Modern Navigations

Advanced cursor navigation for identifiers (CamelCase, snake_case, kebab-case) in code editors and project file trees.

What It Does

Replaces the default Ctrl+Left/Right (Windows & Linux) and Option+Left/Right (macOS) behavior with modern word navigation that understands identifier structure.

Supported Identifier Types

Type	Example	Segments
CamelCase	mySuperCoolVariable	my | Super | Cool | Variable
PascalCase	MySuperCoolVariable	My | Super | Cool | Variable
Abbreviations	parseHTTPResponse	parse | HTTP | Response
snake_case	my_super_cool_variable	my | super | cool | variable
kebab-case	my-super-cool-variable	my | super | cool | variable

Consecutive uppercase letters (e.g. HTTP, URL) are treated as one segment.

Before / After

Before (default): Cursor jumps by "classic" word boundaries (spaces, punctuation).

mySuperCoolVariable
^  ^    ^   ^

After (Modern Navigations): Cursor stops at logical identifier segments.

my|Super|Cool|Variable
^  ^     ^    ^

Cursor Position Rules

• At word start → Right: next segment start; Left: previous word end
• Inside segment → Right: next segment start (or word end); Left: current segment start
• On separator (_ or -) → Right: end of right segment; Left: start of left segment

If the current word has no internal segments, falls back to default IDE word navigation.

Keybindings

Action	Windows/Linux	macOS
Modern Navigation Left	Ctrl+Left	Option+Left
Modern Navigation Right	Ctrl+Right	Option+Right

Keybindings can be rebound in IDE settings.

Settings

File Extensions Filter

Restrict modern navigation to specific file types.

• Empty = works in all files
• Example: ["*.jsx", "*.c"] = only in JSX and C files

Project Files Navigation

Use modern navigation for folder and file names in Project/File tree view. Enabled by default.

Supported IDEs

• VS Code (extension)

Installation

VS Code

1. Open Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X)
2. Search for "Modern Navigations"
3. Install

Or install from VSIX: build with npm run compile in the vscode/ folder, then install the generated package.

In progress

**JetBrains IDEs** (CLion, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.)

### JetBrains

1. Open Settings → Plugins
2. Search for "Modern Navigations"
3. Install

Or install from disk: build the plugin in the `jetbrains/` folder with Gradle, then install the generated ZIP.