Vim mode / open current file in external editor

[idealemu]

Hi,

How hard would it be to implement a "vim mode" for basic movements in the editor ? I know quite a few open source projects have this feature, or a plugin that enables it, we could look at for inspiration. Since the idea is mainly relevant for editing, IMHO, perhaps this could also be achieved by 'just' having a feature to open the current file in an external editor ?

I already do this by going into the filesystem and opening the corresponding file if I have specific changes I know are easier to make with vim, but since the files are named for the database it is a slightly cumbersome workflow at the moment.

[vkbo]

Well, you're not supposed to edit files externally as it causes issues with the index and internal meta data. If you do so, it's at your own risk, and it's not something the editor is going to support.

As for vim mode, I guess it could be done. Not sure how it would interfere with other functionality and native Qt features. For the time being, I'm focusing my efforts on editor features, for which the backlog is still pretty big.