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Ergonomic Command Mode for Emacs
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6 sourcesTStsujp·Mar 4, 2023
There's also Boon which I like quite a lot but I opted against using mostly because of all the places I would need to type where I wouldn't have access to Boon unless I ported it (a plan I assure you but one lumped behind 1,000 other projects TODO).
https://github.com/jyp/boon
In The extensible vi layer for EmacsTo build on what others are saying about Emacs, if you start exploring the package ecosystem, you're going to see quite a lot of really interesting packages that are related to improving/experimenting with the UX of editing text. While I'm not endorsing anyone in particular, I think what this list does show is just how easy it is to do pretty much whatever you want in Emacs;
https://karthinks.com/software/avy-can-do-anything/
https://github.com/jyp/boon
https://github.com/clemera/objed
https://github.com/jmorag/kakoune.el
https://github.com/meow-edit/meow/
https://github.com/xahlee/xah-fly-keys
https://github.com/Kungsgeten/ryo-modal
https://github.com/emacsorphanage/god-mode
Emacs 29 also now has treesitter and LSP mode integration built-in, a compilation mode, a comint mode for REPLs, excellent file browsing packages (I use dired/dirvis
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h), and a few other killer features.
Now, if what you truly dislike are "quirky editors", prepare yourself for a world of hurt because vanilla Emacs departs quite a bit from "modern" text editors. I struggled with this for a while, but eventually by buying into the paradigm, I now feel that when emacs tries emulating "modern" IDE features like autocompletion, LSP, and DAP UI, I feel like it's a regression, not a progression. The point here is that you might have an "idea" of what good initial UX and lack of quirks would look like, but Emacs might change the way you think.
In emacs there are a few alternative modal editing modes I've been wanting to try.
https://github.com/Kungsgeten/ryo-modal
https://github.com/jyp/boon
https://github.com/emacsorphanage/god-mode
In Lapce – Fast open-source code editorIf spacemacs or evil seem too inauthentic or complicated, I suggest boon-mode. It's a very simple, modular, minimal modal editing package with verbs and motions.
https://github.com/jyp/boon
In Batteries included with Emacs (2020)There are several within the vast expanse of Emacs extensions:
https://github.com/mrkkrp/modalka
https://github.com/fgeller/fingers.el
https://github.com/jyp/boon
I believe I've seen at least one standalone editor focused on this, too, but I don't recall where.
In Why Should You Learn Vim in 2020Ever tried https://github.com/jyp/boon? Modal editing for emacs, describing itself as ergonomic and respecting emacs conventions. Disclaimer: not using myself, i'm a happy http://kakoune.org/ user.
In Onivim 2: Lightweight, Modal Code Editor