README.md

Fork from https://github.com/laishua/vim-macos-ime

vim-osx-auto-ime

Switch input source automatically in vim for macos, modified from vim-osx-ime, but use issw to switch ime.

Features

• When vim switches to insert mode:

  • If the character before cursor is a Japanese character, switch to Japanese IME.

  • If the character before cursor is a Vietnames character, switch to Japanese IME.

  • If the character before cursor is a Chinese character, switch to Chinese IME and put it in Chinese mode.

  • If the character before cursor is an English character, switch to Chinese IME and put it in English mode.

• Switch English IME whenever vim switchs to normal mode.

How to install

Install plugin and dependency

• If you use NeoBundle, then add the following codes in your .vimrc.

  NeoBundle 'laishua/vim-macos-ime', {
   \  'build' : {
   \    'mac' : './install',
   \  },
   \}

• If you use Dein, then add the following codes in you .toml file

[[plugins]]
repo = 'laishua/vim-macos-ime'
build = './install'

• If you can also you native Vim package manager by

mkdir -p ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start
cd ~/.vim/pack/plugins/start
./install

• Or install with any plugin manager, and manually run the following command in the plugin's directory.

./install

Setting ime

In .vimrc, define your Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese input method (by running issw -l)

let g:kanji_ime = "{chinese or japanese input method's id above}"
let g:japanese_ime = "{japanese input method's id above}"
let g:vietnamese_ime = "{vietnamese input method's id above}"