# [PATCH] make j/k move down/up in gitk (like vi)

3 messages from 2007-04-28 to 2007-04-29. Participants: Bart Trojanowski, Martin Waitz, Junio C Hamano.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/7880

## Bart Trojanowski, 2007-04-28 03:02

Subject: [PATCH] make j/k move down/up in gitk (like vi)
Message-ID: <20070428030215.GZ26786@jukie.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070428030215.GZ26786%40jukie.net

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Currently gitk has i/k bound to move up and down in the commit list.  I
would like to make that more consistent with vi's j/k.

If this is not acceptable, I will investigate a git-config option for vi
compatibility mode.

---
 gitk |    6 ++----
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index b1c65d7..0ce4a12 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -711,10 +711,8 @@ proc makewindow {} {
     bindkey n "selnextline 1"
     bindkey z "goback"
     bindkey x "goforw"
-    bindkey i "selnextline -1"
-    bindkey k "selnextline 1"
-    bindkey j "goback"
-    bindkey l "goforw"
+    bindkey k "selnextline -1"
+    bindkey j "selnextline 1"
     bindkey b "$ctext yview scroll -1 pages"
     bindkey d "$ctext yview scroll 18 units"
     bindkey u "$ctext yview scroll -18 units"
-- 
1.5.2.rc0.56.g6169a

```

## Martin Waitz, 2007-04-28 09:26

Subject: Re: [PATCH] make j/k move down/up in gitk (like vi)
Message-ID: <20070428092608.GL9818@admingilde.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20070428092608.GL9818%40admingilde.org
In-Reply-To: <20070428030215.GZ26786@jukie.net>

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hoi :)

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 11:02:15PM -0400, Bart Trojanowski wrote:
> Currently gitk has i/k bound to move up and down in the commit list.  I
> would like to make that more consistent with vi's j/k.

very nice.
if you want to keep back/forward near up/down you can use h/l, just like
left/right in vi.

-- 
Martin Waitz

```

## Junio C Hamano, 2007-04-29 18:13

Subject: Re: [PATCH] make j/k move down/up in gitk (like vi)
Message-ID: <7vejm3dp6r.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/7vejm3dp6r.fsf%40assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net
In-Reply-To: <20070428030215.GZ26786@jukie.net>

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Bart Trojanowski <bart@jukie.net> writes:

> Currently gitk has i/k bound to move up and down in the commit list.  I
> would like to make that more consistent with vi's j/k.

I kind of second this.  Any program that implements keyboard
navigation and binds directions differently from vi greatly
irritates me.

But it may be just me, who never used wordstar.

> If this is not acceptable, I will investigate a git-config option for vi
> compatibility mode.

I think a sensible way to go would be to allow gitk to read a
custom tcl script from $HOME/.gitk, and make sure when the file
is written back, the custom bindings are stored there as well.

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