VSCodium & Neovim

References:
Blog
Video Demonstration
Github

Youtube VSCode Tutorial

Installation

Install Neovim (0.5)

Install VSCode Insiders Edition

Install Extensions

• Neovim

• Whichkey

• Python

• Cobalt2 Theme

• Gitlens

• Remote - SSH

• AuzureML

Adjust configuration files:

General/which-key settings: settings.json
Keybindings: keybindings.json
Neovim settings: vscodium_init.vim

Configure Neovim Extenion

• Path to neovim 0.5 binary
• Path to neovim configuration: "$HOME/.config/nvim/neovim_vscode_init.vim"

Key remappings

The key remapping (CAPSLOCK -> ESC+CTRL) configuration files for karabiner (macOS) or autohotkey (Windows) are in my .dotfiles repository.

To update this repo if VSCode settings change

• clone this repo
• delete contained .json settings (since they have different inode)
  • cd nvim/vscode_config/
  • rm keybindings.json settings.json
• create hard links again
  • ln /Users/arno/Library/Application\ Support/Code\ -\ Insiders/User/keybindings.json . && ln /Users/arno/Library/Application\ Support/Code\ -\ Insiders/User/settings.json .
• Now changes in VSCode settings are automatically reflected in repo folder