Escape to IntelliJ IDEA shortcuts from IdeaVim

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I'm used to both vim and IntelliJ default hotkeys. I'd like to not to have to change any of them - I'd rather like to be able to use conflicting IntelliJ bindings, like CTRL-P for example, after some kind of escape key.

Conflict balloon and my research wasn't too helpful. Only thing that I've found is that I can turn vim plugin off with a hotkey, and then back on after I'm done, but I have to remember to turn it one every time.

Is there any solution for my problem?

score 65 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 28 '19 at 05:39

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I made .ideavimrc that contains bindings for all conflicted mappings. Maybe it'll be usefull to someone.

imap jj <Esc>

let mapleader = " "
map <leader>a :action $SelectAll<CR>
map <leader>b :action GotoDeclaration<CR>
map <leader>c :action $Copy<CR>
map <leader>d :action EditorDuplicate<CR>
map <leader>e :action RecentFiles<CR>
map <leader>f :action Find<CR>
map <leader>g :action GotoLine<CR>
map <leader>h :action TypeHierarchy<CR>
map <leader>i :action ImplementMethods<CR>
map <leader>m :action EditorScrollToCenter<CR>
map <leader>n :action FileChooser.NewFolder<CR>
map <leader>o :action OverrideMethods<CR>
map <leader>p :action ParameterInfo<CR>
map <leader>q :action QuickJavaDoc<CR>
map <leader>r :action Replace<CR>
map <leader>s :action SaveAll<CR>
map <leader>t :action Vcs.UpdateProject<CR>
map <leader>u :action GotoSuperMethod<CR>
map <leader>v :action $Paste<CR>
map <leader>w :action EditorSelectWord<CR>
map <leader>x :action $Cut<CR>
map <leader>y :action EditorDeleteLine<CR>
map <leader>[ :action EditorCodeBlockStart<CR>
map <leader>] :action EditorCodeBlockEnd<CR>

edited Sep 28 '19 at 05:39

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answered Nov 29 '15 at 20:56

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Cool <3 Cool <3 Cool <3 – AME Sep 02 '16 at 13:53
Saved my day - now I have a bunch of stuff to add there :) – x1a0 Sep 14 '16 at 08:01
I have try it, but MethodHierarchy.OverrideMethodAction not work. – sunhang Apr 06 '17 at 06:40
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I updated answer. You can use :actionlist command to see all intellij actions to customize these mappings. – melihovv Apr 06 '17 at 09:13
On my system (Win7 x64, PyCharm 2017.1.3) I needed to replace `map` with `nnoremap` in order to get this work. Great idea though, thanks a lot! – Hope Jun 02 '17 at 15:58
For some reason, I don't manage to get `r` open the replace window in visual mode, even if using `noremap` or `vnoremap` in this mapping. – Hope Jun 02 '17 at 16:26
Can you do pf ? – Justin Thomas Jun 08 '17 at 17:15
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what is "leader"? – Ted Oct 13 '17 at 10:51
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@Ted leader key is whatever you define, if you read carefully there's is line saying `let mapleader = " "` which make a leader key, for example `+b ` translates to `:goto declaration` – old-monk Aug 18 '18 at 18:38
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To have IdeaVim read your changes to .ideavimrc, use `:source ~/.ideavimrc` – ARX Apr 08 '19 at 02:24

jbyler · Accepted Answer · 2019-11-27T22:05:37.170

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I just turn VIM plugin off, execute keystroke, then turn it back on. I have ^Z bound to the VIM Emulator command for this purpose and it's enough for me. To set this up, go to Preferences... => Keymap, search for "vim emulator", and right-click on the command name to assign a shortcut.

But if you have a limited set of IntelliJ commands you want to use with a prefix key, you could pick the prefix key, make sure it is unbound in IntelliJ, and then use it in your ~/.ideavimrc along with the original binding you wan to invoke.

For example, ^D in VIM is "Scroll window Downwards" and in IntelliJ (with keymap "Mac OS X 10.5+") is "Debug". If you want to be able to use both:

choose a prefix key that's not bound in IntelliJ, say ^Z
in Other Settings => Vim Emulation, find shortcut ^D and set the handler to Vim.
In your ~/.ideavimrc, add the following mapping:

nnoremap <C-Z><C-D> :action Debug<CR>

Now you can type ^D for the Vim action scroll down, or ^Z^D for the IntelliJ action Debug, without actually disabling IdeaVIM. You'll of course have to add a mapping to your ~/.ideavimrc for each IntelliJ command you want to execute this way, but if you have a limited number you can set them up once and be done with it.

edited Nov 27 '19 at 22:05

answered Aug 13 '15 at 17:03

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That's a start of an interesting idea. I guess it's possible to parse IntelliJ and IdeaVim keymap files, and then make `.ideavimrc` that contains bindings for all conflicted mappings. I could do that and fit in in your answer and then accept it; I've just yet to find respective files (I've only found custom IDEA keymap .xml file and no default so far). – Thirteenth Seeker Aug 17 '15 at 11:43
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How did you configure vimemulator with ^Z? I'm not able to do it. – Onewildgamer Jul 14 '18 at 10:22
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@Onewildgamer I second this. "I just turn VIM plugin off, execute keystroke, then turn it back on. I have ^Z bound to the VIM Emulator command for this purpose and it's enough for me." -- how do you do this? – Code Wiget Nov 23 '19 at 23:43
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@Ryan, I just edited the answer to add instructions. – jbyler Nov 27 '19 at 22:06
To find all actions, type `:actionlist`. Here is what i did to bind _VCS/Commit_ action: 1) In _IdeaVim / Settings_ set _Ctrl+K_ _"Commit..."_ to _IDE_ handler; 2) list all actions with `:actionlist` command; 3) found _C-K_ there and copied action name - _CheckinProject_; 4) In _IdeaVim / Settings_ set _Ctrl+K "Commit..."_ to _Vim_ handler; 5) add map in `~/.ideavimrc` - `nnoremap :action CheckinProject`; 6) `:source ~/.ideavimrc`. – Dimon Apr 23 '20 at 09:38

John Slavick · Answer 3 · 2019-01-04T20:00:31.187

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Adding onto the excellent answer by @melihovv, I have added the Run, Debug, and Choose Configuration actions to my ~/.ideavimrc.

map <leader>dd :action Debug<CR>
map <leader>cd :action ChooseDebugConfiguration<CR>
map <leader>rr :action Run<CR>
map <leader>cr :action ChooseRunConfiguration<CR>

edited Jan 04 '19 at 20:00

answered Jan 04 '19 at 19:27

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 28 '17 at 22:44

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A keymap without any bindings here: to be used, so one could start from clean slate configuring the .ideavimrc

answered Sep 28 '17 at 22:44

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 29 '18 at 11:27

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A simple option may also be to use insert mode for IntelliJ Keybindings. I'm just starting out with ideavim and this seems to do it for me, for now..

answered Nov 29 '18 at 11:27

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