Projects

Vim

Vim is an advanced text editor that seeks to provide the power of the de-facto Unix editor 'Vi', with a more complete feature set. It's useful whether you're already using vi or using a different editor.

Vimperator

Vimperator is a free browser add-on for Firefox, which makes it look and behave like the Vim text editor. It has similar key bindings, and you could call it a modal web browser, as key bindings differ according to which mode you are in. Features vim-like key bindings, ex mode commands, hit-a-hint ... [More] navigation, advanced completion of history and bookmark URLs, vim-like status bar with wget style progress bar, minimal GUI, count supported on many commands and a comprehensive help file. [Less]

macvim

MacVim is a port of the text editor Vim to Mac OS X. MacVim supports multiple windows with tabbed editing and a host of other features such as: bindings to standard OS X keyboard shortcuts (⌘Z, ⌘V, ⌘A, ⌘G, etc.), transparent backgrounds, full-screen mode, multibyte editing with OS X ... [More] input methods and automatic font substitution, ODB editor support, and more. Most importantly, MacVim brings you the full power of Vim 7.2 to Mac OS X. Note: MacVim is in no way connected with http://macvim.org. That site is no longer being maintained and only provides outdated binaries of the old Carbon port of Vim. Snow LeopardMacVim now builds as 64 bit by default on Snow Leopard (10.6). I simplified the build process as well, so check out the Building wiki page on how to build your own binary. The stable build seems to run fine on Snow Leopard, but please consider using a snapshot instead as they are built specifically for Snow Leopard (the snapshot also runs on Leopard). DownloadThere are two official binaries of MacVim to choose from: Stable: The latest stable release is MacVim 7.2 stable 1.2 which was released on the 21st of August 2008. It is a universal binary which runs on Mac OS X 10.4 and 10.5. Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard") seems to work fine as well but I strongly suggest using the latest snapshot build on Snow Leopard. Snapshot: A new snapshot is released every month or so and contains several features and bug-fixes which have not yet been included in the stable build. The latest version can be downloaded here. If the download fails for some reason then try using the download mirror. You may also build your own version from the source code. Please consider contributing to the MacVim project if you are able. MacVim is distributed free as charityware (type :h license inside MacVim for details). If you find MacVim a useful addition to your life please consider helping needy children in Uganda. Getting startedThe book A Byte of Vim is freely available online and is suitable for newcomers as well as more experienced users of Vim. Another freely available online book is Vim Recipies which serves as a cookbook where you can look up different ways to perform a specific task. There are also several Vim tutorials available online, such as this Vim introduction and tutorial. Once familiar with the basics you may benefit from using the following article on Efficient Editing With Vim as a quick reference. Before diving into all that material, you may want to read the article "Why use Vim?" which dispels common misconceptions about Vim and also provides examples which illustrate some of its many features. Vim comes bundled with a tutor which can be quite helpful to go through since it encourages you to experiment as you read. At the moment it requires some trickery to get going, but once there it should be easy to follow. The tutor is a text file which needs to be copied to a folder where it can be modified. To copy the tutor to your home folder, open MacVim and type (make sure you are in normal mode first by hitting Esc): :!cp $VIMRUNTIME/tutor/tutor ~/then hit enter. This will place a file named tutor in your home folder. Now, to start the tutor simply open that file in MacVim, e.g. by pressing ⌘O to show the file open dialog and then browsing to the tutor file. How to get helpThere is a fairly active mailing list called vim_mac where you can post questions about MacVim and request new features. Before posting a question, you should consult the FAQ, search the vim_mac archives, and consult the built-in Vim help by typing :h macvim inside MacVim. Since the binary releases always are a couple of versions behind the source code it is also possible that any problems you encounter may already have been fixed. Check the change log for the latest updates to the source code. Help me!If you find a bug, then please file an Issue report but first make sure that it has not already been reported by searching for old Issues. Unless you are absolutely sure that you have really found a bug you should probably post a question on the vim_mac mailing list first. (Note that there are several people answering questions on the mailing list whereas there is only one of me responding to Issue reports.) [Less]

Conkeror

Conkeror is a Gecko (Mozilla Rendering Engine) based web browser designed to be completely keyboard driven, no compromises. It also strives to behave as much like Emacs as possible with a taste of Lynx. This means all the keybindings and to-die-for features of Emacs that can be imitated by a JavaScript/XUL web browser Just Work.

Pida

PIDA is an IDE (integrated development environment). PIDA is different from other IDEs in that it will use the tools you already have available rather than attempting to reinvent each one. PIDA is written in Python with the PyGTK toolkit, and although is designed to be used to program in any language, PIDA has fancy Python IDE features.

Pentadactyl

Pentadactyl is a free browser add-on for Firefox, designed to make browsing more efficient and especially more keyboard accessible. Largely inspired by the Vim text editor, the appearance and finger feel of Pentadactyl should be familiar to Vim users. Additional web-specific features, such as our ... [More] ‘Hint’ mode, command interface, and key bindings to automatically follow back and forward links, make it easy to navigate without touching the mouse and give Pentadactyl a habit forming nature of its own. But Pentadactyl is more than just a simple command interface to Firefox—it is completely customizable and scriptable to the core. Not only can you easily define new commands and key mappings, but Pentadactyl also makes it easy to write scripts as powerful as any Firefox extension, but orders of magnitude simpler. Combine this with powerful JavaScript completion and evaluation from the command line, and you have a complete extension and web development platform that can be customized in every particular. [Less]

vim-taglist

A source code browser plugin for the Vim text editor. Uses exuberant ctags to parse source code files. Supports many programming languages and easily extendable. Can be used in both GUI and terminal versions of Vim.

VIP - VIM Integration for PHP

A VIM plugin to support PHP developers and especially the generation of API documenation following the phpDoc standard.

Vim/Ruby Configuration Files

Contains the official Vim configuration files for the compilation, indenting, and syntax highlighting of Ruby files. If you use Vim to edit Ruby code, you want these files, and you want them up to date.

rails.vim

rails.vim is the one true Vim plugin for syntax highlighing, easy navigation, and script invocation for all your Ruby on Rails applications, transparently and unobtrusively.