How to redo when using VsVim?

Question

I'm using VS 2010 + latest VsVim. Looks like Vim Ctrl+R does not work in VsVim. Is that true?

VS handled Ctrl+R, saying: (Ctrl+R) was pressed. Waiting for second key of chord...

Is there any way to make this work?

Deoxyribose

Answer 1

VsVim allows you to control whether Ctrl+r is handled by Visual Studio or VsVim itself.

At the bottom of a source file (e.g. *.cs) you should see the VsVim command line and an Options button. Clicking the Options button will give you a menu that lists various keyboard shortcuts and allows you to choose which application should handle them.

Persecute

I couldn't get this solution to work for some reason in VS 2015. In my case, VS still waits for the second key chord. Any idea? – Tomlinson

@NoSaidTheCompiler With newer versions of VsVim the keyboard bindings have moved into their own settings page. Can you check Tools > Options > VsVim > Keyboard to see if Ctrl + R is being handled by VsVim? – Persecute

Answer 2

Yes. There is an Option button in after the VsVim command line. But even if I choose to VsVim to handle Ctrl+R, VS is still handling Ctrl+R and complains: '(Ctrl+R) was pressed. Waiting for second key of chord...' I just tried to change this setting and let VS handle Ctrl+R, then change it back to VsVim. But still can't redo a previously undoed editting.

Skewbald

Answer 3

1. Can you check Tools > Options > VsVim > Keyboard to see whether Ctrl+R was handled by VsVim?
2. In Normal mode, Ctrl+R is redo.
3. In Insert mode, Ctrl+R is about VsVim registers.

Surveillance

I have my control + r set to VsVim but I too had to use control + z to redo – Matlick

I was wrong about Ctrl+Z and i correct it. – Surveillance