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Quote: they might end up spending a lot of fruitless time trying to force Vim to follow the same model through its configuration. Here's a fun little snippet f

by davvid 14y ago

Quote: they might end up spending a lot of fruitless time trying to force Vim to follow the same model through its configuration. Here's a fun little snippet from my .vimrc. Enjoy ;-) " tab navigation like firefox nmap <c-s-tab> :tabprevious<cr> nmap <c-tab> :tabnext<cr> map <c-s-tab> :tabprevious<cr> map <c-tab> :tabnext<cr> imap <c-s-tab> <esc>:tabprevious<cr>i imap <c-tab> <esc>:tabnext<cr>i nmap <c-t> :tabnew<cr>:e<space> imap <c-t> <esc>:tabnew<cr>:e<space>

tyrmored 14y ago
Author here. That's not quite what I meant; mapping keystrokes to Vim's tab commands is well and good, but it requires some serious kludges to make Vim behave the same way as, say, Notepad++, where one open tab equals one open file, and that's that. "Window groups" would have been a far more accurate though potentially less familiar name for the feature, in my opinion. I don't actually use tabs much, personally. I seldom have more than three or four files open at a time.
truncate 14y ago
This not a configuration I would recommend as - 1. The mappings with TAB wont work in terminal. 2. <C-t> mapping is default map for ctags jump back. And if you are going to be a long term Vim user, better configure Firefox like Vim than Vim like Firefox. I use Pentadectyle extension to get Vim like bindings in FF and I love it. For switching tabs I use <c-n> and <c-p> for next/previous in command mode. Under insert mode, its default map for autocompletion which again I don't prefer remapping. Since I don't prefer to switch tabs in insert mode, that's ok.
- SkyMarshal 14y ago
  Second Pentadactyl. There's also Vimium and Vrome for Chrome/ium. There are Vim plugins for everything these days (even Eclipse and Emacs), so that combined with a launcher like Synapse or Gnome-Do, you almost never have to use your mouse anymore.
  - tyrmored 14y ago
    Using Chrome and Vimium on sites like Reddit and Hacker News almost feels like cheating -- "I shouldn't be able to consume this amount of information without even having to move my wrists."
    - danneu 14y ago
      Try Pentadactyl on FF. Made me switch from Chrome to FF for regular browsing. Unfortunately Chrome's limited api makes it impossible to port Penta's robustness to Chrome.
      - truncate 14y ago
        Yes. I tried some Vim plugin for Chrome. It sucked. Pentadectyle is very robust and full-featured. Difference is considerable as compared to its Chrome counterpart. Completely transforms your FF experience.
        tyrmored 14y ago
        The only thing I dislike about Vimium is it doesn't work on the "New Tab" window.
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by davvid 14y ago

tyrmored 14y ago

Author here. That's not quite what I meant; mapping keystrokes to Vim's tab commands is well and good, but it requires some serious kludges to make Vim behave the same way as, say, Notepad++, where one open tab equals one open file, and that's that. "Window groups" would have been a far more accurate though potentially less familiar name for the feature, in my opinion. I don't actually use tabs much, personally. I seldom have more than three or four files open at a time.

truncate 14y ago

This not a configuration I would recommend as - 1. The mappings with TAB wont work in terminal. 2. <C-t> mapping is default map for ctags jump back. And if you are going to be a long term Vim user, better configure Firefox like Vim than Vim like Firefox. I use Pentadectyle extension to get Vim like bindings in FF and I love it. For switching tabs I use <c-n> and <c-p> for next/previous in command mode. Under insert mode, its default map for autocompletion which again I don't prefer remapping. Since I don't prefer to switch tabs in insert mode, that's ok.

SkyMarshal 14y ago
Second Pentadactyl. There's also Vimium and Vrome for Chrome/ium. There are Vim plugins for everything these days (even Eclipse and Emacs), so that combined with a launcher like Synapse or Gnome-Do, you almost never have to use your mouse anymore.
- tyrmored 14y ago
  Using Chrome and Vimium on sites like Reddit and Hacker News almost feels like cheating -- "I shouldn't be able to consume this amount of information without even having to move my wrists."
  - danneu 14y ago
    Try Pentadactyl on FF. Made me switch from Chrome to FF for regular browsing. Unfortunately Chrome's limited api makes it impossible to port Penta's robustness to Chrome.
    - truncate 14y ago
      Yes. I tried some Vim plugin for Chrome. It sucked. Pentadectyle is very robust and full-featured. Difference is considerable as compared to its Chrome counterpart. Completely transforms your FF experience.
      - tyrmored 14y ago
        The only thing I dislike about Vimium is it doesn't work on the "New Tab" window.

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