texstudio-org/texstudio

vim editing

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#155 opened on May 24, 2018

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Description

I would love to be able to use vim editing within TeXstudio. If that is already available, I have not found the right setting. But, just now, I tried to search the issue tracker for other vim requests, and accidentally searched the code as well, and saw this encouraging remark in qeditor.cpp: "QEditor can be given an InputBinding which can change the way it handle user inputs which enables such things as implementing emacs-like or Vi-like editing (almost) effortlessly." So is this in development?

Environment

  • TeXstudio: 2.12.6
  • Qt: 5.9.1
  • OS: Windows10
  • TeX distribution: miktex

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Research direction
Examine the QEditor code to understand InputBinding, search for existing vim mode implementations or branches, and evaluate the feasibility of adding a vim editing mode.
Tech stack
cpp
Domain
developer experiencedesktop
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C++QtGit
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30