stimmtaush.vim

Simple vim plugin for writing to Stimmtausch connections

Setting up

Create a global with config options:

let g:stimmtausch = {'worlds': [
                    \ {'name': 'FM: Makyo',  'dir': '~/.local/share/stimmtausch/furry_makyo'},
                    \ {'name': 'SPR: Ephah', 'dir': '~/.local/share/stimmtausch/spr_ephah'}]}

Other options that can go in the dict:

showbreak : Whether to set showbreak (character defaults to ⮨)

break_symbol : The symbol used to show breaks (implies showbreak)

clear_on_send : If set, clears the buffer after sending (thus dumping history)

You'll probably want to set up a shortcut for starting. I like nmap <silent> <Leader>st :call Stimmtausch()<CR>. From there, you select the world with <Leader>#, where # is the 1-index of the world in the array.

How do?

Writing

Start a tmux or screen session, create a horizontal split pane, and tail -f the proper MUCK output file (e.g: ~/.local/share/stimmtausch/spr_ephah/out) in the upper pane, and set the proper world with <Leader># and you're ready to go. In insert mode, enter sends the current line, and in visual mode, it sends the current selection (so you can type up a few lines and send them at the same time; to get a new line, do <ESC>o)

Reading

If you want vim's wordwrap, you can do <Leader>#r to have it read and follow the output file as well. A bit slow on longer buffers, though. You'll need the Colorizer plugin for this to work, too, otherwise you'll keep getting ANSI escapes.

Why?!

• Visible history (with editable reposes!)
• Optional spellcheck
• Syntax highlighting
• Length of lines (some MUCKs only allow 1024 characters to be sent, and if you're buffer-busting, knowing how many characters you're sending is good)
• Word-wrap breaking links with smaller screens/longer links

...all things I'd like to fix in Stimmtausch's UI but haven't the time to tackle.