vim-qf_resize

Automatically resize quickfix and location list windows.

This Vim plugin resizes location/quickfix windows based on the number of lines therein, i.e. with a single list entry, why waste 9 extra lines (with the default window height being 10)?!

Config

g:qf_resize_min_height

Minimum height (in lines) for quickfix windows. If not specified, it will use some (experimental) internal defaults, falling back to 1. Can be a buffer setting (for the qf buffer).

g:qf_resize_max_height

Maximum height (in lines) for quickfix windows. Default: 10. Can be a buffer setting (for the qf buffer).

g:qf_resize_max_ratio

Ratio used to get the dynamic max height. It gets multiplied with the sum of the height of the non-qf window and the height of the qf window. The default is 0.15. Can be a buffer setting (for the qf buffer).

g:qf_resize_on_win_close

Resize/handle all qf windows when a window gets closed. Default: 1.

Commands

QfResizeWindows

Resize all quickfix/location list windows on the current tab page.

This is useful in a custom mapping (extending the default Ctrl-w =):

nnoremap <silent> <c-w>= :wincmd =<cr>:QfResizeWindows<cr>

Related plugins

• vim-qf provides a similar feature (g:qf_auto_resize), without handling :lopen/:copen etc in general, but only when opening windows itself, and is less advanced in general (no ratio etc).