X-Git-Url: http://nitlanguage.org diff --git a/misc/README.md b/misc/README.md index 1661f43..be3e41e 100644 --- a/misc/README.md +++ b/misc/README.md @@ -98,13 +98,15 @@ the environment variable `NIT_VIM_DIR`. ## Documentation in preview window -You can display the documentation for the entity under the cursor with `:call Nitdoc()`. -It will use the same metadata files as the omnifunc and the preview window. -You may want to map the function to a shortcut by adding the following code to `~/.vimrc`. +The command `:Nitdoc` searches the documentation for the word under the cursor. +The results are displayed in the preview window in order of relevance. +You can search for any word by passing it as an argument, as in `:Nitdoc modulo`. +The Nitdoc command uses the same metadata files as the omnifunc. +You may want to map the command to a shortcut by adding the following code to `~/.vimrc`. ~~~ " Map displaying Nitdoc to Ctrl-D -map :call Nitdoc() +map :Nitdoc ~~~ ## Search declarations and usages of the word under the cursor @@ -117,3 +119,22 @@ You may want to map the function to a shortcut by adding the following code to ` " Map the NitGitGrep function to Ctrl-G map :call NitGitGrep() ~~~ + +## Execute the current file + +The command `:NitExecute` calls `nit` to interpret the current file. + +If modified, the current buffer is saved to a temporary file before being executed. +This may cause failures if the current buffer imports modules relative to the source package. +In such cases, save the file before calling `:NitExecute`. + +You may want to map the command to a shortcut by adding the following code to `~/.vimrc`. + +~~~ +" Map the NitExecute function to Ctrl-F +map :NitExecute +~~~ + +# Test case for syntax highlighting +To check the accuracy of language definition files, the module +`../tests/test_syntax.nit` can be used as a demo.