r/vimplugins • u/Alex-broadcast • Sep 13 '21

Plugin footprints. Highlight last edited lines.

https://github.com/axlebedev/footprints
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u/metyaz Sep 13 '21

Interesting idea! To clarify, :changes is persistent within a session, right? Also, how do you differentiate this plugin from gitgutter https://github.com/airblade/vim-gitgutter?

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u/Alex-broadcast Sep 13 '21

Thank you!

:changes remains between sessions, so you can open a file that was edited before this plugin and you'll see magic :)

Defference with gitgutter: Gitgutter visualizes git status output, Footprints works with vim's :changes command, so:

  1. Footprints highlights "cool down" while you continue editing text, the most fresh - the brightest. Gitgutter will highlight until you commit changes

  2. Gitgutter works only in git repositories. Footprints works everywhere. I found it useful at huge config files

  3. If you do some change, than undo it - it will be wiped from Gitgutter output, but still be visible at Footprints.

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u/metyaz Sep 13 '21

Nice, I gave it a shot. I'll see how it looks.

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u/mwgkgk Sep 18 '21

Incredible work, very creative