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Lots of success stories from TextMate to Vim/Emacs lately. That's on my list too; I just need to force myself to make the jump (and allow for the short-term pro

by mcav 17y ago

Lots of success stories from TextMate to Vim/Emacs lately. That's on my list too; I just need to force myself to make the jump (and allow for the short-term productivity hit).

oliverkofoed 17y ago
It's worth it. I did it last year, and it took almost two weeks before i felt like i was even somewhat productive again. However, now, i feel exactly the same way when trying to use an editor without a VIM mode. What? I have to use the arrow keys to move the cursor? But, i'll have to move my hands! sigh
- bdotdub 17y ago
  Amen. Once you get the hang of it, you won't know how you lived without it :) In fact, it'll start taking over in how you interact with your whole coputer. I find that I type "<ESC>:wq" in chat windows, comment boxes, etc..
  - 321abc 17y ago
    Tip: Instead of :wq you can just type ZZ
    - mechanical_fish 17y ago
      I learned ZZ first. That turned out to be a mistake, because thinking of it as :wq crams more knowledge into one mnemonic. Because you can take it apart: you can just do :w, or you can just do :q, or you can do useful variations like :q! And you can probably do all kinds of other powerful stuff that I don't understand, because I'm an emacs user who only uses vim on occasion. ;)
      - 321abc 17y ago
        Yes, when learning it it is useful to know that :wq can be decomposed in to :w and :q and combined in to :wq! and :w! and :q! But once you know that I think it's simpler to just type ZZ
321abc 17y ago
When you start, be sure to first go through the vimtutor (just type "vimtutor" in your shell). Then, if you have questions, come to #vim on freenode. There are lots of very, very experienced and knowledgeable people there that will be happy to help you learn. Then, if you still need more, there's: Vim tips wiki: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The best collection of vim scripts: http://www.vim.org http://www.vim.org

by mcav 17y ago

Lots of success stories from TextMate to Vim/Emacs lately. That's on my list too; I just need to force myself to make the jump (and allow for the short-term productivity hit).

oliverkofoed 17y ago

It's worth it. I did it last year, and it took almost two weeks before i felt like i was even somewhat productive again. However, now, i feel exactly the same way when trying to use an editor without a VIM mode. What? I have to use the arrow keys to move the cursor? But, i'll have to move my hands! sigh

bdotdub 17y ago
Amen. Once you get the hang of it, you won't know how you lived without it :) In fact, it'll start taking over in how you interact with your whole coputer. I find that I type "<ESC>:wq" in chat windows, comment boxes, etc..
- 321abc 17y ago
  Tip: Instead of :wq you can just type ZZ
  - mechanical_fish 17y ago
    I learned ZZ first. That turned out to be a mistake, because thinking of it as :wq crams more knowledge into one mnemonic. Because you can take it apart: you can just do :w, or you can just do :q, or you can do useful variations like :q! And you can probably do all kinds of other powerful stuff that I don't understand, because I'm an emacs user who only uses vim on occasion. ;)
    - 321abc 17y ago
      Yes, when learning it it is useful to know that :wq can be decomposed in to :w and :q and combined in to :wq! and :w! and :q! But once you know that I think it's simpler to just type ZZ

321abc 17y ago

When you start, be sure to first go through the vimtutor (just type "vimtutor" in your shell). Then, if you have questions, come to #vim on freenode. There are lots of very, very experienced and knowledgeable people there that will be happy to help you learn. Then, if you still need more, there's: Vim tips wiki: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page The best collection of vim scripts: http://www.vim.org http://www.vim.org