VIM like tools and softwares Collection

Question

Hi All:

I've used VI(M) for over 2 years, and I really love its easy navigation and keyboard orientation. So except VI(VIM, gvim), I try to find more VIM-like tools(softwares) to benefit more. And I've got the following findings:

1. apvlv: for pdf reading(really impressive)
2. VIM like chrome browser plugin (and firefox has a similar vimperator)

And we can use vim like navigation key binding in gmail/greader too. But it's not enough. So I hope anyone who knows more such tools(software), which has the VIM like key binding, can list your findings here too. Writing down the corresponding link and main features will be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

In bash:

set -o vi

use a vi-style line editing interface (over the default - Emacs)

Answer 2

VIM for Visual Studio.

http://www.viemu.com/

Answer 3

I recommend viPlugin for Eclipse. You get most of the power of VI combined with the language-aware search and refactoring capability of a powerful multi-language IDE.

Disclaimer: other vi plugins/IDE combinations exist. I'm not sufficiently au fait with them to recommend them, however.

Answer 4

• jVi for Netbeans because java in vim is pretty frustrating
• Vimperator for Firefox makes web browsing a lot more fun on a netbook
• Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup has vi keys!

I've tried a few of the console-based music players in the ubuntu repos but still haven't found a good one that supports the vi-keys...

Answer 5

Apart from the superb GMail and Google Reader, I'd add my vote for viPlugin for Eclipse and for ViEmu for MS Word and Outlook (neither of which are free sadly). I also quite like bvi for hex editing and have used eclim in the past to open VIM windows inside the Eclipse window.

Slightly more tenuously, I couldn't live without rpCalc, a reverse polish calculator that is designed with keyboard users in mind. You can quit it with :q, so it's at least got a few VIM credentials!

Answer 6

Some not already mentioned:

• For NetBeans: viex and jVi.
• For IntelliJ IDEA: IDEAVim.
• For Firefox: jV extension (using it right now :-)

Answer 7

cmus a ncurses based music player for Linux with vim keybindings. http://cmus.sourceforge.net/

Answer 8

vifm -- vi file manager: http://vifm.sourceforge.net/

Answer 9

UZBL

Vim like web browser following Unix philosophy.

Answer 10

ranger - a kilnd of filemanger looks very promising.

Answer 11

ranger is very impressive!