i am working with IntelliJ and IdeaVIM. I often end up in a case, where i need to change a Json from
{
"key": "value",
"keytwo": "value"
}
to
{
key: "value",
keytwo: "value"
}
Working with intellij, i could easily use the multi-cursor function, for deleting the quotes in the first row, then strg+right jumping a word to the right, and then del for deletion of the second quote.
I seem to struggle with this one in vim. First row no problem, ctrl+v marking block and x. But the remaining quotes are not in the same row, if i do f" the complete block is selected.
How do i do this, without using repeating actions and without using macros? Or is IntelliJ nowadays superior to vim (i doubt it)?
Visually select the two lines you want to change using e.g. Vj and then :substitute using
:'<,'>s/"\(\w*\)"/\1/
Removes the quotes around the first word in the line.
To address the comparison with IntelliJ: Vim is an editor, not an IDE. So that's pears with apples.
Vim offers robust support for line-wise operations (like the one above).
What it supports only through plugins is gimmicks functionality like multi-cursor editing. If things like that rock your boat, go ahead and install that plugin.
If you want to have full IDE functionality, use an IDE.