Joe Editor Emulation for VSCode

This VSCode extension emulates the keybindings and syntax highlighting style of Joe's Own Editor (JOE).

✨ Features

• JOE-style keybindings including multi-key chords like Ctrl+K C, Ctrl+K X, etc.
• Syntax highlighting theme "Joe Classic" that mimics JOE’s default color scheme.
• Custom command Insert File at Cursor mapped to Ctrl+K R.

🧰 Keybindings

Keybinding	Action
Ctrl+U	Page up
Ctrl+V	Page down
Ctrl+A	Start of line
Ctrl+E	End of line
Ctrl+Z	Previous word
Ctrl+X	Next word
Ctrl+G	Go to matching bracket
Ctrl+Y	Delete line
Ctrl+D	Delete character
Ctrl+W	Delete next word
Ctrl+O	Delete previous word
Ctrl+K U	Top of file
Ctrl+K V	Bottom of file
Ctrl+K B	Mark block start
Ctrl+K K	Mark block end
Ctrl+K C	Copy block
Ctrl+K M	Move (cut) block
Ctrl+K Y	Delete (yank out) block
Ctrl+K L	Go to line
Ctrl+K F	Find
Ctrl+K S	Save
Ctrl+K R	Insert file at cursor
Ctrl+L	Find next
Ctrl+_	Undo
Ctrl+^	Redo
Ctrl+Shift+V	Paste

Note: Default Ctrl+V for paste is remapped to Ctrl+Shift+V to match Joe's paging behavior.

🎨 Joe Classic Theme

Mimics JOE's default syntax colors:

• #include → Blue
• <header.h> / escapes → Light Cyan
• Strings / Numbers / Constants → Light Blue
• Keywords → White
• Plain Text → Light Gray
• Comments → Green
• Braces {} → Magenta

📦 Build and Install

npm install
npx tsc
vsce package

Then install the generated .vsix in VSCode:

1. Open Command Palette → Extensions: Install from VSIX
2. Select the generated .vsix file

📁 Repository

https://github.com/derekbsnider/joe-editor-vscode

🪪 License

MIT — see LICENSE.md