*todo.txt*      For Vim version 5.4l.  Last change: 1999 Jun 06


		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar


							  TODO list for Vim			*todo*

This is a veeeery long list of known bugs, current work, and desired
improvements.  To make it a little bit accessible, the items are grouped by
subject.  In the first columns of the line a classification is used to be
able to look for "the next thing to do":

Priority classification:
9	next point release
8	next release
7	as soon as possible
6	soon
5	should be included
4	nice to have
3	consider including
2	maybe not
1	probably not
-	unclassified

Plan:
-	Beta test and finish version 5.4.
-	Following 5.x releases will be the "stable" branch.  Bug fixes only.
-	Start work on version 6.0, the "unstable" branch.  Many new features to be
	included.

See |votes-for-changes| for a list of votes on desired changes in Vim.

														*known-bugs*
-------------------- Known bugs and current work -----------------------

Still for version 5.4:
9	Check and update documentation:
	- Add docs for ":pclose" and CTRL-W CTRL-Z and CTRL-W z.
	- Add docs for libcall().
	- For the FileType event, <afile> isn't a file name but the file type.
	- Add more explanation and tags for double-click mouse <2-LeftMosue>, etc.
	- Move docs for viminfo and sessions together, and explain the difference.
	- Adjust docs for 'wildmenu'.
	- Add a tutorial for writing a Vim script.
	- Check docs for errornous spaces.
	- Check index for all Ex commands.
	- Check index for all Normal mode commands.
	- Check index for all Insert mode commands.
	- Check list of options in help.txt


Vi incompatibility:
8	With undo/redo only marks in the changed lines should be changed.  Other
	marks should be kept.  Vi keeps each mark at the same text, even when it
	is deleted or restored. (Webb)  Also: A mark is lost after: make change,
	undo, redo and undo.
8	When using ":n" ":rew", the prev. context mark is in the same place as the
	cursor, not on the first line.
8	text is put in register 1 when using "c" and "d" with a motion character:
	<control-A>   %   (   ) `<character>   /   ?   N n	 {	 }
	(from Nvi manual).
8	When stdin is not a tty, and Vim reads commands from it, an error should
	make Vim exit.
8	Unix Vim (not gvim): Typing CTRL-C in Ex mode should finish the line
	(currently you can continue typing, but it's truncated later anyway).
8	When loading a file in the .exrc, Vi loads the argument anyway.  Vim skips
	loading the argument if there is a file already. When no file argument
	given, Vi starts with an empty buffer, Vim keeps the loaded file. (Bearded)
8	In Insert mode, when using <BS> or <Del>, don't wipe out the text, but
	only move back the cursor.	Behaves like '$' in 'cpoptions'.  Use a flag
	in 'cpoptions' to switch this on/off.
8	When editing a file which is a symbolic link, Vim opens another symbolic
	link on the same file under the name of the first one.  Adjust the file
	name in the buffer to the last one used?  Use several file names in one
	buffer???
7	The ":g/re/p" command overwrites the command.  This makes it difficult to
	see where the text ends and the matches start.  Add a 'cpoptions' flag for
	this?
	The ":map" command does the same.  Perhaps it should keep the ":map" when
	it's used without arguments?
7	When interrupting reading a file, Vi considers the buffer modified.  Add a
	'cpoptions' flag for this (we don't want it modified always to be able to
	do ":q")?
7	CTRL-L is not the end of a section?  It is for Posix!  Make it an option.
7	Implement 'prompt' option.	Init to off when stdin is not a tty.
7	CTRL-T in Insert mode inserts 'shiftwidth' of spaces at the cursor.  Add a
	flag in 'cpoptions' for this.
7	Add a way to send an email for a crashed edit session.  Create a file when
	making changes (containing name of the swap file), delete it when writing
	the file.  Supply a program that can check for crashed sessions (either
	all, for a system startup, or for one user, for in a .login file).
7	Vi doesn't do autoindenting when input is not from a tty (in Ex mode).
7	"z3<CR>" should still use the whole window, but only redisplay 3 lines.
7	":tag xx" should move the cursor to the first non-blank.  Or should it go
	to the match with the tag?	Option?
7	Implement 'autoprint'/'ap' option.
7	Add flag in 'cpoptions' that makes <BS> after a count work like <Del>
	(Sayre).
7	Add flag in 'cpoptions' that makes operator (yank, filter) not move the
	cursor, at least when canceled. (default vi compatible).
7	Make "5dd" on last-but-one-line not delete anything (vi compatible).
	Change cursor_down()???  Many other commands will change too: "5j", "c5j",
	etc.  Add flag in 'cpoptions'?
7	This Vi-trick doesn't work: "Q" to go to Ex mode, then "g/pattern/visual".
	In Vi you can edit in visual mode, and when doing "Q" you jump to the next
	match.  Nvi can do it too.
7	Support '\' for line continuation in these commands: (Luebking)
		g/./a\				g/pattern1/ s/pattern2/rep1\\
		line 1\				line 2\\
		line 2\				line 3\\
		.					line4/
6	":e /tmp/$tty" doesn't work.  ":e $uid" does.  Is $tty not set because of
	the way the shell is started?
6	After ":cd", meaning of file names for existing buffers changes.  Do we
	care?
6	Vi compatibility (optional): make "ia<CR><ESC>10." do the same strange
	thing.	(only repeat insert for the first line).


GTK+ GUI known bugs:
9	When deleting/adding the menubar or toolbar the window gets bigger.
9	When selecting a menu with ALT-<char> there is a beep/flash.  Perhaps we
	get the character anyway?
9	When starting, most of the window is outside of the screen.  Check that
	the window fits on the screen (except when window size/position explicitly
	given).
9	Menu accelerator "&" doesn't work in items.  Typing a key appears to
	trigger the menu with the matching part after a <Tab>?
8	Shift-TAB and CTRL-@ don't work.


Win32 GUI known bugs:
9	Clipboard doesn't always work as it should:
	- Selecting text while editing a command-line has an implied copy to the
	  clipboard.  Remove this, and add a command character to copy/cut/delete
	  the selected text (used in the popup menu).
	- When at the more-prompt or hit-return-prompt right mouse button doesn't
	  give popup menu.  Also has an implied copy to the clipboard.  Use the
	  popup menu "Copy" entry for that.
8	When 'grepprg' doesn't execute, the error only flashes by, the
	user can hardly see what is wrong. (Moore)
	Could use vimrun with an "-nowait" argument to only wait when an error
	occurs, but "command.com" doesn't return an error code.
8	When the 'shell' cannot be executed, should give an appropriate error msg.
8	MessageBox used for error messages can be too big.	There is no way to
	scroll it, or even hit the OK button (but you can hit return).
7	'mousefocus' is disabled until the next mouse click, when trying to exit
	by hitting the X in the title bar. (Webb)
7	Scrollbar width doesn't change when selecting other windows appearance.
	Also background color of Toolbar and rectangle below vert. scrollbar.
6	Drawing text transparantly doesn't seem to work (when drawing part cursor).
8	The compose key doesn't work properly (Cepas).
8	CTRL key doesn't always work in combination with ALT key.  It does work
	for function keys, not for alphabetic characters.
8	CTRL-- doesn't work for AZERTY, because it's CTRL-[ for QWERTY.  How do we
	know which keyboard is being used?
8	When using ":se guifont=Courier_New" bold chars leave pixels behind, in
	front of a character, after a TAB.  (McRae)
7	When scrolling, and a background color is dithered, the dither pattern
	doesn't always join correctly between the scolled area and the new drawn
	area (Koloseike).
7	File/Print uses notepad, which puts the name of the temp file on top of
	each page.  How do we get the actual file name there?
8	install.exe, vimrun.exe and ctags are not build from Gvim_vc.mak.  When
	added, check that this works from the command line and from the IDE.
8	":r !mycommand" doesn't pass the environment to the external command.
8	When dropping a shortcut on gvim (.lnk file) edit the target, not the
	shortcut itself.


Athena GUI:
9	Use one of the Syntax menu items.  Then ":aunmenu Syntax", Vim crashes.
9	When using ":unmenu" in menu item, the reversing of menu items is wrong.
	Happens with Syntax/manual.	Problem with not removing the reversed text
	when destroying the menu item?  For Rochholz Vim crashes.
9	Because destroying a menu can cause a crash, it is not destroyed but
	unmanaged.  The destoyed Widgets are remembered, this list is never
	cleaned up.
9	Menu ordering doesn't work.
9	When using "menu a.b.c.d lll", the "b" submenu does not disappear.
8	When "j" or "k" repeated quickly, display is messed up (Lauther).
8	Has extra stripes here and there. (Zeitlin).
	When dragging last status line with the mouse, small black lines appear in
	the command line pseudo-scrollbar (only when status line moved quickly).


Motif GUI:
9	Motif 1.2: Adding many menu items, making two rows, still doesn't work
	properly on HPUX.
8	Implement ":tearoff".
8	Popup menu ordering is wrong.
8	Dialog: Pointer should be moved to the default button.  Accelerators don't
	work yet.


GUI:
9	On Solaris, creating the popup menu causes the right mouse button no
	longer to work for extending the selection. (Halevy)
9	When running an external program, it can't always be killed with CTRL-C.
	e.g. on Solaris 5.5, when using "K" (Keech).  Other 'guipty' problems on
	Solaris 2.6. (Marley)
9	On Solaris: Using a "-geometry" argument, bigger than the window where Vim
	is started from, causes empty lines below the cmdline. (raf)
8	Basic flaw in the GUI code: NextScreen is updated before calling
	gui_write(), but the GUI code relies on NextScreen to represent the state
	of where it is processing the output.
8	When fontset support is enabled, setting 'guifont' to a single font
	doesn't work.
8	Menu priority for sub-menus for: Amiga, Mac, VMS, Athena, BeOS.
8	Add menu separators for Athena, Amiga, Mac, Be, RISCOS.
8	Add dialog for search/replace to other GUIs?  Tk has something for this,
	use that code?  Or use Native dialog.
8	gui_check_colors() is not called at the right moment.  Do it much later,
	to avoid problems.
8	gui_update_cursor() is called for a cursor shape change, even when there
	are mappings to be processed.  Only do something when going to wait for
	input.	Or maybe every 100 ms?
8	X11: When the window size is reduced to fit on screen, there are blank
	lines below the text and bottom scrollbar.  "gvim -geometry 80x78+0+0".
	When the "+0+0" is omitted it works.
8	X11: <M-BS> doesn't work. (Riehm)
8	When the character cell of some fonts is different (ascent/descent), the
	cursor leaves an underline behind (Hiebert).
8	When starting an external command, and 'guipty' set, BS and DEL are mixed
	up.  Set erase character somehow?
8	A dead circumflex followed by a space should give the '^' character
	(Rommel).  Look how xterm does this.
8	When trying to start GUI while $DISPLAY is invalid, falls back to vim with
	the options set to gvim values.
	- Reset everything and redo the initializations?
	- Check for valid $DISPLAY before trying to start the GUI?
	- Try connecting to the X server early.  Maybe with XtOpenDisplay()?
	Also: gives strange error messages when repeating ":gui" (free() already
	freed flashes by?).
	Error message is followed by strange characters (starting with '$').
7	The compiled-in highlight defaults allocate colors, which will never be
	freed.  Move them to a startup script?  Only use bold and underline for
	the compiled-in defaults.
7	The cursor in an inactive window should be hollow.  Currently it's not
	visible.
8	Lesstif: Adding a menu item that doesn't fit crashes Vim.
8	Lesstif 0.88: Using tear-off menu causes a few warnings.  When using
	"REFRESH" in a tear-off buffer menu it becomes empty.
8	Lesstif: When deleting a menu that's torn off, the torn off menu becomes
	very small instead of disappearing.  When closing it, Vim crashes.
	(Phillipps)
8	With non-Visual text selection in Insert mode, the character under the
	cursor is not drawn correctly.
8	With non-Visually selected text, moving the start/end of the area with a
	right mouse drag, should also move the cursor position, so that the cursor
	is always at the start/end of the area
7	GUI on Solaris 2.5.1, using /usr/dt/..: When gvim starts, cursor is
	hollow, after window lowered/raised it's OK. (Godfrey)
8	When starting GUI with ":gui" while 'writedel' is non-zero, escape
	sequences are split up.
8	When starting GUI with ":gui", and window is made smaller because it
	doesn't fit on the screen, there is an extra redraw.
8	When setting font with .Xdefaults, there is an extra empty line at the
	bottom, which disappears when using ":set guifont=<Tab>". (Chadzelek)
8	When font shape changes, but not the size, doing ":set font=" does not
	redraw the screen with the new font.  Also for Win32.
	When the size changes, on Solaris 2.5 there isn't a redraw for the
	remaining part of the window (Phillipps).
-	Flashes really badly in certain cases when running remotely from a Sun


MSDOS/DJGPP:
9	DOS: Make CTRL-Fx and ALT-Fx work.	Use bioskey(2) to get modifier mask.
	CTRL-F1 = CE-5E, CTRL-F2 = CE-5F, .., CTRL-F10 = CE-67
	ALT-F1 = CE-68, ALT-F2 = CE-69, .., ALT-F10 = CE-71
	Shifted cursor keys produce same codes as unshifted keys.
9	Can't read an opened swap file when the "share" command has not been used.
	At least ignore the swap files that Vim has opened itself.
8	Vim busy waits for new characters or mouse clicks.	Should put in some
	sort of sleep, to avoid eating 50% of the CPU time.  Test on an unpatched
	Windows 95 system!
8	DJGPP: ":mode" doesn't work for many modes.  Fix "fast" text output
	functions?
7	F11 and F12 under MSDOS don't work.  Can this be fixed?  Check the
	interrupt list for a BIOS function for an extended keyboard.
-	Hitting CTRL-P twice quickly (e.g. in keyword completion) on a 8088 machine,
	starts printer echo! (John Mullin).
-	Mapping things like <M-A> doesn't work, because it generates an extended
	key code.  Use a translation table?
-	MSDOS 16 bit version can't work with COMSPEC that has an argument, e.g.:
	COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM /E:4096	  (Bradley)
	Caused by BCC system() function (Borland "make" has the same problem).
8	Check if with DJGPP 2.01 the problem of a path starting with a backslash is
	still present.
8	Mouse: handle left&right button pressed as middle button pressed.  Add
	modifier keys shift, ctrl and alt.
7	When too many files are open (depends on FILES), strange things happen.
	The Dos16 version runs out of memory, in the Dos32 version "!ls" causes a
	crash.  Another symptom: .swp files are not deleted, existing files are
	"[New file]".
7	DJGPP version doesn't work with graphics display mode.  Either disallow
	them or switch to system functions.


MSDOS, OS/2 and Win32:
8	OS/2: Add backtick expansion.  Undefine NO_EXPANDPATH and use
	gen_expand_wildcards().
8	Win32 console: <M-Up> and <M-Down> don't work. (Geddes)  We don't have
	special keys for these.  Should use modifier + key.
8	Environment variables in DOS are not case sensitive.  Make a define for
	STRCMP_ENV(), and use it when comparing environment var names.


Windows 95:
-	Win32 version: changes font size in DOS box? (Man)
-	There is an occasional lockup when repeating a key while scrolling.  Vim
	unlocks when resizing the window.  Might be a Windows 95 problem.
8	Editing a file by it's short file name and writing it, makes the long file
	name disappear.  Use Unix method for making a backup file?	Better: make
	the way the backup file is made (copy or rename) an option, not a #define
	(also needed for OS/2, the icon goes to the backup file).
	Use FindFirstFile()->cAlternateFileName in fname_case() (George).
8	Doing wildcard expansion, will match the short filename, but result in the
	long filename (both DJGPP and Win32).


Win32 console:
9	When editing a file by its short file name, it should be expanded into its
	long file name, to avoid proplems like these: (Mccollister)
	 1) Create a file called ".bashrc" using some other editor.
	 2) Drag that file onto a shortcut or the actual executable.
	 3) Note that the file name is something like BASHRC~1
	 4) Go to File->Save As menu item and type ".bashrc" as the file name.
	 5) Press "Yes" to indicate that I want to overwrite the file.
	 6) Note that the message "File exists (use ! to override)" is displayed
	    and the file is not saved.
	Use FindFirstFile() to expand a file name and directory in the path to its
	long name.
8	Add an option (command line?) not to switch console buffers.  Required for
	telnetd (Ford).  Change termcap_mode_start() and termcap_mode_end().
	Test with ataman telnet daemon.
8	Also implement 'conskey' option for the Win32 console version?  Look at
	how Xvi does console I/O under Windows NT.
-	Re-install the use of $TERM and support the use of different terminals,
	besides the console.
9	Mapping <C-S-Tab> doesn't work correctly.
9	tmpnam() uses file in root of file system: "\asdf".  That doesn't work on
	a Netware network drive.  Use same function as for Win32 GUI?
-	Under NT, these abbreviations don't always work correctly (Shahar):
	:ca head split ../h/%<.h
	:ca srcf split ../cpp/%<.cpp
-	When exiting, sends ^M^M^J to the console in raw mode (Webb).


Amiga:
9	In mch_expandpath() a "*" is to be expanded, but "\*" isn't.  Remove
	backslashes in result.
9	Expanding file name for syntax files doesn't work correctly? (Campbell).
8	Executing a shell, only one option for 'shell' is separated.  Should do
	all options, using white space separation.


Macintosh:
9	Call MaxApplZone() very early from main().
9	In mac_expandpath() check that handling of backslashes is done properly.


VMS:
9	VMS: Inserts <NL> every 8291 bytes when writing. (Howie)  4.5 didn't have
	this problem?  I don't see a difference.
7	Lots of code in common with os_unix.c, but many fixes are missing.  For
	example, usage or t_ts and t_fs.


"Small" problems:
9	"fg" and "bg" don't work in an xterm.  Get default colors from xterm with
	an ESC sequence.  See ~/vim/patches/vikas.xtermcolors .
9	For xterm need to open a connection to the X server to get the window
	title, which can be slow.  Can also get the title with "<Esc>[21t", no
	need to use X11 calls.  This returns "<Esc>]l<title><Esc>\".
9	Add term entries for function keys on xterm with alt and ctrl (new in pl
	94).  E.g., Control adds ";5" in "<Esc>[20;5~".
9	On non-Unix systems it's possible to write over a readonly file, when
	'readonly' is not set.  Need to check the file permissions explicitly.
	Add a mch_writable(perm) function for each OS.
9	When the builtin xterm termcap contains codes that are not wanted, need a
	way to avoid using the builtin termcap.  E.g., when the terminal really
	has different <F1> and <PF1>.
9	'[ and '] should be set to start/end of line when using a linewise operator
	(e.g., ":w").
9	incsearch is incorrect for "/that/<Return>/this/;//" (last search pattern
	isn't updated).
8	CTRL-A can't handle big "long" numbers, they become negative.  Check for
	"-" character, if not present, use unsinged long.
8	Make it possible to disable the special meaning of "#" in the first column
	for ">>".
8	When doing ":qa", and there is a change in a buffer that is being edited
	in another window, the current window will also be editing the buffer with
	the change.  Should jump to the window with the changed buffer.
8	Should replace "screen_Columns" with "Columns", and use "new_Columns" for
	the value to be used for Columns.  Same for "Rows".  Helps when using a
	GUI with threads.
8	Add suspending with CTRL-Z at the "more" prompt, and when executing a long
	script in do_cmdline().
8	When using 'hidden', many files will be open.  When Vim runs into the
	maximum number of open files, error messages will appear.  Detect that
	this problem is present, and close any hidden files that don't have
	changes.
8	With 'viminfo' set such that the ".viminfo" file is written on a FAT
	filesystem, an illegal file name may be created: ".vim".
8	When opening each buffer, the viminfo file is opened and read, to check
	for file marks.  This can be slow.
8	"dd" on the last line of the file, causes the last but one line to be
	redrawn.  Should not be necessary.
7	Using "gqj" near the last line of the window, makes the window scroll up,
	even though this isn't necessary.
-	Redraw bug: After /pat, "." doesn't always redraw (when line gets longer?).
-	These mappings don't work with the Win32 version: (Bradley)
	nmap ,p {<Right>V}<Left>
	nmap ,> ,p,>
	vmap ,> >
8	Should be able to compile Vim in another directory, with $(srcdir) set to
	where the sources are. Add $(srcdir) in the Makefile in a lot of places.
	(Netherton)
7	Add 'titlerestored' option, to set the text for the title when Vim has
	exited (copy of "oldtitle").
8	Perl adds arguments to the compiler.  Check that compiling a program still
	works after that, otherwise following configure checks will fail.
8	Support ACLs (Access Control Lists, Security Descriptor in WinNT).	Check
	with Windows NT or HPUX 10.*?  Add configure check for it, add code for
	when overwriting a file (viminfo or ":w" command) that copies the ACL to
	the new file.  Use info from Maximo: GetNamedSecurityInfo and
	SetNamedSecurityInfo.
7	In xterm, recognize both vt100 and vt220 cursor keys.  Change
	add_termcode() to not remove an existing entry for a name, when it's
	needed.
8	core dump within signal function: gdb doesn't show stack backtrace!  option
	to skip catch_signals()?
8	Pasting with the mouse in Replace mode inserts the text, instead of
	overwriting, when it is more than one line.
8	When using search history, the trailing '/' or '?' needs to be changed
	depending on the search command.  When there was no '/' or '?', add one, so
	flags can be added easily?
8	CTRL-F at the end of the file, when 'so' is set, redraws twice.  When the
	window is small (< 2 * 'so') it behaves differently.
8	CTRL-E and CTRL-Y don't work in small window when 'so' is 4
	(Acevedo/in.226).  E.g., when using CTRL-E, window height 7, window might
	actually scroll down when last line of buffer is displayed.
	--> Remember if the previous command was "cursor follows screen" or
	"screen follow cursor" and use this in cursupdate().
7	tilde_replace() can only handle "~/", should also do "~user/".
8	Add 'o' flag to 'mouse'?
8	When dragging status line with mouse, sometimes a jump when first clicking
	on the status line (caused by 'winheight').  Select window on button up,
	instead of on button down.
9	term_console is used before it is set (msdos, Amiga).
8	There are often a few <CR> on a row sent to the screen, should not be
	necessary.
-	Text is scrolled up and down: (acevedo)
	 - set scrolloff to something >1 (i always use "set so=4")
	 - set the win. hegiht to scrolloff + 1  (i'd do ^W5_)
	 - load a file with scrolloff + 2 lines
	 - put the cursor in line scrolloff +1	(5G)
	 - if you move the cursor along the line (h, l, insert text, etc)
	 the text is crolled with each keystroke (once up, once down,...)
	 sometimes with <Esc> the text is scrolled up and down without stop!!!!
8	When performing incremental search, should abort searching as soon as a
	character is typed.
8	Make CTRL-C on Unix generate a signal, avoid using select() to check for a
	CTRL-C (it's slow).
8	When writing viminfo file, handle CTRL-J in filename (needs to be escaped
	with CTRL-V). (Acevedo)
8	When starting Vim, switch terminal to RAW mode asap, so typeahead is
	handled correctly (without the need for a <CR>).
8	When the value of $MAKE contains a path, configure can't handle this.
	It's an autoconf bug.  Remove the path from $MAKE to work around it.
8	How to set VIMRC_FILE to \"something\" for configure?  Why does this not
	work: CFLAGS='-DVIMRC_FILE=\"/mydir/myfile\"' ./configure
8	The temporary file is sometimes not writable.  Check for this, and use an
	alternate name when it isn't.  Or add the 'temptemplate' option: template
	for the temp file name ":set temptemplate=/usr/tmp/?????.tmp".
7	Get error "*, \+ or \( operand could be empty" for pattern "\(.\)\1\{3}".
	Don't check when compiling, check while matching.
7	When switching to Daylight Saving Time, Vim complains that a file has been
	changed since last read.  Can we use a function that uses GMT?


I can't reproduce these (if you can, let me know how!):
-	With backupdir=~/tmp,/tmp nowritebackup nobackup patchmode=.smr and the
	patchmode file exists, backup files in the tmp directory are left lying
	around - they should be deleted! (Riehm)
9	Crash when changing fonts in Athena (Hiebert).	gui_mch_set_scrollbar_pos
	gets an "sb" argument that points to all zero entries...?
9	Crash in Motif GUI, when pasting text with middle mouse button while in
	Insert mode.  SunOS 4.1.3 only? (Janssen).
8	Motif: Tear-off menu item crashes Vim on some machines.  (Netherton)  It
	works fine for me, maybe it's a Motif problem.
-	On Diamond Viper 132x43 mode crash on exit (John Lange)
9	NT 4.0: Editing ".bashrc" (drag and drop), file disappears.
	Editing ".xyz" is OK. (McCollister)
8	Win32 GUI: NT: When regaining focus at the more prompt, there is an extra
	newline. (Webb)
8	Win32 GUI: Writable File in read-only dir can be deleted but not written?
	(Canup)
9	GUI: Between version 5.0h and 5.0i the Home and End keys stopped working
	for Micheal Schulz (Linux and AIX).
9	Win32 console: <M-S-Left> causes a crash. (Geddes)
9	In MSDOS version(s): typing ESC three or four times crashes Vim, when
	'visualbell' is set (Kielhorn).


[These have been reported for version 3.0, they may not appear in this version]
-	MSDOS: After writing on a network the 'w' bit for others is set.


Problems that will (probably) not be solved:
-	Win32: All files created on the day of switching from winter to summer
	time cause "changed since editing started" messages.  It goes away when
	the file is written again the next day, or the timezone is adjusted.
	DJGPP version is OK. (Zaimi)  Looks like a problem with the Win32 library.
-	Moving the cursor removes color in color-xterm.  This is a color-xterm
	problem!  color-xterm ver. 6.1 beta 3 and later work properly.
-	The Dos32 version (DJGPP) can't use long file names on Windows NT.
-	In zsh, "gvim&" changes the terminal settings.	This is a zsh problem.
	(Jennings)
-	Problem with HPterm under X: old contents of window is lost (Cosentino).
-	Amiga: When using quickfix with the Manx compiler we only get the first 25
	errors. How do we get the rest?
-	Amiga: The ":cq" command does not always abort the Manx compiler. Why?
-	Linux: A file with protection r--rw-rw- is seen readonly for others. The
	access() function in GNU libc is probably wrong.
-	MSDOS: When using smartdrive with write-back buffering, writing to a
	readonly floppy will cause problems.  How to test for writable floppy
	first?
-	When doing a CTRL-Z and typing a command for the shell, while Vim is busy
	(e.g. writing a file), the command for the shell is sometimes eaten by Vim,
	because the terminal mode is changed from RAW to CBREAK.
-	An old version of GNU tgoto can't handle the terminfo code for "AF".  The
	"%p1" is interpreted as "%p" and "1", causing color not to be working.
	Fix: Change the "%p1" in the "AF" and "AB" terminfo entries to "%p".
	(Benzinger).
-	When running an external command from the GUI, typeahead is going to that
	program, not to Vim.  It looks like the shell eats the characters, Vim
	can't get back what the external command didn't use.
-	Win32 GUI: Error code from external command not returned in shell_error.
	It appears that cmd.exe and command.com don't return an error code.
-	Win32 GUI: The Toolbar is a bit too high when the flat style is being
	used.  We don't have control over the height of the Toolbar.

---------------------  extensions and improvements ----------------------
													*extensions-improvements*

Considered for release 6.0:
7	Folding.
7	Vertically splitting the screen.  Show differences between files (sdiff).
7	Editing the command line with Normal mode Vi commands.  See readline(3)
	for ideas.
7	Further support for editing files in projects (see ":idselect").
7	Patch to add 'autoload' option: Automatically reload buffers that were
	changed outside of Vim ~/vim/patches/aaron.autoload . (Aaron)
8	Patch to use 'suffixes' for included files. ~/vim/patches/waghorn.suffixes
	. (Waghorn)


Documentation:
8	make vimtutor.bat for DOS and vimtutor script for Amiga.  Then add
	vimtutor.man to the runtime archive.
8	Suggest putting functions together in a package.  Prepend something to the
	name of local functions.  Use a variable to note that the functions have
	been defined.  Remove the functions when redefining.
-	Replace <a-z> by {a-z}, to avoid confusion with <C-S> as CTRL-S.
7	Windows: When a wrong command is typed with an ALT key, give a hint to
	look at the help for 'winaltkeys'.
-	Replace an <Esc> that is the escape key, not five characters, with {Esc}?
-	Use tags sorting from ctags.c when making vim_tags for non-unix machines.
-	Make a few sample menu sets (.gvimrc files) for novice vi users, novice
	Vim users, C programmers, ...
-	Check text editor compendium for vi and Vim remarks.
-	Add some text for xxd.


Help:
-	First try using the ":help" argument literally, before using it as a
	pattern.  And then match it as part of a tag.
-	Use GNU Texinfo for the help files somehow?  Use Info format files?
-	Default mapping for help files: <Tab> to position cursor on next |:tag|.
-	When hitting <Esc> or CTRL-C in Normal mode, give a message to help novice
	users to get out: "Type  :q!  to quit Vim".
-	Implement a "sticky" help window, some help text lines that are always
	displayed in a window with fixed height. (Guckes)  Use "~/.vimhelp" file,
	user can edit it to insert his favorite commands, new account can contain a
	default contents.
-	When entering the help window, don't resize to 'helpheight' if the user has
	reduced the size before (Webb). Keep the window height that the user set
	the window to in a "preferred window height" entry for each window.
-	":help :s^I" should expand to ":help :substitute".
-	Make the help key (<F1>) context sensitive?
-	Learn mode: show short help while typing commands.


"make test":
-	Find a way to skip tests that can't be done.  For non-Unix systems, but
	also for e.g. the Perl interface.


Syntax highlighting:
8	When using a cterm, and no ctermfg or ctermbg are defined, use start/stop
	sequences.	Add remark in docs that :if 'term' == "term-name" should be
	used.
8	When listing syntax items, try to sort the keywords alphabetically.  And
	re-insert the [] if possible.
8	Make it possible to use color of text for Visual highlight group (like for
	the Cursor).
8	Make it possible to only highlight a sub-expression of a match.  Like
	using "\1" in a ":s" command.
8	Add a way of syncing where it always starts at the beginning of the file,
	to find the group where redrawing starts.  Useful for "#if 0" constructs
	in C. (Geddes)
	c.vim: Use advanced syncing to make long "#if 0" constructs work.
8	Keep more context for syncing, but not for every line.  Make this settable
	with some command ":syn sync context=1000 skip=10" (store state for 1000
	lines, every 10 lines).
	Store the context with the window, instead of the buffer.  Useful when
	there are two windows on the same buffer.
	OR: Use three options:
	syntaxminsyncs: minimal number of sync points (for speedy small files)
	syntaxmaxsyncs: maximum number of sync points (for very big files)
	syntaxsyncdist: number of lines between two sync points (overruled by
		the other two options).
8	Support for deleting syntax items:
	:syn keyword cTodo remove this
	:syn match cTodo remove "pattern"
	:syn region cString remove start="this" end="that"
8	Make it possible for a skip pattern to include "$", so that it can skip
	over newlines for a "oneline" region.
8	Make it possible to use "inverted" highlighting, invert the original
	character.  For Visual mode. (xterm-selection already does this).
8	Highlight non-printable characters with "SpecialChar", linked to
	"Special".  Display them with the digraph characters, if possible.
8	Highlight the clipboard-selection with a highlight group.
8	Be able to reset highlighting to its original (default) values.
8	Reduce the number of regexp in c.vim (for speed).
8	Add check for unterminated strings in c.vim, with a variable to switch it
	on: "c_strict_ansi".
8	Add a flag to temporarily disable highlighting.  Set it while dragging the
	status line.
8	Add an option to restrict the updating of syntax highlighting to the
	current line while in Insert mode.
8	When guessing value of 'background', the syntax file has already been
	loaded (from the .gvimrc).	After changing 'background', load it again?
8	Add ":syn resync" command, to re-parse the whole file until the current
	display position.
8	Should support "me" offset for a region start pattern.  To be used to
	allow searching for the end pattern inside the match of the end pattern.
	Example: syn region pikeXX start="([^{]" end=")" should work on "()".
8	When using a regexp for "contains=", should delay matching with it until
	redrawing happens.  Set a flag when a group is added, check this flag when
	highlighting starts.
7	Add "semitrans": Add highlighting.  E.g., make the text bold, but keep the
	colors.  And add colors, so that Green+Red becomes Yellow.
7	Wild idea: Not only set highlighting, but also change what is displayed
	(e.g., remove characters, so that "<B>bold</B>" can be shown as "bold").
	Also: CTRL-] checks the highlight group for finding out what the tag is.
6	Not possible now: Two regions that add up.  E.g. for this html:
		<B> bold text <I> italic+bold text </B> italic text </I>
7	Not only change highlighting of text, also change what is displayed.  Can
	be used to hide tags, e.g.
		:syn region boldstuff start="<B>" display="" end="</B>" display=""
7	Add an explanation how a list of words can be used to highlight misspelled
	words.
7	Should find a better way to parse the :syntax and :highlight commands.
	Use tables or lists that can be shared by parsing for execution and
	completion?
7	Add a few sets of colors (e.g. Borland Turbo C one).  With a menu to
	select one of the sets.
8	Add offsets to sub-matches: "\(a*\) *"he=e1-1
	'e' is end of match 'e1' is end of sub-match 1, 's2' is start of submatch
	2, etc.
8	Add more command line completion for :syntax.
8	Add more command line completion for :highlight.
8	In Insert mode, when there are typeahead characters, postpone the
	highlighting (for "." command).
8	Syncing on comments isn't 100% correct when / / lines mix with / * and * /.
	For example: What about a line that starts with / / and contains * /?
8	Ignore / * and	* / inside strings, when syncing.
8	Add possibility to sync on something else, when the syncing in one way
	doesn't find match.  For HTML: When no <script> is found, try looking for
	a '<'.	(Fleiner)
8	Replace the synchronizing method with a state machine specification.
	Should be able to start at any line in the file, search forwards or
	backwards, and use the result of matching a pattern.
7	Build a few more syntax files from the file "/usr/share/misc/vgrindefs":
	ISP, LDL, Icon, ratfor.  And check "nedit/source/highlight.c".
-	Make it possible to add "contains" items for all items in a group.	Useful
	when extending an already existing syntax file.
-	Allow the use of "blink".  Make a new attr when it's used.
-	Add line-continuation pattern for non-syncing items too?
7	Allow "\@1" in end (and skip) pattern, use first sub-match of start
	pattern.  To be used in e.g.: 'start="[/=+]" end="\@1"'  Also for Perl.
8	Add cursor-column highlighting.  Enable it with 'cursorcolumn' option, set
	highlighting with "CursorColumn" group.  Useful for aligning text.
	Also cursor-row highlighting.
-	Add possibility to highlight specific columns (for Fortran).
-	Add possibility to highlight the whole line, including the right margin
	(for comment blocks).
-	Add 'hlmatch' option: List of flags:
	'c': highlight match for character under the cursor.
	'b': highlight the previous (, and its match.
	'a': highlight all text from the previous ( until its match.
		 Also for {}, <>, etc.?
	'e': highlight all braces without a match (slow?)
	OR: add an argument "cursor" to the syntax command, which means that the
	region/match/keyword is only highlighted when the cursor is on it.
	(Campbell)
7	Make it possible to use all words in the tags files as Keyword.
	Can also be done with a script (but it's slow).
7	Make it possible to call a ":" command when a match is found.  Should
	allow for adding keywords from the text (e.g. variables that are set).
	And allows for sections with different highlighting.
7	Add highlight group for commandline: "Commandline".  Make sure it
	highlights the command line while typing a command, and any output from
	messages.  And external commands?
8	Make a version that works like less, but with highlighting: read stdin for
	text, exit at end of file, don't allow editing, etc.  moreim?  lessim?


Built-in script language:
8	Allow range for ":exec".  Pass it on to the executed command. (Webb)
9	Add a way to catch errors:
		:try
		:  [commands that can fail]
		:catch [error-type]
		:  [error handling]
		:endtry
8	Have a look at VSEL.  Would it be useful to include? (Bigham)
8	Add ":fungroup" command, to group function definitions together.  When
	encountered, all functions in the group are removed.  Suggest using an
	obscure name to avoid name clashes.  Require a ":fungroup END" in the same
	sourced file?  Assume the group ends at the end of the file.  Handle
	nested packages?
	Alternative: Support packages.  <package-name>:<function-name>().
	Packages are loaded automatically when first used, from
	$VIMRUNTIME/packages (or use a search path).
	Pre-parse or compile Vim scripts into a bytecode.  Put the bytecode with
	the original script, with an ":if" around it, so that it's only used with
	a Vim that supports it.
8	The input() function should not read mapped characters, but always get
	characters from the user (or a script).  Need to change vgetorpeek() to
	ignore mapped characters.
9	Does the return value of maparg() need to be like what translate_mapping()
	returns?  How about handling 'cpo' flags?
8	Add functions:
		cursor(lnum, col)		Position cursor (when lnum or col 0 keep val)
		menuname({menu_name}, {idx})  get name of menu.  menuname("", 1)
								returns "File", menuname("File", 1) returns
								"Open...".
		menuarg({menu_name})	return argument of a menu item by name.
		mapname({idx}, mode)	return the name of the idx'th mapping.
		match({pat}, {string}, [count]) get index of count'th match
		stridx(bigstr, smallstr)  return index of first smallstr in bigstr
		strridx(bigstr, smallstr)  return index of last smallstr in bigstr
		sprintf(format, arg, ..) How to prevent a crash???
		attributes()			return file protection flags "drwxrwxrwx"
		perl(cmd)				call Perl and return string
		shorten(fname)			shorten a file name, like home_replace()
		getfperm()				file permissions, in form "rwxrwxrwx"
		getfsize()				file size in bytes (directory is 0)
		getftype()				"file", "dir", "link", "other"?
		getbufvar({bufid}, {name})	
		setbufvar({bufid}, {name}, {value})
								get/set value of variable {name} in buffer
								{bufid}  See ~/vim/patches/aaron.getbufvar
		fnamemod({fname}, {mod})	{mod} can be ":p:h" etc., to be applied to
								{fname}
		getchar()				get one character from the user.
		confirm()				add "flags" argument, with 'v' for vertical
								layout and 'c' for console dialog.  Also add
								'c' to 'guioptions'
		toupper({string})
		tolower({string})
		filter({cmd} [, {string}])	Filter {string} through the shell command
								{cmd} and return the result.  If {string} is
								omitted no input is given to {cmd}.
8	argc() returns 0 when using "vim -t tag".  How to detect that no file was
	specified in any way?  To be able to jump to the last edited file.
8	When starting to source a vim script, delete all functions that it has
	previously defined.  Avoids using ":fun!" all the time.
8	Include support for arrays?  Patch from Robert Webb.
7	Add optional arguments to user functions:
		:func myFunc(arg1, arg2, arg3 = "blah", arg4 = 17)
6	User functions: Functions local to buffer "b:func()"?
7	Allow writing to the "= register, in which case the expression must be the
	name of a variable which is written to. (Erhardt)
8	Add ":let var[{expr}] = {expr}".
8	The "= register should be writable, if followed by the name of a variable,
	option or environment variable.
8	":let &option" should list the value of the option.
7	Add synIDlist(), making the whole list of syntax items on the
	stack available (separated with '\n').
8	Add autocommand-event for when a variable is changed:
		:au VarChanged <varname> <commands>
9	Add per-buffer and per-window variables:
		b4:xxx	buffer 4 variable
		b4:&yyy	buffer 4 option 'yyy'
		w2:xxx	window 2 variable
8	Add "has("gui_capable")", to check if the GUI can be started.
8	Add possibility to use variables like registers: characterwise (default),
	linewise (when ending in '\n'), blockwise (when ending in '\001').	reg0,
	rega, reg%, etc.  Add functions linewise({expr}), blockwise({expr}) and
	charwise({expr}).
7	Make it possible to do any command on a string variable (make a buffer
	with one line, containing the string).	Maybe add an (invisible) scratch
	buffer for this?
		result = scratch(string, command)
		result = apply(string, command)
		result = execute(string, command)
	"command" would use <> notation.
7	Add function to generate unique number (date in milliseconds).
7	Automatically load a function from a file when it is called.  Need an
	option for the search path. (Sekera)
6	"g{if cond}" "g{while cond}", etc. in Normal mode, for mappings.
6	Like Lotus: <IF cond>commands<ELSE>commands<ENDIF> (in any mode, handle in
	vgetorpeek())
	  ":map _a athe term is <IF $TERM=="xterm">xterm<ELSE>unknown<ENDIF>.<Esc>"
	  Use "<IF expression>commands<ELSE>commands<ENDIF>


Performance:
9	Avoid alloc() for scratch buffer use, esp. in syntax.c.  It's very slow on
	Win16.
9	Check out-of-memory for ":g/^/,$/s//@/" on 1000 lines.  Vim hangs because
	of all the error messages.
8	When editing a file with extremely long lines (e.g., an executable), the
	"linerest" in readfile() is allocated twice to be able to copy what was
	read so far.  Use realloc() instead?  Or split the line when allocating
	memory fails and "linerest" is big (> 100000)?
8	When defining autocommands (e.g., from $VIMRUNTIME/filetype.vim), need to
	compare each pattern with all existing patterns.  Use a hash code to avoid
	using strcmp() too often?
7	Include turbo_loader patches, speeding up reading a file?
	Speed up reading a file by reading it into a fixed-size buffer, creating
	the list of indexes in another buffer, and then copying the result into a
	memfile block with two copies.  Then read the next block into another
	fixed-size buffer, create the second list of indexes and copy text from
	the two blocks to the memfile block.
7	do_cmdline(): Avoid that the command line is copied to allocated memory
	and freed again later all the time.  For while loops, and for when called
	with an argument that can be messed with.
	Generic solution: Make a struct that contains a pointer and a flag that
	indicates if the pointer should be freed when replaced.
7	Check that that the file size is not more than "sizeof(long)".
-	Further improve finding mappings in maphash[] in vgetorpeek()
8	Dragging the status line doesn't scroll but redraw.
8	Syntax highlighting is slow when deleting lines.  Try in
	$VIMRUNTIEM/filetype.vim.
8	"p" and "P" redraw everything after the put text.  Should insert lines.
-	"out of memory" after deleting (1,$d) and changing (:%s/^/> /) a lot of
	lines (27000) a few times.  Memory fragmentation?
-	Have a look at how pdksh does memory allocation (alloc.c). (Dalecki)
-	Do profiling on:
	- :g/pat/normal cmd
	- 1000ii<Esc>
	- deleting 10Mbyte worth of lines (netscape binary)
	- ":g/^/m0" on a 450Kbyte file.  And the "u".
	- highlighting "~/vim/test/longline.tex", "~/vim/test/scwoop.tcl" and
	  "~/vim/test/lockup.pl".
	- loading a syntax file to highlight all words not from a dictionary.
7	Screen updating can be further improved by only redrawing lines that were
	changed (and lines after them, when syntax highlighting was used, and it
	changed).
	- On each change, remember start and end of the change.
	- When inserting/deleting lines, remember begin, end, and line count.
-	Use macros/duarte/capicua for profiling.  Nvi 1.71 is the fastest!
-	When using a file with one long line (1Mbyte), then do "$hhhh", is still
	very slow.  Avoid calling getvcol() for each "h"?
-	Executing a register, e.g. "10000@@" is slow, because ins_typebuf has to
	move the previous commands forward each time.  Pass count from
	normal_cmd() down to do_execreg().
-	Repeating insert "1000i-<Esc>" displays --INSERT-- all the time, because of
	the <Esc> at the end.  Make this work faster (disable redrawing).
-	Avoid calls to plines() for cursor line, use w_cline_height.
-	When only need to redraw the status lines in status_redraw_all(), need to
	update NOT_VALID to force the redraw.  Should detect that only the status
	lines need to be redrawn (add STATUSLN between VALID and NOT_VALID?).
-	After :set nowrap remove superflous redraw with wrong hor. offset if cursor
	is right of the screen.


Code size:
8	Can't optimize normal.c, because of the big switch.  Make it into a table
	of functions?
8	GUI: When NO_CONSOLE is defined, more code can be excluded.
-	Put getline() and cookie in a struct, so only one argument has to be
	passed to do_cmdline() and other functions.
8	move common files between os_unix.c and os_vms.c to one file?


Messages:
-	Delete message after new command has been entered and have waited for key.
	Perhaps after ten seconds?
-	Remember message line for redraw. Integrate the command line in
	updateScreen().
-	Make message history available in "msg" variables: msg1, msg2, .. msg9.
9	Check handling of overwriting of messages and delays:
	Very wrong: errors while redrawing cause endless loop.
	When switching to another file and screen scrolls because of the long
	message and return must be typed, don't scroll the screen back before
	redrawing.
7	Add an option, which is a regexp, that disables warning messages which
	match that regexp (Tsirkin).
8	Make it possible to ignore errors for a moment ('errorignore'?).  Another
	option to switch off giving error messages ('errorquiet'?).  Also an option
	not to give any messages ('quiet')?  Or ":quiet on", ":quiet off".
	Careful: For a severe error (out of memory), and when the user starts
	typing, error messages must be switched back on.
	Also a flag to ignore error messages for shell commands (for mappings).
8	Add ":silent <cmd>", silently run a command: no echoing, no hit-return
	prompt.  Use ":silent!" to also skip error messages.  Should work for
	":silent !cmd".  Still do the messages for ":redir"?
8	When using ":silent !cmd", run the external command silently, don't give
	the hit-return prompt.  Already done for Risc OS with ":!~cmd", see
	do_shell().  Don't redraw the screen, make a note in the docs that CTRL-L
	should be used if the command has any output.
-	Option to set time for emsg() sleep. Interrupt sleep when key is typed?
	sleep before second message?
8	In Ex silent mode or when reading commands from a file, what exactly is
	not printed and what is?  Check ":print", ":set all", ":args", ":vers",
	etc.  At least there should be no prompt. (Smulders)  And don't clear the
	screen when reading commands from stdin. (Kendall)
	--> Make a difference between informative messages, prompts, etc. and
	    error messages, printing text, etc.
8	Window should be redrawn when resizing at the hit-return prompt.


Screen updating:
-	screen_line():
	- insert/delete character stuff.
	- improve delete rest of line (spaces at end of line).
-	When moving or resizing window, try to avoid a complete redraw (esp. when
	dragging the status line with the mouse).
-	When 'lazyredraw' set, don't echo :ex commands?  Need a flag to redraw when
	waiting for a character.


Scrolling:
-	extend 'scrollbind' option: 'scrollopt' words "search", "relative", etc..
	Also 'e'xecute some commands (search, vertical movements) in all bound
	windows.
-	Allow scrolling by dragging with the mouse.  With which mouse button?
-	Add command to execute some commands (search, vertical movements) in all
	bound windows.
-	Add 'search' option to 'scrollopt' to allow 'scrollbind' windows to
	be bound by regexp searches
-	Add "z>" and "z<": scroll sideways one screenfull. (Campbell)
-	Add 'sidescrolloff' option, like 'scrolloff', to make the cursor always
	appear in the middle of the window horizontally (Benjamin Griffin).
-	Add option to set the number of lines when not to scroll, instead of the
	fixed number used now (for terminals that scroll slow with a large number
	of lines but not with a single line).


Autoconf:
8	Should use acconfig.h to define prototypes that are used by autoheader.
-	Autoconf: Use @datadir@ for the system independent files.  Make sure the
	system dependend and system independed files are separated. (Leitner).
-	Add autoconf check for waitpid()/wait4().
-	Remove fcntl() from autoconf, all systems have it?
-	Set default for 'dictionary', add search for dictionary to autoconf.


Perl interface:
8	Rename typemap file to something else?
7	Make buffers accessed as Perl arrays. (Clark)
7	Make it possible to compile with non-ANSI C?
6	Tcl/Tk has the "load" command: load a shared library (.so or .dll).


Shared libraries:
6	Add support for loading shared libraries, and calling functions in it.
		:libload internal-name libname
		:libunload internal-name
		:liblist
		:libcall internal-name function(arg1, arg2, ...)
		:libcall function(arg1, arg2, ...)
	libcall() can have only one integer or String argument.
6	Have a look on how Perl handles loading dynamic libraries.


Tags:
8	Scope arguments for ":tag", e.g.: ":tag class:cPage open", like Elvis.
8	When output of ":tselect" is long, getting the more-prompt, should be able
	to type the tag number directly.
8	Add "**" wildcard from 'path' to 'tags': search a tree for tags files.
	And some way to search directories upwards in the tree:
	"./.../tags;$HOME", where the part after ';' tells where to stop.
	Richardson has a patch for some of this.
7	Add 'tagignorecase' option from Vile: ignore case for tags.
7	Make output of ":tselect" a bit nicer.  Use highlighting?
7	Highlight the "tag 1 of >2" message.  New highlight group, or same as "hit
	bottom" search message.
7	When using ":tag" at the top of the tag stack, should add another entry,
	so CTRL-T can bring you back to where you are now AND to where you were
	before the previous ":tag" command. (Webb)
7	When using CTRL-] on someClass::someMethod, separate class from method and
	use ":ta class:someClass someMethod".
	Include C++ tags changes (Bertin).	Change "class::func" tag into "func"
	with "class=class"?  Docs in oldmail/bertin/in.xxx.
7	Add ":tagargs", to set values for fields:
		:tagargs class:someclass file:version.c
		:tagargs clear
	These are then the default values (changes the order of priority in tag
	matching).
7	Support for "gtags" and "global"?  With ":rtag" command?  See
	~/src/global".  There is an example for how to do this in Nvi.
	Or do it like Elvis: 'tagprg' and 'tagprgonce' options. (Yamaguchi)
	The Elvis method is far more flexible, do it that way.
7	Support "col:99" extra field, to position the cursor in that column.  With
	a flag in 'cpoptions' to switch it off again.
7	Better support for jumping to where a function or variable is used.  Use
	the id-utils, with a connection to "gid" (Emacs can do it too).  Add
	":idselect", which uses an "ID" database (made by "mkid") like "tselect".
6	Don't store the search pattern from a tag command in the search history
	(with an option)?


Security:
8	Add 'security' option.  When "paranoid", disallow many things, like
	setting 'grepprg' and 'makeprg' from a modeline.  When "trusted" allow
	these things.  When "warn" give a warning message.
	Perhaps disallow setting these from a modeline: errorfile, backupdir,
	directory, makeef and viminfo.  And maybe backup and writebackup?
7	Disallow changing the buffer for commands from a tags file.  Also for
	commands from a local .vimrc?  Sort of strict secure mode.


Win32 GUI:
8	Add font argument to set the lfCharSet. (Bobcik)
8	Could keep console open to run multiple commands, to avoid the need to hit
	return in every console.
	Also: Look at how Emacs does runs external commands:
		http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/voelker/ntemacs.html.
9	Need a separate PopUp menu for modeless selection.  Need two new commands:
	Copy selection to clipboard, Paste selection (as typed text).
8	Dropping a file on a gvim that edits a modified buffer splits the window.
	Make an option to replace the current file (use ":e" instead of ":sp")?
	When dropping multiple files, display the first one and adjust the
	arglist.  Or make it an option for the user to chose betwen ":e" and ":sp"?
7	Keep the console for external commands open.  Don't wait for a key to be
	hit.  Re-open it when the user has closed it anyway.  Or use a prepended
	command: ":nowait {cmd}", or ":quiet", which executes {cmd} without any
	prompts.
7	Should be able to set an option so that when you double click a file that
	is associated with Vim, you can either get a new instance of Vim, or have
	the file added into an already running Vim.


GUI:
8	Make the split into system independend code and system specific code more
	explicit.  There are too many #ifdefs in gui.c.
8	Visual highlighting should keep the same font (bold, italic, etc.).
7	Allow setting the mouse pointer shape, for different modes.  Ralston has
	an old patch for this.
8	Add flag to 'guioptions' to not put anything in the clipboard at all?
8	Should take font from xterm where gvim was started (if no other default).
8	Selecting font names in X11 is difficult, make a script or something to
	select one.
8	Should support a way to use keys that we don't recognize yet.  Add a
	command that adds entries to special_keys somehow.	How do we make this
	portable (X11, Win32, ..)?
7	Add a flag to 'guioptions' that tells not to remove inactive menu items.
	For systems where greying-out or removing menu items is very slow.  The
	menu items would remain visibly normally, but not do anything.
7	Add ":minimize" and ":maximize", which iconize the window and back.
	Useful when using gvim to run a script (e.g. 2html.vim).
7	X11: Is it possible to free allocated colors, so that other programs can
	use them again?  Otherwise, allow disabling allocating the default colors.
	Or allocate an own colormap (check UAE).  With an option to use it.  For
	the commandline, "-install" is mostly used for X11 programs.
7	Add command line argument for "gvim" not to start the GUI.  Sort of the
	inverse of "vim -g". (Vikas)
6	Local buffer menus. (Zachmann)
6	Big change: Move GUI to separate program "vimgui", to make startup of vim a
	lot faster, but still be able to do "vim -g" or ":gui".
7	Should support multi-column menus.
6	Make it possible to "drag the text" (grab a character and move it
	up/down).  Use Alt-LeftMouse for this?  (Goldfarb)
7	More explicit mouse button binding instead of 'mousemodel'?
7	Add option to set the position of the window on the screen.  'windowpos',
	which has a value of "123,456": <x>,<y>.
	Or add a command, like ":winsize"?
7	Add toolbar for non-Win32 GUIs.
7	Make it possible to put the toolbar on top, left, right and/or bottom of
	the window?  Allows for softkey-like use.
6	Separate the part of Vim that does the editing from the part that runs the
	GUI.  Communicate through a pseudo-tty.  Vim starts up, creates a
	pty that is connected to the terminal.	When the GUI starts, the pty is
	reconnected to the GUI process.  When the GUI stops, it is connected to
	the terminal again.  Also use the pty for external processes, it looks
	like a vt100 terminal to them.	Vim uses extra commands to communicate GUI
	things.
-	Motif steals <F10> from us, to pop up menus with the keyboard.	How do we
	get it back if we want it?
-	Paste in Insert mode should not do autowrap etc.  Or maybe this should be
	changeable with an option?
-	Put a nice picture in the icon (but how do we do that?).
-	Should add option for where to put the "Help" menu: like Motif at the far
	right, or with the other menus (but still at the right).
-	Add menu item to "Keep Insert mode". More generally: Include a nice way to
	change options.
7	When using a pseudo-tty Vim should behave like some terminal (vt52 looks
	simple enough). Terminal codes to/from shell should be translated.
8	":mkgvimrc" command, that includes menus.
-	Would it be useful to be able to quit the GUI and go back to the terminal
	where it was started from?


Autocommands:
9	Save and restore marks while executing autocommands?
9	":au {event} *" should also be executed for "No File" buffers.
8	Autocommand for when modified files have been found, when getting input
	focus again (e.g., FileChangedFocus).
	Check when: getting focus, jumping to another buffer, ...
8	Add autocommands, user functions and user commands to ":mkvimrc".
8	Add "TagJumpFile" autocommand: When jumping to another file for a tag.
	Can be used to open "main.c.gz" when "main.c" isn't found.
8	Autocommands should not change registers.  And anything else?
7	Add a way to skip an autocommand if going from one *.c file to another *.c
	file.
7	When trying to open a directory, don't load the file but trigger an
	autocommand event OpenDirectory.
7	Add file type in front of file pattern: <d> for directory, <l> for link,
	<x> for executable, etc.  <&xxx> for Risc OS.  With commas to separate
	alternatives.  The autocommand is only executed when both the file type
	AND the file pattern match. (Leonard)
5	Add option that specifies extensions which are to be discarded from the
	file name.  E.g. 'ausuffix', with ".gz,.orig".  Such that file.c.gz will
	trigger the "*.c" autocommands.  (Belabas)
7	Add something to break the autocommands for the current event, and for
	what follows.  Useful for a "BufWritePre" that wants to avoid writing the
	file.
8	Detect textmode after executing the autocommands, otherwise the .gz
	autocommands don't work for MS-DOS.  Needs to be able to remove the ^Ms at
	the end of each line.  Alternative: don't use a filter command, write the
	file, gunzip, set nobin, delete the lines, read the file.
-	Add events to autocommands:?
	Error			- When an error happens
	NormalEnter		- Entering Normal mode
	InsertEnter		- Entering Insert mode
	ReplaceEnter	- Entering Replace mode
	CmdEnter		- Entering Cmdline mode
	VisualEnter		- Entering Visual mode
	SearchPost		- After doing a search command (e.g. to do "M")
	BufModified		- When a buffer becomes modified, or unmodified (for
					  putting a [+] in the window title).
	PreDirChanged/PostDirChanged
					- Before/after ":cd" has been used (for changing the
					  window title)
	BufReadAction	- replaces reading a file
	BufWriteAction	- replaces writing a file
	ShutDown		- when the system is about to shut down
	InsertKeyPre	- key hit in Insert mode, before inserting the char.
	InsertKeyPost	- key hit in Insert mode, after inserting the char.
-	Add autocommand to be executed every so many seconds?  For writing the
	file now and then ('autosave').
								  *'autosave'* *'as'* *'noautosave'* *'noas'*
	'autosave' 'aw' number	(default 0)
			Automatically write the current buffer to file N seconds after the
			last change has been made and when |'modified'| is still set.
			Default: 0 = do not autosave the buffer.


Insert mode completion:
8	The code has become too complex.  Redesign it, or at least add proper
	comments.
9	^X^L completion doesn't repeat correctly.  It uses the first match with
	the last added line, instead of continuing where the last match ended.
	(Webb)
8	Add thesaurus completion: ~/vim/patches/negri.superdict .
7	Add CTRL-X command in Insert mode like CTRL-X CTRL-N, that completes WORDS
	instead of words.
8	Add completion of previously inserted texts (like what CTRL-A does).
	Requires remembering a number of insertions.
8	Add 'f' flag to 'complete': Expand file names.
	Also apply 'complete' to whole line completion.
7	Add CTRL-X command to expand member functions/variables of a class (C++
	and Java).  These can be derived from a tags file.
-	Make it possible to search include files in several places.  Use the
	'path' option?	Can this be done with the dictionary completion (use
	wildcards in the file name)?
-	Make CTRL-X CTRL-K do a binary search in the dictionary (if it's sorted).
-	Speed up CTRL-X CTRL-K dictionary searching (don't use a regexp?).
-	Set a mark at the positition where the match was found (file mark, could
	be in another file).
-	Add CTRL-A command in CTRL-X mode: show all matches.
-	Make CTRL-X CTRL-L use the 'complete' option?
-	Add command in CTRL-X mode to add following words to the completed string
	(e.g. to complete "Pointer->element" with CTRL-X CTRL-P CTRL-W CTRL-W)
-	CTRL-X CTRL-F: Use 'path' to find completions.
-	CTRL-X CTRL-F: Don't replace "$VIM" with the actual value. (Kelly)
-	Add option 'isexpand', containing characters when doing expansion (so that
	"." and "\" can be included, without changing 'iskeyword'). (Goldfarb)


Command line completion:
8	Change expand_interactively into a flag that is passed as an argument.
-	For 'wildmenu': Simplify "../bar" when possible.
8	For ":find" and ":sfind" expand files found in 'path'.
8	When using backtick expansion, the external command may write a greeting
	message.  Add an option or commands to remove lines that match a regexp?
7	When listing matches of files, display the common path separately from the
	file names, if this makes the listing shorter. (Webb)
-	Add command line completion for ":ilist" and friends, show matching
	identifiers (Webb).
6	Add command line completion with CTRL-X, just like Insert mode completion.
	Useful for ":s/word/xx/".
-	Add command to go back to the text as it was before completion started.
	Also to be used for <Up> in the command line.
-	Add 'wildlongest' option: Key to use to find longest common match for
	command line completion (default CTRL-L), like 'wildchar'. (Cregut)
	Also: when there are several matches, show them line a CTRL-D.
7	With command line completion after '%' and '#', expand current/alternate
	file name, so it can be edited.


Command line history:
-	Add "KeyWasTyped" flag: It's reset before each command and set when a
	character from the keyboard is consumed. Value is used to decide to put a
	command line in history or not. Put line in history if it didn't
	completely resulted from one mapping.
-	When using ":browse", also put the resulting edit command in the history,
	so that it can be repeated. (Demirel)


Command-line editing:
7	Add commands (keys) to delete from the cursor to the begin or the end of
	the command line.
-	Korn-shell or tcsh like command line editing (like editing a single line
	with vi). Use :cmap! for mappings. Can be implemented like a buffer
	containing command lines.  Use CTRL-O instead of <Esc>, to remain
	vi-compatible?  See remarks from Steve (oldmail/kirkendall/in.012).
-	Add 'cedit' option like Nvi: editing commandline in a window?
	NO!  It's too confusing (e.g. when using ^W^W to go to another window, when
	doing ":" and starting another commandline edit windows, etc.).
	YES!  Some people like it anyway (forbid ^W^W).
	Use Elvis's method too (commandline is like a one-line window into a buffer
	that contains the commandline history).
-	Add flags to 'whichwrap' for command line editing (cursor right at end of
	lines wraps to start of line).


Insert mode:
8	<C-G><Up> and <C-G><Down> in Insert mode move to the column where insert
	started, like Elvis. (patch from Lord)  Perhaps an option to allow "j" and
	"k" after an insert to go to the column where inserting started.
8	When using CTRL-O in Insert mode, then executing an insert command
	"a" or "i", should we return to Insert mode after <Esc>? (Eggink)
	Perhaps it can be allowed a single time, to be able to do
	"<C-O>10axyz<Esc>".  Nesting this further is confusing.
	":map <F2> 5aabc<Esc>" works only once from Insert mode.
7	Make ":startinsert" command work directly for functions and scripts?
8	Make it possible to start Insert mode with an Ex command.  ":normal a"
	doesn't work.
-	In Insert mode (and command line editing?): Allow undo of the last typed
	character.	This is useful for CTRL-U, CTRL-W, delete and backspace, and
	also for characters that wrap to the next line.
	Possibly use 'backspace'=4 for a mode where at least a <CR> that inserts
	autoindent is undone by a single <BS>.
-	Use CTRL-G in Insert mode for an extra range of commands, like "g" in
	Normal mode.
-	Make 'paste' work without resetting other options, but override their
	value.  Avoids problems when changing files and modelines or autocommands
	are used.
-	When typing CTRL-V and a digit higher than 2, only expect two digits.
-	Insert binary numbers with CTRL-V b.


'cindent', 'smartindent':
9	"case xx: {", or in general: any { with text before it, a matching }
	should not line up with the {, but with the indent at that position.
	Add setting for K&R paren style?  Should be used for this:
		case xx: {
					some_cmd;
		}
8	"int asdf,<CR>asdf;" should indent the second line more. (Zellner)
7	Separate "(0" option into inside/outside a function (Zellner):
		func(
		   int x)		// indent like "(4"
		{
		   if (a
		       && b)	// indent like "(0"
6	Make indenting more flexible, like syntax highlighting.
-	"[p" and "]p" should use 'cindent' code if it's on (only for the first
	line).
-	Add option to 'cindent' to set indent for comments outside of {}?
-	Make a command to line up a comment after a code line with a previous
	comment after a code line.	Can 'cindent' do this automatically?
7	Add 'j' flag to 'formatoptions': Remove comment leader when joining lines.
-	formatting of struct/array inits:
	The lines used to initialise the struct or array above should not be
	considered 'continuation' lines just because the previous one does not end
	with ';'.  If you go back line by line I think it should be possible to
	tell the difference.  If you find a line that ends in ';', then it's OK to
	have continuation lines.  If you find a "{", and the character before it
	(not counting space & comments) is either ',' or '=', then there should
	not be continuation lines.	If the character before the "{" is another
	"{", then you have to check before that one too.
-	When 'cindent'ing a '}', showmatch is done before fixing the indent.  It
	looks better when the indent is fixed before the showmatch. (Webb)
-	Add option to make indenting work in comments too (for commented-out
	code), unless the line starts with "*".
-	Don't use 'cindent' when doing formatting with "gq"?
-	When formatting a comment after some text, insert the '*' for the new line
	(indent is correct if 'cindent' is set, but '*' doesn't get inserted).
-	Make smartindenting configurable. Add 'sioptions', e.g. '#' setting the
	indent to 0 should be switched on/off.
-	For smartindent: When typing 'else' line it up with matching 'if'.
-	'smartindent': allow patterns in 'cinwords', for e.g. TeX files, where
	lines start with "\item".
-	Support this style of comments (with an option): (Brown)
		/* here is a comment that
		is just autoindented, and
		nothing else */
8	For Java: can have {} constructs inside parens.  Include changes from
	Steve Odendahl?


'comments':
7	When using "comments=fg:--", Vim inserts three spaces for a new line.
	When hitting a TAB, these spaces could be removed.
7	The 'n'esting flag doesn't do the indenting of the last (rightmost) item.
6	Make strings in 'comments' option a RE, to be able to match more
	complicated things. (Phillipps)
-	Make the 'comments' option with "/* * */" lines only repeat the "*" line
	when there is a "/*" before it?  Or include this in 'cindent'?


Text objects:
8	Add test script for text object commands "aw", "iW", etc.
8	Add "gp" and "gP" commands: insert text and make sure there is a single
	space before it, unless at the start of the line, and after it, unless at
	the end of the line or befor a ".".
7	Add "g{" and "g}" to move to the first/last character of a paragraph
	(instead of the line just before/after a paragraph as with "{" and "}").
6	Ignore comment leaders for objects.  Make "das" work in reply-email.
5	Make it possible to use syntax group matches as a text object.	For
	example, define a "ccItem" group, then do "da<ccItem>" to delete one.
	Or, maybe just define "dai", delete-an-item, to delete the syntax item the
	cursor is on.


Select mode:
7	Alt-leftmouse starts block mode selection in MS Word.
7	Add Cmdline-select mode.  Like Select mode, but used on the command line.
	- Change gui_send_mouse_event() to pass on mouse events when 'mouse'
	  contains 'C' or 'A'.
	- Catch mouse events in ex_getln.c.  Also shift-cursor, etc., like in
	  normal_cmd().
	- remember start and end of selection in cmdline_info.
	- Typing text replaces the selection.


Visual mode:
8	In non-blockwise Visual mode, "r" should replace all characters with the
	typed one, like in blockwise Visual mode.
7	With blockwise Visual mode and "c", "C", "I", "A", etc., allow the use of
	a <CR>.  The entered lines are repeated over the Visual area.
7	CTRL-V :s should substitute only in the block.
7	Don't move the cursor when scrolling?  Needed when the selection should
	stay the same.  Scroll to the cursor at any movement command.  With an
	option!
7	In Visual block mode, need to be able to define a corner on a position
	that doesn't have text?  Also: when using the mouse, be able to select
	part of a TAB.  Even more: Add a mode where the cursor can be on a screen
	position where there is no text.  When typing, add spaces to fill the gap.
	Other solution: Always use curswant, so that you can move the cursor to
	the right column, and then use up/down movements to select the line,
	without changing the column.
6	":left" and ":right" should work in Visual block mode.
7	For Visual mode: Command to do a search for the string in the marked area.
	Only when less than two lines. Use "g/" and "g?".
7	Filtering a block should only apply to the block, not to the whole lines.
	When the number of lines is increased, add lines. When decreased, padd with
	spaces or delete? Use ":`<,`>" on the command line.
7	CTRL-I and CTRL-O should work in Visual mode, but only jump to marks in the
	current buffer.
7	CTRL-A and CTRL-X should increase/decrease all numbers in the Visual area.
7	"g_CTRL-G" should count the number of characters in the Visual area.
6	"I" should insert the same text in front of the selected text, in each
	line.
6	"A" should append the same text after the selected text, in each line.
6	"p" should replace the Visual area with the contents of a register (swap
	register contents with Visual text).
6	":'<,'>source" should read the selected lines and ":source" them.
6	When in blockwise visual selection (CTRL-V), allow cursor to be placed
	right of the line. Could also allow cursor to be placed anywhere on a TAB
	or other special character.
6	Add commands to move selected text, without deselecting.
6	Add visual command to swap selected text with unnamed register.


Quickfix:
8	Quickfix mode: Column number should be interpreted with an 8-character
	tabstop.
6	Show quickfix lines (same as ":cl!") in a window.  Use a command to
	jump to the error (perhaps CTRL-], like with tags).  Does this open a new
	window, or use an existing window?


More advanced repeating commands:
-	Add "." command for visual mode: redo last visual command (e.g. ":fmt").
-	Add "." command after operator: repeat last command of same operator. E.g.
	"c." will repeat last change, also when "x" used since then (Webb).
	"y." will repeat last yank.
	"2gc." will repeat the last but one change?
	Also: keep history of Normal mode commands, add command to list the history
	and/or pick an older command.
-	History stack for . command?  Use "g." command.


Mappings and Abbreviations:
8	Add ":amap", like ":amenu".
8	Add ":cab!", abbreviations that only apply to Command-line mode and not to
	entering search strings.
8	Allow mapping of CTRL-@ (anywhere in the LHS).
7	Allow mapping "Q" and "Q}" at the same time.  Need to put a flag with "Q",
	that it needs an extra character before it can match. See Vile 'maplonger'
	option.
7	When someone tries to unmap with a trailing space, and it fails, try
	unmapping without the trailing space.  Helps for ":unmap xx | unmap yy".
7	Make it possible to map 'wildchar', but only when it's a special character
	(like CTRL-E).  Currently it's only recognized when typed.  Useful for
	mapping a key to do something and then completion.
6	Context-sensitive abbreviations: Specify syntax group(s) in which the
	abbreviations are to be used.
-	Add mappings that take arguments.  Could work like the ":s" command.  For
	example, for a mouse escape sequence:
		:mapexp  <Esc>{\([0-9]*\),\([0-9]*\);	H\1j\2l
-	Add the possibility to enter mappings which are used whenever normal text
	could be enetered.  E.g., for "f" command.  But not in Normal mode.  Sort
	of opposite of 'langmap'.  Use ":tmap" command?
-	Make it possible to include a <Nul> in the lhs and rhs of a mapping.
-	Add command to repeat a whole mapping ("." only repeats the last change in
	a mapping).  Also: Repeat a whole insert command, including any mappings
	that it included.  Sort-of automatic recording?
-	Make it possible to undo all the commands from a mapping, including a
	trailing unfinished command, e.g. for ":map K iX^[r".
-	Add an option to ":map" that makes it display the special keys in
	<> notation (e.g. <CR> instead of ^M).	Or just always do this?
-	Include an option (or flag to 'cpoptions') that makes errors in mappings
	not flush the rest of the mapping (like nvi does).
-	Use context sensitiveness of completion to switch abbreviations and
	mappings off for :unab and :unmap.
6	When using mappings in Insert mode, insert characters for incomplete
	mappings first, then remove them again when a mapping matches.	Avoids
	that characters that are the start of some mapping are not shown until you
	hit another character.
-	Add optional <Number> argument for mappings:
	:map <Number>q			 ^W^W<Number>G
	:map <Number>q<Number>t  ^W^W<Number1-1>G<Number2>l
	:map q<Char>			:s/<Char>/\u\0/g
	Or implicit:
	:map q						<Register>d<Number>$
-	Add mappings for replace mode: ":rmap".  How do we then enter mappings for
	non-replace Insert mode?
-	Add separate mappings for Visual-character/block/line mode?
6	Alias for Normal mode commands, works like :substitute?  Would allow
	mappings with arguments.
-	Add 'mapstop' command, to stop recursive mappings.
-	List mappings that have a raw escape sequence both with the name of the key
	for that escape sequence (if there is one) and the sequence itself.
-	List mappings: Once with special keys listed as <>, once with meta chars as
	<M-a>, once with the byte values (octal?). Sort of "spell mapping" command?
-	When entering mappings: Add the possibility to enter meta keys like they
	are displayed, within <>: <M-a>, <~@> or <|a>.
-	Allow multiple arguments to :unmap.
-	Command to show keys that are not used and available for mapping
	":freekeys".
-	Allow any character except white space in abbreviations lhs (Riehm).
-	Add spell checking.  For example, include ispell:
	~/vim/patches/wm_vim-5_4d.zip .


Incsearch:
-	Add a limit to the number of lines that are searched for 'incsearch'?
-	When incsearch used and hitting return, no need to search again in many
	cases, saves a lot of time in big files. (Slootman wants to work on this?)
	When not using special characters, can continue search from the last match
	(or not at all, when there was no match).  See oldmail/webb/in.872.
-	With incsearch, use CTRL-N/CTRL-P to go to next/previous match, some other
	key to copy matched word to search pattern (Alexander Schmid).


Searching:
8	Allow identical pairs in 'matchpairs'.  Restrict the search to the current
	line.
8	"/:/e+1" gets stuck on a match at the end of the line.	Do we care?
8	A pattern like "\([^a]\+\)\+" takes an awful long time.  Recognize that
	the recursive "\+" is meaningless and optimize for it.
-	Add an option not to use 'hlsearch' highlighting for ":s" and ":g"
	commands. (Kahn)
-	Add <group-name> flag for search string, to restrict the search to a
	specific highlight group.  Use "/./<Group>" to find the start of a group.
-	Support Perl regexp.  Use PCRE (Perl Compatible RE) package. (Shade)
	Switch on with an option for typed commands/mappings/functions?
-	Add flags to search command:
	i	ignore case
	I	use case
	p	use Perl regexp syntax (or POSIX?)
	v	use Vi regexp syntax
	Perl uses these too:
	e	evaluate the right side as an expression (Perl only)
	m	multiple line expression
	o	compile only once (Perl only)
	s	single line expression
	x	extended regexp
	When used after ":g" command, backslash needed to avoid confusion with the
	following command.
	Add 'searchflags' for default flags (replaces 'gdefault').
-	Add command to display the last used substitute pattern and last used
	pattern. (Margo)  Maybe make it accessible through a register (like "/
    for search string)?  Also make "/ register writable. (Maxi)
    How to take care of the flags (offset, magic)?
7	Should notice that "\(a\|ab\|abc\|abcd\)" doesn't work, automatically
	change it to "\(abcd\|abc\|ab\|a\)"? (Campbell)
7	Add POSIX regexp, like Nvi, with 'extended' option?  It's like very-magic.
7	Use T-search algorithm, to speed up searching for strings without special
	characters.  See C't article, August 1997.
-	Add 'fuzzycase' option, so that case doesn't matter, and '-' and '_' are
	equivalent (for Unix filenames).
-	Add 'v' flag to search command: enter Visual mode, with the matching text
	as Visual area. (variation on idea from Bertin)
-	Searching: "/this//that/" should find "that" after "this".
-	Add flag to search command to forget it for "n", e.g. "/foo/f".  Also for
	":s/pat//f".  Also add flag to 'r'emember (for mappings).
-	Add global search commands: Instead of wrapping at the end of the buffer,
	they continue in another buffer. Use flag after search pattern:
	a	for the next file in the argument list
	f	for file in the buffer list
	w	for file edited in a window.
	e.g. "/pat/f". Then "n" and "N" work through files too. "f" flag also for
	":s/pat/foo/f"??? Then when 'autowrite' and 'hidden' are both not set, ask
	before saving files: "Save modified buffer "/path/file"? (Yes/Hide/No
	Save-all/hide-All/Quit) ".
-	Special characters in patterns:
	\A	beginning of string (for multi-line matching)
	\Z	end of string (idem)
	Inside []:
	\012  octal character
	\<BS> special character
7	When searching with 'n' give message when getting back where the search
	first started. Remember start of search in '/ mark.
7	Add option that scrolls screen to put cursor in middle of screen after
	search always/when off-screen/never.  And after a ":tag" command.  Maybe
	specify how many lines below the screen causes a redraw with the cursor in
	the middle (default would be half a screen, zero means always).
6	Add \! to search patterns: matches string that does not match previous
	atom.
6	Use \& for "and", like \| for "or".
6	Support multiple search buffers, so macros can be made without side
	effects.
7	From xvim: Allow a newline in search patterns (also for :s, can delete
	newline).  Add BOW, EOW, NEWL, NLORANY, NLBUTANY, magic 'n' and 'r', etc.
	[not in xvim:] Add option to switch on matches crossing ONE line boundary.
7	Add register for '?' and '/' commands? (yank_buf()).
-	In regexp, allow use of special characters with "\xnn" notation?
7	Add ":iselect", a combination of ":ilist" and ":tselect". (Aaron)
	Also ":dselect".


Undo:
8	Make undo more memory-efficient: Compare text before and after change,
	only remember the lines that really changed. When calling u_save with a
	single line, don't save it if line was already saved for undo.
7	Add an undo tree: When making a change, instead of clearing any future
	undo (thus redo) info, make a new branch.  How to navigate through the
	undo tree?
-	For u_save() include the column number. This can be used to set '[ and '].
	And in the future the undo can be made more efficient (Webb).
-	In out-of-memory situations: Free allocated space in undo, and reduce the
	number of undo levels (with confirmation).
-	Instead of [+], give the number of changes since the last write: [+123].
	When undoing to before the last write, change this to a negative number:
	[-99].
7	Make it possible to jump to the location of the last change.  Like doing
	"u" "CTRL-R". (Lange)
-	With undo with simple line delete/insert: optimize screen updating.
-	When executing macro's: Save each line for undo only once.
-	Store undo info in a file that survives until the next edit.  Then it's
	possible to undo to before the current editing session.  Combined with
	viminfo?
-	When doing a global substitute, causing almost all lines to be changed,
	undo info becomes very big.  Put undo info in swap file??


Buffer list:
8	Share things between buffers with the same 'filetype': syntax, mappings,
	autocommands, buffer-specific options, etc..  Avoids that syntax is
	reloaded when jumping from *.c to *.c file and reduces the need for
	BufEnter autocommands.
8	Add File.<recent_files> menu entries: Recently edited files.
8	Unix: Check all uses of fnamecmp() and fnamencmp() if they should check
	inode too.
7	Add another number for a buffer, which is visible for the user.  When
	creating a new buffer, use the lowest number not in use. (or the highest
	number in use plus one?)
7	Offer some buffer selection from the command line?  Like using ":ls" and
	asking for a buffer number. (Zachmann)
-	When starting to edit a file that is already in the buffer list, use the
	file name argument for the new short file name. (Webb)
-	Add an option to make ":bnext" and ":bprev" wrap around the end of the
	buffer list.  Also for ":next" and ":prev"?
7	Add argument to ":ls" which is a pattern for buffers to list.
	E.g. ":ls *.c". (Thompson)
7	Add expansion of buffer names, so that "*.c" is expanded to all buffer
	names.  Needed for ":bdel *.c", ":bunload *.c", etc.
8	Support for <afile> where a buffer name is expected.
8	Some commands don't use line numbers, but buffer numbers. '$'
	should then mean the number of the last buffer.  E.g.: "4,$bdel".
7	Add an option to mostly use slashes in file names.  Separately for
	internal use and for when executing an external program?


Swap (.swp) files:
8	If writing to the swap file fails, should try to open one in another
	directory from 'dir'.  Useful in case the file system is full.
8	When the edited file is a symlink, try to put the swap file in the same
	dir as the actual file. Adjust FullName().	Avoids editing the same file
	twice (e.g. when using quickfix).  Also try to make the name of the backup
	file the same as the actual file?
7	When using 64 bit inode numbers, also store the top 32 bits.  Add another
	field for this, using part of bo_fname[], to keep it compatible.
7	When editing a file on removable media, should put swap file somewhere
	else.  Use something like 'r' flag in 'viminfo'. 'diravoid'?
	Also: Be able to specify minimum disk space, skip directory when not
	enough room.
7	Add a configure check for which directory should be used: /tmp, /var/tmp
	or /var/preserve.
-	Add an option to create a swap file only when making the first change to
	the buffer.  (Liang)  Or only when the buffer is not read-only.
-	Add option to set "umask" for backup files and swap files (Antwerpen).
	'backupumask' and 'swapumask'?	Or 'umaskback' and 'umaskswap'?
-	When editing a readonly file, don't use a swap file but read parts from the
	original file.  Also do this when the file is huge (>'maxmem').  We do
	need to load the file once to count the number of lines?  Perhaps keep a
	cached list of which line is where.


Viminfo:
7	Can probably remove the code that checks for a writable viminfo file,
	because we now do the chown() for root, and others can't overwrite someone
	else's viminfo file.
8	Remember a list of last accessed files.  To be used in the File menu?
6	Store a snapshot of the currently opened windows.  So that when quitting
	Vim, and then starting again (without a file name argument), you see the
	same files in the windows.  Use ":mksession" code?
-	Make marks present in .viminfo usable as file marks: Display a list of
	"last visited files" and select one to jump to.
-	Add jumplist to viminfo file, so that CTRL-O can be used.


Modelines:
8	Before trying to execute a modeline, check that it looks like one (valid
	option names).  If it's very wrong, silently ignore it.
-	When an option value is coming from a modeline, do not carry it over to
	another edited file?  Would need to remember the value from before the
	modeline setting.
-	Allow ":doauto BufRead x.cpp" in modelines, to execute autocommands for
	.cpp files.
-	Support the "abbreviate" command in modelines (Kearns).  Careful for
	characters after <Esc>, that is a security leak.
-	Add option setting to ask user if he wants to have the modelines executed
	or not.  Same for .exrc in local dir.


Options:
9	Check text in option-window.  Make opening it work faster.
	Make index with "-x" lines, <CR> on it jumps to section.
8	When using set +=, check for flags used twice.  Add P_FLAGS for options
	that are a list of flags, and remove doubled flags.
8	Make ":mksession" store buffer-specific options for the specific buffer.
8	With ":mksession" always store the 'sessionoptions' option, even when
	"options" isn't in it. (St-Amant)
8	Make "old" number options that really give a number of effects into string
	options that are a comma separated list.  The old number values should
	also be supported.
8	Make it possible to set options from modelines, mappings and :sourced
	files only temporarily for that file (needs a stack for saving old
	options).  ":this set" command?  Also ":this map", ":this abbrev".
	Or use ":local"?
8	When entering a new buffer, don't copy buffer-specific options.  Need a
	set of buffer-neutral options.


External commands:
9	When filtering a buffer (e.g., to gunzip it) marks are changed when they
	shouldn't.  Add an option to switch of adjusting marks.  Use it for .gz
	files gunzipping and gzipping.
8	When filtering text, redirect stderr so that it can't mess up the screen
	and Vim doesn't need to redraw it.  Also for ":r !cmd".
4	Set separate shell for ":sh", piping "range!filter", reading text "r !ls"
	and writing text "w !wc". (Deutsche)  Allow arguments for fast start (e.g.
	-f).
4	Allow direct execution, without using a shell.
4	Run an external command in the background.  But how about I/O in the GUI?
	Careful: don't turn Vim into a shell!
-	Add 'echo' option: When off don't echo shell commands.


Folding:
-	three basic modes:
	1. automatic: set folding level, all lines above this level will be folded
	 - For C-code: fold more or less {} blocks.
	 - For C-code: fold comments or non-comments.
	 - Fold depending on the indent (or use a regexp).
	 - Use syntax highlighting stuff to detect a folding level.
	2. half-automatic: recognize objects in the text, allow the user to
	   fold/unfold these objects.
	 - Allow the user to specify the marker, or regexp, or use syntax
	   highlighting.
	3. manual: the user specifies which lines to fold or unfold.
	 ":[range]fold".  Can use Visual mode to fold any range of lines:
	 "vaB:fold".  Use ":[range]fold {text}" to give a name to the fold.
-	Unfold with "l" command on folded line?  Or at least ":[line]unfold".
-	Programs to use as an example:
	ae (Williams): www.interalpha.net/customer/nyangau/
	f (Beton): ?
	fe (Beton prefers f): http://www.moria.de/~michael/fe/
	origami: www.hensa.ac.uk/parallel/tools/editors/folding-editors/index.html
	Elcomsoft's (has bugs): www.elcomsoft.com/origami.html
	JED (Baugher)
	WinFold (~/src/winfold).
-	Deleting a "folded" line deletes all the folded lines.  Putting it
	somewhere else puts all the folded lines.  Useful for moving functions
	around.
-	Save folding state in viminfo file.
-	Display folded lines with "... %d lines folded".
-	Implementation: Make a copy of the buffer, which only contains the
	displayed lines?
-	Add 'hidecomment' option: don't display comments in /* */ and after //.


Multiple Windows:
-	Allow vertical splitting of screen (once?).
7	When starting Vim several times, instanciate a Vim server, that allows
	communication between the different Vims.  Feels like one Vim running with
	multiple top-level windows.  Esp. useful when Vim is started from an IDE
	too.  Requires some form of inter process communication.


Marks:
9	Add a command to jump to a mark and make the motion inclusive. g'm and g`m?
8	Add mark at the last change.  Per buffer.  Could use "'.".
8	Add a command to jump to next defined mark. (Rogers)  See patch from
	Sieger.  "]'" and "['"?
8	When deleting lines, don't delete uppercase marks in them.  Move the mark
	to the nearest line.
8	The '" mark is set to the first line, even when doing ":next" a few times.
	Only set the '" mark when the cursor was really moved in a file.
7	For ":jumps", ":tags" and ":marks", for not loaded buffers, remember the
	text at the mark.  Highlight the column with the mark.
7	Highlight each mark in some way (With "Mark" highlight group).
	Or display marks in a separate column, like 'number' does.
7	Use d"m to delete rectangular area from cursor to mark m (like Vile's \m
	command).
7	Try to keep marks in the same position when:
	- replacing with a line break, like in ":s/pat/^M/", move marks after the
	  line break column to the next line. (Acevedo)
	- filtering lines, try to keep the marks in the filtered lines.	Need to
	  move some marks if the number of lines decreases.
	- changing text, e.g. when formatting with "gq".
	- inserting/deleting characters in a line.
5	Include marks for start/end of current word, sentence, paragraph, section.
	Useful in mappings.


Digraphs:
8	Make it possible to enter a digraph after "r" (with CTRL-K).
-	Make it possible to enter "r<C-E>" and "r<C-Y>" (get character from line
	below/above).
-	Use digraph table to tell Vim about the collating sequence of special
	characters?
-	Add command to remove (all) digraphs. (Brown)
7	Make it possible to switch between DOS and ISO digraphs for Win32 GUI.


Multibyte support:
9	Check "gR" for proper working of backspacing.
9	Check clipboard support under xterm, Motif and GTK.
-	Substitute doesn't work well on multibyte characters:
	":s/\(.\)/\1\1/g" replaces each byte instead of each multi-byte.
	Requires regexp code that sees a multibyte character as one char.
-	When wrapping words, allow splitting at each multibyte character, not only
	at a space (with an option). (Nishioka)
-	Support full UTF8 format, also three to eight byte characters.  Use a skip
	table (from Larry Wall).
-	Check "yudit" for its Unicode handling.  But its keyboard translation
	files are not powerful enough.
-	Use OTP files from Omega. http://www/ens.fr/omega/  (Vidal)
	Or use input software like xkinput.
-   use mblen or related functions to be more portable i18n (Nagano)
-   fileencoding option should be changed to be able to specify locale
    or machine dependent encoding information such as SJIS, EUC, etc. (Nagano)


Writing files:
-	In vim_rename(), should lock "from" file when deleting "to" file for
	systems other than Amiga.  Avoids problems with unexpected longname to
	shortname conversion 
-	When writing a file, name it "foo.new". Then rename "foo" to "foo.bak" and
	"foo.new" to "foo". If dir is not writable or on write error copy "foo" to
	"backupdir/foo.bak" and overwrite "foo". Check for correct group/owner and
	try to set it if not. NO: this breaks with hard links.	INSTEAD: make Amiga
	and MSDOS work like unix: first make copy of file, then truncate and
	overwrite original file. Use an option for this, default on for Unix, off
	for Amiga/MSDOS (Sayre has the algorithm worked out).
7	When appending to a file, should Vim also make a backup and a 'patchmode'
	file?
6	Add an option to write a new, numbered, backup file each time.  Like
	'patchmode', e.g., 'backupmode'.
6	Make it possible to write 'patchmode' files to a different directory.
	E.g., ":set patchmode=~/backups/*.orig". (Thomas)
6	Add an option to prepend something to the backup file name.  E.g., "#".
	Or maybe allow a function to modify the backup file name?
8	Only make a backup when overwriting a file for the first time. Avoids
	loosing the original when writing twice. (Slootman)
7	On non-Unix machines, also overwrite the original file in some situations
	(file system full, it's a link on an NFS partition).
7	When editing a file, check that it has been change outside of Vim more
	often, not only when writing over it.  E.g., at the time the swap file is
	flushed.  Or every ten seconds or so (use the time of day, check it before
	waiting for a character to be typed).


Substitute:
-	:s///p prints the line after a substitution.
-	With :s///c replace \&, ~, etc. when showing the replacement pattern.
8	With :s///c allow scrolling horizontally when 'nowrap' is effective.
	Also allow a count before the scrolling keys.
-	Add number option to ":s//2": replace second occurrence of string? Or:
	:s///N substitutes N times.
-	Add answers to ":substitute" with 'c' flag, used in a ":global", e.g.:
	":g/pat1/s/pat2/pat3/cg": 'A' do all remaining replacements, 'Q' don't do
	any replacements.
7	Substitute in a block of text.  Use <line>.<column> notation in an Ex
	range, e.g.: ":1.3,$.5s" means to substitute from line 1 column 3 to the
	last line column 5.


Mouse support:
9	Move code common to jump_to_mouse() and get_fpos_of_mouse() together.
8	Add 'mouse' flag, which sets a behavior like Visual mode, but automatic
	yanking at the button-up event.  Or like Select mode, but typing gets you
	out of Select mode, instead of replacing the text. (Bhaskar)
-	Implement mouse support for the Amiga console.
-	Using right mouse button to extend a blockwise selection should attach to
	the nearest corner of the rectangle (four possible corners).
-	Precede mouse click by a number to simulate double clicks?!?
-	When mouse click after 'r' command, get character that was pointed to.


Crypt:
8	Also crypt the swapfile, each block separately.  Change mf_write() and
	mf_read().  How to get b_p_key to these functions?


Various improvements:
6	Include the ruby interface?
7	Open a server socket (with an option for IP/port nr) to allow remote
	control.  Optionally with a password to restrict access.
8	Include a connection to an external program through a pipe?  See patches
	from Felbinger for a mathematica inteface.
8	Enabling features is a mix of configure arguments and defines in
	feature.h.  How to make this consistent?  Feature.h is required for
	non-unix systems.  Perhaps let configure define CONF_XXX, and use #ifdef
	CONF_XXX in feature.h?  Then what should min-features and max-features do?
8	Don't display empty registers with ":display". (Etienne)
8	Add "g^E" and "g^Y", to scroll a screen-full line up and down.
6	Add ":timer" command, to set a command to be executed at a certain
	interval, or once after some time has elapsed. (Aaron)
9	When using ":confirm q" for last window, also need to check all buffers
	for changes.  Use "exiting"?
8	Add ":confirm" handling in open_exfile(), for when file already exists.
8	Use confirm/dialog stuff to ask the user, when a file has changed outside
	of Vim, if he wants to reload it.  Triggered when focus gained, after
	shell command, when entering another buffer, etc..
	Also do this when editing a new file, and another application creates
	the file before doing ":w" in Vim.
7	Use growarray for replace stack.
7	Have a look at viH (Hellenic or Greek version of Vim).  But a solution
	outside of Vim might be satisfactory (Haritsis).
6	Allow a local doc directory?  And syntax, tools, macros...?  Use 'vimpath'
	option: list of directories which are used instead of $VIM.
3	Make "2d%" work like "d%d%" instead of "d2%"?
8	Make "more" prompt accept command characters, like "hit-return" prompt?
	Or extend it with more commands, like "less": 'b' for back, 'j' for one
	line down, etc.
8	For the "--more--" prompt, support the 'b'ack command for more commands.
7	"g CTRL-O" jumps back to last used buffer.	Skip CTRL-O jumps in the same
	buffer.  Make jumplist remember the last ten accessed buffers?
7	Add a history of recently accessed buffer.	Maybe make "2 CTRL-^" jump to
	the 2nd previously visited buffer, "3 CTRL-^" to the third, etc.  Or use
	"3 g CTRL-^" for this?
5	Add an option to set the width of the 'number' column.	Eight positions is
	often more than needed.
-	Add code to disable the CAPS key when going from Insert to Normal mode.
8	Add the possibility to have scratch buffers.  They don't have a swap file.
	The name is not related to a file.	Useful for the file selection macros.
    Use a 'scratch' option?
-	Set date/protection/etc. of the patchfile the same as the original file.
-	Use growarray for termcodes[] in term.c
-	Use getrlimit() (if possible) to set 'maxmemtot' and 'maxmem'.
-	Add <window-99>, like <cword> but use filename of 99'th window.
-	Should make it possible for ml_get() to keep more than one line locked.
	Use ml_get_locked()?  Needed to be able to make a regexp that understands
	line breaks.
-	Make a set of operations on list of names: expand wildcards, replace home
	dir, append a string, delete a string, etc.
-	Remove mktemp() and use tmpname() only?  Ctags does this.
-	Implement command like "[[" ("]]") for Java: go to the previous (next) '{'
	('}') that's not in column 0.
-	When replacing environment variables, and there is one that is not set,
	turn it into an empty string?  Only when expanding options? (Hiebert)
-	Option to set command to be executed instead of producing a beep (e.g. to
	call "play newbeep.au").
-	Add option to show the current function name in the status line.  More or
	less what you find with "[[k", like how 'cindent' recognizes a function.
	(Bhatt).
-	"[r" and "]r": like "p" and "P", but replace instead of insert (esp. for
	blockwise registers).
-	Add 'timecheck' option, on by default.	Makes it possible to switch off the
	timestamp warning and question. (Dodt).
-	Add an option to set the time after which Vim should check the timestamps
	of the files.  Only check when an event occurs (e.g., character typed,
	mouse moved).  Useful for non-GUI versions where keyboard focus isn't
	noticable.
-	Add ":first", ":bfirst", etc. to complement ":last", ":blast, etc.
-	Make 'smartcase' work even though 'ic' isn't set (Webb).
7	When formatting text, allow to break the line at a number of characters.
	Use an option for this: 'breakchars'?  Useful for formatting Fortran code.
-	Add flag to 'formatoptions' to be able to format book-style paragraphs
	(first line of paragraph has larger indent, no empty lines between
	paragraphs).  Complements the '2' flag.  Use '>' flag when larger indent
	starts a new paragraph, use '<' flag when smaller indent starts a new
	paragraph.	Both start a new paragraph on any indent change.
-	Be able to redefine where a sentence stops.  Use a regexp pattern?
-	Be able to redefine where a paragraph starts.  For "[[" where the '{' is
	not in column 1.
8	Add $CDPATH patch from Raf?  Change it a little: Add 'cdpath' option,
	which is filled from $CDPATH.  "." is dir of current file, "" is current
	directory.  Suggestion in docs to change it when it's wrong:
		let &cdpath=substitute(substitute($CDPATH,',','\\,','g'),':',',','g')
8	Use a current directory per window?  See patches from Chen.  Does a
	"chdir" when switching to another window.  ":lcd" and ":lchdir" only work
	for the current window, ":cd" for all windows.
	Check: How do we know if a window uses the global dir or its own?
8	":cd": echo the new current directory.
6	Add ":cdprev": go back to the previous directory.  Need to remember a
	stack of previous directories.  We also need ":cdnext".
7	Should ":cd" for MS-DOS go to $HOME, when it's defined?
-	Make "gq<CR>" work on the last line in the file.  Maybe for every operator?
8	findmatchlimit() should be able to skip comments.  Solves problem of
	matching the '{' in /* if (foo) { */ (Fiveash)
-	findmatch() should be adjusted for Lisp.  See remark at get_lisp_indent().
-	Add more redirecting of Ex commands:
		:redir @> register	(append)
		:redir #  bufname
		:redir #> bufname	(append)
		:redir =  variable
		:redir => variable	(append)
-	Setting of options, specifically for a buffer or window, with
	":set window.option" or ":set buffer.option=val".  Or use ":buffer.set".
	Also: "buffer.map <F1> quit".
-	Add :delcr command:
							*:delcr*
	 :[range]delcr[!]	Check [range] lines (default: whole buffer) for lines
						ending in <CR>.  If all lines end in <CR>, or [!] is
						used, remove the <CR> at the end of lines in [range].
						A CTRL-Z at the end of the file is removed.  If
						[range] is omitted, or it is the whole file, and all
						lines end in <CR> 'textmode' is set.  {not in Vi}
-	Should integrate addstar() and file_pat_to_reg_pat().
-	When working over a serial line with 7 bit characters, remove meta
	characters from 'isprint'.
-	Use fchdir() in init_homedir(), like in FullName().
-	In win_update(), when the GUI is active, always use the scrolling area.
	Avoid that the last status line is deleted and needs to be redrawn.
-	That "cTx" fails when the cursor is just after 'x' is Vi compatible, but
	may not be what you expect.  Add a flag in 'cpoptions' for this?  More
	general: Add an option to allow "c" to work with a null motion.
-	Give better error messages by using errno (strerror()).
-	Give "Usage:" error message when command used with wrong arguments (like
	Nvi).
-	Make 'restorescreen' option also work for xterm (and others), replaces the
	SAVE_XTERM_SCREEN define.
7	Support for ":winpos" In xterm: report the current window position.
-	Give warning message when using ":set t_xx=asdf" for a termcap code that
	Vim doesn't know about.  Add flag in 'shortmess'?
6	Add ":che <file>", list all the include paths which lead to this file.
-	For a commandline that has several commands (:s, :d, etc.) summarize the
	changes all together instead of for each command (e.g. for the rot13
	macro).
-	Add command like "[I" that also shows the tree of included files.
-	Add words to 'cinwords' to reduce the indent, e.g., "end" or "fi".
-	":set sm^L" results in ":set s", because short names of options are also
	expanded.  Is there a better way to do this?
-	Add ":@!" command, to ":@" like what ":source!" is to ":source".
-	Should be possible to write to a device, e.g. ":w! /dev/null".
-	Add 't_normal': Used whenever t_me, t_se, t_ue or t_Zr is empty.
-	":cab map test ^V| je", ":cunab map" doesn't work.	This is vi compatible!
-	CTRL-W CTRL-E and CTRL-W CTRL-Y should move the current window up or down
	if it is not the first or last window.
-	Include-file-search commands should look in the loaded buffer of a file (if
	there is one) instead of the file itself.
-	"g CTRL-A" and "g CTRL-X": Increment/decrement alphabetical char
	(a -> b -> c)?	With flag in 'nrformats'?
7	Change 'nrformats' to include the leader for each format.  Example:
		nrformats=hex:$,binary:b,octal:0
	Add setting of 'nrformats' to syntax files.
-	'path' can become very long, don't use NameBuff for expansion.
-	Allow the use of wildcards in 'path'.
-	When unhiding a hidden buffer, put the same line at top of the window as
	the one before hiding it. Or: keep the same relative cursor position (so
	many percent down the windows).
-	Make it possible for the 'showbreak' to be displayed at the end of the
	line.  Use a comma to separate the part at the end and the start of the
	line?  Highlight the linebreak characters, add flag in 'highlight'.
-	Some string options should be expanded if they have wildcards, e.g.
	'dictionary' when it is "*.h".
-	Use a specific type for number and boolean options, making it possible to
	change it for specific machines (e.g. when a long is 64 bit).
-	Add option for <Insert> in replace mode going to normal mode. (Nugent)
-	Add a next/previous possibility to "[^I" and friends.
-	Add possibility to change the HOME directory.  Use the directory from the
	passwd file? (Antwerpen)
-	When doing "[^I" or "[^D" add position to tag stack.
-	Add command to put current position to tag stack: ":tpush".
8	Add commands to push and pop all or individual options. ":setpush tw",
	":setpop tw", ":setpush all".  Maybe pushing/popping all options is
	sufficient.  ":setflush" resets the option stack?
	How to handle an aborted mapping?  Remember position in tag stack when
	mapping starts, restore it when an error aborts the mapping?
-	Add command to put all filenames from the tag files in the argument list.
	When given an argument, only use the files where that argument matches
	(like `grep -l ident`) and jump to the first match.
-	When appending to a register, also report the total resulting number of
	lines.	Or just say "99 more lines yanked", add the "more".
-	Use a builtin grep command for ":grep"?  Makes it possible to add the
	column number.
-	Add command to form an args list from all the buffers.
-	Keep a list of most recently used files for each window, use "[o" to go
	back (older file) and "]n" to go forward (newer file) (like ^O and ^I for
	jumps) (Webb). Use ":files" and ":ls" to list the files in history order.
-	Change ":fixdel" into option 'fixdel', t_del will be adjusted each time
	t_bs is set? (Webb)
-	"gc": goto character, move absolute character positions forward, also
	counting newlines. "gC" goes backwards (Weigert).
-	When doing CTRL-^, redraw buffer with the same topline (Demirel). Store
	cursor row and window height to redraw cursor at same percentage of window
	(Webb).
-	Besides remembering the last used line number of a file, also remember the
	column. Use it with CTRL-^ et. al.
-	When a window resizes, the line with the cursor should stay at the same
	percentage from the start of the window as it was before.
-	Check for non-digits when setting a number option (careful when entering
	hex codes like 0xff).
-	Add option to make "." redo the "@r" command, instead of the last command
	executed by it.  Also to make "." redo the whole mapping.  Basically: redo
	the last TYPED command.
-	Support URL links for ^X^F in Insert mode, like for "gf".
-	Add 'wwwpath', used like 'path' for when "gf" used on an URL?
-	Add ":path" command modifier.  Should work for every command that takes a
	file name argument, to search for the file name in 'path'.	Use
	find_file_in_path().
-	Highlight control characters on the screen: Shows the difference between
	CTRL-X and "^" followed by "X" (Colon).
-	Integrate parsing of cmdline command and parsing for expansion.
-	When inserting a register in Insert mode with CTRL-R, don't insert comment
	leader when line wraps?
-	'flipcase' variable: upper/lower case pairs. (alternative: translate
	command, e.g. ":tr \248-\254 \216-\222") (From Elvis, don't like it).
	Insert comma's between pairs and allow a range, e.g. :set
	flipcase=a-zA-Z,..
-	Create a program that can translate a .swp file from any machine into a
	form usable by Vim on the current machine.
-	Add ":noro" command: Reset 'ro' flag for all buffers, except ones that have
	a readonly file. ":noro!" will reset all 'ro' flags.
-	Add a variant of CTRL-V that stops interpretation of more than one
	character.	For entering mappings on the command line where a key contains
	several special characters, e.g. a trailing newline.
-	The ":@r" commands should take a range and execute the register for each
	line in the range.
-	Add regex for 'paragraphs' and 'sections': 'parare' and 'sectre'. Combine
	the two into a regex for searching. (Ned Konz)
-	Make '2' option in 'formatoptions' also work inside comments.
-	Add 's' flag to 'formatoptions': Do not break when inside a string. (Dodt)
-	Add flag to 'formatoptions' to recognize the change of indent as the start
	of a new paragraph (for paragraphs without separating empty line, but extra
	indent for the new paragraph) (Leitner).
-	When window size changed (with the mouse) and made too small, set it back
	to the minimal size.
-	Add "]>" and "[<", shift comment at end of line (command;  /* comment */).
-	Should not call cursorcmd() for each vgetc() in getcmdline().
-	Add the ex address '}', next empty line (like the "}" command).
-	":split file1 file2" adds two more windows (Webb).
-	Add the possibility to use more than one argument list: ":arglist 2".
-	Don't give message "Incomplete last line" when editing binary file.
-	Add ":a", ":i" for preloading of named buffers.
-	Allow autowrite when doing ":e file" (with an option 'eaw').
-	Allow a "+command" argument before each file name in the Vim command line:
	"vim +123 file1 +234 file2 +345 file3". ???
-	When entering text, keep other windows on same buffer updated (when a line
	entered)?
-	Check out how screen does output optimizing.  Apparently this is possible
	as an output filter.
-	Use termcap 'ts' and 'fs' entries for setting the window title. Check 'hs'
	and use minimum of 'ws' (if present) and Columns to truncate the title.
-	In dosub() regexec is called twice for the same line. Try to avoid this.
-	Window updating from memline.c: insert/delete/replace line.
-	Optimize ml_append() for speed, esp. for reading a file.
-	V..c should keep indent when 'ai' is set, just like <count>cc.
-	Updatescript() can be done faster with a string instead of a char.
-	Screen updating is inefficient with CTRL-F and CTRL-B when there are long
	lines.
-	Uppercase characters in ex commands can be made lowercase?
-	Add "P" command to insert contents of unnamed register, move selected text
		to position of previous deleted (to swap foo and bar in " + foo")
-	Add word count to "g CTRL-G".
8	Add option to show characters in text not as "|A" but as decimal ("^129"),
	hex ("\x81") or octal ("\201") or meta (M-x).  Nvi has the 'octal' option
	to switch from hex to octal.  Vile can show unprintable characters in hex
	or in octal.
7	Tighter integration with xxd to edit binary files.  Make it more
	easy/obvious to use.  Command line argument?
-	How does vi detect whether a filter has messed up the screen? Check source.
	After ":w !command" a wait_return?
-	Improve screen updating code for doput() (use s_ins()).
-	With 'p' command on last line: scroll screen up (also for terminals without
	insert line command).
-	Use insert/delete char when terminal supports it.
-	Optimize screen redraw for slow terminals.
-	Optimize "dw" for long row of spaces (say, 30000).
-	Add "-d null" for editing from a script file without displaying.
-	In Insert mode: Remember the characters that were removed with backspace
	and re-insert them one at a time with <key1>, all together with <key2>.
-	Amiga: Add possibility to set a keymap. The code in amiga.c does not work
	yet.
-	Implement 'redraw' option.
-	Add special code to 'sections' option to define something else but '{' or
	'}' as the start of a section (e.g. one shiftwidth to the right).
-	Add 'indent' option: Always use this amount of indent when starting a new
	line and when formatting text.
-	Use pipes for filtering on Unix.
7	Allow using Vim in a pipe: "ls | vim -u xxx.vim - | yyy".  Only needs
	implementing ":w" to stdout in the buffer that was read from stdin.
-	Allow for +command and -option on any position in argv[].
-	Add commands like ]] and [[ that do not include the line jumped to.
-	When :unab without matching "from" part and several matching "to" parts,
	delete the entry that was used last, instead of the first in the list.
-	Add text justification option.
-	Add put function that replaces the text under it.
-	Set boolean options on/off with ":set paste=off", ":set paste=on".
-	After "inv"ing an option show the value: ":set invpaste" gives "paste is
	off".
-	Check handling of CTRL-V and '\' for ":" commands that do not have TRLBAR.
-	When a file cannot be opened but does exist, give error message.
-	Amiga: When 'r' protection bit is not set, file can still be opened but
	gives read errors. Check protection before opening.
-	When writing check for file exists but no permission, "Permission denied".
-	If file does not exists, check if directory exists.
-	MSDOS: although t_cv and t_ci are not set, do invert char under cursor.
-	Settings edit mode: make file with ":set opt=xx", edit it, parse it as ex
	commands.
-	":set -w all": list one option per line.
-	When writing to a not writable file (with ":w!") ask for permission to
	overwrite it (if file can be made writable) and restore file to readonly
	afterwards.
-	Amiga: test for 'w' flag when reading a file.
-	:table command (Webb)
-	Add command to go to last non-blank in line (like 0 vs. ^, $ vs. ???)
-	Add new operator: clear, make area white (replace with spaces): "gb".
-	Make it possible for a user to define a new operator.  Implementation with
	internal scripting language or Perl?
-	Add command to ":read" a file at a certain column (blockwise read?).
-	For "%" command: set hierarchy for which things include other things that
	should be ignored (like "*/" or "#endif" inside /* */).
	Also: use "%" to jump from start to end of syntax region and back.
-	Add 'resizecmd' option: vi command to be executed when window is resized.
-	Add sort of replace mode where case is taken from the old text (Goldfarb).
-	Allow multiple arguments for ":edit", add them to the argument list.
-	Allow multiple arguments for ":read", read all the files.
-	Support for tabs in specific columns: ":set tabcol=8,20,34,56" (Demirel).
-	Add 'searchdir' option: Directories to search for file name being edited
	(Demirel).
-	Modifier for the put command: Change to linewise, charwise, blockwise, etc.
-	Add commands for saving and restoring options ":set save" "set restore",
	for use in macro's and the like.
-	Keep output from listings in a window, so you can have a look at it while
	working in another window. Put cmdline in a separate window?
-	Add possibility to put output of ex commands in a buffer or file, e.g. for
	":set all".  ":r :set all"?
-	'edit' option: When off changing the buffer is not possible (Really
	read-only mode).
-	When the 'equalalways' option is set, creating a new window should not
	result in windows to become bigger. Deleting a window should not result in
	a window to become smaller (Webb).
-	When resizing the whole Vim window, the windows inside should be resized
	proportionally (Webb).
-	Include options directly in option table, no indirect pointers. Use
	mkopttab to make option table?
-	When doing ":w dir", where "dir" is a directory name, write the current
	file into that directory, with the current file name (without the path)?
-	Support for 'dictionary's that are sorted, makes access a lot faster
	(Haritsis).
-	Add "^Vrx" on the command line, replace with contents of register x. Used
	instead of CTRL-R to make repeating possible. (Marinichev)
-	Add "^Vb" on the command line, replace with word before or under the
	cursor?
-	Option to make a .swp file only when a change is made (Templeton).
-	Support mapping for replace mode and "r" command (Vi doesn't do this)?
-	In an Ex range, use { for start of paragraph, } for end of paragraph,
	[, ], etc.?  See patches from Brugnara.
5	Add 'ignorefilecase' option: Ignore case when expanding file names.
	":e ma<Tab>" would also find "Makefile" on Unix.


From Elvis:
-	Use "instman.sh" to install manpages?
-	Add ":alias" command.
-	fontchanges recognized "\\fB" etc.
-	Search patterns:
	  \=		match empty string, leave cursor here.
	  \@		match word under cursor.
	but do:
	  \@		leave the cursor "at" this position
	  \w		match the word under the cursor?
	  \W		match the WORD under the cursor?
8	":window" command:
	:win +		next window (up)
	:win ++		idem, wrapping
	:win -		previous window (down)
	:win --		idem, wrapping
	:win nr		to window number "nr"
	:win name	to window editing buffer "name"
7	":cc" compiles a single file (default: current one).  'ccprg'	option is
	program to use with ":cc".  Use ":compile" instead of ":cc"?


From Nvi:
-	'cdpath' option.
-	'searchincr' option, alias for 'incsearch'?
-	'leftright' option, alias for 'nowrap'?
-	Have a look at "vi/doc/vi.chart", for Nvi specialities.
8	Add 'keytime', time in 1/10 sec for mapping timeout?
-	Add 'filec' option as an alternative for 'wildchar'.
8	Lock a file when starting to edit it with flock() or fcntl().  Also see
	patch from Kahn: ~/vim/patches/kahn_file_locking .
6	Support Nvi command names as an alias:
	:bg				:hide
	:fg	fname		:buf fname (with 'hidden' set?)
	:dis b			:ls
	:Edit fname		:split fname
	:Fg fname		:sbuf fname (with 'hidden' set?)
	:Next			:snext (can't do this, already use :Next)
	:Previous		:sprevious
	:Tag			:stag


From xvim:
-	Use '\' before commands to make them linewise.


From xvi:
-	CTRL-_ : swap 8th bit of character.
-	Add egrep-like regex type, like xvi (Ned Konz) or Perl (Emmanuel Mogenet)


From vile:
-	When horizontal scrolling, use '<' and '>' for lines continuing outside of
	window.
-	Support putting .swp files in /tmp: Command in rc.local to move .swp files
	from /tmp to some directory before deleting files.


Far future extentions:
-	Add a mode to only view text.  Like Less, but with syntax highlighting
	etc.
-	Add some way to display manpages, with tags highlighted to jump to
	locations in the same or other manpages.  Requires generating a tags file
	for manpages.
-	Change layout of blocks in swap file: Text at the start, with '\n' in
	between lines (just load the file without changes, except for Mac).
	Indexes for lines are from the end of the block backwards.  It's the
	current layout mirrored.
-	Make it possible to edit a register, in a window, like a buffer.
-	Add stuff to syntax highlighting to change the text (upper-case keywords,
	set indent, define other highlighting, etc.).
-	Mode to keep C-code formatted all the time (sort of on-line indent).
-	Several top-level windows in one Vim session.  Be able to use a different
	font in each top-level window.
-	Allow editing beyond end of line, just like there are all spaces. Switch
	this on with an option or special Insert mode command. Also allow editing
	above start and below end of buffer.
-	Smart cut/paste: recognize words and adjust spaces before/after them.
-	Mode to keep text formatted while inserting/deleting.  Use soft/hard
	returns with an option to switch this off. (CR-LF can be used for Unix as
	a soft return).
-	Add column numbers to ":" commands ":line1,line2[col1,col2]cmd".  Block
	can be selected with CTRL-V.  Allow '$' (end of line) for col2.
-	Add open mode, use it when terminal has no cursor positioning.
-	Special "drawing mode": a line is drawn where the cursor is moved to.
	Backspace deletes along the line (from jvim).
-	Perform commands on multiple windows (:W%s/foo/bar/g), multiple arguments
	(:A) or multiple buffers (:B). Implement ":Bset", set option in all
	buffers.  Also ":Wset", set in all windows, ":Aset, set in all arguments
	and ":Tset", set in all files mentioned in the tags file.  Add buffer/arg
	range, like in ":2,5B%s/..." (do we really need this???) Add search
	string: "B/*.c/%s/.."?  Or ":F/*.c/%s/.."?
-	Support for underlining (underscore-BS-char), bold (char-BS-char) and other
	standout modes switched on/off with , 'overstrike' option (Reiter).
-	Add vertical mode (Paul Jury, Demirel): "5vdw" deletes a word in five
	lines, "3vitextESC" will insert "text" in three lines, etc..
4	Recognize l, #, p as 'flags' to EX commands:
	:g/RE/#l shall print lines with line numbers and in list format.
	:g/RE/dp shall print lines that are deleted.
	POSIX: Commands where flags shall apply to all lines written: list,
	number, open, print, substitute, visual, &, z. For other commands, flags
	shall apply to the current line after the command completes.  Examples:
	:7,10j #l Join the lines 7-10 and print the result in list

-------------------- *votes-for-changes* -----------------------

In November 1998 an inquiry was held to allow Vim users to vote for changes to
Vim.  Each person was allowed to give 10 positive and 5 negative points to a
list of items.  Below is the result.  This indicates the desire of users for
certain changes.  This will be taken into account when deciding what to do
next from the huge list above.

The first number is the total number of votes.  The number in brackets is the
portion of the total which were negative points.

317  (-5)   add folding (display only a selected part of the text)
252  (-10)  vertically split windows (side-by-side)
197  (-3)   add configurable auto-indenting for many languages (like 'cindent')
183  (-5)   fix all problems, big and small; make Vim more robust
155  (-8)   add Perl compatible search pattern
125  (-1)   search patterns that cross line boundaries
125  (-1)   improve syntax highlighting speed
116         improve syntax highlighting functionality
101         add a menu that lists all buffers
93   (-1)   improve the overall performance
93   (-6)   multiple top-level windows for one running Vim
90   (-4)   be able to edit the command line with Vi commands
90   (-36)  add a shell window (to type and execute shell commands in)
83          add patterns to define sections/paragraphs for "{", "[[", "%", etc.
81          improve Visual block mode: more commands that work on blocks
71   (-13)  reduce the size of the executable and the runtime memory use
70   (-5)   improve the on-line help
68          improve "gq" formatting of text (left&right justified, 'comments')
68   (-2)   improve multi-byte character support
59   (-8)   improve the Visual Studio interface (VisVim)
59   (-12)  make it possible to run Vim inside a window of another program
58   (-11)  add an undo tree (be able to go back to any previous situation)
57   (-9)   add support for loading a shared library that defines new commands
54   (-1)   add a way to execute a command in multiple buffers/windows
52          improve the Perl interface
51   (-10)  improve printing from gvim (File.Print menu entry)
50   (-20)  make a "Vim lite" version, which is small and low on features
47          add a method to repeat a prev. executed change ("c.", "d.", etc.)
44   (-8)   add more features to the internal scripting language
37          add a command to repeat a whole mapping (not only its last change)
37   (-2)   add better support for editing files in projects (with ID utils)
33   (-3)   add handling for buffer-changed outside of Vim (when reg. focus)
28          improve Insert mode completion
28   (-14)  add persistent undo (undo to before the file was saved/loaded)
25          improve command line completion
23   (-30)  be able to run a program in a Vim window, with an interface to it
22          improve the quickfix commands
21   (-1)   add mappings and abbreviations local to a buffer
21   (-6)   add a special window for editing option values, with short docs
19   (-4)   add file locking
18   (-1)   add a way to disable (error) messages for a moment
17   (-5)   add encryption for loading/storing files and for the swapfile
10          improve the port for MacOS X Server aka Rhapsody
10          add Qt interface
10   (-1)   add scope arguments to the ":tag" command (like Elvis)
9    (-3)   improve the tutor (course for beginners)
8           improve the port for OS/2
8    (-1)   add a stack for saving/restoring options
8    (-3)   improve 'viminfo' (keeping information when quitting Vim)
8    (-6)   improve the performance of Vim scripts (pre-parse them)
7    (-2)   add more autocommand events (for ":cd", start Insert mode, etc.)
6    (-4)   improve the TCL interface
6    (-4)   add option to move the cursor where there is no text in Visual mode
5           improve the port for MacOS
4           improve the port for GTK
4           add Diff, Merge capability with CVS like in emacs.
4    (-5)   add option not to move the cursor when using a scrollbar
4    (-8)   add POSIX compatible search patterns
3           improve the port for X Window (use GTK, or Athena)
3    (-2)   improve the Cscope interface
3    (-14)  add option to move the cursor where there is no text in any mode
2           add support for Borland Delphi (to replace borland's def. editor)
2           add on-the-fly paragraph formatting / word wraps
1           improve the port for "EPOC 32"
1           add GUI to record/stop/play a keystroke macro
0    (-2)   improve ":mksession" support (switch to a previously saved state)
-1   (-1)   improve the port for * (fill in a system name at the *. E.g. VMS")
-4   (-77)  add more GUI functions (requesters, menus, dialogs)
-10  (-14)  add "open" mode, like the original Vi
-10  (-15)  improve the OLE interface
-10  (-17)  improve compatibility of the Ex mode
-12  (-89)  add on-the-fly spell checking
-13  (-24)  reduce the size of the distribution (harddisk usage)
-13  (-32)  improve Vi compatibility
-25  (-38)  add a lot of small features, instead of a few big ones
-47  (-53)  improve the 16 bit DOS version (avoid out-of-memory problems)
-81  (-123) improve gvim to fit in the MS-Windows look&feel (with an option)
-110 (-136) stop changing Vim, it's fine as it is
-117 (-122) remove functionality, there is too much of it

vim:tw=78:sw=4:ts=4:
vim:comments=fb\:9,fb\:8,fb\:7,fb\:6,fb\:5,fb\:4,fb\:3,fb\:2,fb\:1,fb\:-,fb\:9q,fb\:8q,fb\:7q,fb\:6q,fb\:5q,fb\:4q,fb\:3q,fb\:2q,fb\:1q,fb\:9s,fb\:8s,fb\:7s,fb\:6s,fb\:5s,fb\:4s,fb\:3s,fb\:2s,fb\:1s,fb\:9l,fb\:8l,fb\:7l,fb\:6l,fb\:5l,fb\:4l,fb\:3l,fb\:2l,fb\:1l,fb\:9w,fb\:8w,fb\:7w,fb\:6w,fb\:5w,fb\:4w,fb\:3w,fb\:2w,fb\:1w,fb\:9b,fb\:8b,fb\:7b,fb\:6b,fb\:5b,fb\:4b,fb\:3b,fb\:2b,fb\:1b,fb\:9m,fb\:8m,fb\:7m,fb\:6m,fb\:5m,fb\:4m,fb\:3m,fb\:2m,fb\:1m,fb\:9?,fb\:8?,fb\:7?,fb\:6?,fb\:5?,fb\:4?,fb\:3?,fb\:2?,fb\:1?
