VimTeX 2.8

It is again time for a new release. Since v2.7, there's been the normal amount of minor improvements and some refactoring. The main updates I would like to highlight are:

• VimTeX now works even better with inverse search from viewers:
  • I've added :VimtexInverseSearch that can be used by the viewer specific configuration to communicate with VimTeX in a "server agnostic" manner. See :help vimtex-synctex-inverse-search for more info.
  • The documentation on configuration of inverse search with viewers has been rewritten.
• The backend for running external processes and jobs has been rewritten. This is probably not so noticable by users, but it makes it easier to work with for me!

Features

• Viewers
  • Add :VimtexInverseSearch to simplify inverse search configuration in viewers (#2219)
  • Simplify Zathura libsynctex check
• Indentation
  • Only autoindent with 'indentkeys' at start of line (#2227)
  • Allow content before first \item (#2020)
• Performance
  • Reduce wait time for vim.job_stop (#2222)
  • Add cached system call to process handler
  • Avoid a glob() call if possible (#2198)
  • Delay Skim availability check (#2185)
• Syntax
  • Support \nameref (#2208)
  • Allow more styling to g:vimtex_syntax_custom_cmds (#2033, #2224)
  • Conceal support for \(sub)*section (#2022)
  • Add conceal for \[lr][vV]ert (#2186)
  • Minor update to math symbol conceals (#2178)
  • Support for Overleaf's begin|end novalidate (#2171)
  • Improve support for siunitx package (#2167)
• Backend and initialization
  • Ignore 'shell' option for jobstart with neovim (#2220)
  • Improved latexlog quickfix error parsing (#2214)
  • Remove unnecessary option g:vimtex_compiler_progname
  • Add vimtex#env#get_* api functions (#2212)
  • Rewrite process handler (#2195)
    • Simplify and improve structure of job calls
  • Add proper cache validation to all caches (#2206)
  • Parse TeX program directive on request, not only on init (#2168)
  • Improve 'define' option (#2164)

Fixes

• Fixed a (probably rare) problem with E565 from callback (#2225)
• Fixed missing highlight of subsec in ToC (#2221)
• Fixed a race condition for compiler and check_running timer (#2222)
• Fixed issue with chktex linter (#2209)
• Fixed an issue where \input lines were not properly parsed (#2204)
• Fixed mapping: tse shouldn't toggle \begin{document} (#2210)
• Fixed a couple of bugs with indentation (#2031, #2229)
• Fixed some minor issues with the vlty grammer checker (#2190, #2191)
• Fixed a bug with the textidote grammer checker (#2190)
• Fixed a conflict between autoindent and completion (xxx)
• Fixed some cache issues (#2184, #2188, #2189)
• Fixed an error with :VimtexInfo on Windows (#2134, #2220)
• Some minor regression and bugs (#2170, #2175, #2202)

Documentation

• Rewrote the documentation on inverse search (#2157, #2219)
  • This was a large change that also improves the documentation for the various viewers and their configuration.
• Use more positive wording for section on integration with other plugins (#1371)
• Some general improvements

Other

• More maintenance work such as a refactoring of the compiler backend.

Ackowledgements

Again there has been several contributions from the community, and as before I would like to give a special thanks to everyone who contributes with PRs: @krishnakumarg1984 (#2172), @Konfekt (#2191, #2209), @BertrandSim (#2227), @JaSpa (#2230).

In addition, this time I also want to raise a special thanks to @clason, @PanagiotisS, @BertrandSim, @user202729, and @andryandrew, who helped me test and resolve issues with the new :VimtexInverseSearch feature.