Build Real Dialogs in Vim - No Python, No Dependencies

Based on your detailed explanation of QuickUI for Neovim, here are some key points and tips summarized:

1. 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.

2. Basic Usage:

   vim
    
   1let result = quickui#dialog#open([
   2    \ {'type': 'input', 'name': 'username'},
   3    \ {'type': 'button', 'items': ['OK', 'Cancel']}
   4    \ ], {})

3. Return Values:

   • Returns a dictionary with keys corresponding to control names.
   • For buttons, returns index of clicked button.

4. Tips and Best Practices:

   • Set opts.w for explicit width control in forms.
   • Use value field to pre-fill defaults.
   • Checkboxes don't need prompts (look natural without).

5. Advanced Features:

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