Neiu Mode README

Neiu Mode is a modal editing mode for Colemak keyboard. Modal editing means there are two modes, one for executing commands and one for entering texts(like vi). You toggle between them with home key.

Features

Ergonomic key layout (for Colemak keyboard).
Vi like repeat command. For example: place the cursor to a word(eg. abc), delete it with t and insert xyz. Press . will find next occurrenc of abc. Pressing r will repeat the replacement.
Spacemacs like menu system. For example: space / to find in files.
Developed on split keyboard(eg. Kinesys Advantage) but can be used for normal keyboard.
Spacemacs like key bindings.

Command mode layout

Key bindings

key	description
a	Comment current line.
b	Select current line.
c	Copy selection. If no selection, copy current line. To copy continuous lines, press c several times.
d	Start selection mode.
e	Move cursor down.
f	Delete word left.
g	Delete line right.
h	Move cursor to the beginning of line.
i	Move cursor right.
j	Move cursor page up.
J	Move cursor to the beginning of file.
k	Move cursor page down.
K	Move cursor to the end of file.
l	Move cursor word left.
m
n	Move cursor left.
o	Move cursor to the end of line.
p
q
r	Repeat last deletion & insertion.
s	Delete character right.
t	Delete a character or word depending on the character under cursor.
u	Move cursor up.
v	Paste.
w
x	Cut selection. If no selection, cut current line. To cut continuous lines, press x several times.
y	Move cursor word right.
z	Undo.
Z	Redo.
/	Find.
*	Find current word.
~	Toggle lower/upper case.
^	Join lines.
home	Toggle insert/command mode.
space backspace	Navigate back.
space /	Find in files.
space *	Find current word in files.
space b n	Previous editor.
space b i	Next editor.
space b u	Navigate back.
space b e	Navigate forward.
space d	Duplicate buffer.

Extension Settings

You can change the key for toggling modes:

{ "key": "home", "command": "extension.toggleNeiu", "when": "editorTextFocus" }

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release.

0.2.0

Added commands space b n, space b i for previous editor, next editor.

0.3.0

Added command space b u, space b e for navigate back, navigate forward. Added command d for starting selection.

0.3.1

Bug fixes.

0.4.0

Added repeat command r. Redo command Z.

0.5.0

Added J for cursorTop, K for cursorBottom. space backspace for navigate back, space / for find in files, space * for find current word in files. space d for duplicate buffer. ~ for toggle case. ^ for join lines.

0.6.0

Press c/x several times to copy/cut continuous lines.
t command deletes text by context.

0.7.0

l/y commands move cursor by subword.
. command finds characters deleted last by f/s command.

0.7.1

Deleted texts by command t/s/f are copied to clipboard.
c/x commands use system clipboard.

Acknowledgment

This package has been influenced by the following key bindings.

appledelhi/neiumode