Support looking up selected texts, and also add data detector for URLs etc #1313
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Doing data lookup (e.g. Ctrl-Cmd-D) on top of a selected text now properly look up the entire selected range (e.g. "ice cream", instead of just "ice" or "cream"). This would have come by default if we could implement NSTextInputClient's selectedRange properly but since MacVim doesn't have access to the internal Vim buffers easily this is easier said than done. As such, we have a custom implementation where if we detect a lookup event, manually detect that we have the mouse cursor on top of selected text and show the definition for that manually. Also fix a minor issue in text input client so that the baseline is now reported correctly for certan font size comboes, as our fontDescent is rounded up for some reason.
This automatically uses NSDataDetector to detect special data around the lookup cursor position, and if found, will manually call showDefinition instead of letting the OS do it for us (honestly, this feature should be built-in to the OS instead of such manual work). Right now only doing address/phone number/URL (URL has priority), because we don't have built-in definition support for the other types like flight info and so on. This also only works for what is drawn on-screen only, because as usual, MacVim doesn't have access to the native text storage, unless we rely on lots of callbacks back-and-forth (which is possible, but annoying to implement).
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Updated to Vim 9.0.1276 Features ==================== Dictionary lookup -------------------- You can now use Force Touch or Cmd-Ctrl-D to look up definitions of word under the cursor (or selected text in visual mode). This will also preview URLs, and support data types such as phone numbers and addresses. #1312 #1313 This feature can also be invoked programmatically from VimScript (see `:h macvim-lookup`). #1315 Tool bar / Touch Bar / menu icons -------------------- You can now use SF Symbols for Tool bar and Touch Bar icons, including using different symbol styles such as "palette" or "multicolor". Menu items can now also use the `icon=` syntax to specify icons as well. See `:help macvim-toolbar-icon` for details. #1329 The default tool bar also has updated icons to look similar to SF Symbols used by newer macOS versions. #1214 by @sfsam Window management actions -------------------- There are new `macaction`'s for managing the MacVim window. The new `zoomLeft`/`zoomRight` actions allow you to pin the window to the left/right of the screen, and there are also new actions for interacting with Stage Manager (requires macOS 13+). See `:h macvim-actions` for details. #1330 Pre-release updates / Sparkle 2 -------------------- MacVim now supports pre-release software builds. It's sometimes hard for us to release frequent updates due to the desire to pick a stable upstream Vim version, needing to test the release on multiple OS versions, making sure there aren't half-complete or buggy features, and other reasons. This new feature now allows us to push pre-release beta builds out in a more frequent fashion, which could be useful if there are particular features or fixes that you would like to try out before the next official release. Pre-release builds will be released depending on bug fixes and features instead of a fixed cadence. Do note that these pre-release builds may not be as well-validated and may have half-baked features. If you are using the built-in auto-updater to update MacVim, you can turn this on by going to Advanced settings pane, and enable "Enable pre-release software updates". This feature is only available for macOS 10.13 or above. The auto-updater has also been updated from Sparkle 1.27.1 to 2.3.0 for 10.13+ builds. Legacy (10.9-10.12) builds are still using Sparkle 1. See #1332. New Vim features -------------------- New `smoothscroll` option allows you to scroll through a long wrapped line (using Ctrl-E or mouse wheel) without immediately jumping to the next line. (v9.0.0640) `splitscroll` option has been renamed `splitkeep`, with more flexibility than before. (v9.0.0647) Sound playback on macOS is now supported. You can use `has('sound')` to check. See `help sound` for details. (v9.0.0694) Terminals now support `:confirm` for `:q`, etc, which also means MacVim's Cmd-W will work properly for terminal windows. (v9.0.0710) Virtual text had numerous bugs fixed. General ==================== Legacy build for 10.9 - 10.12 -------------------- Per a previous announcement (#1271), the default MacVim binary will now require macOS 10.13 or above. Users of macOS 10.9 - 10.12 can use a separate "legacy" build which will still be supported. The legacy binary will still have the latest versions of Vim and be supported, but may not have all the latest features (e.g. pre-release builds). If you are using the auto-updater (Sparkle) to update MacVim, it should "just work" and find the best version for you. If you are downloading MacVim from the website, there is also a link to download the legacy version marked for 10.9+ as well. If you download the normal binary marked for 10.13+ from the website, it won't work on these older macOS versions. See #1331. Fixes ==================== CoreText Renderer clipping and rendering bugs -------------------- Unicode characters with multiple composing characters (e.g. "x⃗") will now render correctly. #1172 Texts (e.g. Tibetan, Zalgo texts) that are taller than the line height will no longer be clipped inappropriately. You can use a new setting `MMRendererClipToRow` to re-enable clipping if the tall texts are distracting. #995 / #1356 Tab crash -------------------- Fixed a crash when opening new tabs that seems to only occur in macOS 13 Ventura. #1333 Other bugs -------------------- - Fixed non-native full screen not working well with the notch on newer MacBook's when set to not show menu bar. You can also use `MMNonNativeFullScreenSafeAreaBehavior` to force MacVim to use the notch area as well if you don't mind some content being obscured. Note that the previous release also claimed it fixed this, but because the binary was built against an old macOS SDK (Big Sur), the fix did not work in the binary release. #1261 - Allow "Open untitled window: never" and "After last window closes: Quit MacVim" to be set together again. Added safeguards to make sure doing so won't immediately close the app. #1338 - Edit.Cut / Copy menu items will now be properly disabled when there isn't selected text. #1308 - Fixed potential `:emenu` crash when the menu is associated with an action in a non-valid mode. #1305 - Fixed bug where just bringing up the right-click (or the MacVim→Services) menu would somehow copy the selected texts to the system clipboard. #1300 - Fixed a Japanese input method bug where using left/right arrow to move to a different section of the input text would previously result in the candidate list not showing up at the correct position. #1312 - Fix non-CoreText renderer not handling text styles like strikethrough correctly (note: this renderer has been deprecated for a while and you should not use it). #1296 - This release uses an older sh/bash syntax file because the latest one in Vim has a bug. #1358 Misc ==================== New settings: - "No drop shadows" (Appearance). #1301 - "Treat Ctrl-click as right-click" (Input) (#1326). This was previously configurable via command-line, but now also possible in the settings pane under the new "Input" category. "About MacVim" now reports the version number in a clearer way with clearly specified release number vs Vim version. Known Issues ==================== Printing -------------------- Printing using File→Print or `:hardcopy` is currently not working under macOS 13 Ventura due to its removal of PostScript support in the Preview app. This will be fixed in a later release. See the issue for workarounds. #1347 Scripting ==================== - Scripting languages versions: - Perl is now built against 5.30, up from 5.18. - Ruby is now built against 3.2, up from 3.1. Compatibility ==================== Requires macOS 10.9 or above. (10.9 - 10.12 requires downloading a separate legacy build) Script interfaces have compatibility with these versions: - Lua 5.4 - Perl 5.30 - Python2 2.7 - Python3 3.10 - Ruby 3.2
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Part of Epic #1311
Add data detector support for lookup, so URLs etc will work properly
This automatically uses NSDataDetector to detect special data around the lookup cursor position, and if found, will manually call showDefinition instead of letting the OS do it for us (honestly, this feature should be built-in to the OS instead of such manual work). Right now only doing address/phone number/URL (URL has priority), because we don't have built-in definition support for the other types like flight info and so on. This also only works for what is drawn on-screen only, because as usual, MacVim doesn't have access to the native text storage, unless we rely on lots of callbacks back-and-forth (which is possible, but annoying to implement).
Make data lookup support selected text
Doing data lookup (e.g. Ctrl-Cmd-D) on top of a selected text now properly look up the entire selected range (e.g. "ice cream", instead of just "ice" or "cream"). This would have come by default if we could implement NSTextInputClient's selectedRange properly but since MacVim doesn't have access to the internal Vim buffers easily this is easier said than done. As such, we have a custom implementation where if we detect a lookup event, manually detect that we have the mouse cursor on top of selected text and show the definition for that manually.
Also fix a minor issue in text input client so that the baseline is now reported correctly for certan font size comboes, as our fontDescent is rounded up for some reason.