BMW Shifter Vim Controller

Initial V Initial V is a BMW shifter that has been converted to a Bluetooth keyboard. In this repository, you'll find schematics and PCB designs, stl files, a Vim plugin, and client software for turning a BMW shifter in to a Bluetooth keyboard that can control Vim. Think of this project as a very over-engineered Vim clutch. What does it do? Initial V is a Bluetooth Keyboard specialized for controlling Vim. The key presses sent depend on Vim's state. The table below describes the key presses of each handle position according to the state of the editor: Park Up Down Double Up Double Down Move Left Left Up Left Down Move Right (back to center) Normal Mode (Drive) :w on a modified buffer, :wq on unmodified buffer Up key Down key i o CTRL-V Up Key Down key ESC Insert Mode (Neutral) ESC Up key Down key Page Up Page Down

A webpage presents “Initial V,” a BMW gear shifter converted into a Bluetooth keyboard for controlling Vim, with photos of the pink device and a table mapping shifter positions to Vim commands. The joke is the absurdly over-engineered “Vim clutch,” treating text editing states and commands like driving a manual car. It is a reaction to unnecessarily elaborate technical projects or software workflows that take a metaphor far too literally. EN: A webpage presents “Initial V,” a BMW gear shifter converted into a Bluetooth keyboard for controlling Vim, with photos of the pink device and a table mapping shifter positions to Vim commands. The joke is the absurdly over-engineered “Vim clutch,” treating text editing states and commands like driving a manual car. It is a reaction to unnecessarily elaborate technical projects or software workflows that take a metaphor far too literally.

• @ithueti / 8963 2023-03-03