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One-Handed Vim

ᴙɘɘᴙgYmɘᴙɘj on July 08, 2019

Vim takes a lot of dexterity and practice. Speed comes with time and a lot of muscle memory. It's a big investment, but worth it. And then you br...
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Elliot

Careful, soon enough you will have right hand macros on one vim window and left hand macros on another window. You will be able to write two programs at once, but at the expense of the hemispheres of your brain becoming unnaturally independent and your personality becoming irreversibly altered.

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ᴙɘɘᴙgYmɘᴙɘj

brain becoming unnaturally independent and your personality becoming irreversibly altered

You could claim that's a natural result of using Vim anyway.

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Corey Alexander

Sorry you broke your hand, that's gotta suck. Hopefully the recovery goes well!

Don't be a purist. Sometimes the mouse is faster, especially when you're
confused.

I'll admit I use my mouse in VIM daily. You're right sometimes it's just more convient. It's a good tool to have even if you don't use it all the time

Yeah, it will suck, but I'll come out the other end even faster.

This is what I kept thinking as I read this! I can't imagine how fast you'll be once you are back to two hands!

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ᴙɘɘᴙgYmɘᴙɘj

Thanks for the good vibes!

This reminds me of relearning to write in cursive. You have more time to think about what you're writing. As a result, you are more thoughtful and less likely to "ramble."

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Christian Sánchez

Here is a "cheat sheet" of Vim Motions:

gist.github.com/dahu/3986511

Hope you get better soon!

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James Sral

Great tips, and excellent mug