Bonus
This section contains additional config that might be helpful beyond the default bindings.
Quick Window Navigation
To navigate all the windows including slide and bottom pane with Ctrl-h/j/k/l,
you can merge the following config system's key bindings to your keybindings.json file.
caution
This config might be in conflict with "Easy List Navigation" below.
[
{
"key": "ctrl+h",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateLeft",
"when": "!inQuickOpen && !suggestWidgetVisible && !parameterHintsVisible && !isInDiffEditor"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+j",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateDown",
"when": "!codeActionMenuVisible && !inQuickOpen && !suggestWidgetVisible && !parameterHintsVisible"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+k",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateUp",
"when": "!codeActionMenuVisible && !inQuickOpen && !suggestWidgetVisible && !parameterHintsVisible"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+l",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateRight",
"when": "!codeActionMenuVisible && !inQuickOpen && !suggestWidgetVisible && !parameterHintsVisible && !isInDiffEditor"
},
// Quick Navigation for diff view
{
"key": "ctrl+h",
"command": "workbench.action.compareEditor.focusSecondarySide",
"when": "isInDiffEditor && !isInDiffLeftEditor"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+h",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateLeft",
"when": "isInDiffEditor && isInDiffLeftEditor"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+l",
"command": "workbench.action.compareEditor.focusPrimarySide",
"when": "isInDiffEditor && isInDiffLeftEditor"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+l",
"command": "workbench.action.navigateRight",
"when": "isInDiffEditor && !isInDiffLeftEditor"
},
]
Easy List Navigation
Although VSCode Vim already bound
these to h/j/k/l, however, they might not work in all lists like in the problem pane.
You can merge the following keybindings to keybindings.json to bind ctrl+h/l/j/k for those situations.
caution
This config might be in conflict with "Quick Window Navigation" above.
[
{
"key": "ctrl+h",
"command": "list.collapse",
"when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+l",
"command": "list.expand",
"when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+j",
"command": "list.focusDown",
"when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+k",
"command": "list.focusUp",
"when": "listFocus && !inputFocus"
}
]
Rebind action menu for file-browser
File browser, which is bound to <spc> f f by default, binds ctrl+a to open an action menu;
however, ctrl+a can be used move the text cursor to the front.
Your can merge the following example keybindings to keybindings.json to use ctrl+o instead of
ctrl+a in the file browser to open an action menu.
[
{
"key": "ctrl+a",
"command": "-file-browser.actions",
"when": "inFileBrowser"
},
{
"key": "ctrl+o",
"command": "file-browser.actions",
"when": "inFileBrowser"
}
]
Execute key combination or vim command
You can execute a vim command (e.g. :noh) or a key combination (e.g. y y) from the which-key menu by using the vim.remap command from VSCodeVim.
The argument of vim.remap is specified by the "args" field.
Execute vim key combination
If the "args" field contains the after key, the vim key combination specified in the value will be executed.
The following example json overrides <spc> y to execute vim keys of y y.
{
"vspacecode.bindingOverrides": [
{
"keys": ["y"],
"name": "yank",
"type": "command",
"command": "vim.remap",
"args": {
"after": ["y", "y"]
}
}
]
}
Execute vim command
If the "args" field contains the commands key, the vim and vscode commands specified in the array will be executed.
The following example json overrides <spc> c to execute the vim command :noh and the
vscode command editor.action.codeAction with { "kind": "refactor.extract" } as argument.
{
"vspacecode.bindingOverrides": [
{
"keys": ["c"],
"name": "Custom cmd",
"type": "command",
"command": "vim.remap",
"args": {
"commands":[
{ "command": ":noh" },
{
"command": "editor.action.codeAction",
"args": { "kind": "refactor.extract" }
}
]
}
}
]
}
Move buffers to numbered windows
By default, <spc> b followed by a number changes the tab selected in a window. If you have a
tabless setup, as described in
Working without Tabs,
you may want to override these binding with ones that move buffers into different windows, like
in Spacemacs.
The following example json overrides <spc> b {n} to move the active buffer to window n.
{
"vspacecode.bindingOverrides": [
{
"keys": "b.1",
"name": "Move buffer to 1st window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 1
},
"icon": "move"
},
{
"keys": "b.2",
"name": "Move buffer to 2nd window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 2
},
"icon": "move"
},
{
"keys": "b.3",
"name": "Move buffer to 3rd window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 3
},
"icon": "move"
},
{
"keys": "b.4",
"name": "Move buffer to 4th window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 4
},
"icon": "move"
},
{
"keys": "b.5",
"name": "Move buffer to 5th window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 5
},
"icon": "move"
},
{
"keys": "b.6",
"name": "Move buffer to 6th window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 6
},
"icon": "move"
},
{
"keys": "b.7",
"name": "Move buffer to 7th window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 7
},
"icon": "move"
},
{
"keys": "b.8",
"name": "Move buffer to 8th window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 8
},
"icon": "move"
},
{
"keys": "b.9",
"name": "Move buffer to 9th window",
"type": "command",
"command": "moveActiveEditor",
"args": {
"to": "position",
"by": "group",
"value": 9
},
"icon": "move"
}
]
}
Colorize pair brackets
VScode 1.60 added built-in support for colorizing pair brackets. See High Performance Bracket Pair Colorization.
Bracket pair colorization can be enabled by setting
"editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true. All colors are themeable and up to six colors can be configured.
Use non-character keys
See in Which Key
Display menu with a delay
See in Which Key
Style the menu with Customize UI
See in Which Key