Vim Compose

The compose editor supports vim-style modal editing. Toggle with Escape (insert → normal) and configurable exit sequences (e.g. jk).

Modes

Mode	Description
Insert	Normal typing, like a regular editor
Normal	Navigation and editing commands
Visual	Character-wise selection (`v`)
Visual Line	Line-wise selection (`V`)

Key	Action
`h` `j` `k` `l`	Left, down, up, right
`w`	Next word
`b`	Previous word
`e`	End of word
`0`	Beginning of line
`$`	End of line
`gg`	Top of document
`G`	Bottom of document
`%`	Jump to matching bracket
`f`/`F` + char	Find char forward/backward
`t`/`T` + char	Find char (till) forward/backward
`;` `,`	Repeat last find / reverse

All navigation commands support count prefixes (e.g. 5j moves down 5 lines).

Operators can be combined with text objects: d/c/y + i/a + object.

Key	Object
`iw` / `aw`	Inner/around word
`iW` / `aW`	Inner/around WORD (whitespace-delimited)
`i"` / `a"`	Inner/around double quotes
`i'` / `a'`	Inner/around single quotes
i` / a`	Inner/around backticks
`i(` / `a(`	Inner/around parentheses
`i{` / `a{`	Inner/around curly braces
`i[` / `a[`	Inner/around square brackets
`i<` / `a<`	Inner/around angle brackets

Examples: ciw (change word), di" (delete inside quotes), ya( (yank around parens).

Key	Action
`x`	Delete character under cursor
`X`	Delete character before cursor
`r` + char	Replace character
`~`	Toggle case
`J`	Join lines
`>>`	Indent line
`<<`	Outdent line
`u`	Undo
`Ctrl+r`	Redo
`.`	Repeat last action

Key	Action
`v`	Toggle character-wise visual
`V`	Toggle line-wise visual
`d` / `c` / `y`	Operate on selection
`i`/`a` + object	Select text object

Key	Action
`p`	Paste after cursor (line-aware)
`P`	Paste before cursor (line-aware)

Yank and delete operations copy to the system clipboard.

Exit sequences for insert → normal mode are configured in keymaps.pkl:

keymaps {
  new { action = "exit_insert"; key = "jk"; context = "compose_normal"; sequence = true }
}