goyo.vim (고요)

Distraction-free writing in Vim.

(Color scheme: seoul256)

Best served with limelight.vim.

Installation

Use your favorite plugin manager.

vim-plug
1. Add Plug 'junegunn/goyo.vim' to .vimrc
2. Run :PlugInstall

Usage

:Goyo
- Toggle Goyo
:Goyo [width]
- Turn on or resize Goyo
:Goyo!
- Turn Goyo off

You might map this to a key combo in your .vimrc like so:

"" Map Goyo toggle to <Leader> + spacebar
nnoremap <Leader><Space> :Goyo<CR>

Configuration

g:goyo_width (default: 80)
g:goyo_margin_top (default: 4)
g:goyo_margin_bottom (default: 4)
g:goyo_linenr (default: 0)
g:goyo_callbacks ([before_funcref, after_funcref])

Callbacks

By default, vim-airline, vim-powerline, powerline, lightline.vim, and vim-gitgutter are temporarily disabled while in Goyo mode.

If you have other plugins that you want to disable/enable, or if you want to change the default settings of Goyo window, you can define before and after callbacks as follows in your .vimrc.

function! GoyoBefore()
  silent !tmux set status off
  set noshowmode
  set noshowcmd
  set scrolloff=999
  Limelight
  " ...
endfunction

function! GoyoAfter()
  silent !tmux set status on
  set showmode
  set showcmd
  set scrolloff=5
  Limelight!
  " ...
endfunction

let g:goyo_callbacks = [function('GoyoBefore'), function('GoyoAfter')]

More examples can be found here: Customization

Inspiration

Pros.

Works well with splits. Doesn't mess up with the current window arrangement
Works well with popular statusline plugins
Prevents accessing the empty windows around the central buffer
Can be closed with any of :q[uit], :clo[se], :tabc[lose], :bd[elete], or :Goyo
Can dynamically change the width of the window
Adjusts its colors when color scheme is changed
Realigns the window when the terminal (or window) is resized or when the size of the font is changed
Correctly hides colorcolumns and Emojis in statusline
Highly customizable with callbacks

License

MIT