From 86c74b15fb2bc42aef41ae7651bd97a2afea1c53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Fischer <martin@push-f.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:53:34 +0100
Subject: tweak(user): remap vi navigation for Colemak-DH

Oof, this feels good. Should've done this sooner.
---
 user/ideavim/ideavimrc | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+)

(limited to 'user/ideavim/ideavimrc')

diff --git a/user/ideavim/ideavimrc b/user/ideavim/ideavimrc
index 81dc523..fed7bc9 100644
--- a/user/ideavim/ideavimrc
+++ b/user/ideavim/ideavimrc
@@ -1,4 +1,45 @@
 set clipboard+=unnamed
 
+" Put Vim's directional keys on the Colemak-DH home-row positions.
+noremap k h
+noremap K H
+noremap n j
+noremap N J
+noremap e k
+noremap E K
+noremap i l
+noremap I L
+
+" Move the displaced commands onto the old directional keys. Use `o` for
+" insert/inner text objects and `l` for open-line/switch-selection-end.
+noremap h e
+noremap H E
+noremap o i
+noremap O I
+noremap l o
+noremap L O
+
+" Navigate search results.
+noremap <Space> n
+noremap <BS> N
+
+" Remap g-prefixed commands.
+noremap gn gj
+noremap ge gk
+noremap g<Space> gn
+noremap g<BS> gN
+noremap gh ge
+noremap gk gh
+
+" Focus a window in the given direction.
+noremap <C-w>k <C-w>h
+noremap <C-w><C-k> <C-w>h
+noremap <C-w>n <C-w>j
+noremap <C-w><C-n> <C-w>j
+noremap <C-w>e <C-w>k
+noremap <C-w><C-e> <C-w>k
+noremap <C-w>i <C-w>l
+noremap <C-w><C-i> <C-w>l
+
 " Disable annoying bell sound. Note that visual bell isn't implemented so nothing will be heard or seen.
 set visualbell
-- 
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