Re: [Vimprobable-users] Another hinting way?

[Hannes S. <ha...@yl...>]

陈三 <che...@gm...> wrote:
> > ______ <che...@gm...> wrote:
> > > i will try the hinting.js
> >
> > FYI, a modification of that file alone will not be enough due to the
> > feature of writing the link text which Matt mentioned. You would
> > have to change the routine catching characters in hint mode located
> > in main.c as well.
>
> Does it mean if i don't know much about programing then it would be
> impossible for me to make it ? that is sad because i know only a
> little JavaScript language.

Well, it depends on how "messy" you would accept a hack to be. In the
current Vimprobable2, the relevant code in main.c is located in line
626 until the end of the following if. There, you would have to send
not just numbers, but also strings to the Javascript function. Of
course, this would imply either a major modification of the current
"count" variable or (easier) the introduction of a string variable to
keep the overall input in.

However, in hinting.js, there would definitely be bigger changes ahead.

> If there is an option like "set hinting=asdfghjkl" then that would be
> much convenient to me.

Such an option will most certainly never happen, because of said
irreconcilability with another major feature.

Hannes