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emacs-functions

This package aims to provide basic emacs functions to Visual Studio Code with (almost) same feature.

status

Based on The Emacs Editor manual. https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/

status meaning

built-in: vscode already has same(or nearly) function
this: This emacs-functions extension provide function.
overwrite: This emacs-function extension overwrite built-in extension with extension.emacs namespace.
blank: not yet researched. PR is always welcome!

6 Exiting Emacs

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Exiting.html#Exiting

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-x C-c	save-buffers-kill-terminal	workbench.action.closeAllEditors	built-in
C-z	suspend-emacs

7.2 Changing the Location of Point

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Moving-Point.html#Moving-Point

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-f	forward-char	extension.emacs.cursorRight	overwrite
RIGHT	right-char	extension.emacs.cursorRight	overwrite
C-b	backward-char	extension.emacs.cursorLeft	overwrite
LEFT	left-char	extension.emacs.cursorLeft	overwrite
C-n/DOWN	next-line	extension.emacs.cursorUp	overwrite
C-p/UP	previous-line	extension.emacs.cursorDown	overwrite
C-a/Home	move-beginning-of-line	extension.emacs.cursorHome	overwrite
C-e/End	move-end-of-line	extension.emacs.cursorEnd	overwrite
M-f	forward-word	extension.emacs.cursorWordRight	overwrite
C-RIGHT/M-RIGHT	right-word	extension.emacs.cursorWordRight	overwrite
M-b	backward-word	extension.emacs.cursorWordLeft	overwrite
C-LEFT/M-LEFT	left-word	extension.emacs.cursorWordLeft	overwrite
M-r	move-to-window-line-top-bottom
M-<	beginning-of-buffer	extension.emacs.cursorTop	overwrite
M->	end-of-buffer	extension.emacs.cursorDown	overwrite
C-v/PageDown/next	scroll-up-command	extension.emacs.cursorPageUp	overwrite
M-v/PageUp/prior	scroll-down-command	extension.emacs.cursorPageDown	overwrite

7.3 Erasing Text

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Erasing.html#Erasing

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
DEL/BACKSPACE	delete-backward-char	deleteLeft	built-in
Delete	delete-forward-char	deleteRight	built-in
C-d	delete-char	deleteRight	built-in
C-k	kill-line	extension.emacs.kill-line	this
M-d	kill-word
M-DEL	backward-kill-word

7.4 Undoing Changes

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Basic-Undo.html#Basic-Undo

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-/	undo	undo	built-in
C-x u	The same	The same	built-in
C-_	The same	The same	built-in

7.5 Files

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Basic-Files.html#Basic-Files

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-x C-s	save-buffer	workbench.action.files.save	built-in
C-x C-w	save-as	workbench.action.files.saveAs	build-in

11.1 Setting the Mark

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Setting-Mark.html#Setting-Mark

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-SPC	set-mark-command	extension.emacs.set-mark-command	this
C-@	The same	The same	this
C-x C-x	exchange-point-and-mark
mouse-3	mouse-save-then-kill
C-g		extension.emacs.cancelSelection	this

note: C-g cancel not only TextFocus but also other window.

12.2 Yanking

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Yanking.html

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-y	yank	extension.emacs.yank	this
M-y	yank-pop
C-M-w	append-next-kill
C-w	kill-region	extension.emacs.kill-region	this
M-w	kill-ring-save	extension.emacs.kill-ring-save	this

14.2 Recentering

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Recentering.html

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-l	recenter-top-bottom	extension.emacs.recenter	this

Thank you https://github.com/finalclass/vscode-keyboard-scroll

15.1 Incremental Search

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Incremental-Search.html#Incremental-Search

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-s	isearch-forward	actions.find	built-in
C-r	isearch-backward	actions.find	built-in

18.2 Visiting Files

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Visiting.html#Visiting

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-x C-f	find-file	workbench.action.files.openFileFolder	built-in
C-x C-r	find-file-read-only
C-x C-v	find-alternate-file
C-x 4 f	find-file-other-window
C-x 5 f	find-file-other-frame

19.2 Listing Existing Buffers

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/List-Buffer

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-x C-b	list-buffers	workbench.action.toggleSidebarVisibility
C-x C-q	read-only-mode
C-x k	kill-buffer	workbench.action.closeActiveEditor

20.2 Spilitting Windows

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Split-Window.html#Split-Window

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-x 0	delete-window	workbench.action.closeActiveEditor	built-in
C-x 1	delete-other-windows	workbench.action.closeOtherEditors	built-in
C-x 2	split-window-below	workbench.action.splitEditor	built-in
C-x 3	split-window-right

24.1 Indentation Commands

https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Indentation-Commands.html

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-M-o	split-line
M-m	back-to-indentation	extension.emacs.back-to-indentation
M-i	tab-to-tab-stop
M-^	delete-indentation
C-M-\	indent-region	editor.action.indentLines	built-in

misc

Emacs default key	emacs funcname	vs code func name	status
C-j	new-line	editor.action.insertLineAfter	built-in
C-d	editor.action.insertLineAfter	deleteLeft	built-in

Release Notes

under development.

License

MIT

Thanks

marking point: ericmccarthy7 VS Code Mark/Point
yanking: https://github.com/hiro-sun/vscode-emacs
keyboard-scroll https://github.com/finalclass/vscode-keyboard-scroll