[Vimoutliner] Encrypted outline: was Obvious but don't get it: how do I move outline at N+1 to N

[Steve Litt]

On Monday 04 September 2006 12:34 pm, Noel Henson wrote:
> On Monday 04 September 2006 08:36, Steve Litt wrote:
> > Yeah, I didn't do anything about it either. Back in those days I didn't
> > take VO on Windows seriously, but now that a lot of people are using it
> > on Windows, a more OS independent method of interoutline linking might
> > be preferable.
> >
> > If/when we implement it, we need to do so in a way that doesn't screw up
> > traditional interoutline linking. I've been using Ctags interoutline
> > linking since 2001.
> >
> > I'd suggest we have a config flag for linking_portable or
> > linking_classic, and to start out with default it to linking_classic. As
> > it proves itself able, (and this includes performance), switch the
> > default to linking_portable. If, over a period of a year or 2 the
> > portable method proves as good as or better than classic in every
> > respect, we can then deprecate classic.
> >
> > Which leaves just one question -- who will develop the linking_portable
> > code? Probably the people with the biggest itch (and the greatest
> > opportunity to test it) will be the VO on Windows users. Perhaps some of
> > them can develop it, and of course, we VO on Linux people will test
> > their code on Linux.
> >
> > Sound like a reasonable plan?
> >
> > SteveT
>
> I think I'll be the one to develop it. There is an intra-file linking
> plugin for vim that I'll take a look at. Hopefully I can get some ideas and
> make it cross-platform.
>
> Noel

I'll have more time after mid-september, and I'd love to test it, and also 
document it.

SteveT


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