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> How is using text find to move to where you want "tricking" the program? It's a trick because it uses one function (locating text) to accomplish another (nav
by lutusp 14y ago
> How is using text find to move to where you want "tricking" the program?
It's a trick because it uses one function (locating text) to accomplish another (navigation). Modern editors don't need to be tricked into cooperating with their users.
> With Easy Motion that type of cursor movement becomes even easier.
Ah, an add-on tool to get around vim's built-in inefficiencies. Guess why modern editors don't need Easy Motion to improve their usability? The answer is that they were pre-improved by their creators, who (among other things) eliminated modes as a design goal. No modes, no need for Easy Motion.
- brodney 14y agoDo you get upset when someone uses a flat head screwdriver to open a paint can? Surely that was not its intended use, but tools can be used to accomplish a larger set of tasks than the original itch they scratched.