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If you want true Neovim in VSCode check out https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=asvetliakov.vscode-neovim You get a real, actual VIM (no hal

by twp 2y ago

If you want true Neovim in VSCode check out https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=asvetliakov.vscode-neovim You get a real, actual VIM (no half-assed bindings), and all the bells and whistles that come with VSCode.

agumonkey 2y ago
they emulate the whole command / move / location layer in js ?
- Quiark 2y ago
  I think that's the usual approach for Vim mode in other editors. But this extension in particular: > This extension uses a fully embedded Neovim instance, no more half-complete Vim emulation!
- AprilArcus 2y ago
  No, they run a headless neovim process in the background and sync its state with vscode
- wis 2y ago
  To add to what sibling commenters have said, you can also configure this extension to use a specific Neovim binary on your system, and you can also configure it to use/load the same Neovim config you use when you use Neovim in the terminal. That's what I do. It's really the better (Neo)?vim extension in my opinion, but it has a lot less installs than the other popular extension, called just "Vim" (6.656M installs vs. 400K installs) that extension AFAIK actually emulates Vim in JavaScript, I used it for about a year in 2018, before the other extension "VSCode Neovim" was released in 2019 and remember not having a good experience using it then (to compare, the extension "Vim" was released in Nov. 2015).
agosz 2y ago
Can I use the VS Code C++ extensions still?
- twp 2y ago
  Yes, vscode-neovim makes VSCode's editor be Neovim. It works very well with other VSCode extensions. For example, you can type `gd` to go to the definition of a C++ identifier.
awongh 2y ago
I feel like using this extension is a little buggy. Especially around undo / redo actions being captured in “format on save” type actions that happen thanks to jslint or other tools.
- nvarsj 2y ago
  Yes I've tried to use the neovim plugin many times - but always run into some annoying bug, usually due to an interaction with another extension or VSCode feature. It has >400k installs though so it must be working for some people.
  - fransje26 2y ago
    > but always run into some annoying bug, usually due to an interaction with another extension or VSCode feature. That has generally been my experience using VSCode, unfortunately.
wyclif 2y ago
Maybe you can clear up a little confusion on my part. I looked at that link and realised that for some weird reason there are two different versions of the extension by the same developer, and the one I had installed is the other one with 93K installs (not the one you linked above with 400K). What's up with that and why doesn't he just go with the better version of the extension; what are the differences?

by twp 2y ago

agumonkey 2y ago

they emulate the whole command / move / location layer in js ?

Quiark 2y ago
I think that's the usual approach for Vim mode in other editors. But this extension in particular: > This extension uses a fully embedded Neovim instance, no more half-complete Vim emulation!
AprilArcus 2y ago
No, they run a headless neovim process in the background and sync its state with vscode
wis 2y ago
To add to what sibling commenters have said, you can also configure this extension to use a specific Neovim binary on your system, and you can also configure it to use/load the same Neovim config you use when you use Neovim in the terminal. That's what I do. It's really the better (Neo)?vim extension in my opinion, but it has a lot less installs than the other popular extension, called just "Vim" (6.656M installs vs. 400K installs) that extension AFAIK actually emulates Vim in JavaScript, I used it for about a year in 2018, before the other extension "VSCode Neovim" was released in 2019 and remember not having a good experience using it then (to compare, the extension "Vim" was released in Nov. 2015).

agosz 2y ago

Can I use the VS Code C++ extensions still?

twp 2y ago
Yes, vscode-neovim makes VSCode's editor be Neovim. It works very well with other VSCode extensions. For example, you can type `gd` to go to the definition of a C++ identifier.

awongh 2y ago

I feel like using this extension is a little buggy. Especially around undo / redo actions being captured in “format on save” type actions that happen thanks to jslint or other tools.

nvarsj 2y ago
Yes I've tried to use the neovim plugin many times - but always run into some annoying bug, usually due to an interaction with another extension or VSCode feature. It has >400k installs though so it must be working for some people.
- fransje26 2y ago
  > but always run into some annoying bug, usually due to an interaction with another extension or VSCode feature. That has generally been my experience using VSCode, unfortunately.

wyclif 2y ago

Maybe you can clear up a little confusion on my part. I looked at that link and realised that for some weird reason there are two different versions of the extension by the same developer, and the one I had installed is the other one with 93K installs (not the one you linked above with 400K). What's up with that and why doesn't he just go with the better version of the extension; what are the differences?