How I can rebind escape key in vsvim (in Visual Studio 2015)? Now, I use esc or ctrl + [ to enter command mode, but I want to use df keys instead. How I can rebind them?
I find out that I need to create .vsvimrc file in my HOME directory and write there some command similar to nmap <df> :vsc MyCommand. Is it right?
But I don't understand what exactly command must be instead "MyCommand".
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sudo bangbang
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Nikita Sementcov
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You do need a .vimrc file. On a mac or linux computer it would go in your home directory. I'm guessing from your question that you might be on Windows. A brief google search indicates that the HOME directory on Windows is also probably right. If you want to check for sure, open vim, type :echo $HOME, and press enter. It will print the file path. Also, on Windows this file should be called _vimrc.
Once you've created your vimrc file include this line
inoremap df <esc>
You'll have to close vim and reopen it for the command work.
lwassink
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Actually to learn file folder use `:set vimrcpaths?` in visual studio. After creating/changing file and restarting studio check loaded file with `:set vimrc?` – nnovich-OK Dec 02 '20 at 15:30
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I had to use `
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I looked for this line: inoremap df <esc>, because I use "escape" or "ctrl + [" to enter command mode from input mode.
Nikita Sementcov
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Absolutely right - silly mistake on my part. My answer should have read `inoremap`. I've edited it. – lwassink Jun 21 '16 at 03:27
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In Visual Studio VsVim on Mac, there is an option in settings:
Menu: Visual Studio > Preferences > Other > Vim Settings
I use jk in the Insert mode escape binding option and it works well. The .vimrc change did not work for me but given this setting in the GUI, I did not further investigate why my rc file wasn't being respected.
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