zwconf: Zpm3/Wordstar configurations

Description

• a collection of configuration to allow consistency in linux programs

keybindings with the Zpm3/Wordstar keybindings

• a script allowing to select and install install the desired

configurations

Keybindings

The keybindings are based on the keybindings of ZPM3 and of WordStar. Some additional keybindings are added in order to make them more complete. No keybindings should contradict ZPM3/WordStar keybindings. For example, the delete char/word/line keybindings:

• ^G deletes one char forward. ^H deletes one char backward
• ^T deletes the word forward, ^[H deletes the word backward, ^[Y deletes the whole word
• ^QY deletes the line forward, ^QH deletes the line backward, ^Y deletes the whole line
• editpad version delete line: QT left, QY right

The purpose is to make the installation/uninstallation easy and minimal, which can be useful to configure a new system or a user account. It can also be used on a remote connection in order to quickly configure application key bindings.

Available Configurations

• shell/terminal
  • check stty
  • swap control/caps (console/xwindow)
  • bash/readline: allows bash and other programs using readline to be used with ZW keybindings
  • less: view and search files and man pages using ZW keybindings
  • zsh: zwsh theme/mode that allows to use ZW keybindings in zsh and that behaves like Zpm3/Wordstar (? add option to install keybindings only without the theme ?)
  • mksh: TODO: create a mode (?if possible ?)
  • Midnight Commander: TODO
• editors
  • joe: jstarrc configuration (? improve behaviour ?) (? add modes ?)
  • emacs: TODO
  • nano: if possible… (? use M-Q, M-X, M-S instead of ^Q- ?)
• i3wm: window navigation
• mutt: TODO
• (? dos programs: 4dos, dos navigator configurations ?)

The installation script

Allows to install, enable, disable ZW keybindings and to backup if some files need to be overwritten.

If a program is not installed, does not offer to install the configuration. If it is installed, finds the configuration file location (only where it is readable and writable by the user) and checks whether it is a zwconfig file. If it is, shows as installed in the list, otherwise if the user asks to install it, makes a backup. If the user unchecks already installed configurations, the script restores the previous state from backups.

As much as possible prioritize the use of environment variables for file location over default localtion. The user should have the possibility to choose the location for the installation folder, which contains a folder with backup scripts as well as ZW configuration scripts.

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TODO’s

• check installed programs: give options based on what is installed