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Frequently Asked Questions
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KAKOUNE(1)
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How to pronounce the name of the project and what does it mean ?
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The name of the project is pronounced "Kak-oon", and is a word taken from
a New Caledonia dialect based on french. It means a hard blow, usually a
punch, but generally refers to a blow in which all of one's strength went
into doing.
The name of the project is pronounced "Kak-oon", and is a word taken from a
New Caledonian dialect based on french. It means a hard blow, usually a punch,
but generally refers to a blow into which which all of one's strength went.
Is there going to be a Windows port of Kakoune ?
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Can you get rid of the `boost` dependency and just use std::regex ?
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The `boost-regex` library provides use with several features that are
heavily relied upon across several core scripts, and a few of them are
not available in the standard `std::regex` implementations. Therefore,
until the standard catches up with `boost` in terms of features,
the latter will remain a hard -mandatory- dependency.
The `boost-regex` library provides use with several features that are heavily
relied upon across several core scripts, and a few of them are not available
in the standard `std::regex` implementations. Therefore, until the standard
catches up with `boost` in terms of features, the latter will remain a hard
-mandatory- dependency.
Kakoune is very slow on big files, what can I do about it ?
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The default build mode (set in the `Makefile` of the `src` directory
of the project) is "debug", which makes it convenient to track issues
but also affects performance. To disable the debug mode, recompile the
project by setting the `debug` variable in `src/Makefile` to `no`.
The default build mode (set in the `Makefile` of the `src` directory of the
project) is "debug", which makes it convenient to track issues but also
affects performance. To disable the debug mode, recompile the project by
setting the `debug` variable in `src/Makefile` to `no`.
Note that if your distribution provides a "kakoune" package, the program should
already be built in non-debug mode (if you still experience slowness, please
report the issue on the bug tracker).
Can I use Kakoune as a pager ?
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How do I automatically indent code, as Vim does with `=` ?
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As `Kakoune` doesn't parse the contents of the buffers, there is no
builtin equivalent for this Vim feature. Use a formatter/prettifier
dedicated to the language you're using with the help of the `|` key.
As `Kakoune` doesn't parse the contents of the buffers, there is no builtin
equivalent for this Vim feature. Use a formatter/prettifier dedicated to
the language you're using with the help of the `|` key.
Example: `%|indent<ret>` to indent an entire buffer with C code.
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Can Kakoune automatically complete the parameters of my functions ?
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As mentioned in the above question about Vim's `=` key, Kakoune
does not parse the contents of a buffer by itself, which makes it
impossible for the editor to propose candidates upon completion.
As mentioned in the above question about Vim's `=` key, Kakoune does not
parse the contents of a buffer by itself, which makes it impossible for
the editor to propose candidates upon completion.
However, support for such a feature can be achieved through the
use of a dedicated tool, as is the case with `clang` and C code:
you can use the `clang-enable-autocomplete` and `clang-complete`
builtin commands whenever editing a C/C++ file, and completion will
work on function parameters.
However, support for such a feature can be achieved through the use of a
dedicated tool, as is the case with `clang` and C code: you can use the
`clang-enable-autocomplete` and `clang-complete` builtin commands whenever
editing a C/C++ file, and completion will work on function parameters.
Note that the same features are available for python buffers, with
the `jedi` script.
Note that the same features are available for python buffers, with the
`jedi` script.
Why aren't widely known command line shortcuts such as <c-w> or <c-u> available in Kakoune ?
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Despite their widespread availability in multiple tools, those
shortcuts do not fit the paradigm that Kakoune implements, which is
based on selections first.
Despite their widespread availability in multiple tools, those shortcuts do
not fit the paradigm that Kakoune implements, which is based on selections
first.
However, you can easily declare key mappings in your configuration
file to be able to use those control-based shortcuts in insert mode
(c.f. the "map" command in the "commands" documentation page).
However, you can easily declare key mappings in your configuration file
to be able to use those control-based shortcuts in insert mode (c.f. the
"map" command in the "commands" documentation page).
How can I explore the filesystem the way Vim's NerdTree does ?
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The builtin file completion engine used when opening a file for editing
(using the `:edit` command and letting the suggestions popup in the
menu beneath) is much more convenient than Vim's, which should fill
basic needs.
(using the `:edit` command and letting the suggestions popup in the menu
beneath) is much more convenient than Vim's, which should suit basic needs.
However, if you need an actual explorer to interact with the editor,
you can create a Kakoune script that will spawn the tool in question,
which should in return send an "edit" command followed by the path
of the file you selected to the current Kakoune session (e.g. `echo
eval -client $kak_client edit /path/to/file | kak -p $kak_session`).
which should in return send an "edit" command followed by the path of the
file you selected to the current Kakoune session (e.g. `echo "eval -client
$kak_client edit /path/to/file" | kak -p $kak_session`).
Why aren't there other scopes except for `%sh{}` e.g. python ?
Why aren't there other scopes similar to `%sh{}` e.g. python ?
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Supporting custom scopes would add hard dependencies to the project,
which is too much of an drawback when balanced against the low cost of
using an interpreter in a regular shell scope (e.g. `%sh{ python -c
"..." }`), which has a negligible impact on performance.
Supporting custom scopes would add hard dependencies to the project, which
is too much of an drawback when balanced against the low cost of using
an interpreter in a regular shell scope (e.g. `%sh{ python -c "..." }`).
The shell scope allows users to spawn any interpreter they want, for a minimal
cost in terms of performance, it is therefore the reason why it's the only
one available by default.
Can I disable auto-indentation completely ?
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All the indentation hooks are conventionally named `<lang>-indent`, which
allows us to use the `disabled_hooks` variable to disable indentation globally
with the following command: `set global disabled_hooks '.+-indent'`
allows us to use the `disabled_hooks` variable to disable indentation
globally with the following command: `set global disabled_hooks '.+-indent'`
Can I disable syntax highligting completely ?
Can I disable syntax highlighting completely ?
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Similarly to the indentation hooks, the named format followed by the highligting
hooks is `<lang>-highlight`. You can thus disable syntax highligting using
the following command: `set global disabled_hooks '.+-highlight'`
Similarly to the indentation hooks, the name format followed by the
highlighting hooks is `<lang>-highlight`. You can thus disable syntax
highlighting using the following command: `set global disabled_hooks
'.+-highlight'`