Based on your detailed explanation of QuickUI for Neovim, here are some key points and tips summarized:
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Control Types:
input: For text entry.dropdown: Displays selected option with popup list to choose from (returns index).button: Contains multiple buttons, returns clicked button index.radio: Group of radio buttons, returns selected item index.check: Checkboxes, returns 1 for checked and 0 for unchecked.
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Basic Usage:
vim1let result = quickui#dialog#open([ 2 \ {'type': 'input', 'name': 'username'}, 3 \ {'type': 'button', 'items': ['OK', 'Cancel']} 4 \ ], {}) -
Return Values:
- Returns a dictionary with keys corresponding to control names.
- For buttons, returns index of clicked button.
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Tips and Best Practices:
- Set
opts.wfor explicit width control in forms. - Use
valuefield to pre-fill defaults. - Checkboxes don't need prompts (look natural without).
- Set
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Advanced Features:
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