Gim/FEATURES.md

TextEditor Feature Checklist

Normal Mode Motions

Basic Movement

• h - Move left
• j - Move down
• k - Move up
• l - Move right

Word Movement

• w - Forward to start of word
• e - Forward to end of word
• 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

• 0 - Move to start of line
• $ - Move to end of line
• _ - Move to first non-whitespace
• ^ - Move to first non-whitespace (alias for _)
• | - Move to column N

File Movement

• G - Move to bottom of file (or line N with count)
• 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

• ctrl+u - Scroll up half page
• 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

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Operators

Implemented

• d - Delete operator
• y - Yank operator
• dd - Delete line (double press)
• 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

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Actions

Insert Mode Entry

• i - Insert before cursor
• a - Insert after cursor
• I - Insert at start of line
• A - Insert at end of line
• o - Open line below
• 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 - Delete character under cursor
• D - Delete to end of line
• X - Delete character before cursor
• J - Join lines
• gJ - Join lines without space

Yank/Paste

• p - Paste after cursor
• P - Paste before cursor
• gp - Paste after and move cursor to end
• gP - Paste before and move cursor to end

Registers

• Unnamed register (")
• Numbered registers (0-9)
• 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
• ctrl+c - Quit (custom)

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Visual Mode

Mode Entry

• v - Character-wise visual mode
• V - Line-wise visual mode
• ctrl+v - Block-wise visual mode
• gv - Reselect last visual selection

Visual Mode Operations

• Motions work in visual mode
• d / x - Delete selection
• 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)

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Insert Mode

Text Input

• Character insertion
• Enter - Insert newline
• Tab - Insert tab/spaces
• Backspace - Delete character before cursor
• Delete - Delete character under cursor
• ctrl+w - Delete word before cursor

Movement in Insert Mode

• 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

• Esc - Exit to normal mode
• ctrl+c - Exit to normal mode
• ctrl+[ - Exit to normal mode

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Command Mode

Entry/Exit

• : - Enter command mode
• Esc - Exit command mode
• Enter - Execute command

Editing

• Character input
• Backspace - Delete character
• Delete - Delete character
• ctrl+w - Delete word
• Left / Right - Move cursor

Commands Implemented

• :set number / :set nonumber - Toggle line numbers
• :set number! - Toggle line numbers
• :set tabstop=N - Set tab width
• :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

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Text Objects

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

Not Implemented

• it / at - Inner/around tag

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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

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Buffers

Buffers are in-memory representations of files. A buffer exists for each open file.

Buffer Model

• Buffer struct (id, filename, lines, modified flag, cursor position)
• Buffer list/manager
• Current buffer tracking
• Buffer-local settings (tabstop, filetype, etc.)
• Modified/dirty state tracking
• Read-only buffer support

Buffer Navigation

• :e {file} - Edit file (open in new buffer or switch to existing)
• :bn / :bnext - Next buffer
• :bp / :bprev - Previous buffer
• :b {name} - Switch to buffer by name (partial match)
• :b {number} - Switch to buffer by number
• :bf / :bfirst - First buffer
• :bl / :blast - Last buffer
• :buffers / :ls - List all buffers
• ctrl+^ / ctrl+6 - Switch to alternate (previous) buffer

Buffer Operations

• :bd / :bdelete - Delete buffer (close file)
• :bd! - Force delete buffer (discard changes)
• :bw / :bwipeout - Wipe buffer (remove completely)
• :w - Write current buffer to file
• :w {file} - Write buffer to specific file
• :wa - Write all modified buffers
• :sav {file} - Save as (write to new file, switch to it)

Buffer State

• Track cursor position per buffer
• Track undo history per buffer
• Track marks per buffer
• Remember scroll position when switching
• Alternate buffer (#) tracking

Buffer Indicators

• % - Current buffer (in buffer list)
• # - Alternate buffer
• a - Active (loaded and visible)
• h - Hidden (loaded but not visible)
• l - Loaded (active and hidden do not exist yet)
• + - Modified
• - - Read-only
• = - Readonly (cannot be modified) (?)

Hidden Buffers

• :set hidden - Allow switching with unsaved changes
• Prompt to save when closing modified buffer
• :q behavior with modified buffers

Argument List (Advanced)

• :args - Show argument list
• :next / :prev - Navigate argument list
• :argadd / :argdelete - Modify argument list

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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

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Editor Features

Display

• Line numbers
• Cursor position tracking
• Viewport/scrolling (Y)
• Viewport/scrolling (X)
• ScrollOff setting
• 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

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