pure VS lightline.vim

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lightline.vim

A light and configurable statusline/tabline plugin for Vim (by itchyny)
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pure lightline.vim
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12,772 6,640
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4.4 4.6
11 days ago about 1 month ago
Shell Vim Script
MIT License MIT License
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pure

Posts with mentions or reviews of pure. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-22.
  • Carapace: A multi-shell completion library and binary
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Apr 2024
    Beyond zprof (https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/zsh-profiling) not really I'm afraid. I did the majority of my zsh-prompt hacking 10 years ago and haven't thought about it since. That snippet could be from anywhere.

    You could peek at something like zprezto https://github.com/sorin-ionescu/prezto or pure https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure for tips.

    Fetching git/hg/... info is always slow, so try and speed that up where you can (as to how to do that, uhh... I know my prompt has a dirty-state check nicked from pure for speed reasons). You can also cache any `asdf init zsh` or similar to a file and do the same "run in background" trick so the next shell will have any changes.

    The biggest improvement I can remember was dropping zprezto for my own much smaller config, I really did not need much comparatively. Mostly some git info and "good default" options. I use zgenom for a plugin manager but only have 3 plugins, probably I should just dump it and inline the plugins to avoid getting owned one day.

  • Config to make powerlevel10k look like Starship?
    1 project | /r/zsh | 21 Apr 2023
    Run p10k configure and choose Lean style. Pure style is inferior in all respects. It exists to make https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure users feel at home.
  • What is this terminal and how do I get it?
    2 projects | /r/vscode | 6 Apr 2023
  • Pure: Pretty, minimal and fast ZSH prompt
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 13 Sep 2022
  • A Web Developer's Ultimate Guide to the Terminal on macOS
    14 projects | dev.to | 21 Jul 2022
    git clone "$HOME/.zsh/pure" downloads Pure from GitHub. Here we tell git where to download from ("https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure.git") and where to put the downloaded files ("$HOME/.zsh/pure")
  • Useful Shell Prompt (2020)
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 1 Apr 2022
    I've been using pure theme for a few years and absolutely love it. It shows me everything I need, but doesn't feel cluttered.

    It uses 2 lines, which is actually really nice. It gives space to show where you are and git status/branch, while still allowing you to write long commands.

    https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure

  • Suggest a fast convenient zsh prompt?
    4 projects | /r/zsh | 29 Jan 2022
    I’ve always been pretty happy with https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure
  • pure prompt
    1 project | /r/ohmyzsh | 6 Jan 2022
    hey I am trying to install the Pure prompt but I am unable to do so using npm I tried to find an alternative made for oh my zsh method so I tried to do this but it results in an error saying that the pure theme can not be found even though I can see the symlink in the themes folder all I did different from this was to clone it into the themes folder so please help thanks in advance
  • Mastering Bash and Terminal
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 10 Dec 2021
    My favorite for this purpose is pure prompt: https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure

    I wasn’t sure about multi line at first, but really digging it now.

  • What are some of the best zsh themes?
    3 projects | /r/zsh | 29 Oct 2021
    https://github.com/sindresorhus/pure has been my go-to for years. Haven't found a reason to change.

lightline.vim

Posts with mentions or reviews of lightline.vim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-15.
  • Nordic Desktop
    10 projects | /r/linuxmasterrace | 15 Jan 2023
    vim-plug, nord-vim, lightline
  • How to implement mode_map into lightline-plug?
    1 project | /r/vim | 13 Sep 2022
    I'm trying to add the mode_map after 'let g:lightline =' as seen in github: https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim
  • Base16 theme for shell, (n)vim, tmux, fzf
    7 projects | /r/vim | 6 Sep 2022
  • [Help] Visable startup delay (~0.36s) because of `vim-airline`
    5 projects | /r/vim | 25 Jun 2022
  • Vem-Tabline not showing file icons in tabs
    3 projects | /r/vim | 16 Jun 2022
    I am not able to get vem-tabline to show the file icons in the tabs(there are only tab numbers that are displayed), with nvim, and neovide. I have installed vim-devicons, and the icons do show up in my statusline, for which I am using lightline. I have also installed a Nerd Font, so I don't know where I am going wrong. Could someone help me with this?
  • mistfly-statusline, the plugin previously named moonfly-statusline, now with adaptive colorscheme support
    8 projects | /r/vimplugins | 3 Jun 2022
    I already use a statusline plugin such or lightline or Lualine, should I change? Answer: no
  • Vim: A Beginner's Guide From A Beginner
    14 projects | dev.to | 27 May 2022
    lightline.vim - a light and configurable statusline/tabline plugin for Vim
  • Why do I need to hit <Escape> twice to leave insert mode?
    1 project | /r/nvim | 28 Apr 2022
    syntax on " Enable syntax highlighting set mouse=a " Enable mouse usage (all modes) set number " Enable numbering rows set nofoldenable " Disable folding colorscheme lego call plug#begin('~/.config/nvim/plugins/') Plug 'https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim' call plug#end()
  • How to Configure Vim as Your Main Python IDE
    4 projects | dev.to | 16 Jan 2022
    the cool yellow line in the bottom of my Vim at the screenshot above is called statusbar. there are some plugins that you can use to make your statusbar looks better. for example, vim airline and vim lightline. I myself use vim airline for my statusbar. to install this plugin, you can use some plugin-manager that you prefer, like vundle or vim-plug. but, if you use Vim 8, you can use vim native package manager. to install vim airline using vim native package manager, do this step :
  • Is there a way to highlight insert mode?
    3 projects | /r/vim | 14 Jan 2022
    I can think of a few ways: 1. :h showmode will show --INSERT-- at the bottom when in insert mode. I'm sure you already have this on, but just to be sure. 1. Lightline can be helpful. The default colour scheme makes the entire line blue. 1. My personal favorite is setting :h guicursor. Insert mode cursor is thin, while normal mode cursor is block. Unfortunately, I use neovim so its default and you have to figure out the code portion yourself. 1. Maybe use autocmd (:h InsertEnter, :h InsertLeave) and write enough vimscript until it works. Suggestions include disabling line numbers in insert mode, change entire background colour, you're limited only by the power of vimscript (or Lua for those nvim doods).

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pure and lightline.vim you can also consider the following projects:

starship - ☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

vim-airline - lean & mean status/tabline for vim that's light as air

iterm2-snazzy - Elegant iTerm2 theme with bright colors

neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

fancy-git - That's a terminal prompt changer that shows a few cool git informations about your repository state. You can choose among different styles and enjoy all the aliases it provides you. Feel free for contributing, pull requests and issues are always welcome! ;)

barbar.nvim - The neovim tabline plugin.

powerlevel10k - A Zsh theme

nvim-tree.lua - A file explorer tree for neovim written in lua

tide - 🌊 The ultimate Fish prompt.

vim-gitgutter - A Vim plugin which shows git diff markers in the sign column and stages/previews/undoes hunks and partial hunks.

clink-flex-prompt - Flex prompt for Clink

lualine.nvim - A blazing fast and easy to configure Neovim statusline written in Lua