Feature Vision Discussion: Keybindings
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A-KeybindingEmacs
A-ViKeybinding
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
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- Forks
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- Avg merge
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- Merged PRs (30d)
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Description
This issue is part of the larger vision discussion managed in #63 to brainstorm and prioritize ideas around features that would make reedline as a line editor for you both viable as well as pleasant to use. Feel free to up-vote features you depend on in other tools/shells as well as suggest new ideas!
Keybinding Features
- All major functionality should be exposed via keybindings
- Ability to have multiple keybindings
- VI Mode
- Emacs Mode
- JT Mode (the ability to code like JT)
- Other
- Ability to load keybindings from file
- Ability to execute previously defined code or externals via keybindings
- Ability to have keybinding chords (multiple keyboard shortcuts in succession execute a particular internal or external command)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the larger vision discussion in issue #63 and review the unchecked keybinding ideas listed here. A contribution would first need a decided scope and acceptance criteria for executing defined code or externals, keybinding chords, or another proposed mode.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100