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@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ let g:lightline = {
Hurrah! Cool!
If your vim looks like:
![lightline.vim - tutorial](https://raw.github.com/wiki/itchyny/lightline.vim/image/tutorial/16.png)
the patched font is not installed.
@@ -149,7 +150,6 @@ let g:lightline = {
\ }
```
If you will not install a patched font, use the setting like:
```vim
let g:lightline = {
@@ -164,10 +164,12 @@ let g:lightline = {
![lightline.vim - tutorial](https://raw.github.com/wiki/itchyny/lightline.vim/image/tutorial/17.png)
Now, you look into a help file to find the marks annoying.
Help files are read-only and no-modifiable? We know that!
Now, let us go back to the tutorial (with the patched font for vim-powerline).
You look into a help file to find the marks annoying.
![lightline.vim - tutorial](https://raw.github.com/wiki/itchyny/lightline.vim/image/tutorial/6.png)
OK, so you again edit your .vimrc.
Help files are read-only and no-modifiable? We know that!
OK, so you again edit the components.
```vim
let g:lightline = {
\ 'colorscheme': 'wombat',
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ let g:lightline = {
![lightline.vim - tutorial](https://raw.github.com/wiki/itchyny/lightline.vim/image/tutorial/7.png)
Huh? Weird!
The component does not collapse even if it has no information!
In order to avoid this situation, you set expressions to component\_visible\_condition, which should become 1 only when the corresponding components have information.
In order to avoid this situation, you set expressions to `g:lightline.component_visible_condition`, which should become 1 only when the corresponding components have information.
```vim
let g:lightline = {
\ 'colorscheme': 'wombat',
@@ -202,9 +204,10 @@ let g:lightline = {
Okay. It works nice.
How does lightline deside the components to show in the statusline?
How does lightline decide the components to show in the statusline?
It's very simple.
The variable to control the components is `g:lightline.active.left` and `g:lightline.active.left`.
The variable to select components is `g:lightline.active.left` and `g:lightline.active.left`.
For example, you add the `g:lightline.active.left` in .vimrc.
```vim
let g:lightline = {
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ let g:lightline = {
\ 'subseparator': { 'left': '⮁', 'right': '⮃' }
\ }
```
The plugin arranges all the component:
If the plugin arranges all the component (in a situation you `set paste` and the file `.vimrc` is read-only, try to modified):
![lightline.vim - tutorial](https://raw.github.com/wiki/itchyny/lightline.vim/image/tutorial/9.png)
The mode component, the paste component, read-only component, filename component and modified component in a row.
Normally, the paste component does not show up.
@@ -246,13 +249,20 @@ And the screen shot of all the components.
The mode and paste component are displayed in the same group.
And the read-only, filename and modified component are in the second group.
It corresponds to the structure of `g:lightline.active.left`.
You can configure the components in the statusline by the following four variable:
+ `g:lightline.active.left`
+ `g:lightline.active.right`
+ `g:lightline.inactive.left`
+ `g:lightline.inactive.right`
Of course, Your setting `.vimrc` has priority over the default setting in lightline.
GitHub branch is important for us.
And it is a default component in [powerline](https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline).
And it is a default component in [powerline](https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline) and [vim-powerline](https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-powerline).
However, lightline does not provide the branch feature in default.
In order to show the branch in statusline, you firstly install the [vim-fugitive](https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive) plugin.
In order to show the branch in the statusline, you firstly install the [vim-fugitive](https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive) plugin.
Then edit the `g:lightline` in your .vimrc.
+ Add fugitive component to `g:lightline.component`.
+ Add the condition when the fugitive component has information to `g:lightline.component_visible_condition`.
@@ -329,7 +339,7 @@ function! MyReadonly()
endfunction
function! MyFugitive()
return exists('*fugitive#head') ? fugitive#head()
return exists('*fugitive#head') ? fugitive#head() : ''
endfunction
```
![lightline.vim - tutorial](https://raw.github.com/wiki/itchyny/lightline.vim/image/tutorial/13.png)