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I really disagree. Getting around in text with a mouse is unbelievably tedious once you learn the shortcuts in Vim.
by javert 15y ago
I really disagree. Getting around in text with a mouse is unbelievably tedious once you learn the shortcuts in Vim.
- jokermatt999 15y agoI think part of it is that there's a (much dreaded) context switch from keyboard to mouse. Even if I can click a spot in text quicker with a mouse, I'll often just stick to the keyboard to retain my "flow state". I might trade off some time, but it keeps me slightly more focused.
- jff 15y agoGetting around in text with a mouse in Vim is probably unbelievably tedious, because you're using an editor designed in the 70s to be used with the ADM-3 terminal, from which a mouse was definitely absent (I have one in the closet, it's nice but doesn't even have a microprocessor, just TTL :)
- javert 15y agoRight, that's why I use Vim. I mean, sure, in Word, I can hit the "Home" key, if I want to make things harder for myself than Vim but easier than mousing around. But that's about all.