bufala.nvim 🧀

Bufala is a simple Neovim plugin that makes working with buffer windows easier. It pulls out the "tiling window manager for buffer windows" concept from my dbm.nvim plugin and refines it, shipping only one command:

• :Bufala {subcommand} {arguments...}

There are a few subcommands:

• {count} cycle moves through buffer windows with an optional count.
• focus swaps the current buffer window with the first or main buffer window.
• split {direction} {target} opens a new buffer window with an optional direction and target. Valid directions are up, down, left, and right. If no direction is given, Bufala will either abort or split based on the layout configured in the setup function (see below). The target is whatever you would put in a :buffer {target} command.
• swap swaps the current buffer window with last buffer window you were in.

Installation

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nat-418/bufala.nvim ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/bufala/start/bufala.nvim

Configuration

-- ~/.config/nvim/init.lua
require('bufala').setup({
  layout = 'stack' -- optional, valid values are 'stack' and 'row'
})`

Bufala allows for the optional configuration of a default layout for windows and splits in the setup function. These layouts are clones from suckless' dwm. If you prefer the manual approach to getting everything just right by placing each window individually, you might not care to use a layout. The layouts work well for cases where you want a more fluid, dynamic experience and not really think about where each buffer window needs to go.

Currently implemented layouts are:

• stack, a "portrait" optimized layout:

           | Buffer 2
  Buffer 1 +--------
           | Buffer 2
  

• row, a "landscape" optimized layout:

         Buffer 1
  ---------+---------
  Buffer 2 | Buffer 3 
  

See also

• tabbot.nvim to use tabs as something similar to virtual desktops or workspaces.