Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore
by mdemare on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:35PM
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There are several built-in ways to get from insert mode to normal mode in vim, only one of which has now been removed.
Vim users that use escape to leave insert mode are not exactly a majority of Mac users. Also, many people have been complaining about the location of Escape for such an important command. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4416512/why-use-esc-in-vi...
Having said that, I use Escape myself in Vim - you know what? I'll adapt.
This has nothing to do with the new MBP being unsuitable for developers. This is about power users being forced to abandon ingrained habits.
Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore
by dunham on Friday October 28, 2016 @01:00PM
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I've been using vi for over 20 years, but not a power user or anything (emacs for code, vi for quick edits), and have no idea how to use it without esc. Did vim change something? How do you switch modes?
Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore
by mst on Friday October 28, 2016 @01:16PM
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Ctrl-[ == Esc. I had to learn Ctrl-[ three years or so back due to bluetooth keyboard paired with tablet and insufficient time to troubleshoot why Esc wasn't working, and then discovered that it's actually easier on my wrists to use Ctrl-[ and never went back.
Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore
by comex on Friday October 28, 2016 @12:41PM
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You don't need to customize your vim keybindings if you map Caps Lock to ESC at the OS level, which is a builtin preference as of macOS 10.12.1.
Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore
by st3v3r on Friday October 28, 2016 @01:26PM
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I'd have to say that your use case is in the minority too.
Re:New MacBook Pro Is Not a Laptop for Developers Anymore
by mgkimsal on Friday October 28, 2016 @02:20PM
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just matching anecdote for anecdote...
The other anecdote is I've been using vim for about 15 years, and use esc daily. I am constantly in multiple vim environments - different servers, different clients, different OS, etc. I don't have the luxury of saying "I'm going to install all my default vim keybindings and plugins on every vim installation I ever use". Walking someone else over the phone who has to do vim - I need to count on some standard defaults being there, and 'esc' is one.
So yeah - some of you "power users" - fine - you've never touched ESC in 20 years - good for you. You're in the minority.