minimap.vim VS vim-vinegar

I have been trying to install https://github.com/wfxr/minimap.vim for several hours now. It installed the plugin but it won't load.

And if you really freaking wanted to, you could just add it to vim...

Prior to writing this, I didn't use any "buffer overview" plugins. I accidentally happened to see a wfxr/minimap.vim plugin, which uses Rust dependency to render text overview. This made me really curious if I could implement similar functionality in Lua with at least comparable speed. Turned out, I could! Benchmarking 'mini.map' and 'wfxr/minimap.vim' for first map window opening on 'builtin.txt' help page (9338 lines) shows around 70-90 milliseconds of computation time. Both are much faster on smaller files, of course.

https://github.com/wfxr/minimap.vim (on the right, but a minimap instead a bar)

wfxr/minimap.vim - VSCode style mini maps

I don't usually use any minimap, but when I show my configuration, there is one for decoration.

very nice. Would love to have the same feature in https://github.com/wfxr/minimap.vim

Regarding minimap in terminal, I've been enjoying this plugin.

I just recently got into the "plugin frenzy", and since I was already using netrw, I ignored all the tree-style options and just installed the tpope's vim-vinegar to extend it.

Netrw + vim-vinegar works for me. In conjunction with harpoon and a bufferline and maybe vim-eunuch, it works out pretty well

I think you might be looking for netrw (:Ex brings it up). It is the default file explorer and can be used in many cool ways. There are extensions for it, like (vim-vinegar, and :help netrw is your friend :)

Plain `netrw` with a few options changed and tpope's vim-vinegar for easy access

I use Vinegar but should try Oil. https://github.com/tpope/vim-vinegar

Hijacking netrw to prevent disruptive "project drawer" style plugins as mentioned in the vim-vinegar readme is important to me.

When you understand the default file explorer, you'll probably appreciate https://github.com/tpope/vim-vinegar

ThePrimeagen suggests pv as the mapping to see the folder, but - comes from me being used to https://github.com/tpope/vim-vinegar some time ago. Choose your's to your liking.

Netrw, vim’s built in file explorer is pretty solid if you’re looking to understand the topology of a project. I really like the pattern of browsing the file tree in the window pane where the file will open. vim vinegar is a great plugin for refining the netrw experience and making it a little more seamless. Takes a minute to learn the keybindings, but I find it much lighter and less intrusive than nerd tree or it’s offshoots.

This one is for the vinegar workflow enjoyers. Netrw is good enough for my needs but it was missing a bit of *bling*. This plugins adds basic icon supports and custom keymappings.