function! BufTabline()
    redir => bufsRaw
    silent buffers
    redir END
    let bufs = []
    for buf in split(bufsRaw, "\n")[:16]
        let leftIdx = stridx(buf, '"')
        let rightIdx = strridx(buf, '"')
        let filename = substitute(buf[leftIdx + 1 : rightIdx - 1], "%", "%%", "g")
        let linenum = split(buf[rightIdx:], " ")[-1]
        let attrs = split(buf[:leftIdx-1], '\s\+')
        let attrs = map(attrs, 'substitute(v:val, "%", "%%", "g")')
        let attrs = (len(attrs) == 1) ? attrs[0] : attrs[0] . ":" . join(attrs[1:], "")
        let attrs = "%#TabLine#" . attrs . "%*"
        if len(filename) > 20 | let filename = "<" . filename[-(20-1):] | endif
        let hl = (match(attrs, "%%") == -1) ? "%#TabLine#:" : "%#TabLineSel#"
        let bufs = add(bufs, attrs . hl . filename . ":" . linenum . "%*")
    endfor
    return join(bufs, "  ")
endfunction

set showtabline=2
set tabline=%!BufTabline()