"Cursor Animation" plugins are dispersed in various sections #161

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2025-11-06T06:35:57-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-06 06:35:57 -06:00

Originally created by @Penaz91 on GitHub (Aug 3, 2025).

While working on #1619 I noticed that some "cursor animation plugins" are placed in the "movement section" (i.e. smear-cursor, SmoothCursor.nvim, specs.nvim...) while others are in "Utility" (i.e. mini.nvim#animate).

While the first 3 plugins are purely dedicated to "cursor movement", the latter is dedicated to animating many other actions.

I'm wondering if it would be more correct to have a section dedicated to "animation plugins" and unite those plugins in there, while keeping the "Movement" section just for "plugins assisting movement".

Originally created by @Penaz91 on GitHub (Aug 3, 2025). While working on #1619 I noticed that some "cursor animation plugins" are placed in the "movement section" (i.e. `smear-cursor`, `SmoothCursor.nvim`, `specs.nvim`...) while others are in "Utility" (i.e. `mini.nvim#animate`). While the first 3 plugins are purely dedicated to "cursor movement", the latter is dedicated to animating many other actions. I'm wondering if it would be more correct to have a section dedicated to "animation plugins" and unite those plugins in there, while keeping the "Movement" section just for "plugins assisting movement".

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GiteaMirror commented

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@mcauley-penney commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2025):

I agree with this. Based on the description of the problem, Animation seems appropriate here. I prefer to drop "plugins" and just have it be "Animation" because that is how the rest of the sections are worded, e.g. Search instead of Search Plugins

@mcauley-penney commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2025): I agree with this. Based on the description of the problem, `Animation` seems appropriate here. I prefer to drop "plugins" and just have it be "Animation" because that is how the rest of the sections are worded, e.g. `Search` instead of `Search Plugins`

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2025-11-06 06:36:00 -06:00

@rockerBOO commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2025):

Yeah Animation seems good, better than Utility if there is a common pattern of plugins. Provided it is a key identifier and not a side feature. Like a plugin that does something but also provides animations.

Some others that might fit:

rachartier/tiny-glimmer.nvim
y3owk1n/undo-glow.nvim

@rockerBOO commented on GitHub (Aug 4, 2025): Yeah Animation seems good, better than Utility if there is a common pattern of plugins. Provided it is a key identifier and not a side feature. Like a plugin that does something but also provides animations. Some others that might fit: [rachartier/tiny-glimmer.nvim](https://github.com/rachartier/tiny-glimmer.nvim/) [y3owk1n/undo-glow.nvim](https://github.com/y3owk1n/undo-glow.nvim/)