Vim is hard, I just want to click around

Re:Vim is hard, I just want to click around by eropple on Monday September 05, 2011 @11:36AM (#2962470)

Agreed - this is pretty much the only reason MacVim lives on my machines. It handles huge files way better than anything else I've tried.

I can use vim. I know it pretty well. But the inescapable fact is that, for me, it's clunky and requires more thinking than just using a mouse and pointing at something, then typing what I want to type. I use it because I haven't found something better (and I'm sure it exists, I just haven't seen it).

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Re:Vim is hard, I just want to click around by devth on Monday September 05, 2011 @04:28PM (#2963253)

It's only clunky when it isn't second nature. If you invest the time required to use it without thinking, you'll find it's quite elegant.

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Re:Vim is hard, I just want to click around by eropple on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @01:18PM (#2966330)

I can do thousands of other things with that time that are worth infinitely more to me.

As it happens, I do.

It's a text editor, not a religion.

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Re:Vim is hard, I just want to click around by devth on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @06:23PM (#2967536)

That's your decision. But it's also why you think it's clunky.

It's an awesome text editor. Who said anything about religion?

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