BotanJS-vim

This is a functional vim using the screen buffer approach. What I am trying to do is to achieve that smooth-vim-feeling as close as possible to the original Vim in a general terminal.

Visit the demo over here

This is still working in progress

The below commands are currently working. ( will be updated if I remembered, might not be synced with the demo )

Cursor movements
hjkl
G

INSERT:
aA i

commands that starts with g:
gg
g8

VISUAL:
v ( hightlight only )

Undo / Redo: ( might have bugs, please file issue if bugged. But I think I will finish other features first if it is not very critical )
u / Ctrl + r

How it works

By screen buffer, it means that the textarea is treated as a screen buffer. You are not directly interacting with the textarea. Instead you type into the script, then the result is rendered through the textarea.

Why use screen buffer?

By treating the textarea as a screen. I could archive almost everything except for coloring. And it is easier to precisely track the cursor this way.

Visit this blog entries for more information.

How the source code works

This is based on a framework I wrote called BotanJS. Which is a frontend framework & Service API that is so big that I am too busy ( lazy ) to explain. If you are only interested in the Vim itself only. It is recommended to download the compiled source code provided in the demo site above.

If you are also interested in BotanJS. Please head to the project page here. Warning, it might NOT be easy to understand.

I made this

You made this? I made this. Because I LOVE Vim, and wasavi in firefox does not work for me. I know peoples are busy so fuck me I am going to make one myself, alright?

Use wasavi if you can

wasavi! wasavi! wasavi!

wasavi is so good! This is a must-have plugin in Google Chrome. If you haven't heard of that yet seriously go use it now!

I tried porting it into the browser tho. But I am too stupid to do that. But still I highly recommend using it.

How can I contribute?

First, you need to understand the framework behind it. Then file a merge request. Sounds easy right?... prepare to DIEEE!