IdeaVim is a Vim emulation plug-in for IDEs based on the IntelliJ IDEA platform.
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PyCharm + IdeaVim : how to disable auto-unfolding on caret touch?
When editing folded Python code with IdeaVim, if the caret/cursor touches a folded zone represented by ... (or region_name if using a #region tag), the folded section immediately unfolds.
I'd like to disable this behavior so that no fold ever…

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Searches with :g not working with PyCharm IdeaVIM plugin
Trying to delete all lines containing HAVING in a query that I'm writing using global search and it's not working.
Tried both commenting and deleting.
query text
HAVING value > 200
query text
Search examples:
:g/HAVING/d
:g/HAVING/s/^/--/g
After…

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How to implement custom commands in WebStorm?
I want to implement my own custom command to ~/.ideavimrc file but I could not manage it.
~/.ideavimrc
source ~/.vimrc
~/.vimrc
"Below command provides to quit file with uppercase Wq."
command! Wq wq
"Below command provides design recipe for…

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How does the JetBrains IdeaVIM plugin indicate Insertion and Normal mode?
In ordinary vim, the lower left shows NORMAL and INSERT as I switch between those two modes.
How do I see the mode in IdeaVIM?
(I am using GoLand but it is the same in IntelliJ, PyCharm, etc.)
I tried switching back and forth between Normal and…

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how to add ~/.vimrc file to ~/.ideavimrc
How can I add ~/.vimrc to ~/.ideavimrc? I've used the command source ~/.vimrc in
~/.ideavimrc file.
~/.vimrc file
command! Wq :wq
~/.ideavimrc file
source ~/.vimrc
When I type my own command Wq in webstorm I get something like this: Unexpected…

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How to cycle among previous yanks/detetions in IdeaVim?
How to I access previous yanks in IdeaVim (I am using PyCharm but probably IdeaVim is the same for every JetBrains product, like IntelliJ IDEA)?
For instance, if I copy one line and then I delete something, I am not able to paste the previous line…

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Ideavim writes letter "u" instead of adding a line when typing (hitting return button)
In Android Studio 3.5.3 (using Ideavim 0.55) when in insert mode I hit return, it types the letter "u". How do I disable it?
Here is my .vimrc file: https://github.com/tomasbaran/My-Bash-Setup/blob/master/.vimrc

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How to define a keyboard shortcut in CLion for IdeaVim normal mode only?
For example, I am used to having ; act as "fuzzy search file by name" (what Ctrl+Shift+N does) in Vim normal mode. So I go ahead and define this shortcut in settings; now I can't type ; because it triggers file search even in insert mode.
Is there a…

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IdeaVim: is there a way to change background color when changing from command to insert mode and back etc? e.g. each mode own bg color
IdeaVim: is there a way to change background color when changing from command to insert mode and back etc? e.g. each mode own bg color?
currently I can only see it via the caret, and the caret is blinking right, so I often dont realize that I'm in…

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can't paste what I copied line by line with ideaVim line by line
Before copying
public static void main(String[] args) {
String fruits1 = "appleCake";
String fruits2 = "bananaCream";
String fruits3 = "orangeSoda";
System.out.println("appleCake = " + );
System.out.println("bananaCream = " +…

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"Find shortcut" can't find existing shortcut in RubyMine
I am trying to give RubyMine another try with ideavim plugin (I am switching from vim). I was trying to map ^L to "Next Splitter" but it didn't work (instead it seems to be opening all of the previously opened files until it reaches the projet…

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How to disable speed search in Intellij IDEA in favour of hjkl navigation?
In IntelliJ IDEA when the focus is on the Projects Tool Window every letter pressed starts the 'speed search' functionality. It starts highlighting the files and folders which match the typed string.
How do I disable this feature?
I am using the VIM…

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Cannot escape Insert mode on Ubuntu PhpStorm IdeaVim
I've downloaded the evaluation version of PhpStorm 2019.2.1, and added + enabled IdeaVim.
It worked fine for a little while, but now once I enter Insert mode, I can't exit by hitting Escape.
If I uninstall and reinstall IdeaVim, it returns to Normal…

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key mapping in vim but vim-emulation
I use Vim and ideaVim(plugin in IDE) when coding. I have a lot of shared config, then I made both two linked from the one config file. Most of the time it is ok, but not when I map jj to . it's normal in Vim, but I had to wait for a moment when…

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Is there any vim snippet plugin which is compatible with ideavim?
I use PyCharm using the Vim emulation feature IdeaVim.
I have tried, without success, to integrate snipMate into PyCharm, which works like a Charm :P in the standard Vim.
Does anybody known if there is a Vim snippet pluging which is compatible with…

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