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HISTORY
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After using the project plugin for quite some time, there were several minor
things that I started changing because I was used to working with TABs on
Visual Studio. At first, I tried to keep my code separated from the original
project plugin code, but over time, as my code grew larger and the project
plugin sat still I end up merging both into one plugin to avoid replication.

This ide plugin thus contains a re-write of the plugin project (1.3k) plus
my additional ide code (2.5k). The re-write was needed because instead of 
loading a project file into a file buffer, the ide plugin loads an index of
all project files into a hash and displays it on the dedicated buffer, this 
allows for integration with other plugins that I do use such as the source
explorer plugin. There is a powerful feature in the original project plugin
(script loading at file or project open) that I have never really used.
I have ported this feature but I have never tested it.

I do not expect you will agree with all changes, but I hope that some time in
the future someone else also motivated by "personal taste" will end up taking
over this code, improve it and then pass it on, till the time we get a true
IDE on top of vim.

Now that I look back to this plugin, I think it would have been probably easier
to implement it on VIM itselft.

CHANGES WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECT PLUGIN
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I have tried to maintain the same functionality of the original project plugin,
that is, almost all its commands, settings, and flags are still valid. If you
have already used the project plugin then its migration to the ide plugin will
be transparent.

The main changes, upgrades and extensions that the ide plugin has with
 respect to the project plugin are:

  Better visualization
   - The ide window follows any tab movement provinding a persistant panel ide.
   - Keeps track of all files opened, edited and closed using icons. Pending
     tracking updates are refreshed as soon as the ide window is entered so
     you can visualize the status of your project.
   - No more multiple windows for the same buffer. Opening a file which is 
     already open won't create another window but will jump to the correct 
     tab and window.   
   - Cursor movement within the ide windows seems as a file or project select.
   - Windows width can be adjusted and re-adjusted.
   - Tabs provide information on mouse hover

  More Friendly 
  - Closing a project unloads all its working variables, so its safe to invoke 
    the|ide|again. Or open a new project and let to the|ide|unload the current
    one.
  - Help can be lauch from within the ide window by pressing <F1>
  - All key-bindings can be customized in the|vimrc|file to another mapping.    
  - Information on some key processes are provided on the command line
  - Errors on bad usage are notified  
  
  Syntax Highlight 
  - Create syntax files for the project-file
  - Syntax file for the project are generated and loaded for the files on open
  - Highlights are automatically or manually updated through the IDESyntax    
    command.
  - Highlights are refreshed on idle intervals, so your idle times are no
    longer wasted.

  Other Plugin interactions
  - Can be registered to other plugins
  - Have built in workarounds for some plugins that I use as part of my ide:
    showmarks, taglist, source-explorer, ex-global-search

  Tracing, Logging and Debugging Support
  - Logs with detailed information of traces can be generated, see IDEShowlog
  - All internal variables can be exposed through the command IDEShowenv
  - Easier than ever to debug the plugin so you can modify it and improve it.
    
  OverHauling 
  - The core of the project plugin was re-writen to be loaded in a dedicated
    buffer named __IDE_Project__. The project-file is read on loading the ide
    and then closed, all the files contained are indexed and store in a map.
  - Having the information in a map renders continuos parsing of the
    project-file unnecessary, and fascilitates the development of extensions.
  - Make a project or a sub-project, with the key binding you wish.