From a066d608fed696ebb4191382451b87eefd4658ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marc Weber Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 17:44:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] document vs snipmate should be deprecated: not yet --- README.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9f35093..d90dbe9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ If you have VimL only (vim without python support) your best option is using minor bugs found in the engine. +Q: Should "snipmate be deprecated in favour of UltiSnips"? + +A: No, because snimpate is VimL, and UltiSnips requires Python. +Some people want to use snippets without having to install Vim with Python +support. Yes - this sucks. + +One solution would be: Use snippets if they are good enough, but allow overriding them +in UltiSnips. This would avoid most duplication while still serving most users. +AFAIK there is a nested-placeholder branch for snipmate too. snipmate is still +improved by Adnan Zafar. So maybe time is not ready to make a final decision yet. + Installation ------------