Set plugin version to chylex-55

Fixes multiple cursors with vim-surround commands `cs, ds, S` (but not `ys`).

gradle.properties

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ideaVersion=2026.1
 # Values for type: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/tools-gradle-intellij-plugin.html#intellij-extension-type
 ideaType=IU
 instrumentPluginCode=true
-version=chylex-56
+version=chylex-55
 javaVersion=21
 remoteRobotVersion=0.11.23
 antlrVersion=4.10.1

src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/newapi/IjVimMessages.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2023 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 package com.maddyhome.idea.vim.newapi
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
-import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.MessageType
-import com.intellij.openapi.project.ProjectManager
-import com.intellij.openapi.wm.WindowManager
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.VimEditor
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.VimMessagesBase
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.globalOptions
@@ -25,56 +23,43 @@ internal class IjVimMessages : VimMessagesBase() {
   private var message: String? = null
   private var error = false
   private var lastBeepTimeMillis = 0L
-  private var allowClearStatusBarMessage = true
 
-  override fun showStatusBarMessage(editor: VimEditor?, message: String?) {
+  override fun showMessage(editor: VimEditor, message: String?) {
-    fun setStatusBarMessage(project: Project, message: String?) {
+    showMessageInternal(editor, message, MessageType.STANDARD)
-      WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(project)?.let {
+  }
-        it.info = if (message.isNullOrBlank()) "" else "Vim - $message"
-      }
-    }
 
+  override fun showErrorMessage(editor: VimEditor, message: String?) {
+    showMessageInternal(editor, message, MessageType.ERROR)
+    indicateError()
+  }
+
+  private fun showMessageInternal(editor: VimEditor, message: String?, messageType: MessageType) {
     this.message = message
 
-    val project = editor?.ij?.project
+    if (message.isNullOrBlank()) {
-    if (project != null) {
+      clearStatusBarMessage()
-      setStatusBarMessage(project, message)
+      return
-    } else {
-      // TODO: We really shouldn't set the status bar text for other projects. That's rude.
-      ProjectManager.getInstance().openProjects.forEach {
-        setStatusBarMessage(it, message)
-      }
     }
 
-    // Redraw happens automatically based on changes or scrolling. If we've just set the message (e.g., searching for a
+    val context = injector.executionContextManager.getEditorExecutionContext(editor)
-    // string, hitting the bottom and scrolling to the top), make sure we don't immediately clear it when scrolling.
+    injector.outputPanel.output(editor, context, message, messageType)
-    allowClearStatusBarMessage = false
+  }
-    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
+
-      allowClearStatusBarMessage = true
+  @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
+  override fun showStatusBarMessage(editor: VimEditor?, message: String?) {
+    if (editor != null) {
+      showMessage(editor, message)
+    } else {
+      // Legacy path for when editor is null - just store the message
+      this.message = message
     }
   }
 
   override fun getStatusBarMessage(): String? = message
 
-  // Vim doesn't appear to have a policy about clearing the status bar, other than on "redraw". This can be forced with
-  // <C-L> or the `:redraw` command, but also happens as the screen changes, e.g., when inserting or deleting lines,
-  // scrolling, entering Command-line mode and probably lots more. We should manually clear the status bar when these
-  // things happen.
   override fun clearStatusBarMessage() {
-    val currentMessage = message
+    if (message.isNullOrEmpty()) return
-    if (currentMessage.isNullOrEmpty()) return
+    injector.outputPanel.getCurrentOutputPanel()?.close()
-
-    // Don't clear the status bar message if we've only just set it
-    if (!allowClearStatusBarMessage) return
-
-    ProjectManager.getInstance().openProjects.forEach { project ->
-      WindowManager.getInstance().getStatusBar(project)?.let { statusBar ->
-        // Only clear the status bar if it's showing our last message
-        if (statusBar.info?.contains(currentMessage) == true) {
-          statusBar.info = ""
-        }
-      }
-    }
     message = null
   }
 

src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ui/OutputPanel.kt

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.IdeBackgroundUtil
 import com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.ToolWindowManagerImpl
 import com.intellij.ui.ClientProperty
+import com.intellij.ui.JBColor
 import com.intellij.ui.components.JBPanel
 import com.intellij.ui.components.JBScrollPane
 import com.intellij.util.IJSwingUtilities
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.MessageType
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.VimOutputPanel
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.globalOptions
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.injector
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.diagnostic.VimLogger
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.requestFocus
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.selectEditorFont
 import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.vimMorePanel
@@ -36,121 +36,166 @@ import java.awt.event.ComponentAdapter
 import java.awt.event.ComponentEvent
 import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter
 import java.awt.event.KeyEvent
-import java.lang.ref.WeakReference
 import javax.swing.JComponent
 import javax.swing.JLabel
-import javax.swing.JRootPane
 import javax.swing.JScrollPane
-import javax.swing.JTextArea
+import javax.swing.JTextPane
 import javax.swing.KeyStroke
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities
+import javax.swing.text.DefaultCaret
+import javax.swing.text.SimpleAttributeSet
+import javax.swing.text.StyleConstants
+import javax.swing.text.StyledDocument
 import kotlin.math.ceil
 import kotlin.math.min
 
+
 /**
- * This panel displays text in a `more` like window and implements [VimOutputPanel].
+ * Panel that displays text in a `more` like window overlaid on the editor.
  */
-class OutputPanel(editorRef: WeakReference<Editor>) : JBPanel<OutputPanel?>(), VimOutputPanel {
+class OutputPanel private constructor(
-  private val myEditorRef: WeakReference<Editor> = editorRef
+  private val editor: Editor,
-  val editor: Editor? get() = myEditorRef.get()
+) : JBPanel<OutputPanel>(), VimOutputPanel {
 
-  val myLabel: JLabel = JLabel("more")
+  private val textPane = JTextPane()
-  private val myText = JTextArea()
+  private val resizeAdapter: ComponentAdapter
-  private val myScrollPane: JScrollPane =
+  private var defaultForeground: Color? = null
-    JBScrollPane(myText, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER)
-  private val myAdapter: ComponentAdapter
-  private var myLineHeight = 0
 
-  private var myOldGlass: JComponent? = null
+  private var glassPane: JComponent? = null
-  private var myOldLayout: LayoutManager? = null
+  private var originalLayout: LayoutManager? = null
-  private var myWasOpaque = false
+  private var wasOpaque = false
 
-  var myActive: Boolean = false
+  var active: Boolean = false
+  private val segments = mutableListOf<TextLine>()
 
-  val isActive: Boolean
+  private val labelComponent: JLabel = JLabel("more")
-    get() = myActive
+  private val scrollPane: JScrollPane =
+    JBScrollPane(textPane, JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER)
+  private var cachedLineHeight = 0
+  private var isSingleLine = false
 
   init {
-    // Create a text editor for the text and a label for the prompt
+    textPane.isEditable = false
-    val layout = BorderLayout(0, 0)
+    textPane.caret = object : DefaultCaret() {
-    setLayout(layout)
+      override fun setVisible(v: Boolean) {
-    add(myScrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER)
+        super.setVisible(false)
-    add(myLabel, BorderLayout.SOUTH)
+      }
+    }
+    textPane.highlighter = null
 
-    // Set the text area read only, and support wrap
+    resizeAdapter = object : ComponentAdapter() {
-    myText.isEditable = false
-    myText.setLineWrap(true)
-
-    myAdapter = object : ComponentAdapter() {
       override fun componentResized(e: ComponentEvent?) {
         positionPanel()
       }
     }
 
-    // Setup some listeners to handle keystrokes
+    // Suppress the fancy frame background used in the Islands theme
-    val moreKeyListener = MoreKeyListener()
+    ClientProperty.putRecursive(this, IdeBackgroundUtil.NO_BACKGROUND, true)
-    addKeyListener(moreKeyListener)
+    putClientProperty(ToolWindowManagerImpl.PARENT_COMPONENT, editor.component)
-    myText.addKeyListener(moreKeyListener)
 
-    // Suppress the fancy frame background used in the Islands theme, which comes from a custom Graphics implementation
+    // Initialize panel
-    // applied to the IdeRoot, and used to paint all children, including this panel. This client property is checked by
+    setLayout(BorderLayout(0, 0))
-    // JBPanel.getComponentGraphics to give us the original Graphics, opting out of the fancy painting.
+    add(scrollPane, BorderLayout.CENTER)
-    ClientProperty.putRecursive<Boolean?>(this, IdeBackgroundUtil.NO_BACKGROUND, true)
+    add(labelComponent, BorderLayout.SOUTH)
-    editor?.let { putClientProperty(ToolWindowManagerImpl.PARENT_COMPONENT, it.component) }
+
+    val keyListener = OutputPanelKeyListener()
+    addKeyListener(keyListener)
+    textPane.addKeyListener(keyListener)
 
     updateUI()
   }
 
-  // Called automatically when the LAF is changed and the component is visible, and manually by the LAF listener handler
   override fun updateUI() {
     super.updateUI()
 
     setBorder(ExPanelBorder())
 
-    // Swing uses a bad pattern of calling updateUI() from the constructor. At this moment, all these variables are null
     @Suppress("SENSELESS_COMPARISON")
-    if (myText != null && myLabel != null && myScrollPane != null) {
+    if (textPane != null && labelComponent != null && scrollPane != null) {
       setFontForElements()
-      myText.setBorder(null)
+      textPane.setBorder(null)
-      myScrollPane.setBorder(null)
+      scrollPane.setBorder(null)
-      myLabel.setForeground(myText.getForeground())
+      labelComponent.setForeground(textPane.getForeground())
-
-      // Make sure the panel is positioned correctly in case we're changing font size
       positionPanel()
     }
   }
 
   override var text: String
-    get() = myText.text
+    get() = textPane.getText() ?: ""
     set(value) {
-      // ExOutputPanel will strip a trailing newline. We'll do it now so that tests have the same behaviour.
       val newValue = value.removeSuffix("\n")
-      myText.text = newValue
+      segments.clear()
-      val ed = editor
+      if (newValue.isEmpty()) return
-      if (ed != null) {
+      segments.add(TextLine(newValue, null))
-        myText.setFont(selectEditorFont(ed, newValue))
-      }
-      myText.setCaretPosition(0)
-      if (newValue.isNotEmpty()) {
-        activate()
-      }
     }
 
   override var label: String
-    get() = myLabel.text ?: ""
+    get() = labelComponent.text
     set(value) {
-      myLabel.text = value
+      labelComponent.text = value
-      val ed = editor
-      if (ed != null) {
-        myLabel.setFont(selectEditorFont(ed, value))
-      }
     }
 
-  override fun addText(text: String, isNewLine: Boolean, messageType: MessageType) {
+  /**
-    if (this.text.isNotEmpty() && isNewLine) {
+   * Sets styled text with multiple segments, each potentially having a different color.
-      this.text += "\n$text"
+   */
+  fun setStyledText(lines: List<TextLine>) {
+    val doc = textPane.styledDocument
+    doc.remove(0, doc.length)
+
+    if (defaultForeground == null) {
+      defaultForeground = textPane.foreground
+    }
+
+    if (lines.size > 1) {
+      setMultiLineText(lines, doc)
     } else {
-      this.text += text
+      doc.insertString(doc.length, lines[0].text.removeSuffix("\n"), getLineColor(lines[0]))
+    }
+
+    val fullText = doc.getText(0, doc.length)
+    textPane.setFont(selectEditorFont(editor, fullText))
+    textPane.setCaretPosition(0)
+    if (fullText.isNotEmpty()) {
+      activate()
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun setMultiLineText(
+    lines: List<TextLine>,
+    doc: StyledDocument,
+  ) {
+    for ((index, line) in lines.withIndex()) {
+      val text = line.text.removeSuffix("\n")
+      val attrs = getLineColor(line)
+      val separator = if (index < lines.size - 1) "\n" else ""
+      doc.insertString(doc.length, text + separator, attrs)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun getLineColor(segment: TextLine): SimpleAttributeSet {
+    val attrs = SimpleAttributeSet()
+    val color = segment.color ?: defaultForeground
+    if (color != null) {
+      StyleConstants.setForeground(attrs, color)
+    }
+    return attrs
+  }
+
+  override fun addText(text: String, isNewLine: Boolean, messageType: MessageType) {
+    val color = when (messageType) {
+      MessageType.ERROR -> JBColor.RED
+      MessageType.STANDARD -> null
+    }
+    segments.add(TextLine(text, color))
+  }
+
+  override fun show() {
+    val currentPanel = injector.outputPanel.getCurrentOutputPanel()
+    if (currentPanel != null && currentPanel != this) currentPanel.close()
+
+    setStyledText(segments)
+    if (!active) {
+      activate()
     }
   }
 
@@ -159,20 +204,15 @@ class OutputPanel(editorRef: WeakReference<Editor>) : JBPanel<OutputPanel?>(), V
   }
 
   override fun clearText() {
+    segments.clear()
+  }
+
+  fun clear() {
     text = ""
   }
 
-  override fun show() {
-    editor ?: return
-    val currentPanel = injector.outputPanel.getCurrentOutputPanel()
-    if (currentPanel != null && currentPanel != this) currentPanel.close()
-
-    if (!myActive) {
-      activate()
-    }
-  }
-
   override fun handleKey(key: KeyStroke) {
+
     if (isAtEnd) {
       close(key)
       return
@@ -197,214 +237,262 @@ class OutputPanel(editorRef: WeakReference<Editor>) : JBPanel<OutputPanel?>(), V
 
   override fun getForeground(): Color? {
     @Suppress("SENSELESS_COMPARISON")
-    if (myText == null) {
+    if (textPane == null) {
-      // Swing uses a bad pattern of calling getForeground() from the constructor. At this moment, `myText` is null.
       return super.getForeground()
     }
-    return myText.getForeground()
+    return textPane.getForeground()
   }
 
   override fun getBackground(): Color? {
     @Suppress("SENSELESS_COMPARISON")
-    if (myText == null) {
+    if (textPane == null) {
-      // Swing uses a bad pattern of calling getBackground() from the constructor. At this moment, `myText` is null.
       return super.getBackground()
     }
-    return myText.getBackground()
+    return textPane.getBackground()
   }
 
   /**
-   * Turns off the ex entry field and optionally puts the focus back to the original component
+   * Turns off the output panel and optionally puts the focus back to the original component.
    */
   fun deactivate(refocusOwningEditor: Boolean) {
-    if (!myActive) return
+    if (!active) return
-    myActive = false
+    active = false
-    myText.text = ""
+    clearText()
-    val ed = editor
+    textPane.text = ""
-    if (refocusOwningEditor && ed != null) {
+    if (refocusOwningEditor) {
-      requestFocus(ed.contentComponent)
+      requestFocus(editor.contentComponent)
     }
-    if (myOldGlass != null) {
+    if (glassPane != null) {
-      myOldGlass!!.removeComponentListener(myAdapter)
+      glassPane!!.removeComponentListener(resizeAdapter)
-      myOldGlass!!.isVisible = false
+      glassPane!!.isVisible = false
-      myOldGlass!!.remove(this)
+      glassPane!!.remove(this)
-      myOldGlass!!.setOpaque(myWasOpaque)
+      glassPane!!.setOpaque(wasOpaque)
-      myOldGlass!!.setLayout(myOldLayout)
+      glassPane!!.setLayout(originalLayout)
     }
   }
 
   /**
-   * Turns on the more window for the given editor
+   * Turns on the output panel for the given editor.
    */
   fun activate() {
-    val ed = editor ?: return
+    disableOldGlass()
-    val root = SwingUtilities.getRootPane(ed.contentComponent)
-    deactivateOldGlass(root)
 
     setFontForElements()
     positionPanel()
 
-    if (myOldGlass != null) {
+    if (glassPane != null) {
-      myOldGlass!!.isVisible = true
+      glassPane!!.isVisible = true
     }
 
-    myActive = true
+    active = true
-    requestFocus(myText)
+    requestFocus(textPane)
   }
 
-  private fun deactivateOldGlass(root: JRootPane?) {
+  private fun disableOldGlass() {
-    if (root == null) return
+    val root = SwingUtilities.getRootPane(editor.contentComponent) ?: return
-    myOldGlass = root.getGlassPane() as JComponent?
+    glassPane = root.getGlassPane() as JComponent?
-    if (myOldGlass != null) {
+    if (glassPane == null) {
-      myOldLayout = myOldGlass!!.layout
-      myWasOpaque = myOldGlass!!.isOpaque
-      myOldGlass!!.setLayout(null)
-      myOldGlass!!.setOpaque(false)
-      myOldGlass!!.add(this)
-      myOldGlass!!.addComponentListener(myAdapter)
-    }
-  }
-
-  private fun setFontForElements() {
-    val ed = editor ?: return
-    myText.setFont(selectEditorFont(ed, myText.getText()))
-    myLabel.setFont(selectEditorFont(ed, myLabel.text))
-  }
-
-  override fun scrollLine() {
-    scrollOffset(myLineHeight)
-  }
-
-  override fun scrollPage() {
-    scrollOffset(myScrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().visibleAmount)
-  }
-
-  override fun scrollHalfPage() {
-    val sa = myScrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().visibleAmount / 2.0
-    val offset = ceil(sa / myLineHeight) * myLineHeight
-    scrollOffset(offset.toInt())
-  }
-
-  fun onBadKey() {
-    val ed = editor ?: return
-    myLabel.setText(injector.messages.message("message.ex.output.more.prompt.full"))
-    myLabel.setFont(selectEditorFont(ed, myLabel.text))
-  }
-
-  private fun scrollOffset(more: Int) {
-    val ed = editor ?: return
-    val `val` = myScrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().value
-    myScrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().setValue(`val` + more)
-    myScrollPane.getHorizontalScrollBar().setValue(0)
-    if (isAtEnd) {
-      myLabel.setText(injector.messages.message("message.ex.output.end.prompt"))
-    } else {
-      myLabel.setText(injector.messages.message("message.ex.output.more.prompt"))
-    }
-    myLabel.setFont(selectEditorFont(ed, myLabel.text))
-  }
-
-  val isAtEnd: Boolean
-    get() {
-      val isSingleLine = myText.getLineCount() == 1
-      if (isSingleLine) return true
-      val scrollBar = myScrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar()
-      val value = scrollBar.value
-      if (!scrollBar.isVisible) {
-        return true
-      }
-      return value >= scrollBar.maximum - scrollBar.visibleAmount ||
-        scrollBar.maximum <= scrollBar.visibleAmount
-    }
-
-  private fun positionPanel() {
-    val ed = editor ?: return
-    val contentComponent = ed.contentComponent
-    val scroll = SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(JScrollPane::class.java, contentComponent)
-    val rootPane = SwingUtilities.getRootPane(contentComponent)
-    if (scroll == null || rootPane == null) {
-      // These might be null if we're invoked during component initialisation and before it's been added to the tree
       return
     }
-
+    originalLayout = glassPane!!.layout
-    size = scroll.size
+    wasOpaque = glassPane!!.isOpaque
-
+    glassPane!!.setLayout(null)
-    myLineHeight = myText.getFontMetrics(myText.getFont()).height
+    glassPane!!.setOpaque(false)
-    val count: Int = countLines(myText.getText())
+    glassPane!!.add(this)
-    val visLines = size.height / myLineHeight - 1
+    glassPane!!.addComponentListener(resizeAdapter)
-    val lines = min(count, visLines)
-    setSize(
-      size.width,
-      lines * myLineHeight + myLabel.getPreferredSize().height + border.getBorderInsets(this).top * 2
-    )
-
-    val height = size.height
-    val bounds = scroll.bounds
-    bounds.translate(0, scroll.getHeight() - height)
-    bounds.height = height
-    val pos = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(scroll.getParent(), bounds.location, rootPane.getGlassPane())
-    bounds.location = pos
-    setBounds(bounds)
-
-    myScrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().setValue(0)
-    if (!injector.globalOptions().more) {
-      // FIX
-      scrollOffset(100000)
-    } else {
-      scrollOffset(0)
-    }
-  }
-
-  fun close(key: KeyStroke? = null) {
-    val ed = editor ?: return
-    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
-      deactivate(true)
-      val project = ed.project
-      if (project != null && key != null && key.keyChar != '\n') {
-        val keys: MutableList<KeyStroke> = ArrayList(1)
-        keys.add(key)
-        if (LOG.isTrace()) {
-          LOG.trace(
-            "Adding new keys to keyStack as part of playback. State before adding keys: " +
-              getInstance().keyStack.dump()
-          )
-        }
-        getInstance().keyStack.addKeys(keys)
-        val context: ExecutionContext =
-          injector.executionContextManager.getEditorExecutionContext(IjVimEditor(ed))
-        VimPlugin.getMacro().playbackKeys(IjVimEditor(ed), context, 1)
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   override fun close() {
     close(null)
   }
 
-  private class MoreKeyListener : KeyAdapter() {
+  fun close(key: KeyStroke?) {
-    /**
+    val passKeyBack = isSingleLine
-     * Invoked when a key has been pressed.
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
-     */
+      deactivate(true)
+      val project = editor.project
+      // For single line messages, pass any key back to the editor (including Enter)
+      // For multi-line messages, don't pass Enter back (it was used to dismiss)
+      if (project != null && key != null && (passKeyBack || key.keyChar != '\n')) {
+        val keys: MutableList<KeyStroke> = ArrayList(1)
+        keys.add(key)
+        getInstance().keyStack.addKeys(keys)
+        val context: ExecutionContext =
+          injector.executionContextManager.getEditorExecutionContext(IjVimEditor(editor))
+        VimPlugin.getMacro().playbackKeys(IjVimEditor(editor), context, 1)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun setFontForElements() {
+    textPane.setFont(selectEditorFont(editor, textPane.getText()))
+    labelComponent.setFont(selectEditorFont(editor, labelComponent.text))
+  }
+
+  private fun positionPanel() {
+    val scroll = positionPanelStart() ?: return
+    val lineHeight = textPane.getFontMetrics(textPane.getFont()).height
+    val count = countLines(textPane.getText())
+    val visLines = size.height / lineHeight - 1
+    val lines = min(count, visLines)
+
+    // Simple output: single line that fits entirely - no label needed
+    isSingleLine = count == 1 && count <= visLines
+    labelComponent.isVisible = !isSingleLine
+
+    val extraHeight = if (isSingleLine) 0 else labelComponent.getPreferredSize().height
+    setSize(
+      size.width,
+      lines * lineHeight + extraHeight + border.getBorderInsets(this).top * 2
+    )
+
+    finishPositioning(scroll)
+
+    // Force layout so that viewport sizes are valid before checking scroll state
+    validate()
+
+    // onPositioned
+    cachedLineHeight = lineHeight
+    scrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().setValue(0)
+    if (!isSingleLine) {
+      if (!injector.globalOptions().more) {
+        scrollOffset(100000)
+      } else {
+        scrollOffset(0)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private fun positionPanelStart(): JScrollPane? {
+    val contentComponent = editor.contentComponent
+    val scroll = SwingUtilities.getAncestorOfClass(JScrollPane::class.java, contentComponent) as? JScrollPane
+    val rootPane = SwingUtilities.getRootPane(contentComponent)
+    if (scroll == null || rootPane == null) {
+      return null
+    }
+
+    size = scroll.size
+    return scroll
+  }
+
+  private fun finishPositioning(scroll: JScrollPane) {
+    val rootPane = SwingUtilities.getRootPane(editor.contentComponent)
+    val bounds = scroll.bounds
+    bounds.translate(0, scroll.getHeight() - size.height)
+    bounds.height = size.height
+    val pos = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(scroll.getParent(), bounds.location, rootPane.getGlassPane())
+    bounds.location = pos
+    setBounds(bounds)
+  }
+
+  private fun countLines(text: String): Int {
+    if (text.isEmpty()) {
+      return 1
+    }
+
+    var count = 0
+    var pos = -1
+    while ((text.indexOf('\n', pos + 1).also { pos = it }) != -1) {
+      count++
+    }
+
+    if (text[text.length - 1] != '\n') {
+      count++
+    }
+
+    return count
+  }
+
+  override fun scrollLine() {
+    scrollOffset(cachedLineHeight)
+  }
+
+  override fun scrollPage() {
+    scrollOffset(scrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().visibleAmount)
+  }
+
+  override fun scrollHalfPage() {
+    val sa = scrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar().visibleAmount / 2.0
+    val offset = ceil(sa / cachedLineHeight) * cachedLineHeight
+    scrollOffset(offset.toInt())
+  }
+
+  fun onBadKey() {
+    labelComponent.setText(injector.messages.message("message.ex.output.more.prompt.full"))
+    labelComponent.setFont(selectEditorFont(editor, labelComponent.text))
+  }
+
+  private fun scrollOffset(more: Int) {
+    scrollPane.validate()
+    val scrollBar = scrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar()
+    val value = scrollBar.value
+    scrollBar.setValue(value + more)
+    scrollPane.getHorizontalScrollBar().setValue(0)
+
+    // Check if we're at the end or if content fits entirely (nothing to scroll)
+    if (isAtEnd) {
+      labelComponent.setText(injector.messages.message("message.ex.output.end.prompt"))
+    } else {
+      labelComponent.setText(injector.messages.message("message.ex.output.more.prompt"))
+    }
+    labelComponent.setFont(selectEditorFont(editor, labelComponent.text))
+  }
+
+  val isAtEnd: Boolean
+    get() {
+      if (isSingleLine) return true
+      val contentHeight = textPane.preferredSize.height
+      val viewportHeight = scrollPane.viewport.height
+      if (contentHeight <= viewportHeight) return true
+      val scrollBar = scrollPane.getVerticalScrollBar()
+      return scrollBar.value >= scrollBar.maximum - scrollBar.visibleAmount
+    }
+
+  private inner class OutputPanelKeyListener : KeyAdapter() {
     override fun keyTyped(e: KeyEvent) {
       val currentPanel: VimOutputPanel = injector.outputPanel.getCurrentOutputPanel() ?: return
 
-      val keyCode = e.getKeyCode()
+      val keyChar = e.keyChar
-      val keyChar = e.getKeyChar()
       val modifiers = e.modifiersEx
-      val keyStroke = if (keyChar == KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED)
+      val keyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyChar, modifiers)
-        KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyCode, modifiers)
-      else
-        KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyChar, modifiers)
       currentPanel.handleKey(keyStroke)
     }
+
+    override fun keyPressed(e: KeyEvent) {
+      if (!e.isActionKey && e.keyCode != KeyEvent.VK_ENTER) return
+      val currentPanel = injector.outputPanel.getCurrentOutputPanel() as? OutputPanel ?: return
+
+      val keyCode = e.keyCode
+      val modifiers = e.modifiersEx
+      val keyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(keyCode, modifiers)
+
+      if (isSingleLine) {
+        currentPanel.close(keyStroke)
+        e.consume()
+        return
+      }
+
+      // Multi-line mode: arrow keys scroll, down/right at end closes
+      when (keyCode) {
+        KeyEvent.VK_ENTER -> {
+          if (currentPanel.isAtEnd) currentPanel.close() else currentPanel.scrollLine()
+          e.consume()
+        }
+
+        KeyEvent.VK_DOWN -> if (currentPanel.isAtEnd) currentPanel.close(keyStroke) else currentPanel.scrollLine()
+        KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT -> if (currentPanel.isAtEnd) currentPanel.close(keyStroke) else currentPanel.scrollLine()
+        KeyEvent.VK_UP -> currentPanel.scrollOffset(-cachedLineHeight)
+        KeyEvent.VK_LEFT -> currentPanel.scrollOffset(-cachedLineHeight)
+        KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_DOWN -> if (currentPanel.isAtEnd) currentPanel.close(keyStroke) else currentPanel.scrollPage()
+        KeyEvent.VK_PAGE_UP -> currentPanel.scrollOffset(-scrollPane.verticalScrollBar.visibleAmount)
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   class LafListener : LafManagerListener {
     override fun lookAndFeelChanged(source: LafManager) {
       if (VimPlugin.isNotEnabled()) return
 
-      // This listener is only invoked for local scenarios, and we only need to update local editor UI. This will invoke
-      // updateUI on the output pane and it's child components
       for (vimEditor in injector.editorGroup.getEditors()) {
         val editor = (vimEditor as IjVimEditor).editor
         if (!isPanelActive(editor)) continue
@@ -414,41 +502,24 @@ class OutputPanel(editorRef: WeakReference<Editor>) : JBPanel<OutputPanel?>(), V
   }
 
   companion object {
-    private val LOG: VimLogger = injector.getLogger<OutputPanel>(OutputPanel::class.java)
-
     fun getNullablePanel(editor: Editor): OutputPanel? {
-      return editor.vimMorePanel as? OutputPanel
+      return editor.vimMorePanel as OutputPanel?
     }
 
     fun isPanelActive(editor: Editor): Boolean {
-      return getNullablePanel(editor)?.myActive ?: false
+      return getNullablePanel(editor) != null
     }
 
     fun getInstance(editor: Editor): OutputPanel {
       var panel: OutputPanel? = getNullablePanel(editor)
       if (panel == null) {
-        panel = OutputPanel(WeakReference(editor))
+        panel = OutputPanel(editor)
         editor.vimMorePanel = panel
       }
       return panel
     }
-
-    private fun countLines(text: String): Int {
-      if (text.isEmpty()) {
-        return 0
-      }
-
-      var count = 0
-      var pos = -1
-      while ((text.indexOf('\n', pos + 1).also { pos = it }) != -1) {
-        count++
-      }
-
-      if (text[text.length - 1] != '\n') {
-        count++
-      }
-
-      return count
-    }
   }
 }
+
+
+data class TextLine(val text: String, val color: Color?)

src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/ui/ex/IjOutputPanelService.kt

@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ class IjOutputPanelService : VimOutputPanelServiceBase() {
   private var activeOutputPanel: WeakReference<VimOutputPanel>? = null
 
   override fun getCurrentOutputPanel(): VimOutputPanel? {
-    return activeOutputPanel?.get()?.takeIf { (it as OutputPanel).isActive }
+    return activeOutputPanel?.get()?.takeIf { (it as OutputPanel).active }
   }
 
   override fun create(editor: VimEditor, context: ExecutionContext): VimOutputPanel {
-    val panel = OutputPanel(WeakReference(editor.ij))
+    val panel = OutputPanel.getInstance(editor.ij)
     activeOutputPanel = WeakReference(panel)
     return panel
   }

src/main/java/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/vimscript/model/functions/handlers/IsActionEnabled.kt

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers
-
-import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionManager
-import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.PresentationFactory
-import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.Utils
-import com.intellij.openapi.keymap.impl.ActionProcessor
-import com.intellij.vim.annotations.VimscriptFunction
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.ExecutionContext
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.api.VimEditor
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.newapi.ij
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.VimLContext
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.datatypes.VimInt
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.datatypes.asVimInt
-import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.BuiltinFunctionHandler
-import java.awt.event.KeyEvent
-
-@VimscriptFunction(name = "isactionenabled")
-internal class IsActionEnabled : BuiltinFunctionHandler<VimInt>() {
-  override fun doFunction(
-    arguments: Arguments,
-    editor: VimEditor,
-    context: ExecutionContext,
-    vimContext: VimLContext,
-  ): VimInt {
-    val action = ActionManager.getInstance().getAction(arguments.getString(0).value)
-    if (action == null) {
-      return false.asVimInt()
-    }
-
-    val presentationFactory = PresentationFactory()
-    val wrappedContext = Utils.createAsyncDataContext(context.ij)
-    val actionProcessor = object : ActionProcessor() {}
-    val inputEventAdjusted = KeyEvent(editor.ij.contentComponent, KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED, 0L, 0, KeyEvent.VK_UNDEFINED, '\u0000')
-
-    val updateEvent = Utils.runUpdateSessionForInputEvent(listOf(action), inputEventAdjusted, wrappedContext, "IdeaVim", actionProcessor, presentationFactory) { _, updater, events ->
-      val presentation = updater(action)
-      events[presentation]
-    }
-
-    val result = updateEvent != null && updateEvent.presentation.isEnabled
-    return result.asVimInt()
-  }
-}

src/main/resources/ksp-generated/frontend_vimscript_functions.json

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
   "has": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.HasFunctionHandler",
-  "isactionenabled": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.IsActionEnabled",
   "pumvisible": "com.maddyhome.idea.vim.vimscript.model.functions.handlers.PopupMenuVisibleFunctionHandler"
 }

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/commands/CmdCommandTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2023 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class CmdCommandTest : VimTestCase() {
     VimPlugin.getCommand().resetAliases()
     configureByText("\n")
     typeText(commandToKeys("command! -range Error echo <args>"))
-    assertPluginError(false)
+    assertPluginError(true)
     kotlin.test.assertEquals("'-range' is not supported by `command`", injector.messages.getStatusBarMessage())
   }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class CmdCommandTest : VimTestCase() {
     VimPlugin.getCommand().resetAliases()
     configureByText("\n")
     typeText(commandToKeys("command! -complete=color Error echo <args>"))
-    assertPluginError(false)
+    assertPluginError(true)
     kotlin.test.assertEquals("'-complete' is not supported by `command`", injector.messages.getStatusBarMessage())
   }
 

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/commands/ExecuteCommandTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2023 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ class ExecuteCommandTest : VimTestCase() {
   fun `test execute with range`() {
     configureByText("\n")
     typeText(commandToKeys("1,2execute 'echo 42'"))
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
   }
 

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/commands/HistoryCommandTest.kt

@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ class HistoryCommandTest : VimTestCase() {
   fun `test history with 'history' option set to 0 shows nothing`() {
     enterCommand("set history=0")
     enterCommand("history")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(false)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("'history' option is zero")
   }

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/bitwiseFunctions/AndFunctionTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2025 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class AndFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test and function with list causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo and([1, 2, 3], [2, 3, 4])")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E745: Using a List as a Number")
   }
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ class AndFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test and function with dict causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo and({1: 2, 3: 4}, {3: 4, 5: 6})")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E728: Using a Dictionary as a Number")
   }
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ class AndFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test and function with float causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo and(1.5, 2.5)")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E805: Using a Float as a Number")
   }

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/bitwiseFunctions/InvertFunctionTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2025 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class InvertFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test invert function with list causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo invert([1, 2, 3])")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E745: Using a List as a Number")
   }
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ class InvertFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test invert function with dict causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo invert({1: 2, 3: 4})")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E728: Using a Dictionary as a Number")
   }
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ class InvertFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test invert function with float causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo invert(1.5)")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E805: Using a Float as a Number")
   }

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/bitwiseFunctions/OrFunctionTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2025 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class OrFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test or function with list causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo or([1, 2, 3], [2, 3, 4])")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E745: Using a List as a Number")
   }
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ class OrFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test or function with dict causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo or({1: 2, 3: 4}, {3: 4, 5: 6})")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E728: Using a Dictionary as a Number")
   }
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ class OrFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test or function with float causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo or(1.5, 2.5)")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E805: Using a Float as a Number")
   }

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/bitwiseFunctions/XorFunctionTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2025 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class XorFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test xor function with list causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo xor([1, 2, 3], [2, 3, 4])")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E745: Using a List as a Number")
   }
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ class XorFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test xor function with dict causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo xor({1: 2, 3: 4}, {3: 4, 5: 6})")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E728: Using a Dictionary as a Number")
   }
@@ -59,7 +57,6 @@ class XorFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test xor function with float causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo xor(1.5, 2.5)")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E805: Using a Float as a Number")
   }

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/stringFunctions/ToLowerFunctionTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2025 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class ToLowerFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test tolower with list causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo tolower([1, 2, 3])")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E730: Using a List as a String")
   }
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ class ToLowerFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test tolower with dict causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo tolower({1: 2, 3: 4})")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E731: Using a Dictionary as a String")
   }

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/functions/stringFunctions/ToUpperFunctionTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2025 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class ToUpperFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test toupper with list causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo toupper([1, 2, 3])")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E730: Using a List as a String")
   }
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ class ToUpperFunctionTest : VimTestCase() {
   @Test
   fun `test toupper with dict causes error`() {
     enterCommand("echo toupper({1: 2, 3: 4})")
-    assertNoExOutput()
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E731: Using a Dictionary as a String")
   }

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/statements/FunctionDeclarationTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2023 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -207,7 +207,12 @@ class FunctionDeclarationTest : VimTestCase() {
     typeText(commandToKeys("echo F1()"))
     assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E121: Undefined variable: x")
-    assertExOutput("0")
+    assertExOutput(
+      """
+      E121: Undefined variable: x
+      0
+    """.trimIndent()
+    )
 
     typeText(commandToKeys("delf! F1"))
     typeText(commandToKeys("delf! F2"))

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/ex/implementation/statements/TryCatchTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2023 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -154,7 +154,12 @@ class TryCatchTest : VimTestCase() {
       ),
     )
     assertPluginError(true)
-    assertExOutput("finally block")
+    assertExOutput(
+      """
+      finally block
+      my exception
+    """.trimIndent()
+    )
   }
 
   @Test

src/test/java/org/jetbrains/plugins/ideavim/group/SearchGroupTest.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2023 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class SearchGroupTest : VimTestCase() {
     ) {
       enterCommand("set nowrapscan")
     }
-    assertPluginError(false)
+    assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E385: Search hit BOTTOM without match for: one")
   }
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class SearchGroupTest : VimTestCase() {
         three
       """.trimIndent()
     )
-    assertPluginError(false)
+    assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E486: Pattern not found: banana")
   }
 
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class SearchGroupTest : VimTestCase() {
     ) {
       enterCommand("set nowrapscan")
     }
-    assertPluginError(false)
+    assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E384: Search hit TOP without match for: three")
   }
 
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ class SearchGroupTest : VimTestCase() {
         three
       """.trimIndent()
     )
-    assertPluginError(false)
+    assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E486: Pattern not found: banana")
   }
 
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ class SearchGroupTest : VimTestCase() {
     )
     enterCommand("set nowrapscan")
     typeText("10", "/", searchCommand("one"))
-    assertPluginError(false)
+    assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E385: Search hit BOTTOM without match for: one")
     assertPosition(2, 0)
   }
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ class SearchGroupTest : VimTestCase() {
     )
     enterCommand("set nowrapscan")
     typeText("12", "?one<CR>")
-    assertPluginError(false)
+    assertPluginError(true)
     assertPluginErrorMessage("E384: Search hit TOP without match for: one")
     assertPosition(8, 0)
   }

vim-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/api/VimMessages.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2023 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -12,7 +12,25 @@ import com.maddyhome.idea.vim.helper.EngineMessageHelper
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.PropertyKey
 
 interface VimMessages {
+  /**
+   * Displays an informational message to the user.
+   * The message panel closes on any keystroke and passes the key through to the editor.
+   */
+  fun showMessage(editor: VimEditor, message: String?)
+
+  /**
+   * Displays an error message to the user (typically in red).
+   * The message panel closes on any keystroke and passes the key through to the editor.
+   */
+  fun showErrorMessage(editor: VimEditor, message: String?)
+
+  /**
+   * Legacy method for displaying messages.
+   * @deprecated Use [showMessage] or [showErrorMessage] instead.
+   */
+  @Deprecated("Use showMessage or showErrorMessage instead", ReplaceWith("showMessage(editor, message)"))
   fun showStatusBarMessage(editor: VimEditor?, message: String?)
+
   fun getStatusBarMessage(): String?
   fun clearStatusBarMessage()
   fun indicateError()
@@ -28,13 +46,4 @@ interface VimMessages {
   fun message(@PropertyKey(resourceBundle = EngineMessageHelper.BUNDLE) key: String, vararg params: Any): String
 
   fun updateStatusBar(editor: VimEditor)
-
-  fun showMessage(editor: VimEditor, message: String) {
-    showStatusBarMessage(editor, message)
-  }
-
-  fun showErrorMessage(editor: VimEditor, message: String?) {
-    showStatusBarMessage(editor, message)
-    indicateError()
-  }
 }

vim-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/api/VimOutputPanel.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2024 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ interface VimOutputPanel {
    * Note: The full text content is not updated in the display until [show] is invoked.
    *
    * @param text The text to append.
-   * @param isNewLine Whether to start the appended text on a new line. Defaults to true.
+   * @param isNewLine Whether to start the appended text on a new line.
+   * @param messageType The type of message, used to determine text styling.
    */
   fun addText(text: String, isNewLine: Boolean = true, messageType: MessageType = MessageType.STANDARD)
 
@@ -51,4 +52,4 @@ interface VimOutputPanel {
 
   fun setContent(text: String)
   fun clearText()
-}
+}

vim-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/api/VimOutputPanelService.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2024 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ interface VimOutputPanelService {
   fun getCurrentOutputPanel(): VimOutputPanel?
 
   /**
-   * Appends text to the existing output panel or creates a new one with the given text.
+   * Appends text to the existing output panel or creates a new one with the given text and message type.
-   * Basic method that should be sufficient in most cases.
    */
-  fun output(editor: VimEditor, context: ExecutionContext, text: String)
+  fun output(
-}
+    editor: VimEditor,
+    context: ExecutionContext,
+    text: String,
+    messageType: MessageType = MessageType.STANDARD,
+  )
+}

vim-engine/src/main/kotlin/com/maddyhome/idea/vim/api/VimOutputPanelServiceBase.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2003-2024 The IdeaVim authors
+ * Copyright 2003-2026 The IdeaVim authors
  *
  * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
  * license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file or at
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ abstract class VimOutputPanelServiceBase : VimOutputPanelService {
     return getCurrentOutputPanel() ?: create(editor, context)
   }
 
-  override fun output(editor: VimEditor, context: ExecutionContext, text: String) {
+  override fun output(editor: VimEditor, context: ExecutionContext, text: String, messageType: MessageType) {
     val panel = getOrCreate(editor, context)
-    panel.addText(text)
+    panel.addText(text, true, messageType)
     panel.show()
   }
-}
+}