indentLine VS vim-airline-themes

Before my emacs days, I used nvim with this package called indentLine. Basically it displays (maybe semi-transparent?) vertical lines for same indentation levels . It's visually helpful when I'm in python code.

If I understood your question and you don't mind adding a plugin, Yggdroot/indentLine might be what you're looking for.

I saw this on github: https://github.com/Yggdroot/indentLine but it's last bug fix was 2 years ago with 71 open issues.

(For example, in vim, I use https://github.com/Yggdroot/indentLine, but in nvim, I use https://github.com/lukas-reineke/indent-blankline.nvim.)

If you use tabs for indentation check out :h 'list' and :h 'listchars'. If you use spaces there is the indentline plugin (or indent-blankline if you're using neovim).

If your file is saved as a particular language that supports indentation, it will automatically indent lines for you but it cannot be reliable. So, we need to IndentLine, and others as well.

Plug 'https://github.com/fatih/vim-go.git' Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-vinegar.git' Plug 'https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe' Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-eunuch' Plug 'https://github.com/rust-lang/rust.vim' Plug 'https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline' Plug 'https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline-themes' Plug 'sainnhe/sonokai' Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': { -> fzf#install() } } Plug 'https://github.com/Yggdroot/indentLine' Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive' Plug 'yuki-yano/fzf-preview.vim', { 'branch': 'release/rpc' }

https://github.com/Yggdroot/indentLine works with Vim 8, I use it (occasionally).

Since we installed vim airline and vim colorschemes we can change the look and feel of neovim/vim. Find your favorite vim colorscheme here also find your favorite airline theme here For this blog, we will use the gruvbox theme along with the base16 airline theme. To make this permanent write these in your nvim config.

" list with all themes in Airline-themes " https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline-themes let g:themes = ['alduin', 'angr', 'apprentice', 'atomic', 'ayu_dark' ] " clipped... let g:idx=0 let g:modulo=len(themes) let g:airline_theme=themes[idx] function ThemeNext() echo "CALLED NEXT" if g:idx+1 > g:modulo echo "MAX REACHED" endif let g:idx +=1 echo "SETTING THEME " echo g:themes[g:idx] let g:airline_theme=g:themes[g:idx] " call g:AirlineTheme( g:themes[g:idx]) endfunc function ThemePrev() echo "CALLED PREF" if g:idx-1 < 0 echo "MIN REACHED" endif let g:idx -=1 let g:airline_theme=g:themes[g:idx] " call AirlineTheme g:themes[g:idx] endfunc nmap q call ThemeNext() nmap a call ThemePrev()

git clone https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline-themes ~/.vim/bundle/vim-airline-themes

Like mentioned before, pastel colors are not always the best when it comes to readability. This is why I've stuck with Panda Syntax for such a long time. Even though it's not very pastel, I still think it's very cute. As a little extra, I would recommend having this tasty scheme together with the Fruit Punch Airline Theme.

Plug 'https://github.com/fatih/vim-go.git' Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-vinegar.git' Plug 'https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe' Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-eunuch' Plug 'https://github.com/rust-lang/rust.vim' Plug 'https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline' Plug 'https://github.com/vim-airline/vim-airline-themes' Plug 'sainnhe/sonokai' Plug 'junegunn/fzf', { 'do': { -> fzf#install() } } Plug 'https://github.com/Yggdroot/indentLine' Plug 'https://github.com/tpope/vim-fugitive' Plug 'yuki-yano/fzf-preview.vim', { 'branch': 'release/rpc' }

Editor: neovim with airline fruit-punch