diff --git a/autoload/elin/compat/virtual_text.vim b/autoload/elin/compat/virtual_text.vim
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+++ b/autoload/elin/compat/virtual_text.vim
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+
+function! elin#compat#virtual_text#set(text, ...) abort
+  let opt = get(a:, 1, {})
+  let bufnr = get(opt, 'bufnr', bufnr('%'))
+  let lnum = get(opt, 'lnum', line('.'))
+  let hl = get(opt, 'highlight', 'Normal')
+  let align = get(opt, 'align', 'after')
+  return s:set(bufnr, a:text, lnum, hl, align)
+endfunction
+
+function! elin#compat#virtual_text#clear(...) abort
+  let opt = get(a:, 1, {})
+  let bufnr = get(opt, 'bufnr', bufnr('%'))
+  let lnum = get(opt, 'lnum', v:null)
+
+  if lnum is# v:null
+    return s:clear(bufnr, 1, line('$'))
+  else
+    return s:clear(bufnr, lnum, lnum + 1)
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+if has('nvim')
+  let s:namespace = nvim_create_namespace('elin_virtual_text_namespace')
+
+  function! s:text_align_to_virt_text_pos(align) abort
+    return get({'after': 'eol', 'right': 'right_align'}, a:align, 'eol')
+  endfunction
+
+  function! s:set(bufnr, text, lnum, highlight, align) abort
+    call s:clear(a:bufnr, a:lnum - 1, a:lnum)
+    return nvim_buf_set_extmark(a:bufnr, s:namespace, a:lnum - 1, 0, {
+          \ 'virt_text': [[a:text, a:highlight]],
+          \ 'virt_text_pos': s:text_align_to_virt_text_pos(a:align)
+          \ })
+  endfunction
+
+  function! s:clear(bufnr, start_lnum, end_lnum) abort
+    return nvim_buf_clear_namespace(a:bufnr, s:namespace, a:start_lnum - 1, a:end_lnum - 1)
+  endfunction
+
+
+else
+
+  let s:textprop_type = 'elin_virtual_text_namespace'
+  call prop_type_delete(s:textprop_type, {})
+  call prop_type_add(s:textprop_type, {})
+
+  function! s:set(bufnr, text, lnum, highlight, align) abort
+    echom printf('FIXME %s', a:lnum)
+    call prop_type_change(s:textprop_type, {'highlight': a:highlight})
+    call prop_add(a:lnum, 0, {
+          \ 'type': s:textprop_type,
+          \ 'bufnr': a:bufnr,
+          \ 'text': a:text,
+          \ 'text_align': a:align,
+          \ 'text_padding_left': 1,
+          \ })
+    redraw
+  endfunction
+
+  function! s:clear(bufnr, start_lnum, end_lnum) abort
+    return prop_remove({
+          \ 'type': s:textprop_type,
+          \ 'bufnr': a:bufnr,
+          \ 'all': v:true,
+          \ }, a:start_lnum, a:end_lnum)
+  endfunction
+
+endif
diff --git a/src/elin/function/vim/virtual_text.clj b/src/elin/function/vim/virtual_text.clj
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+++ b/src/elin/function/vim/virtual_text.clj
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+(ns elin.function.vim.virtual-text
+  (:refer-clojure :exclude [set])
+  (:require
+   [elin.function.vim  :as e.f.vim]))
+
+(defn set
+  [writer text]
+  (let [text (str "=> " text)]
+    (e.f.vim/notify writer "elin#compat#virtual_text#set" [text])))
+
+(defn clear-all
+  [writer]
+  (e.f.vim/notify writer "elin#compat#virtual_text#clear" []))