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vim editing

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Description

I would love to be able to use vim editing within TeXstudio. If that is already available, I have not found the right setting. But, just now, I tried to search the issue tracker for other vim requests, and accidentally searched the code as well, and saw this encouraging remark in qeditor.cpp: "QEditor can be given an InputBinding which can change the way it handle user inputs which enables such things as implementing emacs-like or Vi-like editing (almost) effortlessly." So is this in development?

Environment
  • TeXstudio: 2.12.6
  • Qt: 5.9.1
  • OS: Windows10
  • TeX distribution: miktex

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Research direction

Start with qeditor.cpp and its InputBinding entry point; check whether an existing Vi-like binding or setting is present and trace how editor input modes are configured. Done means TeXstudio exposes working Vim-style editing, with the supported behavior and configuration path verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, vim
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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