VI's behaviour for the Y command is in practice a bug For both change and delete commands, cc/ dd will do its action on the current line and C/ D will work from the cursor column to the end of the line. Vim: :print prints the lines of the given range like its grandfather edĬommands like :print are available not only in the VI mode but for users using “regular” Kate, too – I have therefore chosen to let the :print command open the print dialogue – following the principle of least surprise instead of mimicking Vim's behaviour. Kate: :print shows the 'print' dialogue.Besides, the behaviour of the U command in Vim doesn't map well to Kate's internal undo system, so it would be non-trivial to support anyway. By default, the VI mode won't override Kate's shortcuts (this can be configured in Settings → Configure Kate… → Editing → Vi Input Mode), therefore a redo-action needs to be available as a “regular” key press, too. The reason for having U act as redo in Kate's VI mode is that the shortcut ctrl+r by default is taken by Kate's replace function (search and replace). Vim: Ctrl+r is normal redo, U is used to undo all latest changes on one line They are listed below together with the respective reasons. There are only a few features of Kate's VI mode which are incompatible with Vim (not counting things missing). For example, :w will open a save dialogue in Kate's VI mode. The VI mode aims integrate nicely with the programs and deviate from Vim's behaviour where it makes sense.

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Its aim is to make the 'Vim way' of text editing – and the Vim habits learned – available for programs using the Kate text editor as their internal editor. The goal of the VI mode is not to be a complete replacement for Vim and support all Vim's features. (The default shortcut key is Meta+Ctrl+V – where Meta usually is the Windows key). It can also be toggled with the 'VI Input Mode' setting in the 'Edit' menu. Settings → Configure Kate… → Editing → VI Input Mode.

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