Problem: Cannot use the "dll" options on MS-Windows.
Solution: Support the options on all platforms. Use the built-in name as
the default, so that it's clear what Vim is looking for.
Problem: It is not possible to test code that is only reached when memory
allocation fails.
Solution: Add the alloc_fail() function. Try it out with :vimgrep.
Problem: g-CTRL-G shows the word count, but there is no way to get the word
count in a script.
Solution: Add the wordcount() function. (Christian Brabandt)
Problem: Using "q!" when there is a modified hidden buffer does not unload
the current buffer, resulting in the need to abandon it again.
Solution: When using "q!" unload the current buffer when needed. (Yasuhiro
Matsumoto, Hirohito Higashi)
Problem: An Ex range gets adjusted for folded lines even when the range is
not using line numbers.
Solution: Only adjust line numbers for folding. (Christian Brabandt)
Problem: The local value of 'errorformat' is not used for ":lexpr" and
":cexpr".
Solution: Use the local value if it exists. (Christian Brabandt) Adjust the
help for this.
Problem: searchpos() always starts searching in the first column, which is
not what some people expect. (Brett Stahlman)
Solution: Add the 'z' flag: start at the specified column.
Problem: New style testing is incomplete.
Solution: Add the runtest script to the list of distributed files.
Add the new functions to the function overview.
Rename the functions to match Vim function style.
Move undolevels testing into a new style test script.
Problem: Writing tests for Vim script is hard.
Solution: Add assertEqual(), assertFalse() and assertTrue() functions. Add
the v:errors variable. Add the runtest script. Add a first new
style test script.
Problem: User may yank or put using the register being recorded in.
Solution: Add the recording register in the message. (Christian Brabandt,
closes#470)
Problem: Libraries for dynamically loading interfaces can only be defined
at compile time.
Solution: Add options to specify the dll names. (Kazuki Sakamoto,
closes#452)
Problem: It's a bit clumsy to execute a command on a list of matches.
Solution: Add the ":ldo", ":lfdo", ":cdo" and ":cfdo" commands. (Yegappan
Lakshmanan)
Problem: On MS-Windows console Vim uses ANSI APIs for keyboard input and
console output, it cannot input/output Unicode characters.
Solution: Use Unicode APIs for console I/O. (Ken Takata, Yasuhiro Matsumoto)
Problem: Moving the cursor in Insert mode starts new undo sequence.
Solution: Add CTRL-G U to keep the undo sequence for the following cursor
movement command. (Christian Brabandt)
Problem: On some systems automatically adding the missing EOL causes
problems. Setting 'binary' has too many side effects.
Solution: Add the 'fixeol' option, default on. (Pavel Samarkin)
Problem: It is not possible to avoid using the first item of completion.
Solution: Add the "noinsert" and "noselect" values to 'completeopt'. (Shougo
Matsu)
Problem: When using the CompleteDone autocommand event it's difficult to
get to the completed items.
Solution: Add the v:completed_items variable. (Shougo Matsu)