Summary:
Fix adapted from [@adamheins: fzf, vi-mode, and fixing delays][1].
[1]: https://adamheins.com/blog/fzf-vi-mode-and-fixing-delays
The basic problem is that
fzf presses <Esc> to enter vi-movement-mode
(as opposed to insert mode)
and then presses a bunch of keys to set up the buffer.
But the <Esc> keypress is also the prefix for a bunch of other commands,
so Bash will dutifully wait an excruciating half-second
before actually executing this command.
Instead, we bind <C-x><C-a>, which is unused by default
and seems reasonably unlikely to be custom-bound,
to be another way to enter vi-movement-mode;
this binding is unambiguous, so fzf can use it without delay.
This change was made by just `:s/\\e/\\C-x\\C-a/gc`
in the relevant section,
after adding the actual binding and comment at the top.
This fixes the problem where a new tab page is not closed when the
following configuration is used:
let g:fzf_layout = { 'window': 'execute (tabpagenr()-1)."tabnew"' }
- Slightly more efficient processing of Options
- Do not return reference type arguments that are mutated inside the
function
- Use util.Constrain function when appropriate
If you do `man fzf > /dev/null`, you'll get the following output
`R' is a string (producing the registered sign), not a macro.
`R' is a string (producing the registered sign), not a macro.
`R' is a string (producing the registered sign), not a macro.
`R' is a string (producing the registered sign), not a macro.
`R' is a string (producing the registered sign), not a macro.
`R' is a string (producing the registered sign), not a macro.
Removing these `.R` macros with a newline seems to have no effect on the
page but gets rid of the error.
Note that $SHELL only points to the default shell instead of the current
shell. If you're on a non-default shell, you might want to override the
value like follows.
SHELL=zsh fzf --bind 'enter:execute:echo $ZSH_VERSION; sleep 1'
Notes:
- You can now override _fzf_compgen_path and _fzf_compgen_dir functions
to use custom commands such as ag instead of find for listing
completion candidates.
- The first argument is the base path to start traversal
- Removed file-only completion in bash, i.e. _fzf_file_completion.
Maintaining a list of commands that only expect files, not
directories, is cumbersome (there are too many) and error-prone.
TBD:
- Added $FZF_COMPLETION_DIR_COMMANDS to customize the list of commands
which use directory-only completion. The default is "cd pushd rmdir".
Not sure if it's the best approach to address the requirement, I'll
leave it as an undocumented feature.
Related: #406 (@thomcom), #456 (@frizinak)
fzf defers the initial rendering of the screen up to 100ms if the input
stream is ongoing to prevent unnecessary redraw during the initial
phase. However, 100ms delay is quite noticeable and might give the
impression that fzf is not snappy enough. This commit reduces the
maximum delay down to 20ms when --tac is not specified, in which case
the input list quickly fills the entire screen.
