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Neovim is great. I've moved from a very large custom vim setup to a slightly modified LunarVim [1] config (requires Neovim 0.5+), which takes full advantage of

Neovim is great. I've moved from a very large custom vim setup to a slightly modified LunarVim [1] config (requires Neovim 0.5+), which takes full advantage of tree-sitter and LSP. Loving it so far. [1] https://github.com/ChristianChiarulli/LunarVim https://github.com/ChristianChiarulli/LunarVim

linsomniac 5y ago
I'm interested in what modifications you have made. I've been trying LunarVim a bit for the last week and am on the fence about going back to SpaceVim or just bare neovim. Not sure, still evaluating...
- mmgutz 5y ago
  I want to like LunarVim but the everything-lua is a bit overboard. Compare this ` vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', '<S-TAB>', ':bprevious<CR>', {noremap = true, silent = true})` to `nnoremap <silent> <S-TAB> :bprevious<CR>` Why convert every single line of vimscript to a noisier lua statement? The Packer manager seems a step back from vim-plug. Your configuration file is no longer the source of truth. Packer uses a global site directory for plugin as opposed to a local directory like vim-plug. Guess what? Neovim, paq also uses that directory. It's like the old days of plugins of installing everything globally. I had to do this after making a configuration change: :PackerSync, exit neovim, delete cache file, restart neovim, :PackerCompile. Believe me, forgetting a step has been an endless source of frustration.
  - selectnull 5y ago
    I have just started to play with neovim and the first thing I did was to define a function: function bindKey(mode, keys, command, options) options = options or {noremap = true, silent = true} return vim.api.nvim_set_keymap(mode, keys, command, options) end With that, remapping looks like this: bindKey('n', '<Tab>', ':bnext<CR>') Which is in my opinion better than Vim syntax. I definitely see the potential in having Lua as scripting language.
    - mmgutz 5y ago
      Don't get me wrong I prefer lua to vimscript in almost every way. For migrating my existing settings, I didn't see the need to translate to lua, `vim.api.nvim_exec([[ ... ]])` and `vim.cmd('source ' .. path_to_vim_file)` work wonderfully. It's a joy to use lua for refactoring the remaining logic.
  - alexmcc81 5y ago
    I agree about the 'everything in lua' config. I've found it frustrating.

linsomniac 5y ago

I'm interested in what modifications you have made. I've been trying LunarVim a bit for the last week and am on the fence about going back to SpaceVim or just bare neovim. Not sure, still evaluating...

mmgutz 5y ago
I want to like LunarVim but the everything-lua is a bit overboard. Compare this ` vim.api.nvim_set_keymap('n', '<S-TAB>', ':bprevious<CR>', {noremap = true, silent = true})` to `nnoremap <silent> <S-TAB> :bprevious<CR>` Why convert every single line of vimscript to a noisier lua statement? The Packer manager seems a step back from vim-plug. Your configuration file is no longer the source of truth. Packer uses a global site directory for plugin as opposed to a local directory like vim-plug. Guess what? Neovim, paq also uses that directory. It's like the old days of plugins of installing everything globally. I had to do this after making a configuration change: :PackerSync, exit neovim, delete cache file, restart neovim, :PackerCompile. Believe me, forgetting a step has been an endless source of frustration.
- selectnull 5y ago
  I have just started to play with neovim and the first thing I did was to define a function: function bindKey(mode, keys, command, options) options = options or {noremap = true, silent = true} return vim.api.nvim_set_keymap(mode, keys, command, options) end With that, remapping looks like this: bindKey('n', '<Tab>', ':bnext<CR>') Which is in my opinion better than Vim syntax. I definitely see the potential in having Lua as scripting language.
  - mmgutz 5y ago
    Don't get me wrong I prefer lua to vimscript in almost every way. For migrating my existing settings, I didn't see the need to translate to lua, `vim.api.nvim_exec([[ ... ]])` and `vim.cmd('source ' .. path_to_vim_file)` work wonderfully. It's a joy to use lua for refactoring the remaining logic.
- alexmcc81 5y ago
  I agree about the 'everything in lua' config. I've found it frustrating.