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authorBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2022-08-29 18:16:32 +0100
committerBram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org>2022-08-29 18:16:32 +0100
commit37fef16c225eabed28a3c7a0542d2eeef30d812b (patch)
tree57bebcbc858d18cb593d625d7eb659eb8f3a3c7a /runtime/doc/eval.txt
parent54acb90d9e672315e3bd13f8dc71f828df97c868 (diff)
patch 9.0.0321: cannot use the message popup window directlyv9.0.0321
Problem: Cannot use the message popup window directly. Solution: Add ":echowindow".
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:echomsg "It's a Zizzer Zazzer Zuzz, as you can plainly see."
< See |:echo-redraw| to avoid the message disappearing
when the screen is redrawn.
+
+ *:echow* *:echowin* *:echowindow*
+:echow[indow] {expr1} ..
+ Like |:echomsg| but when the messages popup window is
+ available the message is displayed there. This means
+ it will show for three seconds and avoid a
+ |hit-enter| prompt.
+ The message window is available when Vim was compiled
+ with the +timer and the +popupwin features.
+
*:echoe* *:echoerr*
:echoe[rr] {expr1} .. Echo the expression(s) as an error message, saving the
message in the |message-history|. When used in a