Re: Bug in popup maxwidth?

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On Wed, 29 Jul 2026, 09:33 h_east, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> "maxwidth" still limits the width, what changed is how the width is
> computed.  Since patch 9.2.0419 it is the longest line in the whole
> buffer, not the longest displayed line, so that the width does not change
> while you scroll the popup with the mouse wheel.  The completion menu
> works the same way.
>
> So a buffer with one long line now sits at "maxwidth" all the time.  The
> documentation still described the old rule, which is being corrected:
> https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/20870
>
> If that is too wide, lower "maxwidth".
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Hirohito Higashi (h_east)
> github.com/sponsors/h-east <https://t.co/5nc0IkIaZ1>
>

I get all that. The problem is that popup_getoptions says that maxwidth and
minwidth are both 50 and popup_getpos says core_width is 93 and width is
99. I can confirm that the popup on-screen is, indeed, very wide.

Padding (from the options) is [1, 2, 1, 2], in case you want that, also.

Salman

>
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ed, 29 Jul 2026, 09:33 h_east, &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">=
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te" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"=
><div>Hi,</div><div><br></div><div>&quot;maxwidth&quot; still limits the wi=
dth, what changed is how the width is<br>computed.=C2=A0 Since patch 9.2.04=
19 it is the longest line in the whole<br>buffer, not the longest displayed=
 line, so that the width does not change<br>while you scroll the popup with=
 the mouse wheel.=C2=A0 The completion menu<br>works the same way.<br><br>S=
o a buffer with one long line now sits at &quot;maxwidth&quot; all the time=
.=C2=A0 The<br>documentation still described the old rule, which is being c=
orrected:<br><a href=3D"https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/20870" target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noreferrer">https://github.com/vim/vim/pull/20870</a><br><br>I=
f that is too wide, lower &quot;maxwidth&quot;.<br><br></div><div>--</div><=
div>Best regards,</div><div>Hirohito Higashi (h_east)</div><div>
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dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I get all that. The problem is tha=
t popup_getoptions says that maxwidth and minwidth are both 50 and popup_ge=
tpos says core_width is 93 and width is 99. I can confirm that the popup on=
-screen is, indeed, very wide.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto">Padding (from the options) is [1, 2, 1, 2], in case you want t=
hat, also.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Salman=
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