window.nvim

Deleting a buffer closes multiple windows? What's the next buffer that'll display in the window?

Make windows intuitive again.

Features

This plugin introduces the concept of opening and closing buffers in windows.

Windows are no longer just views. Instead, each window keeps a stack of buffers that determines the next buffer to display upon closing the active buffer. Use close_buf instead of manually deciding between hiding/deleting/wiping out a buffer.

We should, then, also expect the newly split window to not be in the same location as the original window. To do this, use split_win.

Installation

You can use any plugin manager. Below is an example with lazy.nvim along with helpful keymaps. Note that on setup, the plugin mandates the use of hidden buffers.

{
  "dseum/window.nvim",
  config = function()
    local window = require("window")
    window.setup()
    vim.keymap.set("n", "<Leader>ww", function()
      window.close_buf()
    end)
    vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-w>s", function()
      window.split_win({
        default_buffer = false,
      })
    end)
    vim.keymap.set("n", "<C-w>v", function()
      window.split_win({
        orientation = "v",
        default_buffer = false,
      })
    end)
  end
}

Configuration

setup has no configuration.

close_buf

Property	Type	Description
close_window	boolean?	Whether closing last buffer in window closes the window or loads the landing buffer.

split_win

Property	Type	Description
orientation	"h" or "v"	Horizontal or vertical.
default_buffer	false or fun(split_winid: number)	Default opens a landing buffer while false is Neovim's default. The callback loads a desired buffer.

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