VSCode omni-navigation with ctrl-hjkl (window navigation), ctrl-n/p (list navigation), cmd-hjkl (tab navigation)

keybindings.md

[
  // ===================================================
  // window navigation
  {
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateLeft"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateRight"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateUp"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.navigateDown"
  },
  
  // ===================================================
  // navigate tabs
  {
    "key": "cmd+l",
    "command": "-expandLineSelection",
    "when": "textInputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+-",
    "command": "-workbench.action.zoomOut"
  },
  
  // ===================================================
  // equivalent to :sp
  {
    "key": "cmd+-",
    "command": "workbench.action.splitEditorOrthogonal"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k cmd+\\",
    "command": "-workbench.action.splitEditorOrthogonal"
  },
  
  // ===================================================
  // equivalent to :NerdTreeToggle and :treemacs/toggle
  {
    "key": "cmd+o cmd+p",
    "command": "workbench.view.explorer",
    "when": "!sideBarVisible || activeViewlet != 'workbench.view.explorer'"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+o cmd+p",
    "command": "workbench.action.toggleSidebarVisibility",
    "when": "sideBarVisible && activeViewlet == 'workbench.view.explorer'"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+o cmd+o",
    "command": "outline.focus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+;",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.toggleTerminal"
  },
  
  // ===================================================
  // spacemacs and doom emacs user will recognize this
  {
    "key": "space space",
    "command": "workbench.action.quickOpen",
    "when": "editorTextFocus && vim.active && vim.mode != 'Insert'"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+p",
    "command": "-workbench.action.quickOpen"
  },
  
  // ===================================================
  // ctrl n(next) and p(previous) already works, just adding jk as a personal preference
  {
    "key": "ctrl+j",
    "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenSelectNext",
    "when": "inQuickOpen"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.quickOpenSelectPrevious",
    "when": "inQuickOpen"
  },
  
  // ===================================================
  // navigate search results
  {
    "key": "ctrl+n",
    "command": "search.action.focusNextSearchResult",
    "when": "hasSearchResult || inSearchEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+p",
    "command": "search.action.focusPreviousSearchResult",
    "when": "hasSearchResult || inSearchEditor"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+backspace",
    "command": "-deleteLeft",
    "when": "textInputFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+backspace",
    "command": "search.action.clearSearchResults"
  },
  
  // ===================================================
  // terminal related keybindings
  {
    "key": "cmd+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
    "args": { "text": "`," },
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
    "args": { "text": "`." },
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
    "args": { "text": "`." },
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+n",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
    "args": { "text": "`n" },
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+w",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
    "args": { "text": "`x" },
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+r",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
    "args": { "text": "`e" },
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "cmd+k",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.sendSequence",
    "args": { "text": "`K" },
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+l",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.clear",
    "when": "terminalFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+n",
    "command": "workbench.action.nextPanelView",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+p",
    "command": "workbench.action.previousPanelView",
    "when": "panelFocus"
  }
]

settings.json

{
  "editor.suggestSelection": "first",
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Gruvbox Dark Hard",
  "editor.fontSize": 16,
  "editor.fontFamily": "Iosevka",
  "editor.fontLigatures": true,
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "Iosevka Nerd Font",
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 15,
  "terminal.integrated.lineHeight": 1.3,
  "explorer.openEditors.visible": 0,
  "workbench.activityBar.visible": false,
  "workbench.iconTheme": "Monokai Pro Icons",
  "files.exclude": {
    "**/__pycache__": true,
    "**/*.resx": true,
    "**/*.xml": true
  },
  "vim.incsearch": true,
  "vim.useSystemClipboard": true,
  "vim.useCtrlKeys": true,
  "vim.hlsearch": true,
  "vim.enableNeovim": true,
  "vim.neovimPath": "/usr/local/bin/nvim",
  "vim.normalModeKeyBindingsNonRecursive": [
    {
      "before": ["Z", "Z"],
      "commands": [":wq"]
    },
    {
      "before": ["S"],
      "commands": [":w"]
    },
    {
      "before": ["j"],
      "after": ["g", "j"]
    },
    {
      "before": ["J"],
      "after": ["1", "5", "j"]
    },
    {
      "before": ["K"],
      "after": ["1", "5", "k"]
    },
    {
      "before": ["k"],
      "after": ["g", "k"]
    },
    {
      "before": [":"],
      "commands": ["workbench.action.showCommands"]
    }
  ],
  "window.zoomLevel": 0,
  "editor.codeLens": false,
  "extensions.autoUpdate": true,
  "explorer.confirmDelete": false,
  "editor.largeFileOptimizations": false,
  "python.languageServer": "Microsoft",
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "phase",
  "javascript.updateImportsOnFileMove.enabled": "always",
  "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
  "python.insidersChannel": "weekly",
  "workbench.statusBar.visible": true
}

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