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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, si
by 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 agoI 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 agoDon'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 agoI agree about the 'everything in lua' config. I've found it frustrating.