The vim-boxdraw plugin makes it easy to draw simple ASCII diagrams in
blockwise-visual mode. The basic idea is simple:
- Select a rectangle on the screen
- Invoke a draw command.
All commands are mapped to the + prefix. See the
vim help file for reference.
| Method | Instalation instructions |
|---|---|
| NeoBundle | Add NeoBundle 'gyim/vim-boxdraw' to .vimrc |
| Pathogen | Run git clone https://github.com/gyim/vim-boxdraw ~/.vim/bundle/vim-boxdraw |
| Plug | Add Plug 'gyim/vim-boxdraw' to .vimrc |
| Vundle | Add Plugin 'gyim/vim-boxdraw' to .vimrc |
vim-boxdraw uses a Python script to do most of the work. To contribute to this plugin, you'll need
- Python 2.7.x and 3.5.x (we want to support system Python on most platforms)
pip install -U pytest
From the python directory,
pytest