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I've been using Vim as my primary editor (and vim mode in all my IDEs for something like 8 years) In my opinion knowing what lots of keys do in a modal editor

I've been using Vim as my primary editor (and vim mode in all my IDEs for something like 8 years) In my opinion knowing what lots of keys do in a modal editor is not that different to learning all the shortcuts in say an IDE. I learned all the shortcuts to use Eclipse very quickly when I stopped using a mouse (I've never really liked using them and avoid them at all costs) Pick a week where not getting a lot of typing out for time in won't hurt you. Stop using other editors. You'll forge the necessary pathways to use it with the proficiency you have in other editors and then you can look up the 1% subset of the enormous features that will actually improve your workflow.

rando444 9y ago
Isn't it difficult or limiting for you to try to navigate the internet without a mouse?
- gm-conspiracy 9y ago
  Lynx, baby! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_%28web_browser%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_%28web_browser%29 Not everybody has perfect vision or motor skills.
- padthai 9y ago
  Not OP, but 99% of the time it is faster and it feels better. The only cases where I need the mouse are continuous interfaces (eg selecting an specific time in a video player) or restrictive and dumb webpage configurations (eg WhatsApp Web does noes not allow you to deselect the input box with the keyboard) I use VimFX and I would recommend it. It takes 2 min to learn.
  - sleepychu 9y ago
    This is exactly what I do!
  - btschaegg 9y ago
    I've come to the same conclusions (I'm using Qutebrowser though). Interestingly, I found that my tolerance for the inefficient ways of most browser UIs now stands out to me as much as editors without Vim-bindings annoyed me after a couple of weeks. Once I got a hang of the controls, I started missing them everywhere else (unfortunately I can't choose my tools at work).
- wooster99 9y ago
  There is a plugin for Firefox called Vimperator. I use it a lot.
- huahaiy 9y ago
  Not really. All browsers have extension to enable vim key binding, so you don't need a mouse to navigate the internet.

rando444 9y ago

Isn't it difficult or limiting for you to try to navigate the internet without a mouse?

gm-conspiracy 9y ago
Lynx, baby! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_%28web_browser%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_%28web_browser%29 Not everybody has perfect vision or motor skills.
padthai 9y ago
Not OP, but 99% of the time it is faster and it feels better. The only cases where I need the mouse are continuous interfaces (eg selecting an specific time in a video player) or restrictive and dumb webpage configurations (eg WhatsApp Web does noes not allow you to deselect the input box with the keyboard) I use VimFX and I would recommend it. It takes 2 min to learn.
- sleepychu 9y ago
  This is exactly what I do!
- btschaegg 9y ago
  I've come to the same conclusions (I'm using Qutebrowser though). Interestingly, I found that my tolerance for the inefficient ways of most browser UIs now stands out to me as much as editors without Vim-bindings annoyed me after a couple of weeks. Once I got a hang of the controls, I started missing them everywhere else (unfortunately I can't choose my tools at work).
wooster99 9y ago
There is a plugin for Firefox called Vimperator. I use it a lot.
huahaiy 9y ago
Not really. All browsers have extension to enable vim key binding, so you don't need a mouse to navigate the internet.