Experiencing Vintage Mode features
In this section, we are going to cover some vi commands, basic interactions, and usage of the Vintage Mode. If you have used vi before, you can skip this section.
Vintage Mode will start in INSERT MODE by default instead of COMMAND MODE; to change this behavior, we'll need to open up user settings again by going to Preferences | Settings–User and then adding the following code:
"vintage_start_in_command_mode": true
Don't worry if you are still confused about Insert Mode and Command Mode by the end of this chapter, you will understand it all.
Vintage editing modes
Vintage has four supported modes that can be switched between:
|
Mode |
Description |
Key |
|---|---|---|
|
Command Mode |
Waits for the user to enter a command |
Esc |
|
Insert Mode |
Text can be inserted in different positions |
i/I/a/A |
|
Visual Mode |
Select/highlight the text using the Movement Commands |
V |
|
Visual Line Mode |
Select/highlight lines of text using the arrow keys |
Shift + V |
Vintage Mode commands
Vintage Mode...
