From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: [OT] Have you also got hooked by Vim? Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:58:32 +0000 Message-ID: <87hbdc91vr.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=47939 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PdQpV-0007iE-Os for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:19:22 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PdQpT-00070h-C9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:19:21 -0500 Received: from vscane-b.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.141]:41798) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PdQpT-0006zS-85 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:19:19 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Marcelo de Moraes Serpa's message of "Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:09:52 -0600") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa Cc: Org Mode Marcelo de Moraes Serpa writes: > Hey list, [...] > However, I've got hooked. Vim (in my case, MacVim) has conquered my > hands. I know I'm risking myself a lot by saying it on an > emacs-related mailing list, but the Vim navigation and the vim model > in general is much more efficient for editing text. > > (Btw, that's what led me into Viper and Vimpulse on emacs, I'm > currently using them with org) > > So, how many of you here also use Vim? :) > > Regards, > > Marcelo. Well, I cut my teeth on vi 30+ years ago (yes :(, on Unix V7 on a PDP 11/45 I think it was...) and my fingers still think that hjkl are the normal keys to use for navigation! I do like the modal approach of vi. However, it's the power of Emacs as a development platform (i.e. infinitely customisable) that means I have been using it for almost as long and it is my editor of choice for most things. For quick and dirty jobs (e.g. add a line or two in some config file while logged in from my phone), I'll use vi but otherwise it's Emacs. I did try one or another of the vi modes in Emacs but just basically got annoyed so gave up... I am following the development of org on vim closely, mind you, but haven't tried it out yet. However, I would need gnus on vim as well ;-) -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 23.2.1 : using Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.4.168.g0ec8)