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> Why not stop using the menus then? ;) Because you have to learn more commands/shortcuts than in Vim? ;)

• twblalock 10y ago
  When you are trying to learn a new thing, and you refuse to learn more than you already know, you are guaranteeing that you will be disappointed. If you aren't willing to learn more than the Vim shortcuts, it's unfair to criticize Visual Studio or any other product. You are the problem.
• reitanqild 10y ago
  Won't say anything bad about vim, I use it on a daily basis but normal IDEs aren't necessarily as bad as some people seem to want to portray them: A few hints to get reasonably good, fast: Use ctrl+arrowleft/arrowright to jump words at a time. Use shift to select as you move. This works together so ctrl + shift + arrowright means select to the next word boundary. At keast in some IDEs this will also stop at word boundaries inside a variable or function name but this should be configurable. I prefer it this way though. Next: in the menus you'll often see a hint that tells you a direct shortkey for that menu option. This holds true for both window menus on the top as well as in the right click context menu.
  • falcolas 10y ago
    A few hints to get reasonably good, fast (in vim): Use w, W to jump words at a time. Use v before moving to select as you move. This works together, so vw will select to the next word boundary. Press i to insert text, escape to stop inserting text. Next: in the :help files, you will find a hint that tells you a direct shortcut for that command (like :help quit, or :help write, or just plain :help).
    • reitanqild 10y ago
      I personally already use vim, actually prefer it when I remote to servers. I guess my point is just that it seems to me a lot of people (not necessarily you guys) use vim as some kind of cargo cult.