On: Observable’s Not JavaScript

[mbostock]

We did just launch a big improvement to keyboard controls this week that mirrors vim’s “Normal Mode”:

https://observablehq.com/@observablehq/cell-shortcuts

[coldsnap427 → mbostock]

I saw that. What I'm talking about is editing code with Vim-like keys INSIDE the cells. An implementation of the Ace Editor[1] or something similar would be amazing.

[1] https://ace.c9.io/

[mbostock → coldsnap427]

Got it. We use CodeMirror and are considering the vim bindings, but it’d probably be something we launch at the same time as user-configurable key bindings.

https://codemirror.net/demo/vim.html

[coldsnap427 → mbostock]

I'm happy to hear there is some consideration. I'll be the first, as a user, to say YES to this implementation. That'll encourage me to use Observable more.