Vimspired is an extension that makes it easy for you to write your own vim-like keybindings.
Here's a small example:
"vimspired.keybindings": {
"i": "vimspired.toggle",
"w": "cursorUp",
"a": "cursorLeft",
"s": "cursorDown",
"d": "cursorRight"
}In this example,
you can press i to enter insert mode,
wasd to move around,
and finally Escape to return to normal mode.
Unlike vim modes, you start with a blank slate - get creative and make your very own key layout!
Here's my layout, after a lot of use:
{
"vimspired.keybindings": {
"1": null,
"2": "editor.action.goToDeclaration",
"@": "references-view.find",
"3": "seito-openfile.openFileFromText",
"#": "editor.action.openLink",
"4": "removeSecondaryCursors",
"5": {
"selecting": "cursorTopSelect",
"default": "cursorTop"
},
"6": "bookmarks.listFromAllFiles",
"^": "bookmarks.toggle",
"7": "workbench.action.navigateBack",
"8": {
"selecting": "cursorBottomSelect",
"default": "cursorBottom"
},
"9": ["cursorHome", "extension.hungryDelete"],
"0": "workbench.action.findInFiles",
"-": "editor.action.dirtydiff.next",
"=": "vimspired.swapActiveAndAnchor",
"q": "editor.action.formatDocument",
"Q": "tslint.fixAllProblems",
"w": "editor.action.clipboardCutAction",
"e": "extension.smartBackspace",
"E": "extension.hungryDelete",
"r": ["editor.action.insertLineAfter", "vimspired.enterInsert"],
"t": "vimspired.toggleSelection",
"y": "editor.action.wordHighlight.next",
"Y": "editor.action.wordHighlight.prev",
"u": "scrollViewport.scrollDown",
"i": "scrollViewport.scrollUp",
"o": {
"selecting": ["cursorHomeSelect", "cursorHomeSelect"],
"default": "cursorLineStart"
},
"O": {
"selecting": "cursorHomeSelect",
"default": "cursorHome"
},
"p": {
"selecting": ["cursorEndSelect", "cursorEndSelect"],
"default": "cursorLineEnd"
},
"[": "workbench.action.showCommands",
"]": null,
"\\": ["workbench.action.files.save", "workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"],
"a": {
"selecting": [
"editor.action.clipboardCopyAction",
"vimspired.cancelSelection"
],
"default": [
"editor.action.clipboardCopyAction",
"cursorLineEnd",
"cursorRight"
]
},
"s": "editor.action.clipboardPasteAction",
"d": "deleteWordLeft",
"f": "vimspired.enterInsert",
"g": "editor.action.showHover",
"h": {
"1": "workbench.action.openSettingsJson",
"2": "workbench.action.openSettings2",
"8": "insertDateString.insertDate",
"w": "editor.action.toggleRenderWhitespace",
"e": "gitlens.openRepoInRemote",
"r": "workbench.action.reloadWindow",
"t": ["editor.fold", "editor.unfold"],
"y": "rewrap.rewrapComment",
"o": "gitlens.openCommitInRemote",
"u": "emoji.indertEmoji",
"p": "workbench.action.gotoLine",
"a": [
"cursorTop",
"cursorBottomSelect",
"editor.action.clipboardCopyAction",
"cancelSelection"
],
"F": "copyRelativeFilePath",
"l": "gitlens.openFileInRemote",
"x": "workbench.action.closeEditorsInOtherGroups",
"b": "gitlens.toggleFileBlame",
"m": ["workbench.action.splitEditor", "markdown.extension.togglePreview"],
"s": "editor.action.sortLinesAscending",
"n": "editor.action.rename"
},
"j": {
"selecting": "cursorDownSelect",
"default": "cursorDown"
},
"J": "editor.action.moveLinesDownAction",
"k": {
"selecting": "cursorUpSelect",
"default": "cursorUp"
},
"K": "editor.action.moveLinesUpAction",
"l": {
"selecting": "cursorLeftSelect",
"default": "cursorLeft"
},
";": {
"selecting": "cursorRightSelect",
"default": "cursorRight"
},
"'": "editor.action.commentLine",
"\"": [
"editor.action.addCommentLine",
"editor.action.copyLinesDownAction",
"editor.action.removeCommentLine"
],
"z": "editor.action.smartSelect.expand",
"x": "vimspired.copyWord",
"c": "editor.action.startFindReplaceAction",
"v": "actions.find",
"b": null,
"n": "copyFilePath",
"N": "copyRelativeFilePath",
"m": {
"selecting": "cursorWordStartLeftSelect",
"default": "cursorWordStartLeft"
},
",": {
"selecting": "cursorWordEndRightSelect",
"default": "cursorWordEndRight"
},
".": "workbench.action.focusNextGroup",
">": "workbench.action.toggleEditorWidths",
"/": "undo",
"?": "redo",
" ": "workbench.action.quickOpen"
}
}The vimspired.keybindings object accepts a few different values for the keybindings.
{
"h": "cursorLeft"
}This executes the VSCode command cursorLeft.
You can find a list of all commands by pressing Ctrl-K Ctrl-S.
For instance, I found this command because LeftArrow key is normally bound to cursorLeft.
{
"o": ["editor.action.insertLineAfter", "vimspired.enterInsert"]
}Executes the list of commands in sequence.
{
"g": { "q": "rewrap.rewrapComment" }
}Pressing g q will run the command rewrap.rewrapComment.
{
"h": { "selecting": "cursorLeftSelect", "default": "cursorLeft" }
}If text is highlighted, runs the first command. Otherwise, runs the second command.
In the above example,
if you already highlighted text,
pressing h would move the cursor without canceling the selection.
This is the same behavior as Shift + LeftArrow.
{
"d": {
"command": "editorScroll",
"args": {
"to": "down",
"by": "line",
"revealCursor": true,
"value": 10
}
}
}Run a single built-in command, but with arguments.
A complete list of all VSCode built-in commands is available here.
You can add "when": "vimspired.normal" to a regular keybinding to only have it apply when Vimspired is active.
{
"key": "ctrl+shift+i",
"command": "editor.action.formatDocument",
"when": "vimspired.normal"
}Similarly, you can add "when": "!vimspired.normal" to have it apply when in insertion mode.
For more information on regular keybidings, see Key Bindings for Visual Studio Code.
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