[slim-vim] Vim like mappings for Emacs

[Brad Beveridge]

On 22/11/06, Brad Beveridge <brad.beveridge at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> In my search for a Vim-like editor with strong Slime integration, I
> have looked at the Viper mode of Emacs.
> If you don't like Emacs for religious or other reasons, you should
> stop reading now :)
> If the only reason you don't like Emacs is because of the key
> bindings, well read on!
> Now, I am possibly the most stubborn Vim bigot - I've put a LOT of
> effort into alternatives like Slim-vim and Vial.  So if I can come
> over to the dark side, you ought to maybe have a look :)
>
> I started with Viper mode and added various features to make it more Vim-like.
> The notable features I've added are
> ;;;;;;;;; NEW FEATURES ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> ; Point movement features, gg
> ; Scrolling features, zt zb zz
> ; Search for word features, * #
> ; Tags support, C-] and C-t
> ; Undo/redo, u C-r
> ; Window manipulation, C-wC-w, C-wo, C-wc
> ; Expand abbreviation, C-n
> ; Visual mode commands, v, o, O, d, y, c
> ; New Ex features:
> ;  - split, vsplit, bdelete, bn
>
> Some/most of them are somewhat rough, but they work.
>
> I've only tested on Aquamacs, but I know that if you use vanilla GNU
> Emacs you will need to download and install redo.el
> (http://www.wonderworks.com/download/redo.el).  I think Xemacs will
> work.
>
> I've also created more Vim like bindings for the Slime interface.
> Check out the slime-mappings.el file for the full list, but generally
> they match regular Slime mappings without the C-c prefix.
> For example:
> C-c C-k : slime-compile-and-load-file  : (vip-slime-leader k)
> C-c M-k : slime-compile-file           : (vip-slime-leader K)
> vip-slime-leader is a character that you can define - it defaults to SPACE
>
> The mappings are in a directory called extended-viper, I rename it to
> ~/.extended-viper.  You can get it via Darcs by:
> darcs get http://common-lisp.net/project/vial/darcs/extended-viper
>
> One of the main things that does not work is C-c to exit insert mode.
> I have personally remapped this to C-g (I type Dvorak and it is right
> next to "c").  I strongly recommend using C-g as the abort key because
> it is the default to abort Emacs commands and minibuffer entries.  I
> have also found it beneficial to give up _some_ of the keybinding
> bigotry :)  For example C-h is a great way to get help.  Single
> chorded keys for infrequently used commands is not a bad thing.
>
> At the minimum you'll need to add:
> (setq viper-mode t)
> (require 'viper)
> to your .emacs file.
> And rename the viper-example file to ~/.viper.
>
> Feed back and patches more than welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Brad
>
> --- My .emacs file ----
> (setq inferior-lisp-program "/opt/local/bin/sbcl")
> (add-to-list 'load-path "/Users/brad/development/lisp/packages/slime")
> (require 'slime)
> (slime-setup)
>
> (setq viper-mode t)
> (require 'viper)
> (custom-set-variables
>   ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
>   ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
>  '(case-fold-search t)
>  '(current-language-environment "Latin-1")
>  '(default-input-method "latin-1-prefix")
>  '(global-font-lock-mode t nil (font-lock))
>  '(viper-syntax-preference (quote emacs)))
> (custom-set-faces
>   ;; custom-set-faces was added by Custom -- don't edit or cut/paste it!
>   ;; Your init file should contain only one such instance.
>  )
>
> (tool-bar-mode -1) ; hide the tool bar
> (setq scroll-step 1) ; smooth scrolling
>
> ; Brad's Viper changes
> ; Dvorak mappings for movement
> (define-key viper-vi-global-user-map "h"  'viper-next-line)
> (define-key viper-vi-global-user-map "t"  'viper-previous-line)
> (define-key viper-vi-global-user-map "j"  'viper-backward-char)
> (define-key viper-vi-global-user-map "k"  'viper-forward-char)
> (define-key viper-vi-global-user-map " d" 'viper-kill-current-buffer)
>
> (setq viper-auto-indent t)
>
> ; Let ^H work as help
> (setq viper-want-ctl-h-help t)
>
> ; I normally use ^C to exit insert mode in Vim, since ^C is used by Emacs so
> ; much, I'll use the nearest key to it on a Dvorak keyboard.  Handily it is also
> ; the quit key for minibuffer commands
> (define-key viper-insert-global-user-map "\C-g" 'viper-intercept-ESC-key)
>

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Brad