BabaVimNeovim Configuration for Academic Workflows

Keymap Examples ​

# Terminal Integration
<C-t>             # Toggle terminal
<Leader>Tt        # Terminal toggle (vertical)
<Leader>Th/Tv/Tf  # Horizontal/Vertical/Float terminal
<C-i>             # Send line to terminal
<C-c>             # Send code block to terminal

# Document Processing
\lv               # LaTeX forward search
\ll               # Compile LaTeX
<Leader>Kp        # Markdown preview
<Leader>Qp        # Quarto preview

# Julia Development
<Leader>Jrv       # Julia REPL (vertical)
<Leader>Jp        # Project status
<Leader>Ji        # Instantiate project

Requirements ​

Essential ​

• Package Manager:
  • macOS: Homebrew (install here)
  • Arch Linux: pacman (built-in) and yay/paru for AUR
• Neovim 0.12+ (required for vim.pack)
• Git
• Cargo (for blink.cmp compilation)
• ripgrep, fd (for Telescope)

Document Processing ​

• LaTeX:
  • macOS: MacTeX or BasicTeX, Skim PDF viewer
  • Arch Linux: texlive-most, Zathura PDF viewer
• Typst:
  • macOS: brew install typst
  • Arch Linux: yay -S typst (AUR)
• Markdown: Node.js (for preview)

Language Support ​

• Julia: 1.9+ with LanguageServer.jl
• Python: 3.8+ with pyright LSP
• R: 4.0+ with languageserver package

Installation ​

# Clone configuration
git clone https://github.com/SimonAB/nvim-config.git ~/.config/nvim
cd ~/.config/nvim

# First launch - plugins install automatically
nvim

# Verify installation
nvim

See Installation Guide.

Components ​

Terminal Integration ​

Terminal with code block detection:

• Toggle: <C-t>, <Leader>Tt
• Send line/block/selection to terminal
• Layouts: horizontal, vertical, float
• Julia REPL: --threads=auto

Document Workflows ​

LaTeX: bidirectional SyncTeX

• Forward search: Neovim → PDF (\lv)
• Inverse search: PDF → Neovim
  • macOS: Skim (Cmd+Shift+Click)
  • Arch Linux: Zathura (Ctrl+Click)
• Compilation: latexmk
• Bibliography management

Quarto: code execution, preview

• R, Python, Julia code blocks
• Output: PDF, HTML, Word

Theme Management ​

Theme selection and preview:

• <Leader>YTp: Theme picker (Telescope)
• <Leader>Yc: Cycle themes
• Auto dark mode (system preference)
• Themes: Catppuccin, OneDark, Tokyo Night, Nord, GitHub

Design Principles ​

1. Discoverability: WhichKey integration
2. Consistency: British spelling, logical keymap organisation
3. Research workflows: Academic document preparation
4. Maintainability: Modular architecture, documented code

Documentation ​

1. Quick Start
2. Installation Guide
3. Keymaps Reference
4. LSP Setup