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IdeaVim [0], a free plugin, is the best vim emulator I've ever used. [0] https://github.com/JetBrains/ideavim https://github.com/JetBrains/ideavim

echelon 11y ago
Seconded. IdeaVim is incredible. It's been close to 1:1 parity with the vim features I need.
- therein 11y ago
  It just ruins Command+C and Command+V for me. Yes, I understand I can go into visual mode and use 'y' and 'p' but what if I want to paste from the system clipboard rather than the IdeaVim clipboard? Command+V simply just doesn't work and 'p' obviously contains the IdeaVim clipboard buffer.
  - jen20 11y ago
    $ cat ~/.ideavimrc set clipboard+=unnamed That sets IdeaVim to use the system clipboard by default. However, this has the same effects as making vim use the system clipboard by default: for example, executing ci" will pull the text between the quotes onto the system clipboard, overwriting whatever is there. Personally I prefer this behaviour in vim, emacs (with Evil, obviously), and IdeaVim though. YMMV, but it is possible!
    - dustinleblanc 11y ago
      Super helpful! Thanks for the tip
innocentoldguy 11y ago
I agree. IdeaVim is the best Vim emulator I've used as well. However, it is still just an emulator and it lacks some Vim features that I use all the time. IdeaVim is very good, but not as good as having NeoVim embedded would be, I think.
- cmsimike 11y ago
  I'm curious, what features?
  - innocentoldguy 11y ago
    I don't remember all of the issues I had with IdeaVim, but remapping the leader key was one (though I understand this has been fixed), issues with key mapping and the Dvorak keyboard layout, relative line numbering, etc. There were several other issues with key combinations I like using in Vim that didn't work in IdeaVim, but it has been a while and I don't remember what they were. The Dvorak issue was specific to the JDK on OS X, according to JetBrains. Perhaps this is also fixed, now that they don't require Java 6. I don't know.

echelon 11y ago

Seconded. IdeaVim is incredible. It's been close to 1:1 parity with the vim features I need.

therein 11y ago
It just ruins Command+C and Command+V for me. Yes, I understand I can go into visual mode and use 'y' and 'p' but what if I want to paste from the system clipboard rather than the IdeaVim clipboard? Command+V simply just doesn't work and 'p' obviously contains the IdeaVim clipboard buffer.
- jen20 11y ago
  $ cat ~/.ideavimrc set clipboard+=unnamed That sets IdeaVim to use the system clipboard by default. However, this has the same effects as making vim use the system clipboard by default: for example, executing ci" will pull the text between the quotes onto the system clipboard, overwriting whatever is there. Personally I prefer this behaviour in vim, emacs (with Evil, obviously), and IdeaVim though. YMMV, but it is possible!
  - dustinleblanc 11y ago
    Super helpful! Thanks for the tip

innocentoldguy 11y ago

I agree. IdeaVim is the best Vim emulator I've used as well. However, it is still just an emulator and it lacks some Vim features that I use all the time. IdeaVim is very good, but not as good as having NeoVim embedded would be, I think.

cmsimike 11y ago
I'm curious, what features?
- innocentoldguy 11y ago
  I don't remember all of the issues I had with IdeaVim, but remapping the leader key was one (though I understand this has been fixed), issues with key mapping and the Dvorak keyboard layout, relative line numbering, etc. There were several other issues with key combinations I like using in Vim that didn't work in IdeaVim, but it has been a while and I don't remember what they were. The Dvorak issue was specific to the JDK on OS X, according to JetBrains. Perhaps this is also fixed, now that they don't require Java 6. I don't know.