nvi2
neovim
nvi2 | neovim | |
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5 | 1,384 | |
139 | 76,665 | |
- | 1.3% | |
5.2 | 10.0 | |
6 days ago | about 23 hours ago | |
C | Vim Script | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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nvi2
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Ask HN: What was the best software that you used during 2022?
nvi2 [0]: I got to like the simplicity of nvi when installing Void Linux on my laptop, but it had some annoying bugs that made me switch to nvi2. In general, it feels like `good' software; powerful enough by virtue of being a 1:1 vi clone with a few crucial improvements (multibyte, multi-undo, etc.), but simple enough to hack on if I miss some feature. Though no autocomplete means it's not suitable for more verbose languages, like Java.
QuickJS [1]: qjscalc is my go-to scientific calculator, and qjs my go-to JavaScript implementation for simple programs. The C interface is very nice to use, too. All in all, it feels very much like a "complete" engine, even if not quite as fast as one with JIT.
w3m [2]: Somewhat lacking as a web browser, but a very good pager. Would take it over less any day. Also has the best table display of any text-mode browser, supports inline images, and is rather extensible.
Wine [3]: It's gotten so good that I no longer have to dual boot Windows. Still not perfect, but definitely on my list of "good software".
[0]: https://github.com/lichray/nvi2
[1]: https://bellard.org/quickjs/
[2]: https://github.com/tats/w3m
[3]: https://www.winehq.org/
- Is there an editor like emacs, vim, etc. but (solely) used in the BSD world?
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OpenVi: Portable OpenBSD vi for Unix systems
Don't confuse OpenVi/OpenBSD-vi, nvi1, and nvi2. These are all different programs that share the same heritage.
OpenVi is derived from OpenBSD vi, which derives from nvi version 1.79, released in 1996. There has been 25+ years of independent development as part of the OpenBSD base system and has diverged greatly in that time, with the development going in a different direction.
Nvi1, currently on version 1.8x, is maintained at https://repo.or.cz/nvi.git - I believe the latest version of this editor does have multibyte support, but this is not the OpenVi/OpenBSD version of the editor.
Nvi2 shares heritage as well but also, quite far removed from the original code, is actively maintained at https://github.com/lichray/nvi2 and also includes multibyte support.
(IIRC) the multibyte support in both Nvi1 and Nvi2 derives from nvi-m17n, developed as part of the KAME project by the late itojun - http://www.itojun.org/itojun.html ... the last update to nvi-m17n was about 3 years ago, and is available at https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/editors/nvi-m17n/files
Currently, optimizing for size using link-time garbage collection with GCC 11.2 on an x86_64 glibc Linux system gives a good idea of the changes over time and the different direction these editors have taken. OpenVi is also simplified in structure and does not have the three levels of abstraction of Nvi 1.8x - there is no library interface layer.
For OpenVi, the compiled binary is 280K, and for Nvi1 (nvi-1.81.6-45-g864873d3) the compiled binary is 528K (36K for vi, 528K for libvi).
OpenVi has a single configuration standard with no dependencies beyond curses.
Nvi1 has many options beyond trace/debug ("widechar" "gtk" "motif" "threads" "perl" "tcl" "db3/4" "internal-re") - so at least 255 different build variations are possible.
(I've not yet built Nvi2 myself on Linux so I can provide an actually fair comparison yet, but I will, and I'll summarize the data in an FAQ section of the README)
Nvi1 (https://repo.or.cz/nvi.git) looks like:
neovim
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Why Neovim is My Text Editor of Choice
As a software engineer, choosing and understanding your text editor is important part of your work, as it impacts your productivity and workflow efficiency. It's like choosing the perfect tool for any trade - you need to know what tool to use and how to use it effectively if you want to excel. For me, I use Neovim as my editor and I have been using it for a little over a year now.
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Let's See Your Terminal
This got me thinking about my recent pivot, my switch to Neovim by way of LazyVim to write most of my code, and using tmux to keep terminal states alive after closing a session.
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Level Up Your Dev Workflow: Conquer Web Development with a Blazing Fast Neovim Setup (Part 1)
Neovim: Make sure you have Neovim installed on your system. You can check the official website for installation instructions: https://neovim.io/ Git: We'll be using Git to clone the LazyVim starter pack. If you don't have Git, you can download it from https://git-scm.com/downloads
- Helix - Front-End Power
- Neovim
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Effective Neovim Setup. A Beginner’s Guide
There are several ways to install Neovim. This wiki provides several guidelines on how to install Neovim.
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Aftermath of switching from VSCode to Neovim
All these thoughts I've shared, I would have them on occasion - but ever since I switched to Linux and Neovim, my curiosity has been through the roof. Switching over to Neovim and Linux was a not so fun weekend of configuration and spending half a day getting my work's local dev environment running on my new OS (which no one has tested development on). But I now have a deeper understanding of the tools I use, and have a text editor configured to be the most optimal for the way I want to use it.
- Neovim is 10 years old today
- Neovide – a simple, no-nonsense, cross-platform GUI for Neovim
- Neovim v0.9.5 Released
What are some alternatives?
OpenVi - OpenVi: Portable OpenBSD vi for UNIX systems
vim9 - An experimental fork of Vim, exploring ways to make Vim script faster and better.
nextvi - Next version of neatvi (a small vi/ex editor) for editing bidirectional UTF-8 text
helix - A post-modern modal text editor.
heirloom-ex-vi - The Traditional Vi (vi with many enhancements from Gunnar Ritter)
neovide - No Nonsense Neovim Client in Rust
src - Read-only git conversion of OpenBSD's official CVS src repository. Pull requests not accepted - send diffs to the tech@ mailing list.
doom-emacs - An Emacs framework for the stubborn martian hacker [Moved to: https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs]
oed - Portable OpenBSD ed(1) editor.
AstroVim - AstroNvim is an aesthetic and feature-rich neovim config that is extensible and easy to use with a great set of plugins [Moved to: https://github.com/AstroNvim/AstroNvim]
Windows Terminal - The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!
LunarVim - 🌙 LunarVim is an IDE layer for Neovim. Completely free and community driven.