Pretty Quickfix windows for NeoVim

nvim-pqf makes your quickfix and location list windows look nicer, thanks to a combination of a custom quickfixtextfunc function and custom syntax rules for quickfix/location list buffers.

Without nvim-pqf, your quickfix window looks like this:

With nvim-pqf, it looks like this (colours depend on your theme of course);

Features

Better highlights for line and column numbers
Highlights for the item type (error, warning, etc)
Item types use the same signs as NeoVim's diagnostic signs
File paths are aligned so messages always start at the same column, making them easier to read
Works for both quickfix and location list windows
Items only display the first line in case they contain multiple lines

Requirements

NeoVim 0.5 or newer is required. Regular Vim isn't supported.

Installation

First install this plugin using your plugin manager of choice. For example, when using vim-plug use the following:

Plug 'yorickpeterse/nvim-pqf'

Once installed, add the following Lua snippet to your init.lua:

require('pqf').setup()

And that's it!

Configuring signs

Each item in the quickfix list starts with a sign that indicates the type of item, if this information is available. For example, when displaying diagnostics an item may start with E for an error, and W for a warning.

These signs are taken from the text attribute of NeoVim's diagnostic signs. Refer to :h diagnostic-signs for more information, and details on how to override these signs.

If you want the quickfix window to use its own signs, you can configure them like so:

require('pqf').setup({
  signs = {
    error = 'E',
    warning = 'W',
    info = 'I',
    hint = 'H'
  },
  show_multiple_lines = false
})

Tweaking the highlights

Depending on your theme, you may need to tweak the highlights used by nvim-pqf. The following highlight groups are defined:

Group	Links to	Use
`qfPath`	`Directory`	The file path of a quickfix item
`qfPosition`	`Number`	Line and column numbers
`qfError`	`DiagnosticError`	The indicator of error items
`qfWarning`	`DiagnosticWarn`	The indicator of warning items
`qfInfo`	`DiagnosticInfo`	The indicator of info items
`qfHint`	`DiagnosticHint`	The indicator of hint items

It's probably best to tweak the diagnostic highlights, instead of the quickfix ones.

License

All source code in this repository is licensed under the Mozilla Public License version 2.0, unless stated otherwise. A copy of this license can be found in the file "LICENSE".

dkiyatkin / nvim-pqf