[IPython-dev] vim/emacs keybindings in the notebook

[Bob McElrath]

Fernando Perez [fperez.net at gmail.com] wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Brian Granger <ellisonbg at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I think it just got stalled.
> 
> Yup, we're severely bandwidth limited.  Help on finishing up that work
> would be greatly appreciated, as I'm sure many people would love more
> powerful and familiar kebindings as an option.

I want vim keybidings.  I'll help.

In principle this should be easy, as CodeMirror already contains both emacs and
vim keybindings.  Edit IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js line
38 and add the keyMap option.  See:
    http://codemirror.net/doc/manual.html#option_keyMap
    http://codemirror.net/doc/manual.html#keymaps

This doesn't work though as ipython handles a lot of keys by itself, but it's a
starting point.

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Cheers, Bob McElrath

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