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The problem with hjkl as cursor movement in vi is that it cannot be used in all modes so you still have to have and use actual cursor keys. Switching modes jus
by dmz73 3y ago
The problem with hjkl as cursor movement in vi is that it cannot be used in all modes so you still have to have and use actual cursor keys.
Switching modes just to add a single character before last is annoying.
Fixing a typo in filename when saving is impossible without cursor keys.
If you have and use real cursor keys then having to remember and use hjkl is just not practical.
- fragmede 3y agoit's not practical to remember four things that are conveniently napped to home row?
- drbaba 3y agoIf I have a typo, I typically Ctrl-W to delete and retype the last word.
- mort96 3y agoMeh I find hitting esc or ^c much easier than moving my hand to the arrow keys and back. Also, many kind of typos can be fixed without entering insert mode! If there's an extra character, I delete it with dl. If a character should've been something else, I use 'r' followed by the letter it should have been. I agree that command mode is more annoying than necessary since it relies on cursor keys to move the cursor.