Rename Vim style related variable to vim-style-xxxxx

Update the documentation
Define alias for backward compatibility

core/core-dotspacemacs.el

@@ -226,19 +226,6 @@ emacs.")
   "Default font, or prioritized list of fonts. This setting has no effect when
 running Emacs in terminal.")
 
-(defvar dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$ nil
-  "If non nil `Y' is remapped to `y$' in Evil states.")
-
-(defvar dotspacemacs-retain-visual-state-on-shift t
-  "If non-nil, the shift mappings `<' and `>' retain visual state
-if used there.")
-
-(defvar dotspacemacs-visual-line-move-text nil
-  "If non-nil, J and K move lines up and down when in visual mode.")
-
-(defvar dotspacemacs-ex-substitute-global nil
-  "If non nil, inverse the meaning of `g' in `:substitute' Evil ex-command.")
-
 (defvar dotspacemacs-folding-method 'evil
   "Code folding method. Possible values are `evil' and `origami'.")
 

core/templates/.spacemacs.template

@@ -238,21 +238,6 @@ It should only modify the values of Spacemacs settings."
    ;; works in the GUI. (default nil)
    dotspacemacs-distinguish-gui-tab nil
 
-   ;; If non-nil `Y' is remapped to `y$' in Evil states. (default nil)
-   dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$ nil
-
-   ;; If non-nil, the shift mappings `<' and `>' retain visual state if used
-   ;; there. (default t)
-   dotspacemacs-retain-visual-state-on-shift t
-
-   ;; If non-nil, `J' and `K' move lines up and down when in visual mode.
-   ;; (default nil)
-   dotspacemacs-visual-line-move-text nil
-
-   ;; If non-nil, inverse the meaning of `g' in `:substitute' Evil ex-command.
-   ;; (default nil)
-   dotspacemacs-ex-substitute-global nil
-
    ;; Name of the default layout (default "Default")
    dotspacemacs-default-layout-name "Default"
 

doc/DOCUMENTATION.org

@@ -756,15 +756,23 @@ When setting the Vim style you can pass any variable supported by =evil-mode=
 with the keyword =:variables=. Spacemacs also supports the followgin editing
 style variables for Vim:
 
-| Variable                    | Description                                 |
+| Variables                                | Description                                                             |
-|-----------------------------+---------------------------------------------|
+|------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| =vim-style-visual-feedback= | If non-nil then brief highlights on objects |
+| =vim-style-visual-feedback=              | If non-nil then objects are briefly highlighted                         |
+| =vim-style-remap-Y-to-y$=                | If non-nil ~Y~ is remapped to ~y$~ in Evil states                       |
+| =vim-style-retain-visual-state-on-shift= | If non-nil, the shift mappings ~<~ and ~>~ retain visual state          |
+| =vim-style-visual-line-move-text=        | If non-nil, ~J~ and ~K~ move lines up and down when in visual mode      |
+| =vim-style-ex-substitute-global=         | If non-nil, inverse the meaning of ~g~ in =:substitute= Evil ex-command |
 
 Default configuration is:
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
-(setq-default dotspacemacs-editing-style '(vim :variables
+  (setq-default dotspacemacs-editing-style '(vim :variables
-                                                  vim-style-visual-feedback t)
+                                                 vim-style-visual-feedback t
+                                                 vim-style-remap-Y-to-y$ nil
+                                                 vim-style-retain-visual-state-on-shift t
+                                                 vim-style-visual-line-move-text nil
+                                                 vim-style-ex-substitute-global nil)
 #+END_SRC
 
 *** Emacs

layers/+distributions/spacemacs-bootstrap/config.el

@@ -46,6 +46,24 @@ to a major mode, a list of such symbols, or the symbol t,
 acting as default. The values are either integers, symbols
 or lists of these.")
 
+(defvar vim-style-remap-Y-to-y$ nil
+  "If non nil `Y' is remapped to `y$' in Evil states.")
+(defvaralias 'dotspacemacs-remap-Y-to-y$ 'vim-style-remap-Y-to-y$)
+
+(defvar vim-style-retain-visual-state-on-shift t
+  "If non-nil, the shift mappings `<' and `>' retain visual state
+if used there.")
+(defvaralias 'dotspacemacs-retain-visual-state-on-shift
+  'vim-style-retain-visual-state-on-shift)
+
+(defvar vim-style-visual-line-move-text nil
+  "If non-nil, J and K move lines up and down when in visual mode.")
+(defvaralias 'dotspacemacs-visual-line-move-text 'vim-style-visual-line-move-text)
+
+(defvar vim-style-ex-substitute-global nil
+  "If non nil, inverse the meaning of `g' in `:substitute' Evil ex-command.")
+(defvaralias 'dotspacemacs-ex-substitute-global 'vim-style-ex-substitute-global)
+
 ;; State cursors
 (defvar spacemacs-evil-cursors '(("normal" "DarkGoldenrod2" box)
                                  ("insert" "chartreuse3" (bar . 2))

layers/+spacemacs/spacemacs-evil/packages.el

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
             evil-goggles-blocking-duration 0.05)
       (if vim-style-visual-feedback
           (evil-goggles-mode)
-        (evil-googles-mode -1)))
+        (evil-goggles-mode -1)))
     :config
     (spacemacs|hide-lighter evil-goggles-mode)))