vim-airline
Dev tools
editor plugin
SHOW HN2013
95points
27comments
#237of 1,739 in 2013
Top 14%of 2013 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
8 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.37.
Execution: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Lightweight, simple, and easy to install compared with Powerline
From 2 comments
I've spent hours trying to get powerline to work with the patched fonts on OSX and Macvim without any results. This is lightweight, simple and just worked out of the box. Also…
nerdklers on HNVery cool. Much easier to get working than powerline, imho.
jpterry on HN
Pure vimscript works on older Vim versions
From 1 comment
I like this a lot, and it's particularly relevant to me since I occasionally find myself running an older version of vim. Therefore I always like seeing plugins written in pure…
nilkn on HN
Objections
Slow to return to normal mode on older hardware
From 1 comment
Sadly this is incredibly slow on my netbook. Takes ages to return to normal mode. Back to powerline, or maybe vanilla.
spupy on HN
Delay leaving insert mode, possibly the same issue as Powerline
From 1 comment
The delay in leaving insert mode used to drive me nuts in vim-powerline. I posted an issue and the author pointed me to this helpful Vim config snippet as a workaround (original…
Legion on HN
Requests
Mixed tabs/spaces warning in the status line
From 1 comment
This is slick. Anyone with more vim-fu than me have a good way to add mixed tabs/spaces warnings to airline?
reaperhulk on HN
Questions
Does it install with Pathogen?
From 1 comment
Will it install with pathogen? Looks great btw!
ninetax on HN
Alternatives named
Powerline
From 2 comments
The delay in leaving insert mode used to drive me nuts in vim-powerline. I posted an issue and the author pointed me to this helpful Vim config snippet as a workaround (original…
Legion on HNIs there a nice status line plugin that isn't full of color / visual noise? This would be by far the loudest and most animated part of my vim screen. I've tried powerline too and…
wahnfrieden on HN
Vundle
From 1 comment
Check out vundle as an alternative to pathogen. I haven't looked back.
wahnfrieden on HN