurrent', 'bufferafter' ], ],
\ 'right': [ [ 'close' ], ],
\ },
\ 'component_expand': {
\ 'buffercurrent': 'lightline#buffer#buffercurrent',
\ 'bufferbefore': 'lightline#buffer#bufferbefore',
\ 'bufferafter': 'lightline#buffer#bufferafter',
\ },
\ 'component_type': {
\ 'buffercurrent': 'tabsel',
\ 'bufferbefore': 'raw',
\ 'bufferafter': 'raw',
\ },
\ 'component_function': {
\ 'bufferinfo': 'lightline#buffer#bufferinfo',
\ },
\ 'component': {
\ 'separator': '',
\ },
\ }
" remap arrow keys
nnoremap :bprev
nnoremap :bnext
" lightline-buffer ui settings
" replace these symbols with ascii characters if your environment does not support unicode
let g:lightline_buffer_logo = ' '
let g:lightline_buffer_readonly_icon = ''
let g:lightline_buffer_modified_icon = '✭'
let g:lightline_buffer_git_icon = ' '
let g:lightline_buffer_ellipsis_icon = '..'
let g:lightline_buffer_expand_left_icon = '◀ '
let g:lightline_buffer_expand_right_icon = ' ▶'
let g:lightline_buffer_active_buffer_left_icon = ''
let g:lightline_buffer_active_buffer_right_icon = ''
let g:lightline_buffer_separator_icon = ' '
" enable devicons, only support utf-8
" require
let g:lightline_buffer_enable_devicons = 1
" lightline-buffer function settings
let g:lightline_buffer_show_bufnr = 1
" :help filename-modifiers
let g:lightline_buffer_fname_mod = ':t'
" hide buffer list
let g:lightline_buffer_excludes = ['vimfiler']
" max file name length
let g:lightline_buffer_maxflen = 30
" max file extension length
let g:lightline_buffer_maxfextlen = 3
" min file name length
let g:lightline_buffer_minflen = 16
" min file extension length
let g:lightline_buffer_minfextlen = 3
" reserve length for other component (e.g. info, close)
let g:lightline_buffer_reservelen = 20
```
4. Show file type icons
Install [VimDevIcons](https://github.com/ryanoasis/vim-devicons) in your favorite vim plugin manager
## Examples
[Navim](https://github.com/taohexxx/navim)