Vim-Like Layer for Xorg and Wayland
Dev tools
keyboard remapping
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148points
62comments
#409of 3,028 in 2020
Top 14%of 2020 by points
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1 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 1 for, 3 against
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What people liked
Good idea, useful for custom bindings beyond vim navigation
From 2 comments
Good idea. This could be also useful for assigning custom functionality instead of vim (e.g. window management). Also one can switch backlights/keyboard colors depending of the…
seqizz on HNAs someone who uses Vim daily, I quite like this idea. I would customise it to mimic the original Vim bindings a bit more closely where possible though, to e.g. keep Ctrl-D as…
Ianvdl on HN
Objections
i3 and sway already support binding modes, so the approach is redundant
From 1 comment
They're using sway/i3. I don't understand why they're doing it like that when sway/i3 already has support for modes. They could have just done something like this in the sway/i3…
jolmg on HN
QMK hardware layers do the same job more reliably
From 2 comments
Get a keyboard with layer support, https://docs.qmk.fm/. No need for different modes ...
kohlerm on HNI've done a similar thing at the hardware level using a QMK layer. The main benefit for me is being able to use VIM movement keys in every text input. As I'm using a dual boot…
dlkmp on HN
Requests
Per-application bindings and preserving Vim keys like Ctrl-D
From 1 comment
As someone who uses Vim daily, I quite like this idea. I would customise it to mimic the original Vim bindings a bit more closely where possible though, to e.g. keep Ctrl-D as…
Ianvdl on HN
Mode indicator in the status bar
From 1 comment
I've been thinking about doing something like this for quite a while. One question that's been bothering me is: How will I know what mode I'm in? Can I somehow change the cursor…
codethief on HN
Questions
How do you know which mode you are in?
From 1 comment
I've been thinking about doing something like this for quite a while. One question that's been bothering me is: How will I know what mode I'm in? Can I somehow change the cursor…
codethief on HN
Does it get confusing when using Vim itself?
From 1 comment
Does this get confusing when you're actually using Vim? Do you ever use Keyboard Normal Mode when you're in Vim?
Timpy on HN
Concrete usage examples or demo?
From 1 comment
Some concrete examples of using it? Did I miss the demo showing some good exemplary behaviour driven by this?
ggm on HN
Alternatives named
Interception Tools
From 1 comment
I am also using a custom keyboard layout (basically the movement layer from the NEO layout + left alt → left ctrl, right alt → left alt, caps lock → esc). Initially it was…
renke1 on HN
QMK firmware
From 2 comments
I've done a similar thing at the hardware level using a QMK layer. The main benefit for me is being able to use VIM movement keys in every text input. As I'm using a dual boot…
dlkmp on HNGet a keyboard with layer support, https://docs.qmk.fm/. No need for different modes ...
kohlerm on HN
i3 binding modes
From 2 comments
They're using sway/i3. I don't understand why they're doing it like that when sway/i3 already has support for modes. They could have just done something like this in the sway/i3…
jolmg on HNThe NEO keyboard layout (https://neo-layout.org/) which I’m using for over a decade, has a similar concept of a number of additional layers. This is quite handy for having a…
secure on HN
xcape and xkb remapping
From 2 comments
I did the same thing on my Ergodox with QMK, only with emacs/readline bindings. control-M for enter, control-A for beginning of line, control-E for end of line, control-N for…
simias on HNI'm fan of heavy key mapping customization to boost productivity. The most productive remapping so far which I made is to globally remap (via xkb) Left Alt + HJKL to respective…
npmisdown on HN