What's New Since Vim 9.0?

#vim #linux

Since the release of version 9.0.0, Vim has introduced many exciting new features, such as Vim9 classes/interfaces and virtual text, which have significantly enhanced the overall user experience.

Here is a comprehensive list of new features introduced since Vim 9.0:

Vim 9.1

9.1.0572: new tabclose option to specify tab page closing behaviour.
9.1.0548: id() function
9.1.0509: bindtextdomain()
9.1.0507: CursorMovedC event to monitor cursor movement in command mode.
9.1.0500: popup_setbuf() to switch buffer in a popup.
9.1.0476: new highlighting groups: PmenuMatch and PmenuMatchSel to see matched text in popup menu.
9.1.0469: make completeopt to have buffer-local value
9.1.0465: copyfile() to copy file.
9.1.0439: new :filter :history to filter the history.
9.1.0394: getregionpos()
9.1.0393: support $XDG_CONFIG_HOME
9.1.0147: new winfixbuf option to prevent buffer switching in one window.
9.1.0120: getregion()
9.1.0071: diff() to compare lists or strings.
9.1.0059: WinNewPre event before creating a window.
9.1.0058: new :map-cmd-key, try :imap <D-b> bar
9.1.0027: foreach() function
9.1.0010: keymap completion
9.1.0009: new matchstrlist() and matchbufline() functions.