> > I think you're swimming against the strengths of vim. In vim if you
> > find yourself doing something over and over again you stop and find a
> > better way, at the least record a macro.
and Tony replied:
> Yeah, thinking about it, it looks like we're once more against the
> conservative <=> progressive theories of learning....
(I often find your lengthy missives very interesting, Tony, I much
appreciate them.)
Yes, I know what you're on about, but I'm reluctant to accept such a
polar world. Personally I'm quite progressive on your spectrum but
quite conservative in many ways, being a practising Catholic, and a
family man.
> Vim is not a tool for the conservative...
I quite disagree; vim is for everyone, by which I mean it can be used
effectively by almost anyone. Over the years I've worked with many
colleagues whose use of vi or vim has been limited to a few basic
commands, people I'd describe as conservative learners in your
scheme. After a month or two of sometimes intense dislike they've all
come to love it; they all discover the dot key and suss the operator-
motion idea.
However, I agree that the conservative learning style severely
handicaps a vim user. My head shakes at some of the cases I
remember. (One lady used vi across a dodgy ethernet connection
for over a decade... then, in an attempt to evangelize vim, I told
her about vi -r. Hundreds of lost updates appeared.)
regards, John
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