4. Customization

If you have a file called `.vip' in your home directory, then it will also be loaded when VIP is loaded. This file is thus useful for customizing VIP.

4.1 Customizing Constants		How to change values of constants.
4.2 Customizing Key Bindings		How to change key bindings.

4.1 Customizing Constants

vip-shift-width 8

The number of columns shifted by > and < command.

vip-re-replace nil

If t then do regexp replace, if nil then do string replace.

vip-search-wrap-around t

If t, search wraps around the buffer.

vip-re-search nil

If t then search is reg-exp search, if nil then vanilla search.

vip-case-fold-search nil

If t search ignores cases.

vip-re-query-replace nil

If t then do reg-exp replace in query replace.

vip-open-with-indent nil

If t then indent to the previous current line when open a new line by o or O command.

vip-tags-file-name "TAGS"

The name of the file used as the tags table.

vip-help-in-insert-mode nil

If t then C-h is bound to help-command in insert mode, if nil then it sis bound to delete-backward-char.

(setq vip-case-fold-search t)

4.2 Customizing Key Bindings

VIP uses vip-command-mode-map as the local keymap for vi mode. For example, in vi mode, SPC is bound to the function vip-scroll. But, if you wish to make SPC and some other keys behave like Vi, you can include the following lines in your `.vip' file.

(define-key vip-command-mode-map "\C-g" 'vip-info-on-file) (define-key vip-command-mode-map "\C-h" 'vip-backward-char) (define-key vip-command-mode-map "\C-m" 'vip-next-line-at-bol) (define-key vip-command-mode-map " " 'vip-forward-char) (define-key vip-command-mode-map "g" 'vip-keyboard-quit) (define-key vip-command-mode-map "s" 'vip-substitute) (define-key vip-command-mode-map "C" 'vip-change-to-eol) (define-key vip-command-mode-map "R" 'vip-change-to-eol) (define-key vip-command-mode-map "S" 'vip-substitute-line) (define-key vip-command-mode-map "X" 'vip-delete-backward-char)