PSA: If you're into #vim, I highly recommend the Vimium browser extension. Absolute game changer when it comes to browsing.

https://github.com/philc/vimium

Does anyone use #gvim rather than #vim or a GUI for #neovim?

I've been looking at it but it seems like it would get in the way to me. Almost like it doesn't fit like its a weird place between terminal based development and using a gui IDE. Especially since terminal emulators now can do a lot more like italics and true color support, etc.

Hey #vim users, have you tried :terminal? Checkout this setup to make it behave more like a regular buffer.

Use vim keys in normal mode:
I - insert at start of line
A - insert at end of line
p - paste register

And cmd.exe users, it sets up readline shortcuts in insert mode:
<C-u> - Start of line
<C-k> - End of line
<C-w> - Delete a word

https://github.com/idbrii/vim-david/blob/main/plugin/config_terminal.vim

After hours of trying to understand why a one-line change prevented my code from compiling, I figured out that my code formatter was mangling the file.

So, out with the old, in with the new: ALE for vim

https://github.com/dense-analysis/ale

Working great for #Haskell, and much faster than my previous setup

I like what I like. And when I like something, I'm usually extremely enthusiastic. This is not to say these things are perfect. They never are. I love #Dogs. I love software engineering. I love some of these CLI editors: I'm a longtime #Vim (and then #NeoVim) user; and recently #HelixEditor. I love #Git. I love #Python. I’m really starting to love #RustLang. I've used many #PasswordManagers, of them, I love #1Password.

Every single one of these things has downsides. And I can enumerate, understand your position, and identify when you want to talk about those downsides. But when I talk about the positives, I will be enthusiastic.

TIL about "digraphs" in (neo)vim. Need to insert, say, an en dash, which has a digraph of -N? In insert mode, ctrl-k, hypen, N. Want to check the digraph of a character already in your file? ga to show ascii, and look at the "Digr" notation. You would see e.g. "Digr =e" for the euro symbol.

:help digraphs
:help digraphs-default

*Vim users gotta cope
#emacs #vim #neovim #editorwars #linux

I have not used #nano for 20 years. Only use #vim in the shell. But because of muscle memory I still find myself needing to use this alias:
`alias nano="echo STOP TYPING NANO"`

#ostermontag in den Ferien - das kann nur eins bedeuten: #vim Magie!

Nice read about KDEs #kate Editor. I am already using it from time but will use it more often again.
Never liked #vscode even if it's the editor I am opening most of the time when #vim doesn't fit.

How I use Kate Editor from @aks
https://akselmo.dev/posts/how-i-use-kate-editor/

Find #Vim interesting, but you're hesitant to leave #IntelliJ? You're not alone!

I wrote about my experience using the #IdeaVim plugin, how I've configured it, and how you can try it, too.

https://sethlopez.dev/ideavim/

I'm not sure I've ever had to do a hold-the-power-button-down reboot because I tried to run a *text editor* ever in my life (Linux or DOS).

I'm sure it does lots of cool tricks, but I'll stick to #vim.

"How do I resolve a merge conflict" is my personal version of "How do I exit vim".

A nice bit of #ComputerHistory for #Vim:

“Understanding The Origins And The Evolution Of Vi & Vim” [2023], Gustavo Pezzi (https://pikuma.com/blog/origins-of-vim-text-editor).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43691020

On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/jmemvd/understanding_origins_evolution_vi_vim

vim us-gov-changes-since-jan2025.txt
:set undolevels=99999999999999999

My log calendar week 16 / 2025 is available: https://github.com/vbd/Fieldnotes/blob/main/public-log/2025-cw16.md
Everyone is welcome to read, have fun and a good time!
#golang #webdev #development #vim #agile #ai

#til on #vim one can use `gv` to recover the previously selected area.

Does anyone know of a #text #editor, which runs in a #Linux #terminal, and uses only the characters: lowercase a-z, 0-9, comma, and period, in commands?

I want such an editor to ease my life on #Termux in Android, because these characters are the only ones immediately accessible on a standard Samsung keyboard, without the use of symbol keys.

And no, #vim doesn't fit the bill, because it needs Esc, ":" and "$"; #emacs and #nano are out because of the Ctrl and Alt keys, conspicously absent from mobile keyboards.

Ummmm... fascinating read... a bit about the roots of the popular software... history inlined... #vim enthusiast, check it out.

https://pikuma.com/blog/origins-of-vim-text-editor