I am working with IntelliJ and IdeaVim. I often end up in a case, where I need to change a JSON file from
{
"key": "value",
"keytwo": "value"
}
to
{
key: "value",
keytwo: "value"
}
Working with IntelliJ, I could easily use the multi-cursor function for deleting the quotes in the first row, by Ctrl + right jumping a word to the right and Del for deletion of the second quote.
I seem to struggle with this one in Vim. The first row isn't a problem. Use Ctrl + V marking block and X. But the remaining quotes are not in the same row. If I do f", the complete block is selected.
How do I do this, without using repeating actions and without using macros? Or is IntelliJ nowadays superior to Vim (I doubt it)?
Visually select the two lines you want to change using, e.g., Vj and then :substitute using
:'<,'>s/"\(\w*\)"/\1/
It removes the quotes around the first word in the line.
To address the comparison with IntelliJ: Vim is an editor, not an IDE. So that's apples and oranges.
Vim offers robust support for line-wise operations (like the one above).
What it supports only through plugins is gimmicks functionality like multi-cursor editing. If things like that rock your boat, go ahead and install that plugin.
If you want to have full IDE functionality, use an IDE.