vi-delphi

About The Project

This package provides Vi keybinds for the Delphi IDE. This project is forked from the abandoned VIDE repository.

Installation

• Clone the repo with git clone https://github.com/Tanikai/vi-delphi

The easy way with Delphi Packages

• Open the 'ViDelphi_Rio.dproj' project file in Delphi
• Select the 'Release' build configuration
• Right-click the 'ViDelphi_Rio.bpl' entry in the project view
• Click on 'Install'

The harder way with DLL and RegEdit

• Open the 'ViDelphiDll_Rio.dproj' project file in Delphi
• Right-click the 'ViDelphiDll_Rio.dll' entry in the project view
• Click on 'Build'
• Open RegEdit
• Navigate to the key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Embarcadero\BDS\20.0\Experts'
• Create a new String Value in 'Experts'
  • Name: Choose anything (e.g. ViDelphiDll)
  • Value: Path to the DLL file you just built (e.g. C:\Projects\ViDelphiDll_Rio.dll)

After you performed these steps, the cursor should change from ▏to ▃ , indicating the Vi Normal Mode.

Debugging

It turns out that there isn't much information about debugging Delphi Packages. However, I was able to debug the program by using the DLL method:

• Open the 'ViDelphiDll_Rio.dproj' project file in Delphi
• Right-click the 'ViDelphiDll_Rio.dll' entry in the project view
• Click on 'Options'
• Go to 'Debugger' and select the Debug configuration
• Set the host application to '$(BDS)\bin\bds.exe'
• Add a new parameter: "-rYOURKEYNAME" (replace YOURKEYNAME as you wish, e.g. DllDebug)
• Open RegEdit
• Navigate to the key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Embarcadero'
• Create a new key called YOURKEYNAME (the one you used for the parameter)
• Add these additional subkeys: '\20.0\Experts\' (replace the version number if needed)
• You should now have the key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Embarcadero\YOURKEYNAME\20.0\Experts'
• Create a new String Value in 'Experts':
  • Name: Choose anything (e.g. ViDelphiDll)
  • Value: Path to the debugged DLL file (e.g. C:\Projects\Debug\ViDelphiDll_Rio.dll)

You should now be able to debug the program. Don't forget to switch to the Debug Build Configuration.

Roadmap

See Wiki Page

License

This project is licensed under GPLv3 (see LICENSE).

The original codebase is licensed under MIT (see vide-LICENSE).