Some features:
* Create/rename/move/delete files by editing the current directory listing's textbuffer
* Filter using glob pattern
* Trash and undo support
* Works even in remote-ssh workspaces
* Works across multiple vscode windows
The major difference being that you still need to learn some new keybinds for dired, for example, you can't just create a file by editing the text buffer whereas in oil.nvim (and by extension, voil) your text editing skills immediately apply.
- It can work across multiple vscode windows
- The top line (that shows the current directory) can be used to filter files. For example, if you add "*.{txt,md}" to the end of that line, it will only show the txt and markdown files.
- The ability to defined custom shell commands and bind keybindings to them. For example, I can create a command that zips selected files and run it with a single keybinding in voil.
- Undo functionality
> Do you trust the publisher "Ali Mostafavi"?
> The extension voil is published by Ali Mostafavi. This is the first extension > you're installing from this publisher.
> Ali Mostafavi is not verified.
> Visual Studio Code has no control over the behavior of third-party extensions, including how they manage your personal data. Proceed only if you trust the publisher.
It is not easy to get verified in vscode marketplace, even major publishers like Qt organization are not verified much less so a solo open source developer like myself.
If your name sounded English the implicit bias would make you sound more trust worthy.
Qt organization (because you mentioned it) also has verification. It displays a different message (because I haven't installed anything from them):
> The extension Qt Core is published by Qt Group. This is the first extension you're installing from this publisher.
> Qt Group has verified ownership of qt.io.
> Visual Studio Code has no control over the behavior of third-party extensions, including how they manage your personal data. Proceed only if you trust the publisher.
EDIT: I'm sure there are other extensions that are also by unverified publishers. It was the first time I was hit with that message though.
The problem is that nobody will do that. Even if it were 500 LOC.
And this is why supply chain attacks are on the rise.
1. There is no way that `touch newfile` is faster. Using voil, you press a keybind, enter `newfile`, save and you are done. Using touch you have to first, use some keybinding to switch to terminal, then type `touch ` (6 letter overhead) then type the name of the file and then switch back to vscode. I am not saying voil is meaningfully faster, but you saying that `touch newfile` is faster is wild to me.
2. If I am editing a comlpex file name I like having access to all the text editing features that I have in vscode as opposed to the barebones text editing features in the terminal.
3. There is also all the other moving/copying/renaming with visual feedback that you decided to completely ignore.
4. If touch was faster then oil.nvim would not have been such a popular extension. I am sure most vim users know how to use `touch`.
> all the text editing features that I have in vscode as opposed to the barebones text editing features in the terminal.
VSCode is a very primitive text editor compared to vim, emacs or helix. You don't need to edit the command line right there in the shell prompt, nor do you need to create any files — press Ctrl+X + Ctrl+E and hack away. Save and close the file (ZZ in vim, for example), and it gets executed by the shell.
> then oil.nvim would not have been such a popular extension
Popularity is a bad metric, most people don't bother to learn the tools they're using.
I dont want to return the favor of speculate on intent of comment as yours would be petulant and stubborn without focusing on meaningful rebuttal. Im placing this in my comment as based on your other responses there does seem to be a pattern.
Also voil asks you to confirm destructive actions. And even if you do, by default voil moves deleted files to a trash location and has undo functionality so you can easily undo your mistakes.
just like fvwm, there is nothing better than :o) !