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Re:Neovim by Guvante on Saturday February 22, 2014 @03:13AM (#7281376)
You have to admit, compared to most any tool out there, vim has one of the worst newbie experiences, given its popularity.

Even a terminal window allows you to type help to get something to work with. VIM replies with "Left, end of word, Right, paste after" which in most cases is nearly a NOP.

I believe what he is trying to say is that it would make sense to figure out how to make the initial experience less daunting without giving up the power it provides.

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Re:Neovim by bilog on Saturday February 22, 2014 @03:31AM (#7281427)
The first thing that shows up in a VIM session is a small introductory text that includes

    type   :help<Enter>  or   <F1>  for on-line help
And of course the GUI also has the familiar Help menu as most common GUI apps.
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Re:Neovim by oblio on Saturday February 22, 2014 @02:58PM (#7283344)
Oh, yes, because showing the help entries first when entering the application clearly is the right idea.

And surely that is why all the text-entering applications in the world have followed vi's lead.

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