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I use arrow keys for movement all the time. Not always, but I found no value in forcing myself otherwise.
by lucian1900 14y ago
I use arrow keys for movement all the time. Not always, but I found no value in forcing myself otherwise.
- mmozuras 14y agoInteresting. How long have you been using Vim?
- ibotty 14y agoyou did not ask me, but: when i'm busy thinking about the code, when i'm not typing for a long time, i lay back and browse the sourcecode with arrows and (up and down or pg-up and pg-down). not that fast, sure. but can be done with one hand, the other is scratching my head or what helps me think.
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- latortuga 14y agoPage up and page down are part of my must-learn-asap shortcuts when learning a new editor - once you have hjkl and ctrl+f/ctrl+b ingrained, browsing code while keeping your hands mostly over the home row becomes a lot easier and you don't have to move your hands back and forth. I've found that if I want to browse my code with one hand, the scrollwheel on my mouse does the trick :)
- ibotty 14y agoah yes. mouses. i knew there was another input controller... (not to be misunderstood, i use mostly hjkl and ctrl-d and ctrl-u (half-screen up and down). and i find the mouse uncomfortable.)
- lucian1900 14y agoAround 2 years I think. Often switching mode to move around is just more effort than moving my hand a little, at least on the laptops I've used lately.
- qu4z-2 14y agoInsert is not a mode. Well, technically it is. But don't think of it as one.
- possibilistic 14y agoYou do use hjkl and the others, right? As long as you do, we're good here. But if not, you need to block the arrow keys and use vim the 'right way'. I assume what you must mean is that you are using these in insert mode. Simply don't. Drop out of insert mode for navigation concerns and let vim handle the heavy movement work.
- johncoltrane 14y agoVim allows us to use arrows so using the arrows is "right".