Minimalist Tabline

This project is inspired by tabline.

• Displays minimal characters with tab numbers.
• Displays the directory name of Neovim terminal buffers.
• Displays icons using nvim-web-devicons or vim-devicons.
• Allows configuration of the maximum tab name length.
• Allows labeling tabs with a custom prefix.
• Adjusts tab visibility dynamically based on the current window width.

Use your favorite Vim plugin management tool, e.g., vim-plug:

Plug 'sangdol/mintabline.vim'

You can add icons with nvim-web-devicons or vim-devicons.

If both plugins are installed, nvim-web-devicons takes precedence.

" Optionally, add one of the following:
Plug 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons'
Plug 'ryanoasis/vim-devicons'

Please follow the installation guides for these plugins if icons do not appear.

You can set the maximum length of tab names with g:mintabline_tab_max_chars.

For example:

let g:mintabline_tab_max_chars = 15

The full name will be shown when a tab is active.

By default, the tab name is derived from the active buffer in that tab. You can set a custom prefix on the tab by setting the tab-local variable t:tab_label.

A simple command to change the label is:

command! -nargs=* Tablabel let t:tab_label=<q-args> | redrawtabline

A simple Vimscript can be used to configure keymaps to select tabs.

For example, the script below enables Number + , to select a tab (e.g., you can type 1, to select the first tab):

for i in range(1, 9)
  exec 'nnoremap ' .. i .. ', ' .. i .. 'gt'
endfor

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