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Update book to include typable command remapping (#1240)

* Update book to include typable command remapping * Add additional example

commita1e64815cbffe1a35d0692c61cd59cd777a77d67 authorOskar Nehlin <oskar.d.nehlin@gmail.com> dateWed 8 Dec 2021, 16:26 (5 years ago) parent29c053e
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book/src/remapping.md+4−1
book/src/remapping.md+4−1
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ this:
1111```toml
1212# At most one section each of 'keys.normal', 'keys.insert' and 'keys.select'
1313[keys.normal]
14+C-s = ":w" # Maps the Control-s to the typable command :w which is an alias for :write (save file)
15+C-o = ":open ~/.config/helix/config.toml" # Maps the Control-o to opening of the helix config file
1416a = "move_char_left" # Maps the 'a' key to the move_char_left command
1517w = "move_line_up" # Maps the 'w' key move_line_up
1618"C-S-esc" = "extend_line" # Maps Control-Shift-Escape to extend_line
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ g = { a = "code_action" } # Maps `ga` to show possible code actions
2123"A-x" = "normal_mode" # Maps Alt-X to enter normal mode
2224j = { k = "normal_mode" } # Maps `jk` to exit insert mode
2325```
26+> NOTE: Typable commands can also be remapped, remember to keep the `:` prefix to indicate it's a typable command.
2427
2528Control, Shift and Alt modifiers are encoded respectively with the prefixes
2629`C-`, `S-` and `A-`. Special keys are encoded as follows:
@@ -53,4 +56,4 @@ Control, Shift and Alt modifiers are encoded respectively with the prefixes
5356Keys can be disabled by binding them to the `no_op` command.
5457
5558Commands can be found at [Keymap](https://docs.helix-editor.com/keymap.html) Commands.
56−> Commands can also be found in the source code at [`helix-term/src/commands.rs`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/master/helix-term/src/commands.rs) at the invocation of `commands!` macro.
59+> Commands can also be found in the source code at [`helix-term/src/commands.rs`](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/blob/master/helix-term/src/commands.rs) at the invocation of `static_commands!` macro and the `TypableCommandList`.