1 #+TITLE:Emacs Evil Config
3 #+EMAIL: seudut@gmail.com
5 As the =Evil= mode is significant, and has lots of configurations, it's better put them
9 ** Install and basic config
10 https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Evil.
11 =global-evil-leader-mode= should be set before =evil-mode=.
12 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
16 ;; (setq evil-default-state 'emacs)
17 (setq evil-emacs-state-cursor '("red" box))
18 (setq evil-normal-state-cursor '("green" box))
19 (setq evil-motion-state-cursor '("green" box))
20 (setq evil-visual-state-cursor '("orange" box))
21 (setq evil-insert-state-cursor '("red" bar))
22 (setq evil-replace-state-cursor '("red" bar))
23 (setq evil-operator-state-cursor '("red" hollow))
24 ;; others, don't move back cursor when exit insert mode
25 (setq evil-move-cursor-back nil)
27 (use-package evil-leader
31 (evil-leader/set-leader ";")
32 (global-evil-leader-mode))
33 ;; (require 'evil-leader)
36 (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'(lambda ()
37 (modify-syntax-entry ?_ "w")
38 ;; (modify-syntax-entry ?- "w")
41 (with-eval-after-load "evil"
42 ;; remap x to X as `evil-move-cursor-back' is set nil
43 ;; (define-key evil-normal-state-map [remap evil-delete-char] 'evil-delete-backward-char)
44 (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "x") (lambda () (interactive)
45 (let ((org evil-move-cursor-back))
46 (setq evil-move-cursor-back t)
47 (call-interactively 'evil-delete-char)
49 (setq evil-move-cursor-back org)))))
52 ** Initial mode and state config
53 - Use =normal= as the default state but exclude some special modes.
54 - Bind =[escape]= to =normal= mode. This only works on GUI Emacs. If need to work on Terminal, shoudl also bind =(kbd
55 "<ESC>)=, but this will make the combined key =M-= not wor.
56 - Not alias =insert= state to =emacs= state, as it break some vi's feature in insert mode, such as column edit. Instead,
57 here add a advice function to change the sate as emacs when enter insert mode, but this is only limited in some
59 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
60 (defvar my-mode-list-to-use-emacs-as-insert '(emacs-lisp-mode
63 lisp-interaction-mode)
64 "The mode in this list will consider insert state as emacs state by adding `advice-add' below.")
66 (defvar my-modes-use-emacs-init '(emacs-lisp-mode
73 "The mode in this list will use emacs sate as a initial evil state.")
75 (with-eval-after-load "evil"
76 (setq evil-default-state 'normal)
77 ;; (defalias 'evil-inset-mode 'evil-emacs-state)
78 (define-key evil-emacs-state-map [escape] 'evil-normal-state)
79 ;; (define-key evil-emacs-state-map (kbd "<ESC>") 'evil-normal-state)
80 (dolist (mode my-modes-use-emacs-init) (evil-set-initial-state mode 'emacs))
81 (advice-add 'evil-insert-state :after (lambda (&optional arg)
82 (when (memq major-mode my-mode-list-to-use-emacs-as-insert)
83 (evil-emacs-state)))))
87 [[https://github.com/syl20bnr/evil-escape][evil-escape]], escape from anything with customizable key sequence.
88 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
89 (use-package evil-escape
92 (setq-default evil-escape-delay 0.2)
93 (setq-default evil-escape-key-sequence "jj")
94 (setq-default evil-escape-excluded-states '(normal visual motion emacs))
95 (setq-default evil-escape-excluded-major-modes '(emacs-lisp-mode org-mode))
101 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
102 (with-eval-after-load "evil-leader"
104 (evil-leader/set-key "f" 'ido-switch-buffer)
105 (evil-leader/set-key "b" 'ido-switch-buffer)
106 (evil-leader/set-key "w" 'evil-save)
107 (evil-leader/set-key "r" 'ivy-recentf)
108 (evil-leader/set-key "w" 'save-buffer)
109 (evil-leader/set-key "o" 'ido-find-file)
110 (evil-leader/set-key "t" 'projectile-find-file)
112 (evil-leader/set-key "s" 'evil-window-split)
113 (evil-leader/set-key "v" 'evil-window-vsplit)
114 (evil-leader/set-key "q" 'evil-quit)
116 (evil-leader/set-key "g" 'magit-status)
117 (evil-leader/set-key "d" (lambda () (interactive) (dired default-directory)))
118 (evil-leader/set-key "e" 'sd/toggle-project-eshell)
119 (evil-leader/set-key "h" 'help))
124 [[https://github.com/redguardtoo/evil-matchit]]
125 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
126 (use-package evil-matchit
129 (global-evil-matchit-mode 1))
133 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
134 (use-package evil-visualstar
137 (setq evil-visualstar/persistent t)
139 (global-evil-visualstar-mode))
143 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
144 (use-package evil-surround
147 (global-evil-surround-mode 1))
150 ** Basic state bindings
151 There are three kinds key bindings
152 - prefix key is the leader key, defined by evil-leader.
153 - prefix key is the =Ctrl=,
156 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
157 (with-eval-after-load "evil"
159 (define-key map "\C-W s" 'evil-window-split)
160 (define-key map "\C-W v" 'evil-window-vsplit)
161 (define-key map "\C-h" 'evil-window-left)
162 (define-key map "\C-j" 'evil-window-down)
163 (define-key map "\C-k" 'evil-window-up)
164 (define-key map "\C-l" 'evil-window-right)
165 (define-key map (kbd "C->") (lambda () (interactive) (evil-window-increase-width 3)))
166 (define-key map (kbd "C-<") (lambda () (interactive) (evil-window-decrease-width 3)))
167 (define-key map (kbd "C-+") (lambda () (interactive) (evil-window-increase-height 3)))
168 (define-key map (kbd "C--") (lambda () (interactive) (evil-window-decrease-height 3)))
169 (define-key map (kbd "C-=") (lambda () (interactive) (balance-windows))))
170 (list evil-normal-state-map evil-motion-state-map))
172 (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "C-SPC") 'mode-line-other-buffer)
173 (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "C-;") 'previous-multiframe-window)
175 (define-key evil-insert-state-map (kbd "C-p") 'previous-line)
176 (define-key evil-insert-state-map (kbd "C-n") 'next-line)
177 (define-key evil-insert-state-map (kbd "C-h") 'delete-backward-char)
178 (define-key evil-insert-state-map (kbd "C-a") 'move-beginning-of-line)
179 (define-key evil-insert-state-map (kbd "C-e") 'move-end-of-line)
180 (define-key evil-insert-state-map (kbd "C-k") 'kill-line)
182 (define-key evil-motion-state-map (kbd "SPC") 'scroll-up-command)
183 (define-key evil-motion-state-map (kbd "S-SPC") 'scroll-down-command))
187 Let the search highlight persistent, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25768036/emacs-evil-non-incremental-search-and-persistent-highlighting/34252236
188 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
189 (evil-select-search-module 'evil-search-module 'evil-search)
191 (with-eval-after-load "evil"
192 (define-key evil-normal-state-map "\\" nil)
193 (define-key evil-normal-state-map "\\\\" #'evil-ex-nohighlight))
197 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
198 (with-eval-after-load "evil"
199 (with-eval-after-load "evil-leader"
200 (with-eval-after-load "eshell"
201 (evil-define-key 'emacs eshell-mode-map (kbd (concat evil-leader/leader "e")) #'sd/toggle-project-eshell)
202 (evil-define-key 'emacs eshell-mode-map (kbd (concat evil-leader/leader "d")) #'dired)
203 (evil-define-key 'emacs eshell-mode-map (kbd (concat evil-leader/leader "f")) #'ido-switch-buffer)
204 (evil-define-key 'emacs eshell-mode-map (kbd (concat evil-leader/leader "q")) #'evil-quit)
205 (evil-define-key 'emacs eshell-mode-map (kbd "C-;") 'mode-line-other-buffer)
206 ;; (evil-define-key 'emacs eshell-mode-map (kbd ";q") 'evil-quit)
211 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
212 (with-eval-after-load "evil"
213 ;; file and directory explore
214 (define-key dired-mode-map (kbd "C-h") nil)
215 (define-key dired-mode-map (kbd "C-k") nil)
216 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "H") 'dired-omit-mode)
217 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "g") 'dired-goto-file)
218 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "r") 'revert-buffer)
219 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "i") 'dired-maybe-insert-subdir)
220 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "TAB") 'diredp-next-subdir)
221 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "J") 'diredp-next-subdir)
222 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "K") 'diredp-prev-subdir)
223 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "l") 'dired-display-file)
224 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "f") 'dired-narrow)
225 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "j") 'sd/dired-next-line)
226 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "k") 'sd/dired-previous-line)
227 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "h") 'sd/dired-up-directory)
228 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map [C-backspace] 'dired-up-directory)
229 ;; file and folder deletion
230 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "m") 'dired-mark)
231 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "u") 'dired-unmark)
232 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "U") 'dired-unmark-all-marks)
233 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "z") #'sd/dired-get-size)
234 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "d") 'dired-flag-file-deletion)
235 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "x") 'dired-do-flagged-delete)
236 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "D") 'dired-do-delete)
237 ;; File and folder creation
238 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "c") 'sd/dired-new-file)
239 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "+") 'dired-create-directory)
240 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "C") 'dired-do-copy)
241 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "R") 'dired-do-rename)
243 ;; keep some normap mapping
244 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "/") 'evil-ex-search-forward)
245 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "n") 'evil-search-next)
246 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "N") 'evil-search-previous)
247 (evil-define-key 'normal dired-mode-map (kbd "v") 'evil-visual-char))
252 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
253 (with-eval-after-load "evil"
254 (with-eval-after-load "expand-region"
255 (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "SPC") 'er/expand-region)
256 (define-key evil-visual-state-map (kbd "SPC") 'er/expand-region)
257 (define-key evil-visual-state-map (kbd "S-SPC") 'er/contract-region)
258 (define-key evil-normal-state-map (kbd "S-SPC") 'er/contract-region)))
261 ** Org Mode (worf mode) and Lispy mode
262 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
263 (with-eval-after-load "evil"
264 (with-eval-after-load "lispy"
265 (evil-define-key 'normal lispy-mode-map (kbd "[") (lambda ()
267 (call-interactively #'lispy-backward)
269 (evil-define-key 'normal lispy-mode-map (kbd "]") (lambda ()
271 (call-interactively #'lispy-forward)
272 (evil-emacs-state))))
273 (with-eval-after-load "worf"
274 (evil-define-key 'normal worf-mode-map (kbd "[") (lambda ()
276 (call-interactively #'worf-backward)
278 (evil-define-key 'normal worf-mode-map (kbd "]") (lambda ()
280 (call-interactively #'worf-forward)
281 (evil-emacs-state)))))
285 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
286 (dolist (mode '(c-mode-hook lua-mode-hook))
287 (add-hook mode (lambda () (setq indent-tabs-mode nil))))
290 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle yes :results silent
291 (provide 'init-evil-mode)