*narrow.txt*    Emulate Emacs' narrowing feature

Version 0.2.1
Script ID: 2097
Copyright (C) 2007 kana <http://whileimautomaton.net/>
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CONTENTS                                        *narrow-contents*

Introduction            |narrow-introduction|
Interface               |narrow-interface|
  Commands                |narrow-commands|
  Functions               |narrow-functions|
Customizing             |narrow-customizing|
Bugs                    |narrow-bugs|
Changelog               |narrow-changelog|




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INTRODUCTION                                    *narrow-introduction*

*narrow* is a Vim plugin to emulate Emacs' narrowing feature.
From GNU Emacs Manual:

        Narrowing means focusing in on some portion of the buffer, making the
        rest temporarily inaccessible. The portion which you can still get to
        is called the accessible portion. Canceling the narrowing, which makes
        the entire buffer once again accessible, is called widening. The
        bounds of narrowing in effect in a buffer are called the buffer's
        restriction.

        Narrowing can make it easier to concentrate on a single subroutine or
        paragraph by eliminating clutter. It can also be used to limit the
        range of operation of a replace command or repeating keyboard macro.

Note that there are some differences from the original behavior.
See |narrow-bugs| for the detail.


Requirements:
- Vim 7.0 or later

Latest version:
http://github.com/kana/config/commits/vim-narrow

Document in HTML format:
http://kana.github.com/config/vim/narrow.html




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INTERFACE                                       *narrow-interface*

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COMMANDS                                        *narrow-commands*

                                                *:Narrow*
:[range]Narrow
        Narrow down to [range].  The default [range] is the current line.
        See |g:narrow_allow_overridingp| in the case of the buffer is already
        narrowed.

                                                *:Widen*
:Widen
        Widen to make the entire buffer visible again.
        If the buffer is not narrowed, nothing will happen.

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FUNCTIONS                                       *narrow-functions*

                                                *narrow#Narrow()*
narrow#Narrow({line1}, {line2})
        Function version of |:Narrow|.
        Narrow down to between {line1} and {line2}.
        Return true on success or false on failure.

                                                *narrow#Widen()*
narrow#Widen()
        Function version of |:Widen|.
        Return true on success or false on failure.

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CUSTOMIZING                                     *narrow-customizing*

                                                *b:narrow_original_state*
b:narrow_original_state
        The variable to save the state of the buffer before narrowing.
        This variable doesn't exist when the buffer is not narrowed.

                                                *g:narrow_allow_overridingp*
g:narrow_allow_overridingp
        When the buffer is already narrowed, |:Narrow| is allowed if this
        variable is set to true.  Otherwise it's not allowed, so nothing will
        happen.




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BUGS                                            *narrow-bugs*

- Narrowing is based on Vim's |folding| feature.  So you can
  * See hidden portions as folds.
  * Show a hidden portion by |zR| or other commands.
  * Move the cursor into a hidden portion.
  * Modify the content of a hidden portion by |:s| or other commands.
  In Emacs, these actions aren't allowed.

- The following situation is not supported:
  The same buffer showed in two or more windows.




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CHANGELOG                                       *narrow-changelog*

0.2.1   2009-02-28T16:55:24+09:00               *narrow-changelog-0.2.1*
        - Fix minor bugs:
          - |:Widen| raises an error for buffers without fold.
          - |:Narrow| doesn't hide lines smaller than 'foldminlines'.

0.2     2007-12-29T07:24:53+09:00               *narrow-changelog-0.2*
        - Fix |:Narrow| and |:Widen| not to use temporary files.  Now |:Widen|
          correctly works even if the target buffer is |:Narrow|'ed by two or
          more Vim processes.
        - Modify |:Narrow| to |zz| after narrowing for visibility.
        - Modify |:Narrow| to include all lines of closed folds in [range].

0.1     2007-12-28T01:13:48+09:00               *narrow-changelog-0.1*
        - Fix the bug that 'foldenable' is not set after |:Narrow|.
        - Fix the bug that the cursor is moved to somewhere after |:Widen|.
        - Add |g:narrow_allow_overridingp|.

0.0     2007-12-15T22:34:52+09:00               *narrow-changelog-0.0*
        - Initial version.




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