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If the goal is not take your hands off the keyboard, why not save, then Alt-TAB once to get to Firefox, then Cntrl-R to refresh? This works with any editor (in
by watchdogtimer 16y ago
If the goal is not take your hands off the keyboard, why not save, then Alt-TAB once to get to Firefox, then Cntrl-R to refresh? This works with any editor (including my favorite, nvi).
- bradleyland 16y agoI used to use the same keyboard sequence, but since I started using an editor with the ability to "refresh in running browsers", I can attest to value of the reduction in inane repetition. It's nothing life changing, but when you experience it it, the feeling is kind of like the one you have when you first encounter lights that come on automatically when you enter a room: "Hey, cool!"
- sprout 16y agoI can only guess the author is still using twm. I know a professor and a sysadmin that do at my alma mater, or at least they did circa 2008.
- amouat 16y agoIt's just more keypresses mainly, but also you are unnecessarily changing focus to the browser. If you have your Vim session set to "Always on Top" or to one side, you never have to leave the editor to see your changes. (On a side note, I wish I could use "Always on Top" in Windows. Anyone know if this is possible?)