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The second point is the biggest reason why I haven't switch to Kakoune or Helix yet. I've used vim for just over a year now and I'm still annoyed at how unintui

by rbits 3y ago

The second point is the biggest reason why I haven't switch to Kakoune or Helix yet. I've used vim for just over a year now and I'm still annoyed at how unintuitive some things are, I still can't remember half of the shortcuts. I tried out Helix and it's great! I especially love the multiple cursors. But I never use vim by itself, I use it in other apps. And there's a perfectly good Helix plugin for VSCode, but I also use vim mode in Obsidian (since I'm constantly switching back and forth between Obsidian and VSCode) and there is currently no plugin for anything else. I need my code editor and my note editor to have the same controls, otherwise my brain gets confused. Once a Helix or Kakoune plugin is created for Obsidian, I am switching straight away.

mbork_pl 3y ago
> I need my code editor and my note editor to have the same controls, otherwise my brain gets confused. I fully agree – but why use two separate editors, then? (Full disclosure – I'm a long-time Emacs user, making most of my notes in Org-mode.)
petr25102018 3y ago
> Helix plugin for VSCode Which one?
turboponyy 3y ago
Vi-style binds are moderately unintuitive, but they are the lingua franca of keybind languages, and knowing them has value in and of itself. I'm glad I learned vi-style binds just before Kakoune and Helix gained popularity, as I use them in dozens of contexts other than my text editor.
- gilcot 3y ago
  > Vi-style binds are moderately unintuitive, Oh... For my part, other binds are weird and less ergonomic from far. I'm vey used to vi-style: I mostly work in text mode (no GUI, no mouse) and I like to talk to my editor what I want...
jodrellblank 3y ago
Dendron is an Obsidian-alike plugin for VS Code. https://www.dendron.so/ https://www.dendron.so/
eviks 3y ago
Roughly how many shortcuts in other apps like Obsidian would you need to rebind to avoid the annoyance?

by rbits 3y ago

mbork_pl 3y ago

> I need my code editor and my note editor to have the same controls, otherwise my brain gets confused. I fully agree – but why use two separate editors, then? (Full disclosure – I'm a long-time Emacs user, making most of my notes in Org-mode.)

petr25102018 3y ago

> Helix plugin for VSCode Which one?

turboponyy 3y ago

Vi-style binds are moderately unintuitive, but they are the lingua franca of keybind languages, and knowing them has value in and of itself. I'm glad I learned vi-style binds just before Kakoune and Helix gained popularity, as I use them in dozens of contexts other than my text editor.

gilcot 3y ago
> Vi-style binds are moderately unintuitive, Oh... For my part, other binds are weird and less ergonomic from far. I'm vey used to vi-style: I mostly work in text mode (no GUI, no mouse) and I like to talk to my editor what I want...

jodrellblank 3y ago

Dendron is an Obsidian-alike plugin for VS Code. https://www.dendron.so/ https://www.dendron.so/

eviks 3y ago

Roughly how many shortcuts in other apps like Obsidian would you need to rebind to avoid the annoyance?