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Vim configuration is opinionated and does not provide any opt-out
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Description
I've been looking to adopt dotfiles for my configurations, and have sadly found that the vim configuration is rather opinionated and to undo those views I have to unmap and then remap a whole host of keys mappings.
In particular, the author has taken the opinion that <space> should be the leader rather than the default (\). To remap this, one must make quite a few changes.
I'd suggest that some way to select your own leader be provided - perhaps a .vimleader file, or similar.
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Research direction
Start by locating the repository's Vim configuration and reviewing where the leader key and key mappings are defined. Evaluate the proposed .vimleader-style opt-out against the existing mappings, then verify that users can choose their own leader without manually remapping the configuration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- vim
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100