Re: Trying to learn to Work with Text without using J,K,H,L and arrow keys

On 2016-09-13 15:23:57 +0000, Amit Christian said:

> I came across this webpage
> (http://vimcasts.org/blog/2013/02/habit-breaking-habit-making/), which
> recommends to stop using j,k,h,l and arrow keys and promote use of
> other more efficient keys to browse through the code. I am intermediate
> level of Vim user.
>
> I have disabled (temporarily) the use of j, k, h, l (using HardMode vim
> plugin). It has been a little challenge to work with the code since
> then. But I know it will help me to be more efficient with Vim.
>
> - I have so far used, w, b, e, ge etc to move around the lines.
> - Also have been using f + character to move through the line.
> - And have been using little bit of marks and / search to find through
> the code.
>
>
> Here is my question:
>
> I find it still difficult to go to next lines or browsing up or down
> through the text. Can any one please help me with efficient use of
> working with text without a usual j,k,h,l use? Are there resources or
> help on internet? What are your strategies to work with text?

I find tags one of the fastest way to browse through code. Plugins like
CtrlP come with support for tags with minimal configuration (install
ctags and put `let g:ctrlp_extensions = ['buffertag']` in your vimrc
should be enough for a single file), but using ctags with built-in Vim
mappings is not difficult either, and pretty efficient.

When I started learning Vim, I used to write down the mappings I was
learning into a text file that I always kept open in Vim. You may use
something like Cheat40 for such purpose (Cheat40 comes with a default
list of mappings, you may especially be interested in the "Go" section).

Regarding jklm, do you use them with counts? Do you have relative line
numbers on (:h 'rnu')? Often, the simplest way to jump to the desired
line is just to type something like 8j or 14k.

Last suggestion: if you don't mind installing plugins, there are
several extensions to built-in movements. The most popular is probably
EasyMotion, but my personal favourite is Sneak.

Nicola


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