I just started using Visual Studio Code and think it's really great. Also installed the vim extension, but I'm struggling with mapping esc to a another key.
Normally I have this:
:imap jj <Esc>
And I can see that VS Code has a keybindings.json file. I tried this:
[{
"key": "jj",
"command": "vim.Esc",
"when": "editorTextFocus"
}]
Also there is a settings.json file, so I tried:
{
"vim.keyboardLayout": "en-US (QWERTY)",
"vim.insertModeKeyBindings": {
"j": "vim.Esc"
}
}
Also did not work. So does anyone know how to use the a vim extension with VS Code where I can map jj
to Esc
or something else to Esc
perhaps?
Add the following to settings.json (open the Command Pallete and search for "User Settings"):
"vim.insertModeKeyBindings": [
{
"before": ["j", "j"],
"after": ["<esc>"]
}
]
That should do it.