Quickfix list with multi-line messages

[Marcin Bednarek]

Hello,

Is it possible to add to quicklist message which will be show in multiple lines?
(I do not want to break line when it is too long)

Example: 

:call setqflist([{'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'lnum': 42, 'text': 'entry'}], 'a')



This will add new line with text: "entry". Could "entry" by displayed in two lines?

I tried below lines but I was not able to achieve desired result:

:call setqflist([{'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'lnum': 42, 'text': 'ent\nry'}], 'a')


:call setqflist([{'bufnr': bufnr(''), 'lnum': 42, 'text': 'ent<CR>ry'}], 'a')


Thanks,

Marcin

[Marcin Szamotulski]

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Hi Marcin,

I think not. One remark that you should use "" instead of ''.
echo 'abc\ndef'
abc\ndef
echo "abc\ndef"
abc
def

Bud even if I use "" in your command the new line is change to a single
space. See :help expr-" and :help expr-'.

Best regadrds,
Marcin :)

[Ben Fritz]

I don't think you can make a quickfix entry that spans multiple lines. When i have long quickfix messages, I normally just ":setl nolist wrap linebreak" on the quickfix window.

I also have "showbreak" set to something in my .vimrc.

[Paws]

Hello guys,

Thanks for responses. It looks like what I am trying to achieve is
currently not possible. Yes, I read I can wrap lines, this is why I
added my comment in brackets in previous email. Just to let you know
why I asked this question. Javac compiler returns output in multi-line
format and I would like to show it in quickfix window. Formatting is
important because for example ^ sign is used to show exactly where the
error is (for instance indicates place where class is missing, I know
I can use signs or balloons). It looks like I need to take other
approach and look for solution to show nicely formatted compiler
output in one line.

Thanks,

Marcin

[Ben Fritz]

On Sunday, May 5, 2013 8:48:36 AM UTC-5, Paws wrote:
>
>
> Javac compiler returns output in multi-line
>
> format and I would like to show it in quickfix window.

Vim may not DISPLAY quickfix entries on multiple lines, but Vim CAN parse multi-line compiler output. Vim then translates these multi-line outputs into a single-line entry. See :help errorformat-multi-line

> Formatting is
>
> important because for example ^ sign is used to show exactly where the
>
> error is

For this you need the %p item in :help errorformat

> (for instance indicates place where class is missing, I know
>
> I can use signs or balloons). It looks like I need to take other
>
> approach and look for solution to show nicely formatted compiler
>
> output in one line.
>
>

I'd also expect that something as common as javac would already have a compiler plugin. Have you tried setting the compiler to javac (with :compiler javac)? See :help :compiler. The default Vim distribution seems to include a javac plugin but I don't know anything about it beyond what's in the help. The help seems to indicate that the ------^ lines are parsed.