How to properly rebind keys for inkdrop and vim plugin? Can't get it to work

anon26154019 · April 26, 2019, 2:22pm

For Inkdrop and the vim plugin, what is proper way to rebind keys?

When I use vim, I never use esc to get out of insert mode. I normally use another key combination. For Inkdrop, I can’t figure out how to get this to work. I am trying to bind qq to get to normal mode. I have this in my keymap.cson file:

'.CodeMirror.vim-mode:not(.insert-mode):not(.key-buffering) textarea':
    'q q': 'vim-mode:reset-normal-mode'

And I can even see the added key in the Keybindings in the preferences menu.

When I type qq in insert mode, it simply inserts the characters.

I have also tried other keys, such as ctrl-c and alt-c, and have had no luck. I have also tried putting these rules under the ".CodeMirror.vim-mode.normal-mode textarea" rules in tkeymap.cson.

Info

Platform: (macOS/Windows/Ubuntu/iOS/Android)
Platform version: (Sierra/10/16.04)
App Version: (3.9.0)

craftzdog · April 26, 2019, 2:48pm

Hi banj,

Thank you for the question.
You can configure it like so:

'.CodeMirror.vim-mode.insert-mode textarea':
  'q q': 'vim-mode:exit-insert-mode'

You can check the default keymaps for vim here:

github.com

inkdropapp/inkdrop-vim/blob/master/keymaps/vim.json

{
  "body": {
    "ctrl-alt-o": "vim:toggle"
  },
  ".CodeMirror.vim-mode": {
  },
  ".CodeMirror.vim-mode.normal-mode textarea": {
    "escape": "vim-mode:reset-normal-mode"
  },
  ".CodeMirror.vim-mode:not(.insert-mode):not(.key-buffering) textarea": {
    "h": "vim-mode:move-left",
    "left": "vim-mode:move-left",
    "backspace": "vim-mode:move-left",
    "l": "vim-mode:move-right",
    "right": "vim-mode:move-right",
    "space": "vim-mode:move-right",
    "k": "vim-mode:move-up",
    "up": "vim-mode:move-up",
    "j": "vim-mode:move-down",
    "down": "vim-mode:move-down",

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anon26154019 · April 26, 2019, 3:35pm

It worked, thanks craftzdog!

anon5852864 · March 26, 2020, 10:12pm

Hi, in standard Vim Ctrl-[ works the same way as Escape. I’ve got this muscle memory as I use a MacBook Pro without a physical escape key. Can this mapping be added to the Vim plugin by default?