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# TextEditor Feature Checklist
## Normal Mode Motions
### Basic Movement
- [x] `h` - Move left
- [x] `j` - Move down
- [x] `k` - Move up
- [x] `l` - Move right
### Word Movement
- [x] `w` - Forward to start of word
- [x] `e` - Forward to end of word
- [x] `b` - Backward to start of word
- [ ] `W` - Forward to start of WORD (whitespace-delimited)
- [ ] `E` - Forward to end of WORD
- [ ] `B` - Backward to start of WORD
- [ ] `ge` - Backward to end of word
### Line Movement
- [x] `0` - Move to start of line
- [x] `$` - Move to end of line
- [x] `_` - Move to first non-whitespace
- [ ] `^` - Move to first non-whitespace (alias for `_`)
- [ ] `|` - Move to column N
### File Movement
- [x] `G` - Move to bottom of file (or line N with count)
- [x] `gg` - Move to top of file (or line N with count)
- [ ] `H` - Move to top of screen
- [ ] `M` - Move to middle of screen
- [ ] `L` - Move to bottom of screen
### Scroll
- [x] `ctrl+u` - Scroll up half page
- [x] `ctrl+d` - Scroll down half page
- [ ] `ctrl+b` - Scroll up full page
- [ ] `ctrl+f` - Scroll down full page
- [ ] `ctrl+y` - Scroll up one line
- [ ] `ctrl+e` - Scroll down one line
- [ ] `zz` - Center cursor on screen
- [ ] `zt` - Scroll cursor to top
- [ ] `zb` - Scroll cursor to bottom
### Search Movement
- [ ] `f{char}` - Find char forward on line
- [ ] `F{char}` - Find char backward on line
- [ ] `t{char}` - Till char forward on line
- [ ] `T{char}` - Till char backward on line
- [ ] `;` - Repeat last f/F/t/T
- [ ] `,` - Repeat last f/F/t/T reversed
- [ ] `/` - Search forward
- [ ] `?` - Search backward
- [ ] `n` - Next search result
- [ ] `N` - Previous search result
- [ ] `*` - Search word under cursor forward
- [ ] `#` - Search word under cursor backward
### Other Movement
- [ ] `%` - Jump to matching bracket
- [ ] `{` - Jump to previous paragraph
- [ ] `}` - Jump to next paragraph
- [ ] `(` - Jump to previous sentence
- [ ] `)` - Jump to next sentence
---
## Operators
### Implemented
- [x] `d` - Delete operator
- [x] `y` - Yank operator
- [x] `dd` - Delete line (double press)
- [x] `yy` - Yank line (double press)
### Not Implemented
- [ ] `c` - Change operator
- [ ] `cc` - Change line
- [ ] `>` - Indent right
- [ ] `<` - Indent left
- [ ] `=` - Auto-indent
- [ ] `gq` - Format text
- [ ] `gu` - Lowercase
- [ ] `gU` - Uppercase
- [ ] `g~` - Swap case
- [ ] `!` - Filter through external command
---
## Actions
### Insert Mode Entry
- [x] `i` - Insert before cursor
- [x] `a` - Insert after cursor
- [x] `I` - Insert at start of line
- [x] `A` - Insert at end of line
- [x] `o` - Open line below
- [x] `O` - Open line above
- [ ] `s` - Substitute character (delete + insert)
- [ ] `S` - Substitute line (delete line + insert)
- [ ] `C` - Change to end of line
- [ ] `gi` - Insert at last insert position
### Delete Actions
- [x] `x` - Delete character under cursor
- [x] `D` - Delete to end of line
- [ ] `X` - Delete character before cursor
- [ ] `J` - Join lines
- [ ] `gJ` - Join lines without space
### Yank/Paste
- [x] `p` - Paste after cursor
- [x] `P` - Paste before cursor
- [ ] `gp` - Paste after and move cursor to end
- [ ] `gP` - Paste before and move cursor to end
### Registers
- [x] Unnamed register (`"`)
- [x] Numbered registers (`0-9`)
- [x] Register types (charwise, linewise, blockwise)
- [ ] `"` - Register prefix (select register for next operation)
- [ ] Named registers (`a-z`)
- [ ] Append to named registers (`A-Z`)
- [ ] Black hole register (`_`)
- [ ] System clipboard (`+`, `*`)
- [ ] Expression register (`=`)
- [ ] Last search register (`/`)
### Undo/Redo
- [ ] `u` - Undo
- [ ] `ctrl+r` - Redo
- [ ] `.` - Repeat last change
- [ ] `U` - Undo all changes on line
### Other Normal Mode
- [ ] `r{char}` - Replace character
- [ ] `R` - Replace mode
- [ ] `~` - Swap case of character
- [ ] `ctrl+a` - Increment number
- [ ] `ctrl+x` - Decrement number
- [ ] `q{reg}` - Record macro
- [ ] `@{reg}` - Play macro
- [ ] `@@` - Repeat last macro
- [x] `ctrl+c` - Quit (custom)
---
## Visual Mode
### Mode Entry
- [x] `v` - Character-wise visual mode
- [x] `V` - Line-wise visual mode
- [x] `ctrl+v` - Block-wise visual mode
- [ ] `gv` - Reselect last visual selection
### Visual Mode Operations
- [x] Motions work in visual mode
- [x] `d` / `x` - Delete selection
- [x] `y` - Yank selection
- [ ] `c` - Change selection
- [ ] `>` - Indent selection
- [ ] `<` - Unindent selection
- [ ] `=` - Auto-indent selection
- [ ] `~` - Swap case of selection
- [ ] `u` - Lowercase selection
- [ ] `U` - Uppercase selection
- [ ] `J` - Join selected lines
- [ ] `o` - Go to other end of selection
- [ ] `O` - Go to other corner (block mode)
---
## Insert Mode
### Text Input
- [x] Character insertion
- [x] `Enter` - Insert newline
- [x] `Tab` - Insert tab/spaces
- [x] `Backspace` - Delete character before cursor
- [x] `Delete` - Delete character under cursor
- [x] `ctrl+w` - Delete word before cursor
### Movement in Insert Mode
- [x] Arrow keys (up/down/left/right)
- [ ] `ctrl+h` - Backspace (alias)
- [ ] `ctrl+j` - Insert newline (alias)
- [ ] `ctrl+t` - Indent line
- [ ] `ctrl+d` - Unindent line
### Exit Insert Mode
- [x] `Esc` - Exit to normal mode
- [ ] `ctrl+c` - Exit to normal mode
- [ ] `ctrl+[` - Exit to normal mode
---
## Command Mode
### Entry/Exit
- [x] `:` - Enter command mode
- [x] `Esc` - Exit command mode
- [x] `Enter` - Execute command
### Editing
- [x] Character input
- [x] `Backspace` - Delete character
- [x] `Delete` - Delete character
- [x] `ctrl+w` - Delete word
- [x] `Left` / `Right` - Move cursor
### Commands Implemented
- [x] `:set number` / `:set nonumber` - Toggle line numbers
- [x] `:set number!` - Toggle line numbers
- [x] `:set tabstop=N` - Set tab width
- [x] `:register {name}` - Show register contents
- [ ] `:w` - Write file
- [ ] `:q` - Quit
- [ ] `:wq` - Write and quit
- [ ] `:q!` - Force quit
- [ ] `:e {file}` - Edit file
- [ ] `:bn` / `:bp` - Next/previous buffer
- [ ] `:{range}` - Go to line
- [ ] `:%s/old/new/g` - Search and replace
- [ ] `:!{cmd}` - Run shell command
- [ ] `:help` - Show help
---
## Text Objects
### Not Implemented
- [ ] `iw` / `aw` - Inner/around word
- [ ] `iW` / `aW` - Inner/around WORD
- [ ] `is` / `as` - Inner/around sentence
- [ ] `ip` / `ap` - Inner/around paragraph
- [ ] `i"` / `a"` - Inner/around double quotes
- [ ] `i'` / `a'` - Inner/around single quotes
- [ ] `` i` `` / `` a` `` - Inner/around backticks
- [ ] `i(` / `a(` - Inner/around parentheses
- [ ] `i[` / `a[` - Inner/around brackets
- [ ] `i{` / `a{` - Inner/around braces
- [ ] `i<` / `a<` - Inner/around angle brackets
- [ ] `it` / `at` - Inner/around tag
---
## Marks & Jumps
### Not Implemented
- [ ] `m{a-z}` - Set local mark
- [ ] `m{A-Z}` - Set global mark
- [ ] `` `{mark} `` - Jump to mark (exact position)
- [ ] `'{mark}` - Jump to mark (line start)
- [ ] ``` `` ``` - Jump to previous position
- [ ] `''` - Jump to previous line
- [ ] `` `. `` - Jump to last change
- [ ] `ctrl+o` - Jump back in jump list
- [ ] `ctrl+i` - Jump forward in jump list
---
## Plugins / Extensions
### Harpoon (File Navigation)
- [ ] Quick file marks (1-4 files)
- [ ] Add file to list
- [ ] Navigate to marked file
- [ ] Show file list
### Telescope / Fuzzy Finder
- [ ] File picker
- [ ] Buffer picker
- [ ] Grep/search
- [ ] Command palette
### File Explorer
- [ ] Tree view
- [ ] File operations (create, delete, rename)
- [ ] Navigation
### LSP Support
- [ ] Go to definition
- [ ] Find references
- [ ] Hover information
- [ ] Diagnostics
- [ ] Code actions
- [ ] Completion
### Git Integration
- [ ] Git status
- [ ] Git diff
- [ ] Git blame
- [ ] Hunk navigation
### Other
- [ ] Multiple cursors
- [ ] Snippets
- [ ] Auto-pairs (brackets, quotes)
- [ ] Surround (change surrounding chars)
- [ ] Comment toggle
- [ ] Indentation guides
- [ ] Syntax highlighting
- [ ] Statusline customization
- [ ] Themes
---
## Editor Features
### Display
- [x] Line numbers
- [x] Cursor position tracking
- [x] Viewport/scrolling
- [x] ScrollOff setting
- [x] Relative line numbers
- [ ] Cursor line highlight
- [ ] Column highlight
- [ ] Wrap/nowrap
- [ ] Word wrap at window edge
- [ ] Show whitespace characters
- [ ] Color column (ruler)
### Files
- [ ] File reading
- [ ] File writing
- [ ] Auto-save
- [ ] Backup files
- [ ] Swap files
- [ ] File encoding
- [ ] Line endings (LF/CRLF)
### Search & Replace
- [ ] Incremental search
- [ ] Search highlighting
- [ ] Case sensitivity options
- [ ] Regex support
- [ ] Search and replace
### Misc
- [ ] Split windows
- [ ] Tabs
- [ ] Sessions
- [ ] Persistent undo
- [ ] Spell check
---
## Testing Coverage
### Well Tested
- [x] Basic motions (h, j, k, l)
- [x] Word motions (w, e, b)
- [x] Jump motions (G, gg, 0, $, _)
- [x] Scroll actions (ctrl+u, ctrl+d)
- [x] Delete operator (d, dd)
- [x] Yank operator (y, yy)
- [x] Paste actions (p, P)
- [x] Insert mode entry (i, a, I, A, o, O)
- [x] Insert mode editing (enter, backspace, delete, tab, ctrl+w)
- [x] Visual modes (v, V, ctrl+v)
- [x] Visual mode with motions
- [x] Delete actions (x, D)
- [x] Command mode basics
- [x] Register behavior