chaojie-fu/viatc-english

Vim mode at Total Commander. More keyboard shortcuts for the file manager.

ViATc

ViATc - Vim mode at Total Commander
2021/01/29 version 0.5.5en beta 31

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This software works on Windows as an addition to "Total Commander" 💾 - the greatest file manager 💯 (keyboard friendly, two panels, advanced search, comparator, multi-rename, FTP, plugins) get it from www.ghisler.com
ViATc tries to resemble the work-flow of Vim and web browser plugins like Vimium or better yet SurfingKeys.

What ViATc does to Total Commander (called later TC):

• it's only a separate addition, easily disabled, it doesn't modify TC
• adds more shortcuts, you can add and reconfigure them
• adds more functionality - supports all that AutoHotkey does, not just TC

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Download

To get the most recent script (without exe), download https://github.com/magicstep/ViATc-English/archive/master.zip

The below zip file contains an exe file, very likely it is older than the above script. I promise that the exe file is clean, however compiled AHK scripts trigger antiviruses so you might have to add an exception. The script choice is recommended anyway.
ViATc-0.5.5en_beta30_executable.zip

Yet older versions at https://magicstep.github.io/viatc/old.html

Installation

• After downloading ViATc, extract, put it in any location and use it.
• You can run the script if you have Autohotkey installed. Download and install Autohotkey, it is powerful for many purposes. https://autohotkey.com
• Run ViATc and look for a new icon in the tray, right-click on it and choose Help or Settings to get accustomed to the shortcuts.

Settings

You can add and remove shortcuts via the ViATc Settings window. After changes you must click Save or OK (OK will save and reload ViATc).
You can also add and remove shortcuts directly in the ini file. Reload ViATc manually after any changes made directly in the ini file to take effect.
In the ini file all lines that begin with a semicolon ; are ignored. It's a standard comment in ini files.
CapsLock is mapped as Escape. To bypass this use Ctrl+CapsLock

Usage

A subset of best commands:

j = Down
k = Up
f = Page Down
b = Page Up
t = open tab, same as Ctrl+t
x = close tab, same as Ctrl+w
d = directory hotlist, same as Ctrl+d
o = open drive drop-box, same as Alt+F1 or Alt+F2
u = go up in directory, same as Backspace
i = Enter
cc = Delete
ma = mark a
'a = go to mark a
:h = help
:s = settings
:r = reload
sm = show mappings from ini file
an = show menu to create a new file from template
zw = toggle one wide panel
gg = go top
G = go bottom
r = rename with a fancy vim emulator,
shift+r = simple rename, same as Shift+F6
Ctrl+[ = Esc
Capslock = Esc

Author

• Author of the original Chinese version is linxinhong https://github.com/linxinhong
• Translator and maintainer of the English version is magicstep https://github.com/magicstep You can contact me with the same nickname @gmail.com
• Project's easy website https://magicstep.github.io/viatc
• Full project at https://github.com/magicstep/ViATc-English