/scratch.vim

Unobtrusive scratch window

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Scratch.vim

Unobtrusive scratch window. Inspired by scratch.vim, enhanced.

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Features

  • Scratch window automatically hides when inactive.
  • Mappings allow easy note taking and selection pasting directly into the scratch buffer.

Quickstart

  • :Scratch opens a scratch buffer in a new window (by default using the top 20% of the screen, configurable via g:scratch_height and g:scratch_top). The window automatically closes when inactive (and its contents will be available the next time it is opened).
  • gs in normal mode opens the scratch window and enters insert mode. The scratch window closes when you leave insert mode. This is especially useful for quick notes.
  • gs in visual mode pastes the current selection (character-wise, line-wise or block-wise) into the scratch buffer.

Both above mappings have a gS variant that clears the scratch buffer before opening it. Note also that the auto-closing features require hidden to be set (and can be disabled via the g:scratch_autohide option). See :help Scratch for the full list of configuration options and more details on each.

Installation

With pathogen.vim:

$ cd ~/.vim/bundle
$ git clone https://github.com/mtth/scratch.vim

Otherwise simply copy the folders into your .vim directory.