LSP UI (original) (raw)

Table of Contents

• lsp-ui
  • Intro
  • lsp-ui-sideline:
  • lsp-ui-peek:
  • lsp-ui-doc
  • lsp-ui-imenu
  • Contributing

Intro#

This package contains all the higher level UI modules of lsp-mode, like flycheck support and code lenses.

By default, lsp-mode automatically activates lsp-ui unless lsp-auto-configure is set to nil.

You only have to put (use-package lsp-ui) in your config and the package will work out of the box. (use-package)

Or use the builtin package manager.

M-x package-install [RET] lsp-ui [RET]

lsp-ui-sideline:#

Show informations of the symbols on the current line. It also show flycheck diagnostics and LSP code actions

Customization:

• lsp-ui-sideline-show-diagnostics show diagnostics messages in sideline
• lsp-ui-sideline-show-hover show hover messages in sideline
• lsp-ui-sideline-show-code-actions show code actions in sideline
• lsp-ui-sideline-update-modeWhen set to 'line' the information will be updated when user changes current line otherwise the information will be updated when user changes current point
• lsp-ui-sideline-delay seconds to wait before showing sideline
• lsp-ui-sideline-diagnostic-max-lines default to showing only the first line of diagnostic messages, increase for more verbose messages, decrease if flickering occurs

lsp-ui-peek:#

Add peek feature

You may remap xref-find-{definitions,references} (bound to M-. M-? by default):

(define-key lsp-ui-mode-map [remap xref-find-definitions] #'lsp-ui-peek-find-definitions) (define-key lsp-ui-mode-map [remap xref-find-references] #'lsp-ui-peek-find-references)

There is a window-local jump list dedicated to cross references:

(lsp-ui-peek-jump-backward) (lsp-ui-peek-jump-forward)

Other cross references:

(lsp-ui-peek-find-workspace-symbol "pattern 0") ;; If the server supports custom cross references (lsp-ui-peek-find-custom 'base "$cquery/base")

Customization:

• lsp-ui-peek-enable enable ‘lsp-ui-peek’
• lsp-ui-peek-show-directory show the directory of files

lsp-ui-doc#

Show object documentation at point in a child frame.

Show documentation in a WebKit widget

Focus into lsp-ui-doc-frame

Customization:

• lsp-ui-doc-enable Enable lsp-ui-doc
• lsp-ui-doc-position Where to display the doc (top, bottom or at-point)
• lsp-ui-doc-side Where to display the doc (left or right)
• lsp-ui-doc-delay Number of seconds before showing the doc
• lsp-ui-doc-show-with-cursor When non-nil, move the cursor over a symbol to show the doc
• lsp-ui-doc-show-with-mouse When non-nil, move the mouse pointer over a symbol to show the doc

Show imenu entries.

Customization:

• lsp-ui-imenu-kind-position place to show entries kind
• lsp-ui-imenu-buffer-position place to show the buffer window
• lsp-ui-imenu-window-width set window width
• lsp-ui-imenu-window-fix-width when non-nil, the window will not be resizable (eg. unaffected by balance-windows)
• lsp-ui-imenu--custom-mode-line-format mode line format
• lsp-ui-imenu-auto-refresh auto refresh when necessary
• lsp-ui-imenu-refresh-delay delay to refresh imenu

Contributing#

Any kind of help is appreciated. If you want to help us maintaining this package,leave a note.

Last update:April 23, 2025