How to boost your Vim productivity

Re:How to boost your Vim productivity by positr0n on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @01:19PM (#9647361)

Even better:

    imap jk <ESC>
    imap kj <ESC>

I just hit both and j at the same time with my pointer and index fingers so it's essentially one keystroke.

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Re:How to boost your Vim productivity by illamint on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @02:19PM (#9647862)

`kj` has worked really well for me (except, actually, when trying to write a blog post about a recent trip to Reykjavik, but that's the one time it's bitten me versus the shitton of time it's saved). I also have `zkj` mapped to `<ESC>:w<CR>` to save AND exit insert mode.

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Re:How to boost your Vim productivity by thomasahle on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @05:48PM (#9649258)

How does this work? What if you are in insert mode and actually want to type j or k?

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Re:How to boost your Vim productivity by leephillips on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @06:24PM (#9649447)

It's the combination jk (or kj) that is set up to switch from insert to normal mode. The idea is that this combination rarely occurs in English text. The drawbacks are a slight delay in cursor movement when typing j or k as vim waits to see what comes next, and momentary confusion when you inevitably need to actually insert these sequences.

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