Advanced text editing commands

[Scott Kostyshak]

On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 11:27:45AM -0400, Richard Kimberly Heck wrote:
> On 4/27/23 10:57, Scott Kostyshak wrote:
> > I imagine Emacs users have similar desires to use Emacs features in LyX.
> 
> In the case of Emacs, there is the file emacs.bind, which implements some of
> the Emacs key bindings. The problem with vi is the modes, which would take
> work to implement. But you could certainly implement some kind of 'trigger'
> keystroke (something you don't use much, say the pipe), and then implement
> some vi key bindings as key sequences. I.e., in effect the pipe would
> 'switch modes' momentarily. This would not work well for character-type
> navigation, but for other commands it might work.
> 
> It may be that the things some key bindings do is not yet implemented. But
> you can do a lot with sequences of LyX commands (via the command-sequence
> LFUN).

Ah that makes sense. I didn't realize that key difference which I can see makes it more difficult to have Vim-like functionality in LyX.

Out of curiosity, do the emacs users on this list actually use emacs.bind?

Scott
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