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Diffrent VSCodeVim behavior when using :edit and `tab` from the original vim
I am giving vscodevim extension a try. However, I'm confused by different behavior when using :edit/:vsplit/:split there. In the original vim, when hitting :edit and tab the list of file in the current directory is shown as the picture…
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Is there a way to Include underscores when using word movements (, , ) VSCode VIM?
I am always frustrated when using move keys such as e, b or w in python variables or strings that are separated with underscores, due to the fact, that instead of stopping in the last/next underscore, it stops and the start/end of the…
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VSCode and VSCodeVim extension: Copying and pasting across multiple VSCode instances
I have project1 and project2 being two separate project folders. I open them separately and simultaneously by typing code . in their respective folders.
In project1, suppose I yank a few lines from a file from within project1 with the intention of…
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How to move cursor to a C++ function(method)'s name from its body in VSCode with VIM extension
I'm developing some C++ code with VSCode+VIM extension. From time to time I need to do this while reading code: say I'm inside a long function and I want to know who called it. The first step to do is to move cursor directly under function's name so…
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Why does `dae` command delete everything in a file?
Recently I started exploring vscodevim, and knew about the daw command, that not just deletes before the next word, but completely deletes the current word too.
Logically, dae command would delete before the end of the word, but it, suddenly, just…
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disable vscode change tab on 'gt'
I use VIM extension in VSCode. One of my favourite commands is to use gt (ie: 'gtc' to jump to the nearest 'c' character) to jump to a specific character. In a recent update, when I press "gt", VSCode changes tab rather than allowing me…
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VScodevim how to jump to a really big column position
I use vscodevim plugin in vscode.
I know h for left and l for right, I need to jump to a really big column position, for example, 19001129, I typed 19001129l, it only jumped to column 99999. Is there a maximum value? How to make it bigger?
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Remap ':w' in VScode Vim
I'm trying to remap ':w' to 'zz' in vscode vim. I've made 2 attempts, (one commented out). So far its not working. How can I perform this remap?
"vim.commandLineModeKeyBindings": [
{
"before": [":","w"],
"after": ["z", "z"]
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Can VSCodeVim Ignore Windows Key Combination?
I have Windows+I set as a keyboard shortcut to open up chrome, but if I try to use that while keyboard focus is on VSCode with vscodevim enabled, it treats it as if I had just typed I by itself (and enters insert mode).
I'm running mate desktop…
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VSCodeVim: How to change FG color for vscodevim command error messages
In VSCodeVim command mode, if I type an invalid command like :random , it throws an error in status bar like below.
My question is how do I change the Foreground color of these error messages. Any idea?
I am not sure if this would be a setting of…
Subhakar K S
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Close active editortab when in normal VimMode when using VsCode/Vim
I am trying to close the active editor tab when pressing a key like "c" to close the active tab.
Tried the following element in my keybindings.json
{
"key": "c",
"command": "workbench.action.closeActiveEditor",
"when" :…
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Change camelCase to CONSTANT_CASE for the block of code in vim
I am using vim's abolish plugin to change camelCase variables to CONSTANT_CASE (UPPER_CASE in abolish lang) using cru
My Question:
I have an enum with 100 such variables, so naturally I want to know is there a way to use cru command over the block…
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vscodevim - find character - comma remap
I a using vscodevim with VS Code. I have mapped my leader to comma:
"vim.leader": ",",
Now when i do f;, it works as expected to go the second matched character. But afterwards, the , (comma) does not work as it is being used as…
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VSCodeVim delete all occurrences containing a pattern
I would like to delete some prefix from all words in document using VSCodeVim plugin. For example:
var someVarOne, someVarTwo, someVarThree;
delete prefix 'some' and get:
var VarOne, VarTwo, VarThree;
Thanks in advance!
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How to use hjkl keys as arrow keys in contextual menus in Visual Studio Code?
I am using vscodevim extension with Visual Studio Code.
I would love to use hjkl keys as arrow keys in contextual menus, specially for the intellisense.
Any idea how to enable this option?
If vscodevim extension does not support this feature, which…
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