Re: Vi keybindings

Hi Martin

The link i found was this
http://www.abisource.com/wiki/FaqEditorBindings
I found it worked but v.limited keybinding.

I was hoping that someone with technical knowledge might be prepared
to develop it further. I don't find the F12 works but may conflict
with what is entered in the profile.

I'd find compatibility between using Vi, mutt email and Abiword
useful. Vi is the editor used by most programmers and it is surprising
that no-one has pushed for plugins for WP and email clients. I'm
trying to set up mutt and it is not easy.

james

2009/2/16 Martin Sevior <msevior@gmail.com>:
> Hi James,
> Actually, while there is plugin that enables people to
> write their own keybindings, which is certainly useful, there are also
> a whole set of VI (and emacs!) keybindings already built into AbiWord.
>
> I haven't followed them or know how well maintained they are, but here
> is a post from way back in 2000 that describes how to enable them.
>
> http://abiword.com/mailinglists/abiword-dev/00/December/0535.html
>
> Here is the text from uber hacker Joaquin Cuenca Abela:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> There is a bug in the user faq
>
> http://www.abisource.com/faquser.phtml#2.8
> states that you can enable vi and emacs keybindings
> pressing F12, and that is not more true (it was a
> "bug").
>
> Could somebody fix the faq? It should say something
> like: "you need to hack your AbiWord.profile, adding
> something like that:
>
> <Scheme
> name="_custom_"
> KeyBindings="emacs"
> KeyBindingsCycle="1"
> />
>
> These lines will enable the cycling of keybindings
> with the F12 key, and sets the emacs keybindings by
> default."
>
> (but, of course, in english :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> So if you put that code into your <username/.AbiSuite/AbiWord.Profile
> file, and press "F12" twice you should have VI keybindings.
>
> Let us know if it works!
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 8:29 PM, James Freer <jessejazza@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Having returned to doing programming recently using the Vi/Vim editor
>> i was delighted to find that there is a plugin for Vi keybindings in
>> Abiword. I don't regard myself as technical enough to offer services
>> to Abiword development but hope there is a member on this list who is
>> and would be prepared to PUSH for further development of this plugin.
>>
>> Years ago i used to find the Wordstar and Wordmaster combination good
>> as one could do word processing and editing with the same commands.
>> Abiword seems the only WP that one has got the same possibility with.
>> I'm intending to use the Mutt email client with Vi editor for the same
>> reasons. Key commands are so much quicker than the mouse.
>>
>> Anyone else interested?
>>
>> thanks
>> james
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Received on Tue Feb 17 12:25:08 2009