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Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by cvuletich » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:35 PM UTC

localhost wrote: post #25

Obligatory link to VimGolf, a great way to learn by doing. https://vimgolf.com/

Also Vim Adventures:

https://vim-adventures.com/

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by chestervonwinch » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:40 PM UTC

I apologize that this question is slightly tangential to the submitted post, but this seems like an ideal venue to ask: Is there a GUI interface to vim that has smooth-scrolling?

I've tried Gvim, but this just seems like vim with buttons (no smooth-scroll). I've tried Sublime text with the ActualVim plugin (powered by NeoVim), but this had errors which somehow swapped document buffers on write, essentially deleting an entire document (thankfully I had a backup).

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by mumphster » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:42 PM UTC

chestervonwinch wrote: post #32

I apologize that this question is slightly tangential to the submitted post, but this seems like an ideal venue to ask: Is there a GUI interface to vim that has smooth-scrolling? I've tried Gvim, but this just seems like vim with buttons (no smooth-scroll). I've tried Sublime text with the ActualVim plugin (powered by NeoVim), but this had errors which somehow swapped document buffers on write, essentially deleting a…

Spacemacs [0] :)

http://spacemacs.org/

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by zeamaize » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:43 PM UTC

sfsylvester wrote: post #5

Is there something similar to this for emacs?

The emacs tutorial: ”Just type shit. Seriously. It’s a text editor. It works like you think it should. No autistic screeching required to enable edit mode to actually, you know, edit fucking text in a fucking text editor.”

Do you know the command to quit vim?

CTRL-Z

sudo killall vim

sudo apt uninstall vim

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by kowdermeister » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:46 PM UTC

dutchieinfrance wrote: post #20

Ascetik wrote: post #8

So... many... commands.

So... much... power.

I wonder what was the issue with arrow keys. Were there keyboards that lacked them?

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by yasserkaddour » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:46 PM UTC

bananicorn wrote: post #22

Now I wonder if there's a js library which makes a textfield behave like VIM... Guess I'll need to look at the source here later on to find out.

I know that ace editor[1] has key biding for vim. The chrome plugin SurfingKeys[2] use it internally.

[1] https://ace.c9.io/

[2] https://github.com/brookhong/Surfingkeys

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by godelski » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:48 PM UTC

andkenneth wrote: post #2

I started going through it, and unfortunately it takes control away from you way too often. I want to be able to toy around with the concepts after I learn them. I'd still recommend `vimtutor`.

I'd also recommend after vimtutor that you just keep a postit note on your monitor with a few commands. Replace it every week or two. You'll learn some commands you like and use all the time, others you'll forget because you don't use them. But it really makes it easy to become "an expert" really fast.

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by mrzool » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:50 PM UTC

How is a web-based tutorial better than "the real thing" (i.e. vimtutor)?

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by bananicorn » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:51 PM UTC

woodrowbarlow wrote: post #29

bananicorn wrote: post #22

Now I wonder if there's a js library which makes a textfield behave like VIM... Guess I'll need to look at the source here later on to find out.

since this site doesn't let you experiment, i'd guess they didn't actually emulate vim. it's little more than a slide deck triggered by specific keypresses.

Makes sense, vim emulation seems a bit overkill for this^^

Re: Interactive Vim tutorial

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Post by alfla » Wed, Oct 04, 2017, 2:53 PM UTC

chestervonwinch wrote: post #32

I apologize that this question is slightly tangential to the submitted post, but this seems like an ideal venue to ask: Is there a GUI interface to vim that has smooth-scrolling? I've tried Gvim, but this just seems like vim with buttons (no smooth-scroll). I've tried Sublime text with the ActualVim plugin (powered by NeoVim), but this had errors which somehow swapped document buffers on write, essentially deleting a…

Do you mean scrolling with a mouse? It might sound a bit arrogant, but there's rarely any good reason to scroll with a mouse in vim.