v0.2.0: vim bindings, Shift-H/L focus nav, hot-model default #3

jpnadas · 2026-06-09T15:22:34Z

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2026-06-09 15:22:34 +00:00

Release notes in CHANGELOG.md

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feat: vim bindings in the input via CodeMirror 6 782c7182f2

- Replace the plain <textarea> with a CodeMirror 6 EditorView that
  has @replit/codemirror-vim attached. Loaded from esm.sh, so no
  build step — finrod stays no-bundler.
- vim() extension is conditionally omitted on coarse-pointer devices
  (phones, tablets) where modal editing without a hardware Esc key
  is unusable and IME composition fights the keymap.
- Ctrl-/Cmd-Enter shortcut and the typing-debounce that refreshes
  the "Hot:" indicator both migrate to CodeMirror's keymap and
  updateListener APIs respectively.
- Editor styled to match the existing .output pane.

CHANGELOG: note under [Unreleased].

feat: editor font-size match, hot model default, Shift-H/L nav 9564900909

- .cm-editor pinned to font-size 1rem so the input matches the
  output pane (CodeMirror 6 defaults smaller)
- refreshLoaded(isInitial=true) on first load picks the hot model
  as the dropdown default — avoids the 5-15s disk reload on the
  first translation. Subsequent refreshes don't override the user's
  manual selection.
- document-level Shift-H / Shift-L cycle focus across controls
  (source → target → model → editor → button), suppressed when
  focus is inside CodeMirror so vim's viewport H/L still work.

fix: Shift-H/L also exit the editor in vim normal mode 876014a7b7

The previous version only handled Shift-H/L when focus was outside
the editor; inside vim normal mode they were viewport top/bottom
and required Esc+Tab to escape. Now Vim.mapCommand overrides H/L
in normal-mode context to call the same moveFocus(±1) helper, so
the shortcut works uniformly regardless of focus position.

feat: vim p/P paste from system clipboard a058665b5b

Vim's default p/P pastes from its internal unnamed register, which
is useless when the text to translate lives in another app's
clipboard. Override both in normal mode to read navigator.clipboard
.readText() and insert at (after) or before the cursor.

Caveats: requires browser clipboard permission (prompted on first
use), HTTPS or localhost. Both already satisfied — finrod is served
over the wildcard TLS cert.

feat: y/Y system clipboard, modal vim dropdowns b092047ca6

- y/Y/yy and visual y now route through vim's "+" register, which
  copies to the system clipboard via the synchronous document
  .execCommand("copy") path — no permission prompt.
- p/P also remapped to "+ register for symmetry; replaces my custom
  navigator.clipboard.readText() action. Browser may still show a
  permission chip on first paste; granting once makes it silent.
- Source / target / model dropdowns get modal vim-style nav:
  default is native typeahead, Esc → normal mode (accent border),
  j/k move selectedIndex, i and / return to search, blur resets.
  Disabled on coarse-pointer devices.

fix: Firefox clipboard, flip dropdown default to normal mode 73aa54d7bd

- Replace Vim.map("...", "\"+...", ...) with custom Vim.defineAction
  handlers calling navigator.clipboard directly. The library's "+"
  register implementation doesn't reliably write on Firefox.
  Limitation: only yy/Y/visual-y reach system clipboard; bare
  y<motion> still uses vim's internal register.
- Flip dropdown modal: default NORMAL (j/k arrows), `/` or `i`
  enters search. Listener moved to document capture phase so closed
  dropdowns receive keydown on Firefox.

revert: drop clipboard yank/paste and modal dropdowns 2d067226b9

The vim clipboard integration was unreliable across browsers
(library "+" register broken on Firefox; custom navigator.clipboard
actions worked on Chrome but hit chip prompts and Firefox config
edge cases). The modal dropdown layer added more state than it
saved keystrokes. Pulling both back out.

What remains of the vim work:
  - CodeMirror + @replit/codemirror-vim in the input buffer
    (i/Esc, hjkl, word/line motions, yy/p via vim's internal
    register, undo, /, :)
  - Shift-H / Shift-L focus navigation across controls, including
    the H/L override inside the editor so it works from any focus

release: v0.2.0 163f8dda57

jpnadas merged commit d4a033e500 into main

2026-06-09 15:22:41 +00:00

jpnadas referenced this issue from a commit

2026-06-09 15:22:42 +00:00

Merge pull request 'v0.2.0: vim bindings, Shift-H/L focus nav, hot-model default' (#3) from feature/vim-bindings into main

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