Method to switch between vi and emacs keybinds in session

[erikcw]

It would be useful to be able to switch between vi and emacs keybindings without having to restart the session.

[jonathanslenders]

Thanks for the feature request, @erikcw! This was actually already on my todo list.

The idea I'm working on consists of several parts:

• have custom key bindings (decoupling the key definitions from their implementations)
• have a way to change the configuration and key bindings at run-time. (Using a sub-command line, or other key bindings, in case the changes were bound to a key.) I will probably go the same way as Tmux for configuration and the sub command line.

This would result in a lot more flexibility:

• change from Vi to Emacs mode without restarting
• define custom shortcuts, maybe even macros
• change more configuration settings on the fly: color scheme, layout, etc.
• load configuration from configuration file.

Obviously this will take some more time, but we will get there eventually. :)

[jonathanslenders]

Hi @erikcw This has been implemented recently. You can find it on the master branch. (It's not yet on Pypi, but following release should include it.) Have a good day!