Important

This configuration-file is not up-to-date with AstroNvim and is not intended to be soon. If you want a working version of it, feel free to manually configure it based on this one and pull a request (it is mostly just keybindings so i don't think it will be that difficult). This was basically more like a part of my journey towards learning vim-motions (expresed in a joking manner), rather than anything else. Thanks for reading.

init.lua 🤡

An attempt to bring NVIM experience closer to VSCode users. This is just a custom init.lua based on this user template, powered by AstroNvim. As well as a way of providing you with the capabilities of NVIM throught the familiarity of VSCode's keybindings. (BETA VERSION)

Keybindings

Remeber to always type "i" when you open a file for the first time (CTRL+Q, i and ESC are your friends).

_{^{|✅ = identical |🏗️ = slightly different (under construction) |❓ = not exactly identical yet |✨= New (or different)}}

State	keybindings	Actions performed
✅	CTRL + (C\V)	Copy and paste
✅	CTRL + X	Cut line or text
✅	CTRL + S	(Force to) Save file
✅	CTRL + /	Comment lines or text
✅	CTRL + B	Toggle the file explorer treeview
✅	CTRL + Z	Undo
✅	CTRL + SHIFT + Z	Redo
✅	CTRL + SHIFT + K	Delete line
✅	CTRL + ENTER	Insert line below
✅	CTRL + SPACE	Toggle autocomplete
✅	CTRL + BACKSPACE	Delete word behind the cursor
✅	CTRL + (UP\DOWN)	Scroll up or down one line
✅	CTRL + LEFT_CLICK	Go to definition
✅	F12	Go to definition
✅	BACKSPACE	Delete a character or the selected lines
✅	HOME or END	Goes to the start\end of the line in a "smart" way
✅	TAB	Indent
✅	SHIFT + TAB	Shift indentation backwards
✅	SHIFT + (ARROW KEYS)	Select text
✅	ALT + (UP/DOWN)	Move line up or down
✨	CTRL + Q	Quit
✨	CTRL + G	Go to relative line +- Number
✨	CTRL + SHIFT + (UP/DOWN)	Enter visual\select block mode
✨	ALT + M	Toggle strict (visual) mode
✨	RIGHT_CLICK	Copy selected text
🏗️	CTRL + F	Find text\pattern
🏗️	CTRL + J	Open a terminal horizontally
🏗️	CTRL + (RIGHT\LEFT)	Jump words left or right
🏗️	CTRL + SHIFT + (LEFT/RIGHT)	Select words
❓	CTRL + D	Add cursor to a word
❓	CTRL + ALT + (UP\DOWN)	Add cursor up or down

Installation

Windows

• Install AstroNvim and create a user profile
• Install PowerToys, go to "Keyboard Manager" and set "Shortcuts" to:

Physical Shortcut	Mapped to	Target App
CTRL+ENTER	F9	windowsterminal.exe
CTRL+SPACE	F7	windowsterminal.exe
CTRL+SHIFT+UP	F8	windowsterminal.exe
CTRL+ENTER+DOWN	F6	windowsterminal.exe
CTRL+SHIFT+K	F4	windowsterminal.exe
CTRL+SHIFT+Z	F10	windowsterminal.exe

• If you use (which you should!) the Terminal-App then do this
• Open the Terminal-App (PowerShell) and run:

curl.exe -o $env:userprofile\.config\nvim\lua\{user}\init.lua https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GiorgosXou/init.lua/main/init.lua

• Run nvim +PackerSync and you are done.

Linux

• Install AstroNvim and create a user profile
• Map keys for:
• • Alacritty:
• • • Add the following to your ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.yml

key_bindings: # https://stackoverflow.com/a/42461580/11465149
- { key: Return,   mods: Shift        , chars: "\x1b[13;2u" }
- { key: Return,   mods: Control      , chars: "\x1b[13;5u" }
- { key: Z     ,   mods: Control|Shift, chars: "\x1b[26;2u" }
- { key: J     ,   mods: Control      , chars: "\x1b[10;1u" }

• • Gnome-terminal:
• • • VTE, and thus GNOME Terminal, doesn't allow to modify the escape sequences [...] BUT !
• • Other terminals:
• • • Here's a helpfull post for iTerm2, urxvt and Kitty
• Open your terminal and run:

curl -o ~/.config/nvim/lua/{user}/init.lua https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GiorgosXou/init.lua/main/init.lua

• Run nvim +PackerSync and you are done.

Resources

ctrl z crushes binbows (if not mapped)

Why though?

Because :

• I wanted an answer to my Reddit post
• I wanted to learn NVIM and is there any better way of learning it besides doing exactly this?
• I wanted to make NVIM experience more easy peasy lemon squeezy to everyone (more accessible)
• My first\virgin experience got me stuck inside NVIM therefore I had to call my step-sis to get me unstack\exit
• Sometimes I think that NVIM limmits the user experience inside insert mode, just a tiny litle bit. jk! relax! i know i can use C+o

Outro

If you won't pay me (i'll probably just die or) I'll make even worse things than this, lol.

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