Add explicit instructions about configuring flake8

[etc/vim.git] / README.mdown

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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ the `<F7>` key if so.  For example, to remap it to `<F3>` instead, use:
 
 For flake8 configuration options please consult the following page:
 
-https://flake8.readthedocs.org/en/latest/config.html
+http://flake8.pycqa.org/en/latest/user/configuration.html
 
 To customize the location of your flake8 binary, set `g:flake8_cmd`:
 
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ To customize the location of quick fix window, set `g:flake8_quickfix_location`:
 
     let g:flake8_quickfix_location="topleft"
 
+To customize the height of quick fix window, set `g:flake8_quickfix_height`:
+
+    let g:flake8_quickfix_height=7
+
 To customize whether the quickfix window opens, set `g:flake8_show_quickfix`:
 
     let g:flake8_show_quickfix=0  " don't show
@@ -104,11 +108,36 @@ This plugin goes well together with the following plugin:
   and `<F9>`)
 
 
+Max line lengths
+----------------
+
+One particular customization a lot of people like to make is relaxing the
+maximum line length default.  This is a config setting that should be set in
+flake8 itself. (vim-flake8 "just" invokes it and deals with showing the output
+in Vim's quickfix window.)
+
+To do so, put the following into your `~/.config/flake8` file:
+
+    [flake8]
+    max-line-length = 120
+
+
 History
 -------
+1.6: Deprecated configuring flake8 options through Vim settings.  Instead,
+advise users to use the `~/.config/flake8` config file.
+
+    - Decprecated options:
+      - `g:flake8_builtins`
+      - `g:flake8_ignore`
+      - `g:flake8_max_line_length`
+      - `g:flake8_max_complexity`
+
+    - New options:
+      - `g:flake8_quickfix_height`
 
-1.5: Added markers and the option to don't show the quickfix window, also split functions into
-a autoload file. Added:
+1.5: Added markers and the option to don't show the quickfix window, also split
+functions into a autoload file. Added:
 
     - Options:
       - `g:flake8_show_quickfix`