ibus.vim

Change ibus input engine automatically when switch between normal and insert mode.

Features

• Remember status when switch windows even the Share the same input method among all applications option is off.

Configuration

let g:ibus_insert_engines = ['rime', 'mozc-jp']
let g:ibus_normal_engines = ['xkb:us::eng']
let g:ibus_no_mappings = 1

g:ibus_insert_engines are input engines used when switch to insert mode. Use ibus engine to find the name of input engine.

g:ibus_no_mappings = 1 will disable default key mapping.

Default Key Mapping

Toggle ibus.vim on/off.

imap <C-A-I><C-A-I> <Plug>IbusToggle
nmap <C-A-I><C-A-I> <Plug>IbusToggle

Switch to next input engine.

imap <C-A-I><C-A-P> <Plug>IbusEngineNext
nmap <C-A-I><C-A-P> <Plug>IbusEngineNext

Switch to previous input engine.

imap <C-A-I><C-A-O> <Plug>IbusEnginePrev
nmap <C-A-I><C-A-O> <Plug>IbusEnginePrev

FAQ

Why input engine changing is so slow when switch between windows?

ibus restore input status when Share the same input method among all applications is off. If change input engine after focusing vim immediately, ibus will change it back, so this plugin will delay the change 0.5 seconds when switch between windows.

Related Projects

• kevinhwang91/vim-ibus-sw: Switch ibus between vim insert and normal mode.
• Neur1n/neuims: An input method switcher.
• Vim/GVimで「日本語入力固定モード」を使用する
• h-youhei/vim-ibus: ibus controller for vim