VSCode personal key bindings to use on top of Awesome Emacs Keymap

keybindings.json

// my keybindings.json
[
    // start macro record with C-x (
    {
        "key": "ctrl+x shift+9",
        "command": "kb-macro.startRecording",
        "when": "!kb-macro.recording && config.keyboardMacro.recordingShortcuts == 'Option1'"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+r",
        "command": "-kb-macro.startRecording",
        "when": "!kb-macro.recording && config.keyboardMacro.recordingShortcuts == 'Option1'"
    },

    // end macro record with C-x )
    {
        "key": "ctrl+x shift+0",
        "command": "kb-macro.finishRecording",
        "when": "kb-macro.recording && config.keyboardMacro.recordingShortcuts == 'Option1'"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+r",
        "command": "-kb-macro.finishRecording",
        "when": "kb-macro.recording && config.keyboardMacro.recordingShortcuts == 'Option1'"
    },
    
    // playback macro with C-x e
    {
        "key": "ctrl+x e",
        "command": "kb-macro.playback",
        "when": "!kb-macro.recording && config.keyboardMacro.recordingShortcuts == 'Option1'"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+p",
        "command": "-kb-macro.playback",
        "when": "!kb-macro.recording && config.keyboardMacro.recordingShortcuts == 'Option1'"
    },
    
    // cancel macro record with C-x e again
    {
        "key": "ctrl+x e",
        "command": "kb-macro.cancelRecording",
        "when": "kb-macro.recording && config.keyboardMacro.recordingShortcuts == 'Option1'"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+alt+p",
        "command": "-kb-macro.cancelRecording",
        "when": "kb-macro.recording && config.keyboardMacro.recordingShortcuts == 'Option1'"
    },
    
    // redo with C-S-/ (to match C-/ for undo)
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+/",
        "command": "redo"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+cmd+z",
        "command": "-redo"
    },
    
    // I like to use C-l to duplicate line instead of center
    // but this is a personal thing
    {
        "key": "ctrl+l",
        "command": "editor.action.duplicateSelection"
    },

    // I like to use Alt-Down/Up to add multiple cursors, and Shift-Alt-Down/Up to move lines
    // (this causes fewer editing accidents)
    {
        "key": "shift+alt+down",
        "command": "editor.action.moveLinesDownAction",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+alt+down",
        "command": "-editor.action.insertCursorBelow",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+alt+up",
        "command": "editor.action.moveLinesUpAction",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+alt+up",
        "command": "-editor.action.insertCursorAbove",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
        {
        "key": "alt+down",
        "command": "editor.action.insertCursorBelow",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+down",
        "command": "-editor.action.moveLinesDownAction",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+up",
        "command": "editor.action.insertCursorAbove",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+up",
        "command": "-editor.action.moveLinesUpAction",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    
    // Use M-. M-, M-? to navigate xref like in Emacs (important!)
    {
        "key": "alt+.",
        "command": "editor.action.revealDefinition",
        "when": "editorHasDefinitionProvider && editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+,",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateBack",
        "when": "canNavigateBack"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+alt+/",
        "command": "editor.action.goToReferences",
        "when": "editorHasReferenceProvider && !inReferenceSearchEditor && !isInEmbeddedEditor"
    },

    
    // personal preference for toggling Zen mode
    {
        "key": "ctrl+k z",
        "command": "-workbench.action.toggleZenMode",
        "when": "!isAuxiliaryWindowFocusedContext"
    },
    
    // make Shift+Arrows behave as Emacs windmove (super nice!)
    {
        "key": "shift+down",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateDown"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+up",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateUp"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+left",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateLeft"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+right",
        "command": "workbench.action.navigateRight"
    },
    
    // use Ctrl-Shift-Arrow to change width/height of panes and terminal 
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+up",
        "command": "workbench.action.increaseViewHeight",
        "when": "!terminalFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+up",
        "command": "workbench.action.terminal.resizePaneUp",
        "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+down",
        "command": "workbench.action.decreaseViewHeight",
        "when": "!terminalFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+down",
        "command": "workbench.action.terminal.resizePaneDown",
        "when": "terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+left",
        "command": "workbench.action.decreaseViewWidth",
        "when": "!terminalFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+right",
        "command": "workbench.action.increaseViewWidth",
        "when": "!terminalFocus"
    },
        
    // make C-h k open key bindings
    {
        "key": "ctrl+k ctrl+s",
        "command": "-workbench.action.openGlobalKeybindings"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+h",
        "command": "-emacs-mcx.deleteBackwardChar",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && !editorReadonly"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+h",
        "command": "-editor.action.startFindReplaceAction",
        "when": "editorFocus || editorIsOpen"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+h k",
        "command": "workbench.action.openGlobalKeybindings"
    },
    
    // allow C-x 3 to split terminal as well (new terminal is most useful)
    {
        "key": "ctrl+x 3",
        "command": "workbench.action.terminal.split",
        "when": "terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported || terminalFocus && terminalWebExtensionContributedProfile"
    },
    // also close terminals with C-x k
    {
        "key": "ctrl+x k",
        "command": "workbench.action.terminal.kill",
        "when": "terminalFocus"
    },
    
    // do not allow C-w to accidentally kill your window
    {
        "key": "ctrl+w",
        "command": "-workbench.action.closeActiveEditor"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+w",
        "command": "-workbench.action.closeGroup",
        "when": "activeEditorGroupEmpty && multipleEditorGroups"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+w",
        "command": "-workbench.action.terminal.killEditor",
        "when": "terminalEditorFocus && terminalFocus && terminalHasBeenCreated || terminalEditorFocus && terminalFocus && terminalProcessSupported"
    },
    
    // do not let C-S-w close the window  
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+w",
        "command": "-workbench.action.closeWindow"
    },
    
    // make C-< and C-> work as in Emacs
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+.",
        "command": "cursorBottom"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+[Period]",
        "command": "cursorBottom"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+,",
        "command": "cursorTop"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+[Comma]",
        "command": "cursorTop"
    },
    
    // use M-g o for goto symbol, like consult-outline
    {
        "key": "alt+g o",
        "command": "workbench.action.gotoSymbol",
        "when": "!accessibilityHelpIsShown && !accessibleViewIsShown"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+o",
        "command": "-workbench.action.gotoSymbol",
        "when": "!accessibilityHelpIsShown && !accessibleViewIsShown"
    },
    
    // use C-; for expanding select like er/expand-region
    {
        "key": "ctrl+;",
        "command": "editor.action.smartSelect.expand",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "shift+alt+right",
        "command": "-editor.action.smartSelect.expand",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
    
    // use C-' to add matching multicursor (like mc/mark-all-dwim)
    {
        "key": "ctrl+'",
        "command": "editor.action.addSelectionToNextFindMatch",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+d",
        "command": "-editor.action.addSelectionToNextFindMatch",
        "when": "editorFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+'",
        "command": "-editor.action.triggerSuggest",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },
    {
        "key": "ctrl+'",
        "command": "-toggleSuggestionDetails",
        "when": "editorTextFocus && suggestWidgetVisible"
    },
    
    // put quick text search on M-s g (like consult-ripgrep)
    {
        "key": "alt+s g",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickTextSearch",
        "when": "!config.emacs-mcx.useMetaPrefixMacCmd"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+s o",
        "command": "-workbench.action.quickTextSearch",
        "when": "!config.emacs-mcx.useMetaPrefixMacCmd"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+s g",
        "command": "workbench.action.quickTextSearch",
        "when": "config.emacs-mcx.useMetaPrefixMacCmd"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+s o",
        "command": "-workbench.action.quickTextSearch",
        "when": "config.emacs-mcx.useMetaPrefixMacCmd"
    },

    // use M-p M-n for isearch history
    {
        "key": "alt+p",
        "command": "history.showPrevious",
        "when": "historyNavigationBackwardsEnabled && historyNavigationWidgetFocus && !isComposing && !suggestWidgetVisible"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+up",
        "command": "-history.showPrevious",
        "when": "historyNavigationBackwardsEnabled && historyNavigationWidgetFocus && !isComposing && !suggestWidgetVisible"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+n",
        "command": "history.showNext",
        "when": "historyNavigationForwardsEnabled && historyNavigationWidgetFocus && !isComposing && !suggestWidgetVisible"
    },
    {
        "key": "alt+down",
        "command": "-history.showNext",
        "when": "historyNavigationForwardsEnabled && historyNavigationWidgetFocus && !isComposing && !suggestWidgetVisible"
    }
]