Make Word Like Vim
I really like Vim and its keyboard commands, but I need the formatting of Word 2011 (mainly because TextEdit only uses 1.25 in. margins, and I need 1 in.). How can I make Word's text-entry as Vim-like as possible?
macos microsoft-word vim
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I really like Vim and its keyboard commands, but I need the formatting of Word 2011 (mainly because TextEdit only uses 1.25 in. margins, and I need 1 in.). How can I make Word's text-entry as Vim-like as possible?
macos microsoft-word vim
edited Dec 30 '18 at 0:22
fixer1234
18.7k144882
asked Dec 14 '11 at 2:08
bb010gbb010g
456316
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Wow. Just wow. +1 for this poor, lost Linux soul. I hope he finds his way back home.
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:48
(ok ok, I kid you maybe a little ;) )
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:49
@bb010g: so all you want to fix is how the text from within vim is printed?
– akira
Dec 14 '11 at 9:16
1
try this viemu.com
– user109508
Dec 14 '11 at 9:31
4
Have you considered using LaTeX instead of Word?
– Christian Mann
Dec 15 '11 at 5:17
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show 4 more comments
I really like Vim and its keyboard commands, but I need the formatting of Word 2011 (mainly because TextEdit only uses 1.25 in. margins, and I need 1 in.). How can I make Word's text-entry as Vim-like as possible?
macos microsoft-word vim
edited Dec 30 '18 at 0:22
fixer1234
18.7k144882
asked Dec 14 '11 at 2:08
bb010gbb010g
456316
I really like Vim and its keyboard commands, but I need the formatting of Word 2011 (mainly because TextEdit only uses 1.25 in. margins, and I need 1 in.). How can I make Word's text-entry as Vim-like as possible?
macos microsoft-word vim
macos microsoft-word vim
edited Dec 30 '18 at 0:22
fixer1234
18.7k144882
asked Dec 14 '11 at 2:08
bb010gbb010g
456316
edited Dec 30 '18 at 0:22
fixer1234
18.7k144882
asked Dec 14 '11 at 2:08
bb010gbb010g
456316
edited Dec 30 '18 at 0:22
fixer1234
18.7k144882
edited Dec 30 '18 at 0:22
fixer1234
18.7k144882
edited Dec 30 '18 at 0:22
fixer1234
18.7k144882
18.7k144882
asked Dec 14 '11 at 2:08
bb010gbb010g
456316
asked Dec 14 '11 at 2:08
bb010gbb010g
456316
asked Dec 14 '11 at 2:08
bb010gbb010g
456316
456316
8
Wow. Just wow. +1 for this poor, lost Linux soul. I hope he finds his way back home.
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:48
(ok ok, I kid you maybe a little ;) )
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:49
@bb010g: so all you want to fix is how the text from within vim is printed?
– akira
Dec 14 '11 at 9:16
1
try this viemu.com
– user109508
Dec 14 '11 at 9:31
4
Have you considered using LaTeX instead of Word?
– Christian Mann
Dec 15 '11 at 5:17
|
show 4 more comments
8
Wow. Just wow. +1 for this poor, lost Linux soul. I hope he finds his way back home.
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:48
(ok ok, I kid you maybe a little ;) )
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:49
@bb010g: so all you want to fix is how the text from within vim is printed?
– akira
Dec 14 '11 at 9:16
1
try this viemu.com
– user109508
Dec 14 '11 at 9:31
4
Have you considered using LaTeX instead of Word?
– Christian Mann
Dec 15 '11 at 5:17
8
8
Wow. Just wow. +1 for this poor, lost Linux soul. I hope he finds his way back home.
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:48
Wow. Just wow. +1 for this poor, lost Linux soul. I hope he finds his way back home.
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:48
(ok ok, I kid you maybe a little ;) )
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:49
(ok ok, I kid you maybe a little ;) )
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:49
@bb010g: so all you want to fix is how the text from within vim is printed?
– akira
Dec 14 '11 at 9:16
@bb010g: so all you want to fix is how the text from within vim is printed?
– akira
Dec 14 '11 at 9:16
1
1
try this viemu.com
– user109508
Dec 14 '11 at 9:31
try this viemu.com
– user109508
Dec 14 '11 at 9:31
4
4
Have you considered using LaTeX instead of Word?
– Christian Mann
Dec 15 '11 at 5:17
Have you considered using LaTeX instead of Word?
– Christian Mann
Dec 15 '11 at 5:17
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If you really just need the 1" margins, follow @tonyk's advice: write in markdown, use pandoc to convert to ODT or RTF and open in Word or LibreOffice. Sure, LibreOffice is bleh, but it isn't bad if you are just using it to tweak final formatting.
Or just use pandoc's markdown2pdf to convert to PDF, and use a custom latex template with usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry} in the preamble.
If you really want to use Word 2011 but make it feel like vim, you might try Quickcursor. Not sure what happens when things get complex, but should work with simple text.
answered Jan 4 '12 at 4:42
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One option would be to write your documents in Markdown, then use Pandoc to convert it to ODT, which you should be able to open and style in Word 2011.
answered Dec 15 '11 at 6:00
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KeyRemap4MacBook has four different vi "modes" that you can turn on to get some vi bindings in most applications. They each support different bindings (but are all basic compared to a real MacVIM/VIM editor). You can see the different bindings here. I personally use "Ubiquitous VIM Mode" on occasion to get Normal Mode commands like dd, dw, yy, etc.
Also, I haven't personally tried it, but viWord promises the basics using a Word template.
Note that ViEmu (someone listed it in the comments) is not available for the Mac.
answered Apr 10 '13 at 21:00
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The cross references below are also informative:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/586355/vim-for-word-or-something-like-it?answertab=votes#tab-top
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/5s0kxh/word_processor_with_vimlike_shortcuts/
answered Dec 29 '18 at 6:46
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Just links to external content would be more appropriate as a comment. Link-only answers tend to attract downvotes.
– fixer1234
Dec 29 '18 at 6:52
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If you really just need the 1" margins, follow @tonyk's advice: write in markdown, use pandoc to convert to ODT or RTF and open in Word or LibreOffice. Sure, LibreOffice is bleh, but it isn't bad if you are just using it to tweak final formatting.
Or just use pandoc's markdown2pdf to convert to PDF, and use a custom latex template with usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry} in the preamble.
If you really want to use Word 2011 but make it feel like vim, you might try Quickcursor. Not sure what happens when things get complex, but should work with simple text.
answered Jan 4 '12 at 4:42
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If you really just need the 1" margins, follow @tonyk's advice: write in markdown, use pandoc to convert to ODT or RTF and open in Word or LibreOffice. Sure, LibreOffice is bleh, but it isn't bad if you are just using it to tweak final formatting.
Or just use pandoc's markdown2pdf to convert to PDF, and use a custom latex template with usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry} in the preamble.
If you really want to use Word 2011 but make it feel like vim, you might try Quickcursor. Not sure what happens when things get complex, but should work with simple text.
answered Jan 4 '12 at 4:42
dsansondsanson
461
add a comment |
If you really just need the 1" margins, follow @tonyk's advice: write in markdown, use pandoc to convert to ODT or RTF and open in Word or LibreOffice. Sure, LibreOffice is bleh, but it isn't bad if you are just using it to tweak final formatting.
Or just use pandoc's markdown2pdf to convert to PDF, and use a custom latex template with usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry} in the preamble.
If you really want to use Word 2011 but make it feel like vim, you might try Quickcursor. Not sure what happens when things get complex, but should work with simple text.
answered Jan 4 '12 at 4:42
dsansondsanson
461
If you really just need the 1" margins, follow @tonyk's advice: write in markdown, use pandoc to convert to ODT or RTF and open in Word or LibreOffice. Sure, LibreOffice is bleh, but it isn't bad if you are just using it to tweak final formatting.
Or just use pandoc's markdown2pdf to convert to PDF, and use a custom latex template with usepackage[margin=1in]{geometry} in the preamble.
If you really want to use Word 2011 but make it feel like vim, you might try Quickcursor. Not sure what happens when things get complex, but should work with simple text.
answered Jan 4 '12 at 4:42
dsansondsanson
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answered Jan 4 '12 at 4:42
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answered Jan 4 '12 at 4:42
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answered Jan 4 '12 at 4:42
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One option would be to write your documents in Markdown, then use Pandoc to convert it to ODT, which you should be able to open and style in Word 2011.
answered Dec 15 '11 at 6:00
tonyktonyk
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One option would be to write your documents in Markdown, then use Pandoc to convert it to ODT, which you should be able to open and style in Word 2011.
answered Dec 15 '11 at 6:00
tonyktonyk
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One option would be to write your documents in Markdown, then use Pandoc to convert it to ODT, which you should be able to open and style in Word 2011.
answered Dec 15 '11 at 6:00
tonyktonyk
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One option would be to write your documents in Markdown, then use Pandoc to convert it to ODT, which you should be able to open and style in Word 2011.
answered Dec 15 '11 at 6:00
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KeyRemap4MacBook has four different vi "modes" that you can turn on to get some vi bindings in most applications. They each support different bindings (but are all basic compared to a real MacVIM/VIM editor). You can see the different bindings here. I personally use "Ubiquitous VIM Mode" on occasion to get Normal Mode commands like dd, dw, yy, etc.
Also, I haven't personally tried it, but viWord promises the basics using a Word template.
Note that ViEmu (someone listed it in the comments) is not available for the Mac.
answered Apr 10 '13 at 21:00
studgeekstudgeek
1,44511924
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KeyRemap4MacBook has four different vi "modes" that you can turn on to get some vi bindings in most applications. They each support different bindings (but are all basic compared to a real MacVIM/VIM editor). You can see the different bindings here. I personally use "Ubiquitous VIM Mode" on occasion to get Normal Mode commands like dd, dw, yy, etc.
Also, I haven't personally tried it, but viWord promises the basics using a Word template.
Note that ViEmu (someone listed it in the comments) is not available for the Mac.
answered Apr 10 '13 at 21:00
studgeekstudgeek
1,44511924
add a comment |
KeyRemap4MacBook has four different vi "modes" that you can turn on to get some vi bindings in most applications. They each support different bindings (but are all basic compared to a real MacVIM/VIM editor). You can see the different bindings here. I personally use "Ubiquitous VIM Mode" on occasion to get Normal Mode commands like dd, dw, yy, etc.
Also, I haven't personally tried it, but viWord promises the basics using a Word template.
Note that ViEmu (someone listed it in the comments) is not available for the Mac.
answered Apr 10 '13 at 21:00
studgeekstudgeek
1,44511924
KeyRemap4MacBook has four different vi "modes" that you can turn on to get some vi bindings in most applications. They each support different bindings (but are all basic compared to a real MacVIM/VIM editor). You can see the different bindings here. I personally use "Ubiquitous VIM Mode" on occasion to get Normal Mode commands like dd, dw, yy, etc.
Also, I haven't personally tried it, but viWord promises the basics using a Word template.
Note that ViEmu (someone listed it in the comments) is not available for the Mac.
answered Apr 10 '13 at 21:00
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1,44511924
answered Apr 10 '13 at 21:00
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The cross references below are also informative:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/586355/vim-for-word-or-something-like-it?answertab=votes#tab-top
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/5s0kxh/word_processor_with_vimlike_shortcuts/
answered Dec 29 '18 at 6:46
tigrtigr
7112
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Just links to external content would be more appropriate as a comment. Link-only answers tend to attract downvotes.
– fixer1234
Dec 29 '18 at 6:52
add a comment |
The cross references below are also informative:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/586355/vim-for-word-or-something-like-it?answertab=votes#tab-top
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/5s0kxh/word_processor_with_vimlike_shortcuts/
answered Dec 29 '18 at 6:46
tigrtigr
7112
1
Just links to external content would be more appropriate as a comment. Link-only answers tend to attract downvotes.
– fixer1234
Dec 29 '18 at 6:52
add a comment |
The cross references below are also informative:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/586355/vim-for-word-or-something-like-it?answertab=votes#tab-top
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/5s0kxh/word_processor_with_vimlike_shortcuts/
answered Dec 29 '18 at 6:46
tigrtigr
7112
The cross references below are also informative:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/586355/vim-for-word-or-something-like-it?answertab=votes#tab-top
and
https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/5s0kxh/word_processor_with_vimlike_shortcuts/
answered Dec 29 '18 at 6:46
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answered Dec 29 '18 at 6:46
tigrtigr
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answered Dec 29 '18 at 6:46
tigrtigr
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answered Dec 29 '18 at 6:46
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Just links to external content would be more appropriate as a comment. Link-only answers tend to attract downvotes.
– fixer1234
Dec 29 '18 at 6:52
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Just links to external content would be more appropriate as a comment. Link-only answers tend to attract downvotes.
– fixer1234
Dec 29 '18 at 6:52
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1
Just links to external content would be more appropriate as a comment. Link-only answers tend to attract downvotes.
– fixer1234
Dec 29 '18 at 6:52
Just links to external content would be more appropriate as a comment. Link-only answers tend to attract downvotes.
– fixer1234
Dec 29 '18 at 6:52
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Wow. Just wow. +1 for this poor, lost Linux soul. I hope he finds his way back home.
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:48
(ok ok, I kid you maybe a little ;) )
– Joshua
Dec 14 '11 at 2:49
@bb010g: so all you want to fix is how the text from within vim is printed?
– akira
Dec 14 '11 at 9:16
1
try this viemu.com
– user109508
Dec 14 '11 at 9:31
4
Have you considered using LaTeX instead of Word?
– Christian Mann
Dec 15 '11 at 5:17