Re:Vim – Minimal Setup Explained
by Lio on Friday February 25, 2022 @04:31AM
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First I “live” in command mode and only visit insert mode to …insert stuff afterwards which I always leave with escape.
So using vim becomes a series of small edits.
I map caps to Ctrl and use Ctrl-[ for escape.
That means I can still use Ctrl for insert mode shortcuts such as
Ctrl-w (delete last word)
Ctrl-r to insert a register (eg Ctrl-r% for filename)
Ctrl-h instead of reaching for backspace.
There’s loads of them.
It just takes a bit of muscle memory but if you’re a touch typist it’s well worth it IMHO.
Doing it this way, rather than say ‘jk’ in insert mode, also has the advantage of working in other vim-like programs where you’d have to repeat the mapping. If that’s even possible.
So using vim becomes a series of small edits.
I map caps to Ctrl and use Ctrl-[ for escape.
That means I can still use Ctrl for insert mode shortcuts such as
There’s loads of them.It just takes a bit of muscle memory but if you’re a touch typist it’s well worth it IMHO.
Doing it this way, rather than say ‘jk’ in insert mode, also has the advantage of working in other vim-like programs where you’d have to repeat the mapping. If that’s even possible.