Possibly not working on Vim 8.0

[coaxial]

I have added the plugin with vim-plug as per the instructions, installed it, and went about editing a markdown file moving naively (jjjjjjjjjwwwww) to see the plugin work.

But nothing happened. I have python3 and timers (:echo has('python3') and :echo ('timers') both return 1), and the :PathfinderBegin and :PathfinderRun commands are set but if I run them, nothing happens either.

This is my .vimrc: https://github.com/coaxial/dotfiles/blob/vim-mov/.vimrc#L147-L151

and this is my vim version:

$ vim --version
VIM - Vi IMproved 8.0 (2016 Sep 12, compiled Mar 18 2020 18:29:15)
Included patches: 1-1453
Modified by pkg-vim-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
Compiled by pkg-vim-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
Huge version without GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl               +farsi             +mouse_sgr         -tag_any_white
+arabic            +file_in_path      -mouse_sysmouse    -tcl
+autocmd           +find_in_path      +mouse_urxvt       +termguicolors
-autoservername    +float             +mouse_xterm       +terminal
-balloon_eval      +folding           +multi_byte        +terminfo
+balloon_eval_term -footer            +multi_lang        +termresponse
-browse            +fork()            -mzscheme          +textobjects
++builtin_terms    +gettext           +netbeans_intg     +timers
+byte_offset       -hangul_input      +num64             +title
+channel           +iconv             +packages          -toolbar
+cindent           +insert_expand     +path_extra        +user_commands
-clientserver      +job               -perl              +vertsplit
-clipboard         +jumplist          +persistent_undo   +virtualedit
+cmdline_compl     +keymap            +postscript        +visual
+cmdline_hist      +lambda            +printer           +visualextra
+cmdline_info      +langmap           +profile           +viminfo
+comments          +libcall           -python            +vreplace
+conceal           +linebreak         +python3           +wildignore
+cryptv            +lispindent        +quickfix          +wildmenu
+cscope            +listcmds          +reltime           +windows
+cursorbind        +localmap          +rightleft         +writebackup
+cursorshape       -lua               -ruby              -X11
+dialog_con        +menu              +scrollbind        -xfontset
+diff              +mksession         +signs             -xim
+digraphs          +modify_fname      +smartindent       -xpm
-dnd               +mouse             +startuptime       -xsmp
-ebcdic            -mouseshape        +statusline        -xterm_clipboard
+emacs_tags        +mouse_dec         -sun_workshop      -xterm_save
+eval              +mouse_gpm         +syntax            
+ex_extra          -mouse_jsbterm     +tag_binary        
+extra_search      +mouse_netterm     +tag_old_static    
   system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
       defaults file: "$VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -Wdate-time  -g -O2 -fdebug-prefix-map=/build/vim-dfCUyu/vim-8.0.1453=. -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1       
Linking: gcc   -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -o vim        -lm -ltinfo -lnsl  -lselinux  -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl     -L/usr/lib/python3.6/config-3.6m-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython3.6m -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm

[danth]

Since you don't have Vim 8.2, the suggestions should appear in the echo area at the bottom of the screen rather than as a popup.

However the plugin only starts working when Vim first loads:

https://github.com/AlphaMycelium/pathfinder.vim/blob/4f45d9480aa5ae45726aefde4aaebd587fa4c3a0/plugin/main.vim#L43-L46

Even when using manual commands, that loop function must be running in order to fetch the results from the server process. It's probably a good idea to make it start after installation too, will do that soon.

Do you still get this problem after a relaunch?

[coaxial]

Thanks. I updated to 8.2 and I now see the popup. I think I had restarted vim and didn't see the suggestions on 8.0 but I'm not certain that I had restarted vim.

[danth]

I opened #36 about starting after install. I'll leave this issue open until it is confirmed whether the plugin works on 8.0 or not.