nerdtree/CHANGELOG.md

NERDTree Change Log

6.10

• .16: Fix documentation errors. (lifecrisis) #1269
• .15: Ensure backward compatible testing of types. (lifecrisis) #1266
• .14: Replace trim() with a version-compatible alternative. (PhilRunninger) #1265
• .13: Change highlighting of bookmarks in the tree. (PhilRunninger) #1261
• .12: Answer the question about accessing files over scp or ftp. (PhilRunninger) #1259
• .11: Trim filenames created via the fs_menu (elanorigby) #1243
• .10: Improve F.A.Q. Answers and Issue Templates (PhilRunninger) #1249
• .9: go on a bookmark directory will NERDTreeFind it. (PhilRunninger) #1236
• .8: Put Callback function variables in local scope. (PhilRunninger) #1230
• .7: Fix mouse-clicking a file to open it. (PhilRunninger) #1225
• .6: Restore the default behavior of the <CR> key. (PhilRunninger) #1221
• .5: Fix {'keepopen':0} in NERDTreeCustomOpenArgs (PhilRunninger) #1217
• .4: Removed directory separator from sort key (Daniel E) #1219
• .3: Add new FAQ and answer: How to prevent buffers replacing NERDTree. (PhilRunninger) #1215
• .2: New menu command: Run a system command in this directory. (PhilRunninger) #1214
• .1: Escape quotation marks so they can be used in key mappings. (PhilRunninger) #1213
• .0: Enable full path specifications for NERDTreeIgnore (PhilRunninger) #1207

6.9

• .12: Respect NERDTreeCustomOpenArgs when opening bookmark (przepompownia) #1200
• .11: Revamp the README. (buncis, PhilRunninger) #1192, #1193
• .10: Open a mirrored NERDTree with correct width (PhilRunninger) #1177
• .9: Updated Readme, removed typo (H3RSKO) #1167
• .8: Refactor sort comparison functions, removing redundancy (PhilRunninger) #1166
• .7: Fix argument of exists() function calls checking for autocommands. (PhilRunninger) #1165
• .6: Don't use silent when raising User events (PhilRunninger) #1164
• .5: Fix highlight for file node. (pirey) #1157
• .4: Make sure symbolic links' flags are highlighted correctly. (PhilRunninger) #1156
• .3: Fix new NERDTrees' width when previous one was in the only window. (PhilRunninger) #1153
• .2: Fix the scope of several key mappings (lifecrisis, PhilRunninger) #1151
• .1: Respect user's &shellslash setting in CopyNode and RemoveNode functions (PhilRunninger) #1150
• .0: Enable opening bookmarks in split windows. (PhilRunninger) #1144

6.8

• .0: Allow concealed characters to show another character. (PhilRunninger) #1138

6.7

• .15: Add curly braces to the list of characters to be escaped. (PhilRunninger) #1128
• .14: Use backward-compatible nerdtree#and() in one place that was missed. (PhilRunninger) #1134
• .13: cmd.exe /c start "" <filename> for windows default viewer support. (J. Altayó) #1130
• .12: Fixed a bug that caused the file-tree construction to slow down significantly. (Eugenij-W) #1126
• .11: Fix exception in NERDTreeFind (on windows OS and If the file is located in the root directory of the disk) (Eugenij-W) #1122
• .10: Do not consider the tree root to be "cascadable". (lifecrisis) #1120
• .9: Force :NERDTreeFocus to allow events to be fired when switching windows. (PhilRunninger) #1118
• .8: Fix example code for the NERDTreeAddKeyMap() function. (PhilRunninger) #1116
• .7: Put '%' argument in bufname() for backwards compatibility. (PhilRunninger) #1105
• .6: If a file's already open in the window, don't edit it again. (PhilRunninger) #1103
• .5: Prevent unneeded tree creation in :NERDTreeToggle[VCS] <path> (PhilRunninger) #1101
• .4: Add missing calls to the shellescape() function (lifecrisis) #1099
• .3: Fix vsplit to not open empty buffers when opening previously closed file (AwkwardKore) #1098
• .2: Fix infinity loop (on winvim) in FindParentVCSRoot (Eugenij-W) #1095
• .1: File Move: Escape existing directory name when looking for open files. (PhilRunninger) #1094
• .0: Open the parent directory when revealing a non-existent file with :NERDTreeFind (bouk) #1090

6.6

• .1: [add] How to install using dein.vim (kazukazuinaina) #1087
• .0: Add the ability to turn off directory arrows (PhilRunninger) #1085

6.5

• .0: NERDTreeToggle <start-directory> always sets NERDTree root. (PhilRunninger) #1083

6.4

• .6: NERDTreeFind shows expected message if file doesn't exist e.g. with vim-startify (andys8). #1081
• .5: Ensure events are (or aren't) being ignored correctly. (PhilRunninger) #1080
• .4: Prevent overwriting existing files/dirs on node move. (PhilRunninger) #1079
• .3: Fix regex that finds keyword for minimal menu. (PhilRunninger) #1075
• .2: Lint vimscript, fix errors and warnings, add CI job to review PRs (Caleb Maclennan) #1071
• .1: Ensure backward compatibility. v:t_func is not available before Vim 8.0 (Phil Runninger)
• .0: Allow use of function references as callbacks (HiPhish) #1067

6.3

• .0: Add new command that behaves like NERDTreeToggle but defaults to the root of a VCS repository. (willfindlay) #1060

6.2

• .1: Menu option, 'copy path to clipboard' is aware of VIM clipboard option (jhzn) #1056
• .0: Support tab-specific CWDs (PhilRunninger) #1032

6.1

• .4: Add VIM built-in package management to read me file. (pesarkhobeee) #1049
• .3: Save/Set screen state also on WinLeave and WinEnter. (PhilRunninger) #1048
• .2: Wrap saveScreenState's statements in a try-catch block. (PhilRunninger) #1047
• .1: Catch errors when trying to read CHANGELOG.md. (PhilRunninger) #1045
• .0: If file path doesn't exist, :NERDTreeFind its parent directory instead. (PhilRunninger) #1043

6.0

• .1: Reintroduce necessary variable mistakenly removed. (PhilRunninger) #1040
• .0: Make the behavior of window splits consistent (dragonxlwang, PhilRunninger) #1035

5.3

• .3: Fix (p)ath not displaying in the minimal menu (tuzz) #1038
• .2: Enable events when closing NerdTree window. (PhilRunninger) #1037
• .1: Fix the e key mapping to use netrw if desired (PhilRunninger) #1031
• .0: Add file extension and size to sorting capabilities (PhilRunninger) #1029

5.2

• .9: Suppress events for intermediate window/tab/buffer changes (PhilRunninger) #1026
• .8: Revert #1019 to fix nvim artifacts and flickering. (PhilRunninger) #1021
• .7: Use :mode only in neovim. MacVim still needs to use :redraw! (PhilRunninger) #1019
• .6: In CHANGELOG.md and PR template, make reference to PR a true HTML link. (PhilRunninger) #1017
• .5: Use :mode instead of :redraw! when updating menu. (PhilRunninger) #1016
• .4: When searching for root line num, stop at end of file. (PhilRunninger) #1015
• .3: Fix <CR> key map on the bookmark (lkebin) #1014
• .2: Make Enter work on the .. ( up a dir ) line (PhilRunninger) #1013
• .1: Fix nerdtree#version() on Windows. (PhilRunninger)
• .0: Expand functionality of <CR> mapping. (PhilRunninger) #1011

5.1

• .3: Remove @mentions from PR template and change log. They weren't working. (PhilRunninger) #1009
• .2: Fix NERDTree opening with the wrong size. (PhilRunninger) #1008
• .1: Update Changelog and create PR Template (PhilRunninger) #1007
• .0: Too many changes for one patch...
  • Refresh a dir_node if the file wasn't found in it, and look once more. (PhilRunninger) #1005
  • Add a "copy path to clipboard" menu option (PhilRunninger) #1002
  • Enable root refresh on "vim ." a different way than #999. (PhilRunninger) #1001
  • Fix refreshroot (PhilRunninger) #999
  • Change version check to look for 703 not 730 (vhalis) #994
  • Change minimum vim (PhilRunninger) #991
  • Allow multi-character DirArrows (PhilRunninger) #985
  • Remove redraw! while still clearing last message empty string. (PhilRunninger) #979
  • fix _initChildren function value set to numChildrenCached error (terryding77) #969
  • On Windows, do a case-insensitive comparison of paths. (PhilRunninger) #967
  • Remove the Please wait... DONE messages. (PhilRunninger) #966
  • Smarter delimiter default (PhilRunninger) #963
  • Update directory .vimdc readme example (spencerdcarlson) #961
  • Preview bookmarks (PhilRunninger) #956
  • Add new value to NERDTreeQuitOnOpen to close bookmark table (PhilRunninger) #955
  • Add an :EditBookmarks command to edit the bookmarks file (PhilRunninger) #954
  • Before copying, turn off &shellslash. Restore after copy is finished. (PhilRunninger) #952
  • Set a maximum window size when zooming. (PhilRunninger) #950
  • Confirm the wipeout of a unsaved buffer whose file has been renamed. (PhilRunninger) #949
  • Escape a backslash so it can be used in a key mapping. (PhilRunninger) #948
  • Add a NERDTreeMinimalMenu feature (tuzz) #938
  • fixed root path error for windows (zcodes) #935
  • Restore getDirChildren for use in nerdtree-project-plugin. (PhilRunninger) #929
  • Document NERDTreeNodeDelimiter #912 (PhilRunninger) #926
  • Allow modification of menu keybindings (Leandros) #923
  • Add two more disqualifications for isCascadable(). (PhilRunninger) #914
  • Allow highlighting more than one flag. (kristijanhusak) #908
  • Support sorting files and directories by modification time. (PhilRunninger) #901
  • Parse . and .. from path string with trailing slash. (PhilRunninger) #899
  • Force sort to recalculate the cached sortKey. (PhilRunninger) #898
  • Add NERDTreeRefreshRoot command (wgfm) #897
  • Call Resolve on the file's path when calling :NERDTreeFind. (PhilRunninger) #896
  • Catch all errors, not just NERDTree errors. (PhilRunninger) #894
  • Fix typo in help file (lvoisin) #892
  • Make NERDTreeCreator set the 'nolist' option (lifecrisis) #889
  • Refresh buffers after m, m operation on a folder (PhilRunninger) #888
  • Use a better arg for FINDSTR when using the m,l command in Windows. (PhilRunninger) #887
  • Fix the / motions, which currently fail with cascades (lifecrisis) #886
  • Function "s:UI.getLineNum()" doesn't always work on cascades. (lifecrisis) #882
  • NERDTreeCWD: reset CWD if changed by NERDTreeFocus (PhilRunninger) #878
  • Use tabnext instead of gt to allow users to remap gt. (PhilRunninger) #877
  • Do a case sensitive comparison of new/existing buffers. (PhilRunninger) #875
  • Fix opening sub-directories that have commas in their name. (PhilRunninger) #873
  • Add new command to open NERDTree in the root of a VCS repository. (PhilRunninger) #872
  • Make sure the path to the bookmarks file exists before writing it. (PhilRunninger) #871
  • Unzoom NERDTree when opening a file (PhilRunninger) #870
  • Support unusual characters in file and directory names (PhilRunninger) #868
  • Reword renamed-buffer prompt to be more clear (aflock) #867
  • Default to placing cursor on root when closing bookmark table (lifecrisis) #866
  • Fix issues with sorting of nodes (PhilRunninger) #856
  • Better OSX detection (bubba-h57) #853
  • Bugfix - ensure keymaps dictionary exists before using it (mnussbaum) #852
  • Decrease startup-time by avoiding linear-time iteration over key mappings (mnussbaum) #851
  • Add code to sort mappings in quickhelp (lifecrisis) #849
  • Use ":clearjumps" in new NERDTree windows (lifecrisis) #844
  • Like m-c did before, create parent directories if needed on m-m. (PhilRunninger) #840
  • BUGFIX: Repair a problem with the 'u' mapping. (lifecrisis) #838
  • Make the NERDTree buffer writable when rendering it. (PhilRunninger) #837
  • Code cleanup: Remove unsupported bookmark table mappings (lifecrisis) #835
  • Replace strcharpart() with substitute() for backward compatibility (bravestarr) #834
  • Fixed error unknown function strcharpart for older versions of Vim (hav4ik) #833
  • Clear output when NERDTree menu is aborted (lifecrisis) #832
  • Display a path with multi-byte characters correctly when it is truncated (bravestarr) #830
  • Support revealing file and executing file with xdg-open for Linux (ngnmhieu) #824
  • If node isn't open, count children on disk before deleting. (PhilRunninger) #822
  • Add new variable g:NERDTreeRemoveFileCmd (kutsan) #816
  • Use a better check for existence of the NERDTree buffer. (PhilRunninger) #814
  • Fix focussing previous buffer when closing NERDTree (mrubli) #801
  • Update the docs for "NERDTreeStatusline" (lifecrisis) #796
  • BUGFIX: Unstable behavior in the "getPath()" method (lifecrisis) #795
  • Revert the bugfix from pull request #785 (lifecrisis) #794
  • BUGFIX: Allow ":NERDTreeFind" to discover hidden files (lifecrisis) #786
  • BUGFIX: Allow ":NERDTreeFind" to reveal new files (lifecrisis) #785
  • Add modelines (lifecrisis) #782
  • Change the type of completion used by NERDTreeFind (lifecrisis) #781
  • change NERDTreeFind with args (zhenyangze) #778
  • Style Choice: Using confirm() when deleting a bookmark (lifecrisis) #777
  • remove useless substitute when file =~# "/$" (skyblueee) #773
  • remove useless removeLeadingSpaces in _stripMarkup (skyblueee) #772
  • Make the "o" mapping consistent with "x" (lifecrisis) #769
  • Fix a problem with the "x" handler (lifecrisis) #768
  • Clean up the handler for the "x" mapping (lifecrisis) #767
  • Revert change to tab opening method (lifecrisis) #766
  • BUGFIX: Add back support for "b:NERDTreeRoot" (lifecrisis) #765
  • Fix broken "t" and "T" mappings, tabs now open at end (lifecrisis) #759
  • Update doc with already existing mapping variables (asnr) #699
  • Fix the broken g:NERDTreeBookmarksSort setting (lifecrisis) #696
  • Correct NERDTreeIgnore pattern in doc (cntoplolicon) #648
  • Remove empty segments when splitting path (sooth-sayer) #574
  • Suppress autocmds less agressively (wincent) #578 #691
  • Add an Issues template to ask for more info initially.
  • Fix markdown headers in readme (josephfrazier) #676
  • Don't touch @o and @h registers when rendering
  • Fix bug with files and directories with dollar signs (alegen) #649
  • Reuse/reopen existing window trees where possible #244
  • Remove NERDTree.previousBuf()
  • Change color of arrow (Leeiio) #630
  • Improved a tip in README.markdown (ggicci) #628
  • Shorten delete confimration of empty directory to y (mikeperri) #530
  • Fix API call to open directory tree in window (devm33) #533
  • Change default arrows on non-Windows platforms (gwilk) #546
  • Update to README - combine cd and git clone (zwhitchcox) #584
  • Update to README - Tip: start NERDTree when vim starts (therealplato) #593
  • Escape filename when moving an open buffer (zacharyvoase) #595
  • Fixed incorrect :helptags command in README (curran) #619
  • Fixed incomplete escaping of folder arrows (adityanatraj) #548
  • Added NERDTreeCascadeSingleChildDir option (juanibiapina) #558
  • Replace strchars() with backward compatible workaround.
  • Add support for copy command in Windows (SkylerLipthay) #231
  • Fixed typo in README.markdown - :Helptags -> :helptags
  • Rename "primary" and "secondary" trees to "tab" and "window" trees.
  • Move a bunch of buffer level variables into the NERDTree and UI classes.
  • Display cascading dirs on one line to save vertical/horizontal space (matt-gardner: brainstorming/testing)
  • Remove the old style UI - Remove NERDTreeDirArrows option.
  • On windows default to + and ~ for expand/collapse directory symbols.
  • Lots more refactoring. Move a bunch of b: level vars into b:NERDTree and friends.

5.0.0

• Refactor the code significantly:
  • Break the classes out into their own files.
  • Make the majority of the code OO - previously large parts were effectively a tangle of "global" methods.
• Add an API to assign flags to nodes. This allows VCS plugins like https://github.com/Xuyuanp/nerdtree-git-plugin to exist. Thanks to Xuyuanp for helping design/test/build said API.
• add scope argument to the key map API see :help NERDTreeAddKeyMap()
• add magic dir and file flags to NERDTreeIgnore
• add support for custom path filters. See :help NERDTreeAddPathFilter()
• add path listener API. See :help NERDTreePathListenerAPI.
• expand the fs menu functionality to list file properties (PhilRunninger, apbarrero, JESii)
• make bookmarks work with ~ home shortcuts (hiberabyss)
• show OSX specific fsmenu options in regular vim on mac (evindor)
• make dir arrow icons configurable (PickRelated)
• optimise node sorting performance when opening large dirs (vtsang)
• make the root note render prettier by truncating it at a path slash (gcmt)
• remove NERDChristmasTree option - its always christmas now
• add "cascade" open and closing for dirs containing only another single dir. See :help NERDTreeCascadeOpenSingleChildDir (pendulm)
• Many other fixes, doc updates and contributions from: actionshrimp, agrussellknives, alvan, AndrewRadev, cperl82 (many small fixes), devmanhinton, egalpin, franksort, gastropoda, handcraftedbits, kelaban, lucascaton, mixvin, pendulm, SchDen, shanesmith, staeff, stephenprater, toiffel, Twinside, WoLpH, xiaodili, zhangoose

4.2.0

• Add NERDTreeDirArrows option to make the UI use pretty arrow chars instead of the old +~| chars to define the tree structure (sickill)
• shift the syntax highlighting out into its own syntax file (gnap)
• add some mac specific options to the filesystem menu - for macvim only (andersonfreitas)
• Add NERDTreeMinimalUI option to remove some non functional parts of the nerdtree ui (camthompson)
• tweak the behaviour of :NERDTreeFind - see :help :NERDTreeFind for the new behaviour (benjamingeiger)
• if no name is given to :Bookmark, make it default to the name of the target file/dir (minyoung)
• use file completion when doing copying, create, and move operations (EvanDotPro)
• lots of misc bug fixes from: AndrewRadev, Bogdanov, camthompson, kml, mathias, paddyoloughlin, scottstvnsn, sdewald, Vitaly, wycats, me RAWR!

4.1.0

• features:

  • NERDTreeFind to reveal the node for the current buffer in the tree, see |NERDTreeFind|. This effectively merges the FindInNERDTree plugin (by Doug McInnes) into the script.
  • make NERDTreeQuitOnOpen apply to the t/T keymaps too. Thanks to Stefan Ritter and Rémi Prévost.
  • truncate the root node if wider than the tree window. Thanks to Victor Gonzalez.

• bugfixes:

  • really fix window state restoring
  • fix some win32 path escaping issues. Thanks to Stephan Baumeister, Ricky, jfilip1024, and Chris Chambers.

4.0.0

• add a new programmable menu system (see :help NERDTreeMenu).
• add new APIs to add menus/menu-items to the menu system as well as custom key mappings to the NERD tree buffer (see :help NERDTreeAPI).
• removed the old API functions
• added a mapping to maximize/restore the size of nerd tree window, thanks to Guillaume Duranceau for the patch. See :help NERDTree-A for details.
• fix a bug where secondary nerd trees (netrw hijacked trees) and NERDTreeQuitOnOpen didnt play nicely, thanks to Curtis Harvey.
• fix a bug where the script ignored directories whose name ended in a dot, thanks to Aggelos Orfanakos for the patch.
• fix a bug when using the x mapping on the tree root, thanks to Bryan Venteicher for the patch.
• fix a bug where the cursor position/window size of the nerd tree buffer wasnt being stored on closing the window, thanks to Richard Hart.
• fix a bug where NERDTreeMirror would mirror the wrong tree

3.1.1

• fix a bug where a non-listed no-name buffer was getting created every time the tree windows was created, thanks to Derek Wyatt and owen1
• make <CR> behave the same as the o mapping
• some helptag fixes in the doc, thanks strull.
• fix a bug when using :set nohidden and opening a file where the previous buf was modified. Thanks iElectric.
• other minor fixes

3.1.0

• New features:
  • add mappings to open files in a vsplit, see :help NERDTree-s and :help NERDTree-gs
  • make the statusline for the nerd tree window default to something hopefully more useful. See :help 'NERDTreeStatusline'
• Bugfixes:
  • make the hijack netrw functionality work when vim is started with vim <some dir> (thanks to Alf Mikula for the patch).
  • fix a bug where the CWD wasnt being changed for some operations even when NERDTreeChDirMode==2 (thanks to Lucas S. Buchala)
  • add -bar to all the nerd tree :commands so they can chain with other :commands (thanks to tpope)
  • fix bugs when ignorecase was set (thanks to nach)
  • fix a bug with the relative path code (thanks to nach)
  • fix a bug where doing a :cd would cause :NERDTreeToggle to fail (thanks nach)

3.0.1

• Bugfixes:
  • fix bugs with :NERDTreeToggle and :NERDTreeMirror when 'hidden' was not set
  • fix a bug where :NERDTree <path> would fail if <path> was relative and didnt start with a ./ or ../ Thanks to James Kanze.
  • make the q mapping work with secondary (:e <dir> style) trees, thanks to jamessan
  • fix a bunch of small bugs with secondary trees
• More insane refactoring.

3.0.0

• hijack netrw so that doing an :edit <directory> will put a NERD tree in the window rather than a netrw browser. See :help 'NERDTreeHijackNetrw'
• allow sharing of trees across tabs, see :help :NERDTreeMirror
• remove "top" and "bottom" as valid settings for NERDTreeWinPos
• change the '<tab>' mapping to 'i'
• change the 'H' mapping to 'I'
• lots of refactoring