Do vim users tend to enter insert mode and exit insert mode often in order to do simple movements using hjkl while writing? Or do you switch between arrow keys in insert mode and hjkl depending on what mode you're in?

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  • pear-tree

    A Vim auto-pair plugin that supports multi-character pairs, intelligent matching, and more

  • https://github.com/tmsvg/pear-tree (the one I use)

  • lexima.vim

    Auto close parentheses and repeat by dot dot dot...

  • https://github.com/cohama/lexima.vim (seems more full featured, I'm actually thinking about using this one)

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • vim-lexiv

    Yet Another Lexima

  • https://github.com/mattn/vim-lexiv (a minimal, non-configurable version of lexima)

  • auto-pairs

    Vim plugin, insert or delete brackets, parens, quotes in pair

  • vim-surround

    surround.vim: Delete/change/add parentheses/quotes/XML-tags/much more with ease

  • I have mappings for single character movement in insert mode ( and ). But, using something like https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround is also really useful for something like this. I have an "inner line" motion so that I can do something like ysil] to wrap the whole line in brackets after typing the initial thing.

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