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One thing I'm concerned about is that, if I'm moving around the files, then there's already very quick keyboard commands available for that. And if I want to l

One thing I'm concerned about is that, if I'm moving around the files, then there's already very quick keyboard commands available for that. And if I want to look around a single file, I feel like anything else besides scrolling would be quite inferior in terms of speed and accuracy. And moving around lines and words is already quite optimal enough without a mouse, using arrows and option/command modifier. So mostly I use mouse when I need to scroll around the file or click on a certain imported identifier to move to its definition. And also I use a lot of ctrl + f to move around, which I find quite reliable.

phatskat 2y ago
I hear you and I raise you > And if I want to look around a single file, I feel like anything else besides scrolling would be quite inferior in terms of speed and accuracy. { and } jump you to the previous/next new line, respectively. Also page up and down work of course, as well as arrows or j/k. But I’m rarely scrolling in vim because I know what I’m looking for and how to get there faster. > And moving around lines and words is already quite optimal enough without a mouse, using arrows and option/command modifier. Fair, and in vim you have a single key to jump words (w/W) or the f/F commands (along with ;) to quickly jump through a single character in a line. Example: This is a string and I want to get to the last letter. If your cursor is at the beginning of the line, you can just type “fr” and then hit ; until you’re at the “r” in “letter”. Or hit $ since really you just want to get to the end of the line. Or “f.” since there’s only one period. Or… > And also I use a lot of ctrl + f to move around, which I find quite reliable. And in Vim you can use / to search ahead, or ? to search behind. And n/N to jump to the next/previous match. Maybe your cursor is on the word you want to find more of in the file? Just hit * to jump to the next instance of it and n/N to jump next/previous.
xigoi 2y ago
Let’s say you want to change some text enclosed in parentheses (a very common operation in programming). How do you do that in your IDE? In Vim it’s just ci( .
fragmede 2y ago
you have to move off the home row to get to the arrow keys though. like, even that is extraneous with vim movement.

phatskat 2y ago

I hear you and I raise you > And if I want to look around a single file, I feel like anything else besides scrolling would be quite inferior in terms of speed and accuracy. { and } jump you to the previous/next new line, respectively. Also page up and down work of course, as well as arrows or j/k. But I’m rarely scrolling in vim because I know what I’m looking for and how to get there faster. > And moving around lines and words is already quite optimal enough without a mouse, using arrows and option/command modifier. Fair, and in vim you have a single key to jump words (w/W) or the f/F commands (along with ;) to quickly jump through a single character in a line. Example: This is a string and I want to get to the last letter. If your cursor is at the beginning of the line, you can just type “fr” and then hit ; until you’re at the “r” in “letter”. Or hit $ since really you just want to get to the end of the line. Or “f.” since there’s only one period. Or… > And also I use a lot of ctrl + f to move around, which I find quite reliable. And in Vim you can use / to search ahead, or ? to search behind. And n/N to jump to the next/previous match. Maybe your cursor is on the word you want to find more of in the file? Just hit * to jump to the next instance of it and n/N to jump next/previous.

xigoi 2y ago

Let’s say you want to change some text enclosed in parentheses (a very common operation in programming). How do you do that in your IDE? In Vim it’s just ci( .

fragmede 2y ago

you have to move off the home row to get to the arrow keys though. like, even that is extraneous with vim movement.