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Signed-off-by: Christine Dodrill <me@christine.website>
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@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ I am a tortured soul that literally thinks in terms of Vim motions. This allows
me to be mostly keyboard-only when I am deep into hacking at things, which me to be mostly keyboard-only when I am deep into hacking at things, which
really helps maintain flow state because I do not need to move my hands or look really helps maintain flow state because I do not need to move my hands or look
at anything but the input line right in front of me. Additionally, I have gotten at anything but the input line right in front of me. Additionally, I have gotten
_very_ used to my emacs setup, and specifically the subtle minutae of how it _very_ used to my Emacs setup, and specifically the subtle minutae of how it
handles its Vim emulation mode and all of the quirks involved. handles its Vim emulation mode and all of the quirks involved.
I have tried to use my emacs config on Windows (and barring the things that are I have tried to use my Emacs config on Windows (and barring the things that are
obviously impossible such as getting Nix to work with Windows) and have obviously impossible such as getting Nix to work with Windows) and have
concluded that it is a fantastic waste of my time to do this. There are just too concluded that it is a fantastic waste of my time to do this. There are just too
many things that have to be changed from my Linux/macOS config. That's okay, I many things that have to be changed from my Linux/macOS config. That's okay, I
@ -52,28 +52,17 @@ So let's try opening VSCode and activating the Vim plugin
[vscodevim](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim). [vscodevim](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim).
I get that installed (and the gruvbox theme because I absolutely love the I get that installed (and the gruvbox theme because I absolutely love the
Gruvbox aesthetics) and then open VSCode in a new folder. I can `:open` a new Gruvbox aesthetics) and then open VSCode in a new folder. I can `:open` a new
file and then type something in it: file and then type something in it. Then I want to open another file split to
the left with `:vsplit`, so I press escape and type in `:vsplit bar.txt`.
Then I get a vsplit of the current buffer, not the new file that I actually
wanted. Now, this is probably a very niche thing that I am used to (even though
it works fine on vanilla vim and with evil-mode), and other people I have asked
about this apparently do not open new files like that (and one was surprised to
find out that worked at all); but this is a pretty heavily ingrained into my
muscle memory thing and it is frustrating. I have to retrain my decade old
buffer management muscle memory.
TODO(Xe): get screenshot of this #### Whichwrap
Then I want to open another file split to the left with `:vsplit`, so I press
escape and type in `:vsplit bar.txt`:
TODO(Xe): get screenshot of this
And I get a vsplit of the current buffer, not the new file that I actually
wanted:
TODO(Xe): get screenshot of this
Now, this is probably a very niche thing that I am used to (even though it works
fine on vanilla vim and with evil-mode), and other people I have asked about
this apparently do not open new files like that (and one was surprised to find
out that worked at all); but this is a pretty heavily ingrained into my muscle
memory thing and it is frustrating. I have to retrain my decade old buffer
management muscle memory.
### Whichwrap
Vim has a feature called whichwrap that lets you use the arrow keys at the Vim has a feature called whichwrap that lets you use the arrow keys at the
end/beginning of lines to go to the beginning/end of the next/previous line. I end/beginning of lines to go to the beginning/end of the next/previous line. I
@ -95,7 +84,7 @@ following to it:
Annoying, but setting this made it work like I expected. Annoying, but setting this made it work like I expected.
### Kill Register != Clipboard #### Kill Register != Clipboard
Vim has the concept of registers, which are basically named/unnamed places that Vim has the concept of registers, which are basically named/unnamed places that
can be used like the clipboard in most desktop environments. In my Emacs config, can be used like the clipboard in most desktop environments. In my Emacs config,