Vim like navigation keys for Finder
So I use vim all the time, and I've grown use to the navigation keys h, j, k, l, (especially when navigating with NERDTree).
Does anyone know if it's possible to implement this motion in macOS Finder.app?
I thought of remapping the keys using something like Karabiner or BetterTouchTool, but in either case, I would not be able to use those keys when renaming a file.
keyboard finder vi
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So I use vim all the time, and I've grown use to the navigation keys h, j, k, l, (especially when navigating with NERDTree).
Does anyone know if it's possible to implement this motion in macOS Finder.app?
I thought of remapping the keys using something like Karabiner or BetterTouchTool, but in either case, I would not be able to use those keys when renaming a file.
keyboard finder vi
edited Dec 29 '18 at 4:57
Nimesh Neema
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 2:36
Benjamin Chausse
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So I use vim all the time, and I've grown use to the navigation keys h, j, k, l, (especially when navigating with NERDTree).
Does anyone know if it's possible to implement this motion in macOS Finder.app?
I thought of remapping the keys using something like Karabiner or BetterTouchTool, but in either case, I would not be able to use those keys when renaming a file.
keyboard finder vi
edited Dec 29 '18 at 4:57
Nimesh Neema
14.8k43972
asked Dec 29 '18 at 2:36
Benjamin Chausse
335
So I use vim all the time, and I've grown use to the navigation keys h, j, k, l, (especially when navigating with NERDTree).
Does anyone know if it's possible to implement this motion in macOS Finder.app?
I thought of remapping the keys using something like Karabiner or BetterTouchTool, but in either case, I would not be able to use those keys when renaming a file.
keyboard finder vi
keyboard finder vi
edited Dec 29 '18 at 4:57
Nimesh Neema
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 2:36
Benjamin Chausse
335
edited Dec 29 '18 at 4:57
Nimesh Neema
14.8k43972
asked Dec 29 '18 at 2:36
Benjamin Chausse
335
edited Dec 29 '18 at 4:57
Nimesh Neema
14.8k43972
edited Dec 29 '18 at 4:57
Nimesh Neema
14.8k43972
edited Dec 29 '18 at 4:57
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 2:36
Benjamin Chausse
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asked Dec 29 '18 at 2:36
Benjamin Chausse
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Vim can get addictive once we get the hang of it. To vim-ify the Finder is a lovely idea.
However, what features are you thinking about? For example, browsing files using the navigation keys h, j, k, l, then pressing i to enter edit mode and rename files or folders?
Vim’s power lies in text mode, whereas macOS interface is designed to be used with a mouse/trackpad. It may be better to stick with vim to process textual information, and to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.
By the way, I cannot see a simple and effective way to hack the Finder (as you said Karabiner is fantastic, but it just won't do it). It would probably require to program a specific macOS Finder utility using Swift.
Alternatively:
Some code editors can be controlled the vim way, like Sublime Text with enabling the Vintage Mode.
Web browsers can be controlled the vim way: Chrome with Vimium or cVim, Firefox with Vimium-FF or Vim Vixen (thanks to @Ruslan and @wchargin for mentioning it)
The bash shell running in Terminal.app can be used in vi mode using
set -o viorset editing-mode vi.
There are great textual file managers ready to install via Homebrew that worth a try, like:
nnn. To install run
brew install nnn.lf. To install run
brew install lf.vifm. To install run
brew lf.ranger. To install run
brew install ranger.midnight-commander. To install run
brew install midnight-commander. Run by typingmc.fdclone. To install run
brew install fdclone. Run by typingfd.
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It may be better <...> to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.Not always. I consider modern web browsers graphical environments, and there used to be quite some extensions like Vimperator, which worked quite successfully (until broken by changing APIs). So there might have been a similarly useful extension for Finder.
– Ruslan
Dec 29 '18 at 6:45
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@Ruslan: Vimium-FF, based off its Chrome counterpart, works quite well with latest Firefox.
– wchargin
Dec 29 '18 at 7:27
@Ruslan & wchargin Thanks for mentioning Vim navigation in browsers, I added it to the list.
– Yoric
Dec 29 '18 at 7:48
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Vim can get addictive once we get the hang of it. To vim-ify the Finder is a lovely idea.
However, what features are you thinking about? For example, browsing files using the navigation keys h, j, k, l, then pressing i to enter edit mode and rename files or folders?
Vim’s power lies in text mode, whereas macOS interface is designed to be used with a mouse/trackpad. It may be better to stick with vim to process textual information, and to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.
By the way, I cannot see a simple and effective way to hack the Finder (as you said Karabiner is fantastic, but it just won't do it). It would probably require to program a specific macOS Finder utility using Swift.
Alternatively:
Some code editors can be controlled the vim way, like Sublime Text with enabling the Vintage Mode.
Web browsers can be controlled the vim way: Chrome with Vimium or cVim, Firefox with Vimium-FF or Vim Vixen (thanks to @Ruslan and @wchargin for mentioning it)
The bash shell running in Terminal.app can be used in vi mode using
set -o viorset editing-mode vi.
There are great textual file managers ready to install via Homebrew that worth a try, like:
nnn. To install run
brew install nnn.lf. To install run
brew install lf.vifm. To install run
brew lf.ranger. To install run
brew install ranger.midnight-commander. To install run
brew install midnight-commander. Run by typingmc.fdclone. To install run
brew install fdclone. Run by typingfd.
answered Dec 29 '18 at 4:56
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It may be better <...> to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.Not always. I consider modern web browsers graphical environments, and there used to be quite some extensions like Vimperator, which worked quite successfully (until broken by changing APIs). So there might have been a similarly useful extension for Finder.
– Ruslan
Dec 29 '18 at 6:45
1
@Ruslan: Vimium-FF, based off its Chrome counterpart, works quite well with latest Firefox.
– wchargin
Dec 29 '18 at 7:27
@Ruslan & wchargin Thanks for mentioning Vim navigation in browsers, I added it to the list.
– Yoric
Dec 29 '18 at 7:48
add a comment |
Vim can get addictive once we get the hang of it. To vim-ify the Finder is a lovely idea.
However, what features are you thinking about? For example, browsing files using the navigation keys h, j, k, l, then pressing i to enter edit mode and rename files or folders?
Vim’s power lies in text mode, whereas macOS interface is designed to be used with a mouse/trackpad. It may be better to stick with vim to process textual information, and to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.
By the way, I cannot see a simple and effective way to hack the Finder (as you said Karabiner is fantastic, but it just won't do it). It would probably require to program a specific macOS Finder utility using Swift.
Alternatively:
Some code editors can be controlled the vim way, like Sublime Text with enabling the Vintage Mode.
Web browsers can be controlled the vim way: Chrome with Vimium or cVim, Firefox with Vimium-FF or Vim Vixen (thanks to @Ruslan and @wchargin for mentioning it)
The bash shell running in Terminal.app can be used in vi mode using
set -o viorset editing-mode vi.
There are great textual file managers ready to install via Homebrew that worth a try, like:
nnn. To install run
brew install nnn.lf. To install run
brew install lf.vifm. To install run
brew lf.ranger. To install run
brew install ranger.midnight-commander. To install run
brew install midnight-commander. Run by typingmc.fdclone. To install run
brew install fdclone. Run by typingfd.
answered Dec 29 '18 at 4:56
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It may be better <...> to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.Not always. I consider modern web browsers graphical environments, and there used to be quite some extensions like Vimperator, which worked quite successfully (until broken by changing APIs). So there might have been a similarly useful extension for Finder.
– Ruslan
Dec 29 '18 at 6:45
1
@Ruslan: Vimium-FF, based off its Chrome counterpart, works quite well with latest Firefox.
– wchargin
Dec 29 '18 at 7:27
@Ruslan & wchargin Thanks for mentioning Vim navigation in browsers, I added it to the list.
– Yoric
Dec 29 '18 at 7:48
add a comment |
Vim can get addictive once we get the hang of it. To vim-ify the Finder is a lovely idea.
However, what features are you thinking about? For example, browsing files using the navigation keys h, j, k, l, then pressing i to enter edit mode and rename files or folders?
Vim’s power lies in text mode, whereas macOS interface is designed to be used with a mouse/trackpad. It may be better to stick with vim to process textual information, and to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.
By the way, I cannot see a simple and effective way to hack the Finder (as you said Karabiner is fantastic, but it just won't do it). It would probably require to program a specific macOS Finder utility using Swift.
Alternatively:
Some code editors can be controlled the vim way, like Sublime Text with enabling the Vintage Mode.
Web browsers can be controlled the vim way: Chrome with Vimium or cVim, Firefox with Vimium-FF or Vim Vixen (thanks to @Ruslan and @wchargin for mentioning it)
The bash shell running in Terminal.app can be used in vi mode using
set -o viorset editing-mode vi.
There are great textual file managers ready to install via Homebrew that worth a try, like:
nnn. To install run
brew install nnn.lf. To install run
brew install lf.vifm. To install run
brew lf.ranger. To install run
brew install ranger.midnight-commander. To install run
brew install midnight-commander. Run by typingmc.fdclone. To install run
brew install fdclone. Run by typingfd.
answered Dec 29 '18 at 4:56
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Vim can get addictive once we get the hang of it. To vim-ify the Finder is a lovely idea.
However, what features are you thinking about? For example, browsing files using the navigation keys h, j, k, l, then pressing i to enter edit mode and rename files or folders?
Vim’s power lies in text mode, whereas macOS interface is designed to be used with a mouse/trackpad. It may be better to stick with vim to process textual information, and to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.
By the way, I cannot see a simple and effective way to hack the Finder (as you said Karabiner is fantastic, but it just won't do it). It would probably require to program a specific macOS Finder utility using Swift.
Alternatively:
Some code editors can be controlled the vim way, like Sublime Text with enabling the Vintage Mode.
Web browsers can be controlled the vim way: Chrome with Vimium or cVim, Firefox with Vimium-FF or Vim Vixen (thanks to @Ruslan and @wchargin for mentioning it)
The bash shell running in Terminal.app can be used in vi mode using
set -o viorset editing-mode vi.
There are great textual file managers ready to install via Homebrew that worth a try, like:
nnn. To install run
brew install nnn.lf. To install run
brew install lf.vifm. To install run
brew lf.ranger. To install run
brew install ranger.midnight-commander. To install run
brew install midnight-commander. Run by typingmc.fdclone. To install run
brew install fdclone. Run by typingfd.
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It may be better <...> to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.Not always. I consider modern web browsers graphical environments, and there used to be quite some extensions like Vimperator, which worked quite successfully (until broken by changing APIs). So there might have been a similarly useful extension for Finder.
– Ruslan
Dec 29 '18 at 6:45
1
@Ruslan: Vimium-FF, based off its Chrome counterpart, works quite well with latest Firefox.
– wchargin
Dec 29 '18 at 7:27
@Ruslan & wchargin Thanks for mentioning Vim navigation in browsers, I added it to the list.
– Yoric
Dec 29 '18 at 7:48
add a comment |
1
It may be better <...> to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment.Not always. I consider modern web browsers graphical environments, and there used to be quite some extensions like Vimperator, which worked quite successfully (until broken by changing APIs). So there might have been a similarly useful extension for Finder.
– Ruslan
Dec 29 '18 at 6:45
1
@Ruslan: Vimium-FF, based off its Chrome counterpart, works quite well with latest Firefox.
– wchargin
Dec 29 '18 at 7:27
@Ruslan & wchargin Thanks for mentioning Vim navigation in browsers, I added it to the list.
– Yoric
Dec 29 '18 at 7:48
1
1
It may be better <...> to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment. Not always. I consider modern web browsers graphical environments, and there used to be quite some extensions like Vimperator, which worked quite successfully (until broken by changing APIs). So there might have been a similarly useful extension for Finder.– Ruslan
Dec 29 '18 at 6:45
It may be better <...> to use mouse/trackpad in a graphical environment. Not always. I consider modern web browsers graphical environments, and there used to be quite some extensions like Vimperator, which worked quite successfully (until broken by changing APIs). So there might have been a similarly useful extension for Finder.– Ruslan
Dec 29 '18 at 6:45
1
1
@Ruslan: Vimium-FF, based off its Chrome counterpart, works quite well with latest Firefox.
– wchargin
Dec 29 '18 at 7:27
@Ruslan: Vimium-FF, based off its Chrome counterpart, works quite well with latest Firefox.
– wchargin
Dec 29 '18 at 7:27
@Ruslan & wchargin Thanks for mentioning Vim navigation in browsers, I added it to the list.
– Yoric
Dec 29 '18 at 7:48
@Ruslan & wchargin Thanks for mentioning Vim navigation in browsers, I added it to the list.
– Yoric
Dec 29 '18 at 7:48
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