INTRODUCTION

Finally the virus of VIM has reached WINDOWS 😈. VimifiedExplorer is an AHK script which provides VIM/Vifm like bindings for Windows FileExplorer, and other features like bookmarks, marks etc...
If you do any kind of work/interaction with Windows Explorer and want to boost your productivity Or is frustrated with Windows Explorer(well I was 😆), you are at right place. Control Windows Explorer completely with just your KEYBOARD. Power of 😍 VIM in Windows Explorer😍.
Note: Executable file is provided along with AHK script.

Author: Sahil Sehwag

OVERVIEW

• Features
• Installation
• Screenshots
• Documentation
• Limitations
• Known Issues
• Contribution
• Todo

FEATURES

• VIM/VIFM like bindings
• Marks
• Bookmarks
• Integration with QTTabBar
• Colon Commands (currently only one)
• Displays current mode
• Currently works on Windows 10 and probably Windows 8(most features should work) too (Only tested on Windows 10)
• Persistent Marks and Bookmarks (creates .verc in HOME directory to store your marks and bookmarks)

INSTALLATION

• Download VimifiedExplorer.exe.
• Install AHK and run the VimifiedExplorer.ahk script.

SCREENSHOTS

DOCUMENTATION

MODES

Mode	KeyBinding	Description
NORMAL	<Escape>	Default mode where you will be spending most of your time
INSERT	i	Mode in which all VimifiedExplorer bindings are disabled
VISUAL	v	Like VIM's VISUAL-LINE mode, Files/Folders will be selected as you move UP and Down
VISUAL-SELECT	V	Moving around won't select any File/Folder to select a File/Folder press <Space> or s.

NAVIGATION

Note:

General syntax for motion is <COUNT><MOTION>.
Almost all motions accept COUNT as argument (except MOTIONS like gg etc..)
In table below n refers to the count passed to command.
Default value for count is 1

KeyBinding	Description	Takes COUNT
j	To move n DOWN	yes
k	To move n UP	yes
h	To go n Directories back	yes
l	To open selected File(s)/Directory(s)	no
J	To go n locations back in history	yes
K	To go n locations forward in history	yes
gg	To go to FIRST file	no
G	To go to LAST file	no
H	To go to TOP of the visible screen	yes
L	To go to BOTTOM of the visible screen	yes

FILE/FOLDER OPERATIONS

Note: COUNT n to file operations selects Current item + n-1 items down

KeyBinding	Description	Takes COUNT
dd	Delete currently selected items	yes
DD	Delete currently selected items permanently	yes
cc	Rename currently selected item	no
yy	Yank(Copy) currently selected items	yes
yp	Yank(Copy) path of current folder	no
yt	Yank(Copy) selected items to a folder(select using CopyTo menu)	no
xx	Cut currently selected items	yes
xx	Cut currently selected items to a folder(select using MoveTo menu)	yes
p	Paste files/folders	no
P	Paste shortcut of files/folders	no
fn	Create new folder	no
fh	Hide/Unhide selected items	no

MARKS

Keybinding	Description
m<CHARACTER>	Creates a mark of current directory
'<CHARACTER>	Opens mark (i.e goes to the location binded with <CHARACTER>)

BOOKMARKS

Note: A bar is opened to enter Bookmark NAME

Keybinding	Description
b NAME	Creates a bookmark of current directory
" NAME	Opens a bookmark (i.e goes to the location binded with NAME)

UI OPERATIONS

Keybinding	Description
uh	Show/Hide hidden items
ue	Show/Hide file extensions
uc	Show/Hide checkboxes
uf	Change column widths to fit its contents
up	Show/Hide Preview Pane
ud	Show/Hide Details Pane
un	Show/Hide Navigation Pane
ul	Select the location bar

MISCELLANOUS OPERATIONS

Keybinding	Description
/	Incremental search (selects item as you type)
zc	Compress selected items
zu	UnCompress selected zip file(NOT IMPLEMENTED)
zp	Pin selected item to QuickAccess
zq	Close current explorer window

SELECT OPERATIONS

Keybinding	Description
s	Select/Deselect current item
sa	Select all items
sn	Deselect all currently selected elements
si	Inverse selection (Deselects currently selected items and selects remaining items

OPEN OPERATIONS

Keybinding	Description
ot	Opens Command Prompt in current folder
on	Opens selected folders in New Window (If selected item is a file opens current folder)
op	Opens Properties dialog of selected items
os	Opens Settings dialog of selected items
or	Opens Recent Locations menu(In TOP-LEFT corner, use j,k to move DOWN/UP in the list)(Experimental)
ow	Opens Open With menu
oq	Opens explorer's QuickAccess menu(Press highlighted number to select)

WINDOW OPERATIONS

Keybinding	Description
wh	Pin window to left
wj	Minimize/Pin to bottom
wk	Maximize/Pin to top
wl	Pin window to right
wm	Move current window around(h,j,k,l to move left,down,up,right and esc,enter to cancel,confirm)
wr	Resize current window(h,j,k,l to increase/decrease in left,down,up,right direction and esc,enter to cancel,confirm)

TAB OPERATIONS (QTTabBar)

Keybinding	Description
tn	Create new tab
tl	Goto next tab
th	Goto previous tab
tt	Toggle tab lock
tq	Close current tab

COMMANDS

Command	Description
:run<ENTER|TAB><CMD Command>	Runs command-line commands in current explorer directory

LIMITATIONS

• Currently only works in List View (i.e. Only UP/DOWN motions are supported)

KNOWN ISSUES

• Mode tooltip doesn't automatically disappears when switching to other applications. (Use <Escape> to remove it)
• When using J,K to navigate history, system(keyboard) language is automatically cycled left,right (for people with more than 1 language installed)
• When resizing a window in left/top direction causes wierd shaking.

CONTRIBUTION

Contributors are welcomed.

TODO

• Fix known issues
• Implement motions for views other than DETAIL VIEW
• Implementing History Features (Ex. Jumping to last location)
• Implement operations to perform operations like delete on n items up etc...
• Implement HELP DOCUMENTATION in application itself
• Complete rewrite to provide a more composable architecture, to provide features like Custom Commands, Extensibility, Custom Mappings, Customizability etc..)