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0 pointsbcrescimanno13y ago0 comments

Nice tip on the Ctrl-P link; but I'm curious, is there anywhere that sums up why Ctrl-P would be preferred over Command-T? Aside from being written in pure Vimscript, I haven't seen anything touting any specific advantages or disadvantages in a head-to-head.

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johncoltrane13y ago· 3 in thread

Just for you:

                                             | Command-T | CtrlP
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     files                                   | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     buffers                                 | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     tags                                    | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     jumps                                   | OK        |                    
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     lines (vimgrep)                         |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     MRU files                               |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     mixed                                   |           | OK (new, untested)
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     open in tab                             | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     open in vsplit                          | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     open in hsplit                          | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     open multiple items                     |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     matches with filenames                  | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     matches with filepaths                  | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     execute command on opened file          |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     create new file and parent directories  |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     project root finder based on VCS        |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------

I'd say that both are quite close in terms of features. CtrlP's strong points for me are:

* no dependencies

* project root finder

* overall UX

The "lines" feature (fuzzy incremental search across buffers ) is also very nice:

bcrescimannoOP13y ago

John Coltrane wins the points--way more than I expected (a link to a quick summary would have done fine)--thanks for the detailed look!

johncoltrane13y ago

You are welcome.

johncoltrane13y ago

I should add that CtrlP is getting better and better over time. Some new (to me, at least) features:

* Bookmarking

* Quickfix mode

* Undo mode

* Change mode

* RTS mode

`:CtrlPBufferTag` is a killer.

This plugin seriously rocks.

nudded13y ago· 1 in thread

Command-T is known to be quite the pain in setting up.

bcrescimannoOP13y ago

It's a pain if you don't have a version of Vim compiled with Ruby support; I was just wondering if there was anything beyond the language choice that made is superior (or inferior).

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6 comments · 2 top-level

johncoltrane13y ago· 3 in thread

Just for you:

                                             | Command-T | CtrlP
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     files                                   | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     buffers                                 | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     tags                                    | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     jumps                                   | OK        |                    
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     lines (vimgrep)                         |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     MRU files                               |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     mixed                                   |           | OK (new, untested)
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     open in tab                             | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     open in vsplit                          | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     open in hsplit                          | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     open multiple items                     |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     matches with filenames                  | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     matches with filepaths                  | OK        | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     execute command on opened file          |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     create new file and parent directories  |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------
     project root finder based on VCS        |           | OK                 
    -----------------------------------------+-----------+--------------------

I'd say that both are quite close in terms of features. CtrlP's strong points for me are:

* no dependencies

* project root finder

* overall UX

The "lines" feature (fuzzy incremental search across buffers ) is also very nice:

bcrescimannoOP13y ago

John Coltrane wins the points--way more than I expected (a link to a quick summary would have done fine)--thanks for the detailed look!

johncoltrane13y ago

You are welcome.

johncoltrane13y ago

I should add that CtrlP is getting better and better over time. Some new (to me, at least) features:

* Bookmarking

* Quickfix mode

* Undo mode

* Change mode

* RTS mode

`:CtrlPBufferTag` is a killer.

This plugin seriously rocks.

nudded13y ago· 1 in thread

Command-T is known to be quite the pain in setting up.

bcrescimannoOP13y ago

It's a pain if you don't have a version of Vim compiled with Ruby support; I was just wondering if there was anything beyond the language choice that made is superior (or inferior).

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