helix-vim
vim-which-key
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helix-vim
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Notes on Text Editing
I tried to re-learn from Vim to Helix but failed. No sure if this is a muscle memory problem or perhaps article is right about cons Kakoune-like approach for me. Even adapting with something https://github.com/LGUG2Z/helix-vim did not work. So if you like Helix it probably a good thing that you did not learn the vim at the time.
- Helix-Vim (Readme.md)
- Ask HN: Should you add a LICENSE to example configuration repos?
- Keymap and configuration questions
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Even more hindsight on Vim, Helix and Kakoune
Not that they're inherently worse, just different - I'm perfectly happy with vim motions and relearning to type is pretty low on my list of priorities. Luckily there is a compatibility hack, not perfect but it's close enough: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/helix-vim
- What editor are you using for Rust?
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Helix: Release 23.03 Highlights
I want to like Helix, I really, really want to. It's lean, fast, polished, purely console based so it fits my workflows perfectly... but the almost-like-vim-but-not-really key bindings are a deal breaker. I just can't make the switch.
If Helix were completely different in this regard, like Emacs is, I could handle--and I know because I use both vim and Emacs regularly pretty fluently. But Helix is way too close to the vim keybindings to discern it from a memory muscle perspective. I use vim keybindings everywhere else (zsh, all readline-based apps via a setting in ~/.inputrc, VSCode), so getting used to slight differences in just one editor is extremely hard because I can't just drop all other apps.
I recently tried this: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/helix-vim which attempts to provide vim mappings to Helix. It's funny how the description in the page describes my progression almost 100%. And while it makes things slightly better, it's still not accurate enough to make this a non-issue.
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Helix editor 23.03 released!
https://github.com/LGUG2Z/helix-vim somebody on the internet has you covered
- How to config default VIM keys?
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The extensible vi layer for Emacs
There is this configuration: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/helix-vim
This switches most keybinds to be vi-like.
vim-which-key
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Vim distros: LunarVim, AstroVim, IdeaVim, … how they differ one each other?
The only Vim distro I'm aware of is SpaceVim (https://spacevim.org/). I just tested it for a short time but it couldn't compete with my hand crafted settings ;-) But I'm using some of the plugins of SpaceVim in my setup, eg. vim-which-key and vista.vim.
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plugins for explorable interface and identifier highlighting
Sounds like you want vim-which-key and coc.nvim.
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Tell HN: Vim users, `:x` is like `:wq` but writes only when changes are made
> even though I'm a terminal user ... I really like the discoverability of GUIs, and that's where a good GUI is unbeatable by CLI.
CLI has poor discoverability? Sure; but even on the terminal, discoverability can still be good:
A couple of nice examples of discoverability in keyboard-focused programs:
- emacs' which-key[0]; there's a vim port[1] too. This shows you (some) of the available keybindings for the next input, and a short label. So you don't have to remember what `SPC h p ...` or all the options under `SPC f...`.. but it still helps to recall that `SPC h` is for 'help' related commands, `SPC f` for file related commands.
- emacs' magit[2][3]. Magit is so good at discoverability, that I'd rate it as the best tool for using git with. I've learned more about git from using it.
[0] https://github.com/justbur/emacs-which-key
[1] https://github.com/liuchengxu/vim-which-key
[2] https://magit.vc/
[3] https://emacsair.me/2017/09/01/magit-walk-through/
- Is there a way to get a cheatsheet on-screen like nano has?
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A Vim Guide for Advanced Users
Agreed, that's the only time I find missing Emacs' which-key. (Looks like there is https://github.com/liuchengxu/vim-which-key for this.)
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Navigate through options of Plugins
I think you mean a plugin which shows available key bindings as you type, which is what vim-which-key does.
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Helix: Post-Modern Text Editor
Just an extension.
It is https://github.com/liuchengxu/vim-which-key if you are interested.
>Were you also able to replicate the small popups that open when you press `m`, `g`, etc.?
Yes, although 'm' has a totally different meaning in vim (placing a mark), so there is no popup for that. But it works where there are actually sensible choices, even for marks it works and shows you every available one, which is pretty cool
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Vim, infamous for its steep learning curve, often leaves new users confused where to start. Today is the 10th anniversary of the infamous "How do I exit Vim" question, which made news when it first hit 1 million views.
But again, that's not a specifically vim issue, its endemic to TUIs (hence bash completions and all the other hacks to make discoverability accesible). As well, there are some projects to ameliorate this in vim like the which-key family of plugins01 and others like them.
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Is my understanding of Vim and Emacs correct?
__usability features__ Emacs has a lot of great ideas for usability, some of which have been copied to vim like which-key https://github.com/folke/which-key.nvim https://github.com/liuchengxu/vim-which-key
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What is the biggest barrier of entry for learning vim?
Printing cheat sheets is helpful. At some point, make your own. which-key.nvim (or vim-which-key) is a plugin I wish I had found years ago. It gives you hints of next keys available to press. It's great for beginners, and experts. It's like the ultimate real-time cheatsheet.
What are some alternatives?
helix - A post-modern modal text editor.
which-key.nvim - 💥 Create key bindings that stick. WhichKey is a lua plugin for Neovim 0.5 that displays a popup with possible keybindings of the command you started typing.
zsh-vi-mode - 💻 A better and friendly vi(vim) mode plugin for ZSH.
bufferline.nvim - A snazzy bufferline for Neovim
meow - Yet another modal editing on Emacs / 猫态编辑
tokyo-night-vscode-theme - A clean, dark Visual Studio Code theme that celebrates the lights of Downtown Tokyo at night.
LunarVim - 🌙 LunarVim is an IDE layer for Neovim. Completely free and community driven.
emacs-which-key - Emacs package that displays available keybindings in popup
emfy - A dark and sleek Emacs setup for general purpose editing and programming
telescope.nvim - Find, Filter, Preview, Pick. All lua, all the time.
dance - Make your cursors dance with Kakoune-like modal editing in VS Code.
vim-rsi - rsi.vim: Readline style insertion