Vim 9.2 Released

Source: Slashdot

Vim 9.2 Release Overview

More than two years after the last major 9.1 release, the Vim project announced Vim 9.2.

Vim9 Script Improvements

• Added support for enums, generic functions, and tuple types.
• Built‑in functions can now be used as methods.
• Class handling now includes protected constructors via _new().
• The :defcompile command has been enhanced to fully compile methods, improving performance and consistency in Vim9 scripts.

Insert‑Mode Completion

• Fuzzy matching is now available, providing more flexible suggestions without extra plugins.
• Words can be completed from registers using CTRL‑X CTRL‑R.
• New completeopt flags such as nosort and nearest give finer control over how matches are displayed.

Diff Mode Enhancements

• Improved alignment and display of differences, especially in complex cases.

Configuration Path (XDG)

• On Linux and Unix‑like systems Vim now follows the XDG Base Directory Specification, using $HOME/.config/vim for user configuration (as noted in the release notes).

Wayland Support

• Full Wayland support for UI and clipboard handling.
• This support is marked as experimental in this release but is considered to be in good shape.

UI Changes

• Introduces a new vertical tab panel as an alternative to the horizontal tab line.
• The Microsoft Windows GUI now includes native dark mode support.

Download

You can obtain Vim 9.2 from the official Vim Download page.

Source: Linuxiac blog, Phoronix, and the Vim release notes.