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So I imagine it is far worse for someone who ends up in Vim the same way.
Hot take: Vim should include a simple “Type :qa! to quit” line in its startup message. Something makes me think it would clear up a lot of confusion for first time users. EDIT: I notice now that it has a “Type :q to exit.” I never noticed that before, and I use Vim most days, so I can see how others might miss it too.
Anyone easily confused by how to quit vim should not be using a computer at all, much less vim.
First time I used vim more than a decade ago, I got stuck too. Kill vim from other console and then googled it for future reference.
Why is this such an issue? It is no harder exiting vim than it is exiting plain old vi, nvi or any other vi clone. In fact, the very same keystrokes that you use for exiting vi can be used in vim as well.
Did you consider the case where the user has never used any vi variant before?
Why is this such an issue? It is no harder exiting vim than it is exiting plain old vi, nvi or any other vi clone. In fact, the very same keystrokes that you use for exiting vi can be used in vim as well.
Did you consider the case where the user has never used any vi variant before?
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Anyone easily confused by how to quit vim should not be using a computer at all, much less vim.
People with this attitude shouldn't be using a computer, for fear they might get into software development and alienate an entire swathe of potentially great engineers.
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Sure, why not something like pico / nano? Seems more friendly to occasional users, who are the people most likely to hit the default.
Would you drive a Yaris if you had a Ferrari in your garage? Didn't think so
I don't see much value in having an Uber powerful editor for git commits.