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Re:Helix Editor Release 25.07 Highlights by mi_lk on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @05:18PM (#44575927)
Omg. Vim keybindings is the single blocker for me to try helix.

It means that it's possible to add vim support for Helix but they don't want to?

Re:Helix Editor Release 25.07 Highlights by justusthane on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @05:24PM (#44575968)
Sure, why wouldn’t it be? Plenty of programs have Vim keybindings. The challenge is matching the behavior perfectly 1-1.
Re:Helix Editor Release 25.07 Highlights by phatskat on Tuesday July 15, 2025 @09:03PM (#44577655)
This is where vim keybinds fall short every time. I do appreciate the effort, and have zero expectations about a one to one match, but the moment I do something out of habit and an editor doesn’t do what I expect, in “vim mode”, it breaks the illusion.
Re:Helix Editor Release 25.07 Highlights by qn9n on Wednesday July 16, 2025 @07:21AM (#44580958)
Honestly most implementations are just the basic navigation keys and a couple of edit commands. The basic navigation in Helix is the same as Vim so the ubiquitous feeling continues.