A question in #39 got me thinking about the game mechanics overall. In vim when you type b or B, the cursor JUMPs an entire word. But in the game, all text is selected as you move. It seems like the more correct thing to do would be that vb or vB would select as you move, but B or b would jump without selecting.
Now... 5l is defined in vim's documentation was "repeat l 5 times" so I think it would make sense to leave that as implemented and select 5 characters to the right while moving.
This would be a major change in the gameplay and obviously needs more discussion. Some questions:
- Should the word keys
WwEeBb let you jump over walls?
- Should
v enable select mode as in vim and require you turn it off, or should it be a modifier only for the next key?
- Should
v$ and v^ be allowed?
- If so, how should walls be handled?
My own opinions:
- yes,
WwEeBb should let you jump walls, but vW, vw, etc should not.
v should just be a modifier for the next key. It's a game, and keeping track of whether you're in select mode or not might get to be a bit much for the player.v$ an v^ should fail (no move, no jump) if there's a wall between the cursor and the end or beginning of the line (respectively). The player shouldn't be able to just use v$ to clear a whole like that has multiple walls.
A question in #39 got me thinking about the game mechanics overall. In
vimwhen you typeborB, the cursor JUMPs an entire word. But in the game, all text is selected as you move. It seems like the more correct thing to do would be thatvborvBwould select as you move, butBorbwould jump without selecting.Now...
5lis defined in vim's documentation was "repeatl5 times" so I think it would make sense to leave that as implemented and select 5 characters to the right while moving.This would be a major change in the gameplay and obviously needs more discussion. Some questions:
WwEeBblet you jump over walls?venable select mode as in vim and require you turn it off, or should it be a modifier only for the next key?v$andv^be allowed?My own opinions:
WwEeBbshould let you jump walls, butvW,vw, etc should not.vshould just be a modifier for the next key. It's a game, and keeping track of whether you're in select mode or not might get to be a bit much for the player.v$anv^should fail (no move, no jump) if there's a wall between the cursor and the end or beginning of the line (respectively). The player shouldn't be able to just usev$to clear a whole like that has multiple walls.