2 files changed, 43 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 27e6f137..43ea8d15 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     clipboard::{get_clipboard_provider, ClipboardProvider},
     document::{Mode, SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME},
     graphics::{CursorKind, Rect},
+    info::Info,
     input::KeyEvent,
     theme::{self, Theme},
     tree::{self, Tree},
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ pub struct Editor {
     pub theme_loader: Arc<theme::Loader>,
 
     pub status_msg: Option<(String, Severity)>,
+    pub autoinfo: Option<Info>,
 
     pub config: Config,
 
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@ impl Editor {
             registers: Registers::default(),
             clipboard_provider: get_clipboard_provider(),
             status_msg: None,
+            autoinfo: None,
             idle_timer: Box::pin(sleep(config.idle_timeout)),
             last_motion: None,
             config,
diff --git a/helix-view/src/info.rs b/helix-view/src/info.rs
index 73856154..fbe27ea0 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/info.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/info.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::input::KeyEvent;
-use helix_core::unicode::width::UnicodeWidthStr;
+use helix_core::{register::Registers, unicode::width::UnicodeWidthStr};
 use std::{collections::BTreeSet, fmt::Write};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -16,26 +16,21 @@ pub struct Info {
 }
 
 impl Info {
-    pub fn new(title: &str, body: Vec<(&str, BTreeSet<KeyEvent>)>) -> Self {
-        let body = body
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|(desc, events)| {
-                let events = events.iter().map(ToString::to_string).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-                (desc, events.join(", "))
-            })
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    pub fn new(title: &str, body: Vec<(String, String)>) -> Self {
+        if body.is_empty() {
+            return Self {
+                title: title.to_string(),
+                height: 1,
+                width: title.len() as u16,
+                text: "".to_string(),
+            };
+        }
 
-        let keymaps_width = body.iter().map(|r| r.1.len()).max().unwrap();
+        let item_width = body.iter().map(|(item, _)| item.width()).max().unwrap();
         let mut text = String::new();
 
-        for (desc, keyevents) in &body {
-            let _ = writeln!(
-                text,
-                "{:width$}  {}",
-                keyevents,
-                desc,
-                width = keymaps_width
-            );
+        for (item, desc) in &body {
+            let _ = writeln!(text, "{:width$}  {}", item, desc, width = item_width);
         }
 
         Self {
@@ -45,4 +40,31 @@ impl Info {
             text,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn from_keymap(title: &str, body: Vec<(&str, BTreeSet<KeyEvent>)>) -> Self {
+        let body = body
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(desc, events)| {
+                let events = events.iter().map(ToString::to_string).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                (events.join(", "), desc.to_string())
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        Self::new(title, body)
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_registers(registers: &Registers) -> Self {
+        let body = registers
+            .inner()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|(ch, reg)| {
+                let content = reg.read().join(", ").trim_end().to_string();
+                (ch.to_string(), content)
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        let mut infobox = Self::new("Registers", body);
+        infobox.width = 30; // copied content could be very long
+        infobox
+    }
 }