Feature: React to specific keystrokes

[elliot-nelson]

I would love to have support for "powered up" keystrokes while typing. For me, since I use VSCodeVim, the two keys that would matter are ENTER and ESC (enter for next line, esc if I'm exiting an inline insert/append command).

I'm not sure what you can do to make a powered up keystroke even more powered up. For me personally, I'd love to turn my screen shake way down (to a 1), so it barely moves at all during regular typing, but every time I hit ENTER I get a big shake. Preferably, not just the typical "select a new random offset" shake, but more like 3 big shakes separated by 80ms or so (so it's like a mini 240ms earthquake after each ENTER). Like a giant exclamation point after each line is entered.

In my head this feature would be represented by settings like:

    earthquakeIntensity: [6, 4, 2],       // # of array entries is number of aftershocks
    earthquakeDelay: 80,    // delay between each aftershock
    earthquakeKeyCodes: ["ENTER"],     // <- defaults to ENTER

[obratim]

That would be useful
Another example: displaying "flame" effect on typing, "simple-rift" on deleting symbol and "exploding-rift" on removing multiple symbols selected
Also supporting different offset setting for every case would be useful to fix problem with inaccurate position on deleting

[hoovercj]

Great suggestions! After looking through other feedback, I think this is a good place to consolidate a request for "Ridiculous Mode" based on "Ridiculous Coding".

Necessary features:

• Allow mapping different effects to different characters
• Implement a default "Ridiculous Mode" preset:
  • An explosion effect on the character itself
  • An "echo" effect where the typed letter appears above the character
• Explore other scenarios discussed in this thread

Related:

• Allow assignment of different animations/effects to different keystrokes #61
• This should also enable Feature request: Exempt whitespace characters, such as space, tab, return. #72
• Original "Ridiculous Coding" suggestion: Help wanted: explosion gifs #1 (comment)_
• Example implementation: Help wanted: explosion gifs #1 (comment)

[emericoude]

This would be really cool! I'm animating a character instead of explosions at the moment and this would offer so much freedom.
(e.g. attack letters on delete)

[BillyCottrell]

Any updates on this?
I know its possible to use screencast to display the keystrokes but its not the most beautiful thing in the world if im being honest so Id rather not use it :p