Context-dependent h/j/k/l motions for Vim.

How often have you pressed jjjj or llllll because you already had your fingers on the hjkl keys and it was still faster than reaching for another key(s)?

What if Vim could somehow guess, from the cursor position, than you don't mean to move character-wise or one-line up/down?

Take this (awesome) piece of code:

    console.log(
      Array.apply(null, {length: 100}).map(
        function(val, index) {
          index++;
          if (index % 15 == 0) {return "FizzBuzz";}
          if (index % 3  == 0) {return "Fizz";}
          if (index % 5  == 0) {return "Buzz";}
          return index;
        }
      ).join('\n')
    );

Say the cursor in on the A on the 2nd line. If you press l, is it more likely that you want to move a few chars right within the first word, or that you are trying to reach the {length: map literal, or the 100 value, or some location close to those?

The cursor still on the A, if you press j, how often do you want to move to that space just below, versus the first non-blank of the next line? And don't you want, sometimes, to move directly to the closing line ).join('\n)?

This plugin lets you do so, by remapping h/j/k/l to motions that depend on your cursor position within the current paragraph, indent block, line and word.

I use all these motions (except perhaps the 42j). The point is that I want better default motions for some specific cases, given that is what I need most of the time. Once you get used to them, which admittedly can take some time, you suddenly have the most useful motions right under the four keys you so often use in Vim.

Check out the manual for usage and examples.

Use your favorite method:

• Pathogen - git clone https://github.com/fcpg/vim-focusmotion ~/.vim/bundle/vim-focusmotion
• NeoBundle - NeoBundle 'fcpg/vim-focusmotion'
• Vundle - Plugin 'fcpg/vim-focusmotion'
• manual - copy all of the files into your ~/.vim directory

Run :helptags (or :Helptags with Pathogen), then :help focusmotion