Warning: For kakoune version 2021.11.08 and earlier, the master branch of this plugin will not work. The latest commit compatible with these versions is 216bf7e70a3944ddd684b278a43c1dd5759a5b85.
Kakoune plugin to navigate between open buffers, and manipulate the buffers-list.
Add buffer-switcher.kak to your autoload directory: ~/.config/kak/autoload/, or source it manually.
This plugin can be used with the buffer-switcher command. When it is invoked, a special-purpose *buffer-switcher* buffer is created. It lists all currently opened buffers (except for itself and *debug*), one per line.
Pressing <ret> will change the current buffer to the one under the cursor, and close the switcher. In addition, if a line was removed its buffer is removed as well (unless it has unsaved changes). The remaining buffers are re-ordered according to the order of the lines.
Pressing <esc> will close the switcher, without applying any of the changes.
Note: the experience is likely suboptimal when using multiple clients, suggestions for improvements on that front are welcome.
The face BufferSwitcherCurrent is used to indicate the buffer that was previously active.