created by

Alex Efros

script type

utility

description

Flexible viewer for any documentation source (help/man/perldoc/etc.) for any file type inside Vim in easy to use, consistent, smart and configurable way. * You can configure how (keys/commands) documentation will be open.    By default it will replace standard mapping for key K and command :help    plus add mapping for <F1> key and new commands :man, :doc, etc. * You can configure where (buffer/window/tab) documentation will be open.    Can open new docs in one dedicated (K) or new (<F1>) buffer/window/tab.    Support all work styles:    - full screen (no tabs, one window, open files/docs are in hidden buffers),    - windowed (no tabs, many windows with open files/docs),    - tabbed full screen (many tabs, each with one window, open files/docs are      in different tabs),    - tabbed (many tabs with many windows inside tabs). * You can easily navigate to next/previous topic while viewing documentation    using <C-]> and <C-T> (or alternative keys <CR> and <BS>), just    like you use tags for navigation within source code and Vim's help. * Even closing documentation buffer/window/tab is easier, smarter and more    configurable than ever before. :) * Smart detection of documentation source and topic when opening    documentation for <cword> (word under cursor) - can use current syntax    highlight (to find topic's context) and surrounding text (when topic    doesn't include important special symbols because of 'iskeyword' value). * Smart completion for available documentation topics when opening    documentation using command (just like Vim's :help command works).    (Some documentation sources may not support this.) * Supported documentation sources:    - man pages    - Vim's help    - custom documentation in vim help format: (CSS 2.1, CMake, LaTeX, …)    - perldoc    - godoc    - pydoc (python)    - pman (php)    - OS Inferno man pages    - ri (ruby)    - bash's help    - GNU info (smart support for: awk, make, m4, automake) * Support for new documentation sources and file types can be easily added by    external plugins or within ~/.vimrc file. * You can have several documentation sources for same file type, and choose    which one should be used on-the-fly. * Can be used as console man page viewer instead of /usr/bin/man. Tested only in Linux, but should work in any *NIX. Source: https://github.com/powerman/vim-plugin-viewdoc

install details

Using pathogen (recommended). a) Using source:     $ git clone https://github.com/powerman/vim-plugin-viewdoc.git ~/.vim/bundle/viewdoc/     $ vi     :Helptags b) Using .zip archive:     $ mkdir ~/.vim/bundle/viewdoc/     $ unzip viewdoc.zip -d ~/.vim/bundle/viewdoc/     $ vi     :Helptags c) Using  .vmb vimball:     $ mkdir ~/.vim/bundle/viewdoc/     $ vi viewdoc.vmb     :UseVimball ~/.vim/bundle/viewdoc     :Helptags Plain install without pathogen. a) Using .zip archive:     $ unzip viewdoc.zip -d ~/.vim/     $ vi     :helptags ~/.vim/doc b) Using .vmb vimball:     $ vi viewdoc.vmb     :so %     :helptags ~/.vim/doc

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package	script version	date	Vim version	user	release notes
viewdoc.vmb	1.14	2020-12-21	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.14	2020-12-21	7.0	Alex Efros	Improve Windows compatibility for vim help.
viewdoc.vmb	1.13	2019-06-23	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.13	2019-06-23	7.0	Alex Efros	Update godoc plugin for compatibility with Go 1.12. Fix: restore doc file type on <BS>.
viewdoc.vmb	1.12	2018-11-20	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.12	2018-11-20	7.0	Alex Efros	Update godoc plugin for compatibility with Go 1.11. Added g:viewdoc_winwidth_max, thanks to @merrilymeredith. Fix neovim compatibility, thanks to @olmokramer. Fix help plugin, thanks to @critiqjo.
viewdoc.vmb	1.11	2015-08-20	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.11	2015-08-20	7.0	Alex Efros	Improve info plugin, thanks to @critiqjo.
viewdoc.vmb	1.10	2015-07-09	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.10	2015-07-09	7.0	Alex Efros	Add Go (golang) support.
viewdoc.vmb	1.9	2014-07-08	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.9	2014-07-08	7.0	Alex Efros	Add new handlers: * Ruby (ri) * bash's help * GNU info (smart support for: awk, make, m4, automake) * LaTeX (help_custom) Perldoc and Ruby support ANSI (need Improved AnsiEsc plugin). Improve Python support. Added support for multiple documentation providers per filetype. Added option to search for the word which is being looked up in the buffer. Make :h work. Renamed [Scratch] to [DocN]. Add b:topic. Added {{winwidth}} support in h.cmd (man and perldoc already using it).
viewdoc.vmb	1.8.1	2014-05-16	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.8.1	2014-05-16	7.0	Alex Efros	fix compatibility with vim-7.3
viewdoc.vmb	1.8	2014-04-25	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.8	2014-04-25	7.0	Alex Efros	fix compatibility with vim-7.4.260
viewdoc.vmb	1.7	2013-11-26	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.7	2013-11-26	7.0	Alex Efros	improve compatibility with windows and *bsd
viewdoc.vmb	1.6	2013-08-02	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.6	2013-08-02	7.0	Alex Efros	minor bugfixes
viewdoc.vmb	1.5	2012-11-26	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.5	2012-11-26	7.0	Alex Efros	added plugin for OS Inferno man pages
viewdoc.vmb	1.4	2012-11-26	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.4	2012-11-26	7.0	Alex Efros	Added PHP (pman) support. Python (pydoc) plugin now provide :pydoc command with autocomplete. Used pydoc command now configurable (to choose python 2 or 3 docs). Other minor improvements.
viewdoc.vmb	1.3	2012-05-11	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.3	2012-05-11	7.0	Alex Efros	minor bugfixes and improvements
viewdoc.vmb	1.2	2012-01-20	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.2	2012-01-20	7.0	Alex Efros	added smart detection for help handler added smart detection for perl handler implement autocomplete for :perldoc added ftplugins for vim,help,perl,perldoc
viewdoc.vmb	1.1	2012-01-19	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.1	2012-01-19	7.0	Alex Efros	significantly improve docs added g:viewdoc_dontswitch added g:viewdoc_openempty few minor fixes
viewdoc.vmb	1.0	2012-01-18	7.0	Alex Efros	vimball
viewdoc.zip	1.0	2012-01-18	7.0	Alex Efros	Initial upload

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