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| author | Ben Beltran <ben@freshout.us> | 2012-10-08 11:44:10 -0500 |
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diff --git a/vim/doc/tagbar.txt b/vim/doc/tagbar.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cb9a3e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/vim/doc/tagbar.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1016 @@ +*tagbar.txt* Display tags of a file in their correct scope + +Author: Jan Larres <jan@majutsushi.net> +Licence: Vim licence, see |license| +Homepage: http://majutsushi.github.com/tagbar/ +Version: 2.3 + +============================================================================== +Contents *tagbar* *tagbar-contents* + + 1. Intro ........................... |tagbar-intro| + Pseudo-tags ................... |tagbar-pseudotags| + Supported features ............ |tagbar-features| + Other ctags-compatible programs |tagbar-other| + 2. Requirements .................... |tagbar-requirements| + 3. Installation .................... |tagbar-installation| + 4. Usage ........................... |tagbar-usage| + Commands ...................... |tagbar-commands| + Key mappings .................. |tagbar-keys| + 5. Configuration ................... |tagbar-configuration| + Highlight colours ............. |tagbar-highlight| + Automatically opening Tagbar .. |tagbar-autoopen| + 6. Extending Tagbar ................ |tagbar-extend| + 7. Troubleshooting & Known issues .. |tagbar-issues| + 8. History ......................... |tagbar-history| + 9. Todo ............................ |tagbar-todo| + 10. Credits ......................... |tagbar-credits| + +============================================================================== +1. Intro *tagbar-intro* + +Tagbar is a plugin for browsing the tags of source code files. It provides a +sidebar that displays the ctags-generated tags of the current file, ordered by +their scope. This means that for example methods in C++ are displayed under +the class they are defined in. + +Let's say we have the following code inside of a C++ file: +> + namespace { + char a; + + class Foo + { + public: + Foo(); + ~Foo(); + private: + int var; + }; + }; +< +Then Tagbar would display the tag information like so: +> + __anon1* : namespace + Foo : class + +Foo() + +~Foo() + -var + a +< +This example shows several important points. First, the tags are listed +indented below the scope they are defined in. Second, the type of a scope is +listed after its name and a colon. Third, tags for which the access/visibility +information is known are prefixed with a symbol indicating that. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +PSEUDO-TAGS *tagbar-pseudotags* + +The example also introduces the concept of "pseudo-tags". Pseudo-tags are tags +that are not explicitly defined in the file but have children in it. In this +example the namespace doesn't have a name and thus ctags doesn't generate a +tag for it, but since it has children it still needs to be displayed using an +auto-generated name. + +Another case where pseudo-tags appear is in C++ implementation files. Since +classes are usually defined in a header file but the member methods and +variables in the implementation file the class itself won't generate a tag +in that file. + +Since pseudo-tags don't really exist they cannot be jumped to from the Tagbar +window. + +Pseudo-tags are denoted with an asterisk ('*') at the end of their name. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +SUPPORTED FEATURES *tagbar-features* + +The following features are supported by Tagbar: + + - Display tags under their correct scope. + - Automatically update the tags when switching between buffers and editing + files. + - Display visibility information of tags if available. + - Highlight the tag near the cursor while editing files. + - Jump to a tag from the Tagbar window. + - Display the complete prototype of a tag. + - Tags can be sorted either by name or order of appearance in the file. + - Scopes can be folded to hide uninteresting information. + - Supports all of the languages that ctags does, i.e. Ant, Assembler, ASP, + Awk, Basic, BETA, C, C++, C#, COBOL, DosBatch, Eiffel, Erlang, Flex, + Fortran, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Lisp, Lua, Make, MatLab, OCaml, Pascal, + Perl, PHP, Python, REXX, Ruby, Scheme, Shell script, SLang, SML, SQL, Tcl, + Tex, Vera, Verilog, VHDL, Vim and YACC. + - Can be extended to support arbitrary new types. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +OTHER CTAGS-COMPATIBLE PROGRAMS *tagbar-other* + +Tagbar theoretically also supports filetype-specific programs that can output +tag information that is compatible with ctags. However due to potential +incompatibilities this may not always completely work. Tagbar has been tested +with doctorjs/jsctags and will use that if present, other programs require +some configuration (see |tagbar-extend|). If a program does not work even with +correct configuration please contact me. + +Note: Please check |tagbar-issues| for some possible issues with jsctags. + +============================================================================== +2. Requirements *tagbar-requirements* + +The following requirements have to be met in order to be able to use tagbar: + + - Vim 7.0 or higher. Older versions will not work since Tagbar uses data + structures that were only introduced in Vim 7. + - Exuberant ctags 5.5 or higher. Ctags is the program that generates the + tag information that Tagbar uses. It is shipped with most Linux + distributions, otherwise it can be downloaded from the following + website: + + http://ctags.sourceforge.net/ + + Tagbar will work on any platform that ctags runs on -- this includes + UNIX derivatives, Mac OS X and Windows. Note that other versions like + GNU ctags will not work. + Tagbar generates the tag information by itself and doesn't need (or use) + already existing tag files. + - File type detection must be turned on in vim. This can be done with the + following command in your vimrc: +> + filetype on +< + See |filetype| for more information. + - Tagbar will not work in |restricted-mode| or with 'compatible' set. + +============================================================================== +3. Installation *tagbar-installation* + +Use the normal Vimball install method for installing tagbar.vba: +> + vim tagbar.vba + :so % + :q +< +Alternatively you can clone the git repository and then add the path to +'runtimepath' or use the pathogen plugin. Don't forget to run |:helptags| if +you're not using pathogen. + +If the ctags executable is not installed in one of the directories in your +$PATH environment variable you have to set the g:tagbar_ctags_bin variable, +see |g:tagbar_ctags_bin|. + +============================================================================== +4. Usage *tagbar-usage* + +There are essentially two ways to use Tagbar: + + 1. Have it running all the time in a window on the side of the screen. In + this case Tagbar will update its contents whenever the source file is + changed and highlight the tag the cursor is currently on in the file. If + a tag is selected in Tagbar the file window will jump to the tag and the + Tagbar window will stay open. |g:tagbar_autoclose| has to be unset for + this mode. + 2. Only open Tagbar when you want to jump to a specific tag and have it + close automatically once you have selected one. This can be useful for + example for small screens where a permanent window would take up too much + space. You have to set the option |g:tagbar_autoclose| in this case. The + cursor will also automatically jump to the Tagbar window when opening it. + +Opening and closing the Tagbar window~ +Use |:TagbarOpen| or |:TagbarToggle| to open the Tagbar window if it is +closed. By default the window is opened on the right side, set the option +|g:tagbar_left| to open it on the left instead. If the window is already open, +|:TagbarOpen| will jump to it and |:TagbarToggle| will close it again. +|:TagbarClose| will simply close the window if it is open. + +It is probably a good idea to assign a key to these commands. For example, put +this in your |vimrc|: +> + nnoremap <silent> <F9> :TagbarToggle<CR> +< +You can then open and close Tagbar by simply pressing the <F9> key. + +You can also use |:TagbarOpenAutoClose| to open the Tagbar window, jump to it +and have it close automatically on tag selection regardless of the +|g:tagbar_autoclose| setting. + +Jumping to tags~ +When you're inside the Tagbar window you can jump to the definition of a tag +by moving the cursor to a tag and pressing <Enter> or double-clicking on it +with the mouse. The source file will then move to the definition and put the +cursor in the corresponding line. This won't work for pseudo-tags. + +Sorting~ +You can sort the tags in the Tagbar window in two ways: by name or by file +order. Sorting them by name simply displays the tags in their alphabetical +order under their corresponding scope. Sorting by file order means that the +tags keep the order they have in the source file, but are still associated +with the correct scope. You can change the sort order by pressing the "s" key +in the Tagbar window. The current sort order is displayed in the statusbar of +the Tagbar window. + +Folding~ +The displayed scopes (and unscoped types) can be folded to hide uninteresting +information. Mappings similar to Vim's built-in ones are provided. Folds can +also be opened and closed by clicking on the fold icon with the mouse. + +Displaying the prototype of a tag~ +Tagbar can display the prototype of a tag. More precisely it can display the +line in which the tag is defined. This can be done by either pressing <Space> +when on a tag or hovering over a tag with the mouse. In the former case the +prototype will be displayed in the command line |Command-line|, in the latter +case it will be displayed in a pop-up window. The prototype will also be +displayed when the cursor stays on a tag for 'updatetime' milliseconds. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +COMMANDS *tagbar-commands* + +:TagbarOpen [{flags}] + Open the Tagbar window if it is closed. + + Additional behaviour can be specified with the optional {flags} argument. + It is a string which can contain these character flags: + 'f' Jump to Tagbar window when opening (just as if |g:tagbar_autofocus| + were set to 1) + 'j' Jump to Tagbar window if already open + 'c' Close Tagbar on tag selection (just as if |g:tagbar_autoclose| were + set to 1, but doesn't imply 'f') + + For example, the following command would always jump to the Tagbar window, + opening it first if necessary, but keep it open after selecting a tag + (unless |g:tagbar_autoclose| is set): > + :TagbarOpen fj +< +:TagbarClose + Close the Tagbar window if it is open. + +:TagbarToggle + Open the Tagbar window if it is closed or close it if it is open. + +:TagbarOpenAutoClose + Open the Tagbar window, jump to it and close it on tag selection. This is + an alias for ":TagbarOpen fc". + +:TagbarSetFoldlevel {number} + Set the foldlevel of the tags of the current file to {number}. The + foldlevel of tags in other files remains unaffected. Works in the same way + as 'foldlevel'. + +:TagbarShowTag + Open the parent folds of the current tag in the file window as much as + needed for the tag to be visible in the Tagbar window. + +:TagbarDebug [logfile] + Start debug mode. This will write debug messages to file [logfile] while + using Tagbar. If no argument is given "tagbardebug.log" in the current + directory is used. Note: an existing file will be overwritten! + +:TagbarDebugEnd + End debug mode, debug messages will no longer be written to the logfile. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +KEY MAPPINGS *tagbar-keys* + +The following mappings are valid in the Tagbar window: + +<F1> Display key mapping help. +<CR>/<Enter> Jump to the tag under the cursor. Doesn't work for pseudo-tags + or generic headers. +p Jump to the tag under the cursor, but stay in the Tagbar window. +<LeftMouse> When on a fold icon, open or close the fold depending on the + current state. +<2-LeftMouse> Same as <CR>. See |g:tagbar_singleclick| if you want to use a + single- instead of a double-click. +<Space> Display the prototype of the current tag (i.e. the line defining + it) in the command line. ++/zo Open the fold under the cursor. +-/zc Close the fold under the cursor or the current one if there is + no fold under the cursor. +o/za Toggle the fold under the cursor or the current one if there is + no fold under the cursor. +*/zR Open all folds by setting foldlevel to 99. +=/zM Close all folds by setting foldlevel to 0. +<C-N> Go to the next top-level tag. +<C-P> Go to the previous top-level tag. +s Toggle sort order between name and file order. +x Toggle zooming the window. +q Close the Tagbar window. + +============================================================================== +5. Configuration *tagbar-configuration* + + *g:tagbar_ctags_bin* +g:tagbar_ctags_bin~ +Default: empty + +Use this option to specify the location of your ctags executable. Only needed +if it is not in one of the directories in your $PATH environment variable. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_ctags_bin = 'C:\Ctags5.8\ctags.exe' +< + + *g:tagbar_left* +g:tagbar_left~ +Default: 0 + +By default the Tagbar window will be opened on the right-hand side of vim. Set +this option to open it on the left instead. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_left = 1 +< + + *g:tagbar_width* +g:tagbar_width~ +Default: 40 + +Width of the Tagbar window in characters. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_width = 30 +< + + *g:tagbar_autoclose* +g:tagbar_autoclose~ +Default: 0 + +If you set this option the Tagbar window will automatically close when you +jump to a tag. This implies |g:tagbar_autofocus|. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_autoclose = 1 +< + + *g:tagbar_autofocus* +g:tagbar_autofocus~ +Default: 0 + +If you set this option the cursor will move to the Tagbar window when it is +opened. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_autofocus = 1 +< + + *g:tagbar_sort* +g:tagbar_sort~ +Default: 1 + +If this option is set the tags are sorted according to their name. If it is +unset they are sorted according to their order in the source file. Note that +in the second case Pseudo-tags are always sorted before normal tags of the +same kind since they don't have a real position in the file. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_sort = 0 +< + + *g:tagbar_compact* +g:tagbar_compact~ +Default: 0 + +Setting this option will result in Tagbar omitting the short help at the +top of the window and the blank lines in between top-level scopes in order to +save screen real estate. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_compact = 1 +< + + *g:tagbar_expand* +g:tagbar_expand~ +Default: 0 + +If this option is set the Vim window will be expanded by the width of the +Tagbar window if using a GUI version of Vim. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_expand = 1 +< + + *g:tagbar_singleclick* +g:tagbar_singleclick~ +Default: 0 + +If this option is set then a single- instead of a double-click is used to jump +to the tag definition. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_singleclick = 1 +< + + *g:tagbar_foldlevel* +g:tagbar_foldlevel~ +Default: 99 + +The initial foldlevel for folds in the Tagbar window. Fold with a level higher +than this number will be closed. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_foldlevel = 2 +< + + *g:tagbar_iconchars* +g:tagbar_iconchars~ + +Since the display of the icons used to indicate open or closed folds depends +on the actual font used, different characters may be optimal for different +fonts. With this variable you can set the icons to characters of your liking. +The first character in the list specifies the icon to use for a closed fold, +and the second one for an open fold. + +Examples (don't worry if some the characters aren't displayed correctly, just +choose other characters in that case): +> + let g:tagbar_iconchars = ['▶', '▼'] (default on Linux and Mac OS X) + let g:tagbar_iconchars = ['▾', '▸'] + let g:tagbar_iconchars = ['▷', '◢'] + let g:tagbar_iconchars = ['+', '-'] (default on Windows) +< + + *g:tagbar_autoshowtag* +g:tagbar_autoshowtag~ +Default: 0 + +If this variable is set and the current tag is inside of a closed fold then +the folds will be opened as much as needed for the tag to be visible so it can +be highlighted. If it is not set then the folds won't be opened and the parent +tag will be highlighted instead. You can use the TagbarShowTag command to open +the folds manually. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_autoshowtag = 1 +< + + *g:tagbar_updateonsave_maxlines* +g:tagbar_updateonsave_maxlines~ +Default: 5000 + +If the current file has fewer lines than the value of this variable, Tagbar +will update immediately after saving the file. If it is longer then the update +will only happen on the |CursorHold| event and when switching buffers (or +windows). This is to prevent the time it takes to save a large file from +becoming annoying in case you have a slow computer. If you have a fast +computer you can set it to a higher value. + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_updateonsave_maxlines = 10000 +< + + *g:tagbar_systemenc* +g:tagbar_systemenc~ +Default: value of 'encoding' + +This variable is for cases where the character encoding of your operating +system is different from the one set in Vim, i.e. the 'encoding' option. For +example, if you use a Simplified Chinese Windows version that has a system +encoding of "cp936", and you have set 'encoding' to "utf-8", then you would +have to set this variable to "cp936". + +Example: +> + let g:tagbar_systemenc = 'cp936' +< + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +HIGHLIGHT COLOURS *tagbar-highlight* + +All of the colours used by Tagbar can be customized. Here is a list of the +highlight groups that are defined by Tagbar: + +TagbarComment + The help at the top of the buffer. + +TagbarKind + The header of generic "kinds" like "functions" and "variables". + +TagbarNestedKind + The "kind" headers in square brackets inside of scopes. + +TagbarScope + Tags that define a scope like classes, structs etc. + +TagbarType + The type of a tag or scope if available. + +TagbarSignature + Function signatures. + +TagbarPseudoID + The asterisk (*) that signifies a pseudo-tag. + +TagbarFoldIcon + The fold icon on the left of foldable tags. + +TagbarHighlight + The colour that is used for automatically highlighting the current tag. + +TagbarAccessPublic + The "public" visibility/access symbol. + +TagbarAccessProtected + The "protected" visibility/access symbol. + +TagbarAccessPrivate + The "private" visibility/access symbol. + +If you want to change any of those colours put a line like the following in +your vimrc: +> + highlight TagbarScope guifg=Green ctermfg=Green +< +See |:highlight| for more information. + +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +AUTOMATICALLY OPENING TAGBAR *tagbar-autoopen* + +Since there are several different situations in which you might want to open +Tagbar automatically there is no single option to enable automatic opening. +Instead, autocommands can be used together with a convenience function that +opens Tagbar only if a supported file is open(ed). + +If you want to open Tagbar automatically on Vim startup no matter what put +this into your vimrc: +> + autocmd VimEnter * nested :TagbarOpen +< +If you want to open it only if you're opening Vim with a supported file/files +use this instead: +> + autocmd VimEnter * nested :call tagbar#autoopen() +< +For opening Tagbar also if you open a supported file in an already running +Vim: +> + autocmd FileType * nested :call tagbar#autoopen() +< +And if you only want to open Tagbar only for specific filetypes, not for all +of the supported ones: +> + autocmd FileType c,cpp nested :TagbarOpen +< +Check out |autocmd.txt| if you want it to open automatically in more +complicated cases. + +============================================================================== +6. Extending Tagbar *tagbar-extend* + +Tagbar has a flexible mechanism for extending the existing file type (i.e. +language) definitions. This can be used both to change the settings of the +existing types and to add completely new types. A complete configuration +consists of a type definition for Tagbar in your |vimrc| and optionally a +language definition for ctags in case you want to add a new language. + +Before writing your own extension have a look at the wiki +(https://github.com/majutsushi/tagbar/wiki/Support-for-additional-filetypes) +or try googling for existing ones. If you do end up creating your own +extension please consider adding it to the wiki so that others will be able to +use it, too. + +Every type definition in Tagbar is a dictionary with the following keys: + +ctagstype: The name of the language as recognized by ctags. Use the command > + ctags --list-languages +< to get a list of the languages ctags supports. The case doesn't + matter. +kinds: A list of the "language kinds" that should be listed in Tagbar, + ordered by the order they should appear in in the Tagbar window. + Use the command > + ctags --list-kinds={language name} +< to get a list of the kinds ctags supports for a given language. An + entry in this list is a string with two or three parts separated + by a colon: the first part is the one-character abbreviation that + ctags uses, and the second part is an arbitrary string that will + be used in Tagbar as the header for the tags of this kind that are + not listed under a specific scope. The optional third part + determines whether tags of this kind should be folded by default, + with 1 meaning they should be folded and 0 they should not. If + this part is omitted the tags will not be folded by default. For + example, the string > + "f:functions:1" +< would list all the function definitions in a file under the header + "functions" and fold them. +sro: The scope resolution operator. For example, in C++ it is "::" and + in Java it is ".". If in doubt run ctags as shown below and check + the output. +kind2scope: A dictionary describing the mapping of tag kinds (in their + one-character representation) to the scopes their children will + appear in, for example classes, structs etc. + Unfortunately there is no ctags option to list the scopes, you + have to look at the tags ctags generates manually. For example, + let's say we have a C++ file "test.cpp" with the following + contents: > + class Foo + { + public: + Foo(); + ~Foo(); + private: + int var; + }; +< We then run ctags in the following way: > + ctags -f - --format=2 --excmd=pattern --extra= --fields=nksaSmt test.cpp +< Then the output for the variable "var" would look like this: > + var tmp.cpp /^ int var;$/;" kind:m line:11 class:Foo access:private +< This shows that the scope name for an entry in a C++ class is + simply "class". So this would be the word that the "kind" + character of a class has to be mapped to. +scope2kind: The opposite of the above, mapping scopes to the kinds of their + parents. Most of the time it is the exact inverse of the above, + but in some cases it can be different, for example when more than + one kind maps to the same scope. If it is the exact inverse for + your language you only need to specify one of the two keys. +replace: If you set this entry to 1 your definition will completely replace +{optional} an existing default definition. This is useful if you want to + disable scopes for a file type for some reason. Note that in this + case you have to provide all the needed entries yourself! +sort: This entry can be used to override the global sort setting for +{optional} this specific file type. The meaning of the value is the same as + with the global setting, that is if you want to sort tags by name + set it to 1 and if you want to sort them according to their order + in the file set it to 0. +deffile: The path to a file with additional ctags definitions (see the +{optional} section below on adding a new definition for what exactly that + means). This is especially useful for ftplugins since they can + provide a complete type definition with ctags and Tagbar + configurations without requiring user intervention. + Let's say you have an ftplugin that adds support for the language + "mylang", and your directory structure looks like this: > + ctags/mylang.cnf + ftplugin/mylang.vim +< Then the "deffile" entry would look like this to allow for the + plugin to be installed in an arbitray location (for example + with pathogen): > + + 'deffile' : expand('<sfile>:p:h:h') . '/ctags/mylang.cnf' +< +ctagsbin: The path to a filetype-specific ctags-compatible program like +{optional} jsctags. Set it in the same way as |g:tagbar_ctags_bin|. jsctags is + used automatically if found in your $PATH and does not have to be + set in that case. If it is not in your path you have to set this + key, the rest of the configuration should not be necessary (unless + you want to change something, of course). +ctagsargs: The arguments to be passed to the filetype-specific ctags program +{optional} (without the filename). Make sure you set an option that makes the + program output its data on stdout. Not used for the normal ctags + program. + + +You then have to assign this dictionary to a variable in your vimrc with the +name +> + g:tagbar_type_{vim filetype} +< +For example, for C++ the name would be "g:tagbar_type_cpp". If you don't know +the vim file type then run the following command: +> + :set filetype? +< +and vim will display the file type of the current buffer. + +Example: C++~ +Here is a complete example that shows the default configuration for C++ as +used in Tagbar. This is just for illustration purposes since user +configurations will usually be less complicated. +> + let g:tagbar_type_cpp = { + \ 'ctagstype' : 'c++', + \ 'kinds' : [ + \ 'd:macros:1', + \ 'p:prototypes:1', + \ 'g:enums', + \ 'e:enumerators', + \ 't:typedefs', + \ 'n:namespaces', + \ 'c:classes', + \ 's:structs', + \ 'u:unions', + \ 'f:functions', + \ 'm:members', + \ 'v:variables' + \ ], + \ 'sro' : '::', + \ 'kind2scope' : { + \ 'g' : 'enum', + \ 'n' : 'namespace', + \ 'c' : 'class', + \ 's' : 'struct', + \ 'u' : 'union' + \ }, + \ 'scope2kind' : { + \ 'enum' : 'g', + \ 'namespace' : 'n', + \ 'class' : 'c', + \ 'struct' : 's', + \ 'union' : 'u' + \ } + \ } +< + +Which of the keys you have to specify depends on what you want to do. + +Changing an existing definition~ +If you want to change an existing definition you only need to specify the +parts that you want to change. It probably only makes sense to change "kinds" +and/or "scopes", which would be the case if you wanted to exclude certain +kinds from appearing in Tagbar or if you want to change their order. As an +example, if you didn't want Tagbar to show prototypes for C++ files and switch +the order of enums and typedefs, you would do it like this: +> + let g:tagbar_type_cpp = { + \ 'kinds' : [ + \ 'd:macros:1', + \ 'g:enums', + \ 't:typedefs', + \ 'e:enumerators', + \ 'n:namespaces', + \ 'c:classes', + \ 's:structs', + \ 'u:unions', + \ 'f:functions', + \ 'm:members', + \ 'v:variables' + \ ] + \ } +< +Compare with the complete example above to see the difference. + +Adding a definition for a new language/file type~ +In order to be able to add a new language to Tagbar you first have to create a +configuration for ctags that it can use to parse the files. This can be done +in two ways: + + 1. Use the --regex argument for specifying regular expressions that are used + to parse the files. An example of this is given below. A disadvantage of + this approach is that you can't specify scopes. + 2. Write a parser plugin in C for ctags. This approach is much more powerful + than the regex approach since you can make use of all of ctags' + functionality but it also requires much more work. Read the ctags + documentation for more information about how to do this. + +For the first approach the only keys that are needed in the Tagbar definition +are "ctagstype" and "kinds". A definition that supports scopes has to define +those two and in addition "scopes", "sro" and at least one of "kind2scope" and +"scope2kind". + +Let's assume we want to add support for LaTeX to Tagbar using the regex +approach. First we put the following text into ~/.ctags or a file pointed to +by the "deffile" definition entry: +> + --langdef=latex + --langmap=latex:.tex + --regex-latex=/^\\tableofcontents/TABLE OF CONTENTS/s,toc/ + --regex-latex=/^\\frontmatter/FRONTMATTER/s,frontmatter/ + --regex-latex=/^\\mainmatter/MAINMATTER/s,mainmatter/ + --regex-latex=/^\\backmatter/BACKMATTER/s,backmatter/ + --regex-latex=/^\\bibliography\{/BIBLIOGRAPHY/s,bibliography/ + --regex-latex=/^\\part[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/PART \2/s,part/ + --regex-latex=/^\\part[[:space:]]*\*[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/PART \1/s,part/ + --regex-latex=/^\\chapter[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/CHAP \2/s,chapter/ + --regex-latex=/^\\chapter[[:space:]]*\*[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/CHAP \1/s,chapter/ + --regex-latex=/^\\section[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\. \2/s,section/ + --regex-latex=/^\\section[[:space:]]*\*[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\. \1/s,section/ + --regex-latex=/^\\subsection[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\.\. \2/s,subsection/ + --regex-latex=/^\\subsection[[:space:]]*\*[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\.\. \1/s,subsection/ + --regex-latex=/^\\subsubsection[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\.\.\. \2/s,subsubsection/ + --regex-latex=/^\\subsubsection[[:space:]]*\*[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\.\.\. \1/s,subsubsection/ + --regex-latex=/^\\includegraphics[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\3/g,graphic+listing/ + --regex-latex=/^\\lstinputlisting[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*(\[[^]]*\])?[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\3/g,graphic+listing/ + --regex-latex=/\\label[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\1/l,label/ + --regex-latex=/\\ref[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\1/r,ref/ + --regex-latex=/\\pageref[[:space:]]*\{([^}]+)\}/\1/p,pageref/ +< +This will create a new language definition with the name "latex" and associate +it with files with the extension ".tex". It will also define the kinds "s" for +sections, chapters and the like, "g" for included graphics, "l" for labels, +"r" for references and "p" for page references. See the ctags documentation +for more information about the exact syntax. + +Now we have to create the Tagbar language definition in our vimrc: +> + let g:tagbar_type_tex = { + \ 'ctagstype' : 'latex', + \ 'kinds' : [ + \ 's:sections', + \ 'g:graphics', + \ 'l:labels', + \ 'r:refs:1', + \ 'p:pagerefs:1' + \ ], + \ 'sort' : 0, + \ 'deffile' : expand('<sfile>:p:h:h') . '/ctags/latex.cnf' + \ } +< +The "deffile" field is of course only needed if the ctags definition actually +is in that file and not in ~/.ctags. + +Sort has been disabled for LaTeX so that the sections appear in their correct +order. They unfortunately can't be shown nested with their correct scopes +since as already mentioned the regular expression approach doesn't support +that. + +Tagbar should now be able to show the sections and other tags from LaTeX +files. + +============================================================================== +7. Troubleshooting & Known issues *tagbar-issues* + +As a general rule, if the tag information displayed by Tagbar is wrong (for +example, a method doesn't show up or is in the wrong place) you should first +try running ctags manually to see whether ctags reports the wrong information +or whether that information is correct and Tagbar does something wrong. To run +ctags manually execute the following command in a terminal: +> + ctags -f - --format=2 --excmd=pattern --extra= --fields=nksaSmt myfile +< +If you set the |g:tagbar_ctags_bin| variable you probably have to use the same +value here instead of simply "ctags". + +If Tagbar doesn't seem to work at all, but you don't get any error messages, +you can use Tagbar's debug mode to try to find the source of the problem (see +|tagbar-commands| on how to invoke it). In that case you should especially pay +attention to the reported file type and the ctags command line in the log +file. + + + - jsctags has to be newer than 2011-01-06 since it needs the "-f" option to + work. Also, the output of jsctags seems to be a bit unreliable at the + moment (especially regarding line numbers), so if you notice some strange + behaviour with it please run it manually in a terminal to check whether + the bug is in jsctags or Tagbar. + + - Nested pseudo-tags cannot be properly parsed since only the direct parent + scope of a tag gets assigned a type, the type of the grandparents is not + reported by ctags (assuming the grandparents don't have direct, real + children). + + For example, if we have a C++ file with the following content: +> + foo::Bar::init() + { + // ... + } + foo::Baz::method() + { + // ... + } +< + In this case the type of "foo" is not known. Is it a namespace? A class? + For this reason the methods are displayed in Tagbar like this: +> + foo::Bar* : class + init() + foo::Baz* : class + method() +< + - Scope-defining tags at the top level that have the same name but a + different kind/scope type can lead to an incorrect display. For example, + the following Python code will incorrectly insert a pseudo-tag "Inner2" + into the "test" class: +> + class test: + class Inner: + def foo(self): + pass + + def test(): + class Inner2: + def bar(self): + pass +< + I haven't found a clean way around this yet, but it shouldn't be much of a + problem in practice anyway. Tags with the same name at any other level are + no problem, though. + +============================================================================== +8. History *tagbar-history* + +2.3 (2011-12-24) + - Add a convenience function that allows more flexible ways to + automatically open Tagbar. + - Replace option tagbar_usearrows with tagbar_iconchars to allow custom + characters to be specified. This helps with fonts that don't display the + default characters properly. + - Remove the need to provide the complete jsctags configuration if jsctags + is not found in $PATH, now only the concrete path has to be specified. + - Add debugging functionality. + +2.2 (2011-11-26) + - Small incompatible change: TagbarOpen now doesn't jump to the Tagbar + window anymore if it is already open. Use "TagbarOpen j" instead or see + its documentation for more options. + - Tags inside of scopes now have a header displaying their "kind". + - The Tagbar contents are now immediately updated on save for files + smaller than a configurable size. + - Tagbar can now be configured to jump to a tag with only a single-click + instead of a double-click. + - Most of the script has been moved to the |autoload| directory, so Vim + startup should be faster (thanks to Kien N). + - Jumping to tags should work most of the time even if the file has been + modified and not saved. + - If Ctags has been installed into the default location using Homebrew or + MacPorts it should now be found automatically. + - Several bugfixes. + +2.1 (2011-05-29) + - Make Tagbar work in (hopefully) all cases under Windows + - Handle cases where 'encoding' is different from system encoding, for + example on a Chinese Windows with 'encoding' set to "utf-8" (see manual + for details in case it doesn't work out-of-the-box) + - Fixed a bug with the handling of subtypes like "python.django" + - If a session got saved with Tagbar open it now gets restored properly + - Locally reset foldmethod/foldexpr in case foldexpr got set to something + expensive globally + - Tagbar now tries hard to go to the correct window when jumping to a tag + - Explain some possible issues with the current jsctags version in the + manual + - Explicitly check for some possible configuration problems to be able to + give better feedback + - A few other small fixes + +2.0.1 (2011-04-26) + - Fix sorting bug when 'ignorecase' is set + +2.0 (2011-04-26) + - Folding now works correctly. Folds will be preserved when leaving the + Tagbar window and when switching between files. Also tag types can be + configured to be folded by default, which is useful for things like + includes and imports. + - DoctorJS/jsctags and other compatible programs are now supported. + - All of the highlight groups can now be overridden. + - Added keybinding to quickly jump to next/previous top-level tag. + - Added Taglist's "p" keybinding for jumping to a tag without leaving the + Tagbar window. + - Several bugfixes and other small improvements. + +1.5 (2011-03-06) + - Type definitions can now include a path to a file with the ctags + definition. This is especially useful for ftplugins that can now ship + with a complete ctags and Tagbar configuration without requiring user + intervention. Thanks to Jan Christoph Ebersbach for the suggestion. + - Added autofocus setting by Taybin Rutkin. This will put the cursor in + the Tagbar window when it is opened. + - The "scopes" field is no longer needed in type definitions, the + information is already there in "scope2kind". Existing definitions will + be ignored. + - Some fixes and improvements related to redrawing and window switching. + +1.2 (2011-02-28) + - Fix typo in Ruby definition + +1.1 (2011-02-26) + - Don't lose syntax highlighting when ':syntax enable' is called + - Allow expanding the Vim window when Tagbar is opened + +1.0 (2011-02-23) + - Initial release + +============================================================================== +9. Todo *tagbar-todo* + + - Allow filtering the Tagbar content by some criteria like tag name, + visibility, kind ... + - Integrate Tagbar with the FSwitch plugin to provide header file + information in C/C++. + - Allow jumping to a tag in the preview window, a split window or a new tab. + +============================================================================== +10. Credits *tagbar-credits* + +Tagbar was written by Jan Larres and is released under the Vim licence, see +|license|. It was heavily inspired by the Taglist plugin by Yegappan +Lakshmanan and uses a small amount of code from it. + +Original taglist copyright notice: +Permission is hereby granted to use and distribute this code, with or without +modifications, provided that this copyright notice is copied with it. Like +anything else that's free, taglist.vim is provided *as is* and comes with no +warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. In no event will the +copyright holder be liable for any damamges resulting from the use of this +software. + +The folding technique was inspired by NERDTree by Martin Grenfell. + +Thanks to the following people for code contributions, feature suggestions etc: +Jan Christoph Ebersbach +Leandro Freitas +Seth Milliken +Kien N +pielgrzym +Taybin Rutkin + +============================================================================== + vim: tw=78 ts=8 sw=8 sts=8 noet ft=help |