Temporary vim motions

A VSCode extension that allows entering a temporary mode for moving around the code using supported vim motions.

This makes it easier to intertwine regular VSCode nagivation with using vim's motions.

Supported vim motions

• basic move up/down/right/left (j, k, h, l)
• next/previous character in line (f, F)
• start/end of the line ($, ^)
• basic word motions (w, e, b)

When it makes sense, a number prefix (e.g. 2f{) executes a motion given number of times.

Features

• highlights the current position in the code

• temporarily enables relative line numbers to make navigation easier

• supports executing a motion multiple times (e.g. 15l)

• when moving close to the top/bottom of the editor, shows surrounding lines

  

Requirements

None

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• temporary-vim-motions.toggleRelativeLineNumbers: enable/disable turning on relative line numbers when executing motions
• temporary-vim-motions.surroundingLines: number of surrounding lines to show when scrolling. If empty - the surrounding lines feature is disabled.

By default, there are no keyboard shortcuts for this command, so if you'd like, set a keybinding for the temporary-vim-motions.execute command.

Known Issues

Keep in mind that this extension does not offer full vim support. For that, you probably want to use vim or Neo Vim extensions

Release Notes

See the CHANGELOG.

Contributing

Found a bug? Want a new feature/motion? Feel free to do any of the following:

1. Create an issue
2. Open a PR with a bugfix/feature

Contributions are greatly appreciated!