Vimr: Use custom tabs

[qvacua]

• Use Sierra's native tabs?
• Use a tab framework? What are the options?

[sfcgeorge]

I would love to use native tabs instead of Vim tabs, like MacVim does (I guess with a preference option). Using Sierra native tabs would be great as every tab framework I've seen has been a bit dodgy e.g. MacVim uses some framework but tabs can only be dragged left, dragging right doesn't work and other weird bugs.

[timhatch]

Not so worried - most of the time I have vimr running in fullscreen and am quite happy with vim tabs.
As note by @sfcgeorge, if this could be implemented with a preference option then that would likely work for everyone.

[robertgzr]

If vimr could implement tabs like the guys over at iterm2 are currently testing out that would be dope!

Also just the darkmode feature on it's own seems nice...

[CBSears]

For people coming from MacVim (I'm looking at you, me) the tab widget is the first thing they (we) notice. Looks kinda janky.

[qvacua]

Yes, just ... need ... some ... more ... free ... time ... 😌

[9mm]

I second iTerm3 tabs -- they're absolutely flawless, and very beautiful (both light and dark, like the image above). It's the main reason I want to switch away from MacVim... The other reason is how frustrating it is that MacVims outer window doesnt line up per pixel, so its always off by a few pixels when I use a window manager

[9mm]

Is this even remotely on a roadmap somewhere? I love VimR so much more than macvim except on this 1 area 👍

[DemonCloud]

@qvacua please add this feature for the native tab.

[muxcmux]

Until this feature makes it in, is there a quick hack I can do to toggle between open tabs with ⌘⇪] and ⌘⇪[ (essentially map these shortcuts to a vim's :tabn and :tabp)

[rickyc]

@muxcmux Try adding this to your config.

  nnoremap <S-D-{> :tabp<CR>
  vnoremap <S-D-{> :tabp<CR>
  inoremap <S-D-{> :tabp<CR>
  nnoremap <S-D-}> :tabn<CR>
  vnoremap <S-D-}> :tabn<CR>
  inoremap <S-D-}> :tabn<CR>

[muxcmux]

@rickyc you're a legend!

[qvacua]

First version of custom tabs is online: https://github.com/qvacua/vimr/releases/tag/snapshot%2F20201210.181940

[qvacua]

Improvements like keyboard shortcut for certain actions will follow soon.

[wookayin]

Wonderful feature, great!!! Some comments:

• It looks the preference of whether to use custom tab implementation would be in effect only after restarting VimR. I would suggest to have a note like "Restart required" in the preference panel.

• How can we change highlight groups for those custom tabs? For me, there is a slight glitch on the foreground/background color (which are all white). FYI I am using vim-xtabline plugin and its default theme.

[qvacua]

@wookayin

1. It should be sufficient to open a new window, but, yes, I'll add a note.
2. I think it'll be impossible (for me) to choose the correct colors for all colorschemes. I guess, we'll need a UI where the user can set the colors.