Emacs keybindings for VSCodeVim
- Mainly using VSCodeVim, you can also use Emacs like key bindings in Vim insert mode
- Supports Emacs region select key bindings
- VSCodeVim (Required) - Vim emulation for Visual Studio Code
- vscode-emacs-region - provides region selection similar to that of Emacs
- DDCODE - provides some Emacs commands
| key | command |
|---|---|
| alt+w | editor.action.clipboardCopyAction |
| ctrl+w | editor.action.clipboardCutAction |
| ctrl+y | editor.action.clipboardPasteAction |
| ctrl+s | editor.action.nextMatchFindAction |
| ctrl+r | editor.action.previousMatchFindAction |
| ctrl+f | cursorRight |
| ctrl+b | cursorLeft |
| ctrl+p | cursorUp |
| ctrl+n | cursorDown |
| alt+f | cursorWordRight |
| alt+b | cursorWordLeft |
| ctrl+a | cursorHome |
| ctrl+e | cursorEnd |
| ctrl+d | deleteRight |
| ctrl+h | deleteLeft |
| alt+d | deleteWordRight |
| alt+h | deleteWordLeft |
| ctrl+space | emacs.startRegionMode |
| ctrl+g | emacs.exitRegionMode |
| ctrl+k | emacs.cutAllRight |
| ctrl+l | emacs.scrollLineToCenter |
"vim.useCtrlKeys": false,
"vim.overrideCopy": true,
"vim.hlsearch": true,
"vim.useSystemClipboard": false,
"vim.visualstar": true,
"vim.handleKeys": {
"<C-f>": true,
"<C-b>": true,
"<C-u>": true,
"<C-r>": true,
"<C-v>": true,
"<C-[>": true,
"<C-w>": true,
},
"vim.cursorStylePerMode.normal" : "block",
"vim.cursorStylePerMode.insert": "line-thin",
"vim.cursorStylePerMode.replace": "block-outline",
"vim.statusBarColorControl": true,It is possible to combine this extension with other cursor movement extensions.
You can use the inRegionMode context flag in the when clause of your keybindings.json to provide different behaviours for region mode and cursor mode. The default key bindings are laid out as follows:
{
"key": "DESIRED KEY",
"command": "CURSOR MOVE COMMAND",
"when": "editorTextFocus && !inRegionMode"
},
{
"key": "DESIRED KEY",
"command": "CURSOR MOVE & SELECT COMMAND",
"when": "editorTextFocus && inRegionMode"
}MIT