Hi Terry, * Terry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fabian Braennstroem wrote: >> Hi, >> >> me again ... :-) >> >> * Fabian Braennstroem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Mathias, >>> >>> * Mathias Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Fabian Braennstroem wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Eike, >>>>> >>>>> * Eike Rathke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Fabian, >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, 2006-11-21 11:22:58 +0100, Fabian Braennstroem wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I saw that it was discussed a couple times before, but >>>>>>> I was wondering, if there are any plans to achive vim-like >>>>>>> keybindings in openoffice/writer? >>>>>>> >>>>>> That probably wouldn't be achievable as Writer has no command mode. Key >>>>>> input without modifiers like Alt or Ctrl is taken as text input. >>>>>> >>>>> Would it be so hard to implement such a command mode. I >>>>> would imagine that a lot of the openoffice developers are >>>>> using vim for their dayly programing and wish to use it when >>>>> using the writer!? >>>>> >>>> I assume that it is doable (though I didn't think it through completely). >>>> >>>> OTOH it is a feature only interesting for a minority of users so it's >>>> definitely something that will only happen if a volunteer developer will >>>> do it. Of course I can give some tips how it can be done. >>>> >>> Thanks, I would like to get some tips about how this can be >>> done :-) I assume it has to go deep into the code, and it >>> wouldn't work using python!? >>> >> >> I was just thinking of a simple way using python .... would >> it be possible to create a small (bigger) script/macro, >> which runs as soon as I open a file. >> Like in vim I am in navigation mode and a small popup window >> in some corner tells me that. Due the active popup window I >> am not able to write to the text file, but can use the keys >> for navigation... >> >> >> >>> The whole ooffice-vim should have the three modi >>> editing,insert and visual with some basic movements: >>> >>> <snip> >>> >> >> ... >> and those navigation keys should be some shortcuts for the >> wanted movement; i.e. 'j' corresponds to <left> ... >> >> Sounds not to bad, doesn't? >> ... but I have no clue about how I could do it using python >> in openoffice :-( >> Maybe somebody has a small advice? >> >> >> Greetings! >> Fabian > > Since you ask for "small" advice, you can probably achieve what you want > by using event listeners. You would need a great many of them, however, > and I know nothing of the impact on performance.
Thanks! > I sincerely hope that vim keybindings NEVER make it into OpenOffice. Sounds strange, what problem do you got with the vim keybindings? You don't have to use them ... Greetings! Fabian --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
