How to close the location list after opening an entry from it in Vim?
vim
Solution
One can use the following mapping to automatically issue the `:lclose` command each time Return is pressed in the quickfix or location list windows:
:autocmd FileType qf nmap <buffer> <cr> <cr>:lcl<cr>
Problem
Is there a way to automatically close the current location list in Vim when the user selects an entry from it, i.e., navigates to a listed location? The scenario in question is similar to the one in the “How to open a file in a list of files in Vim?” question. I have an external program that creates a list of locations (across multiple files) that is then loaded using the `lgetfile` command. When the list is opened, e.g., using the `lopen 10` command, the location list window remains open even after a location is selected. As an alternative, I would accept any solution that allows me to have a Vim command calling a function with a single argument, based on which an external program is run to write a list of files and locations. I would want to open this list (either in the current or a split window) and be able to select a file (i.e., using ↑, ↓ for navigation and Return to select), so that the list is closed and the selected file is opened—much the same as the plugin buffer explorer works, just with a custom list of files instead of the list of buffers. Maybe there is a (popular and maintained) plugin that could do that for me—perhaps with the added functionality of “Open in a new tab” and “Open in a split window”?