GNU nano 8.0 Released with New Options and Various Improvements - 9to5Linux
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GNU nano 8.0 command line text editor for Unix-like systems is now available for download as a major update introducing new features.
  • thehatfox@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Using nano as a vim user is a lot less clunky than trying to use vim as a vim non-user though.

    Or so I would imagine, all of the vim novices are still too busy trying to exit vim to share their experiences.

    • evatronic@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      The worst and best thing you can do when using vim is learn the movement keys (h, j, k, and l) because they’re so powerful and work no where else.

          • laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            6 months ago

            Okay, perhaps I should have been clearer, that’s on me.

            I meant qwerty and related layouts.

            Things like Dvorak and Colemak, the movement keys are spread across the keyboard and if you want to navigate that way you’ll pretty much have to remap them, and probably remap the keys you’ve swapped. For me, it’s just easier to use the arrows than go through that.

            • PlexSheep@infosec.pub
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              6 months ago

              I mean, yeah, of course. Vims default keys are made for the “regular” layouts. But you can Mal everything yourself if needed. I’m sure there are pre made mappings for other layouts too.

              • laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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                6 months ago

                I might check that out

                Using the arrows may not be the most efficient, but I’m not spending enough time in vim to make that be an issue… Though I’ve seriously considered trying to swap to it from VSCode