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Try this: https://vim-bootstrap.com/
I know there is a bug you have to comment something related with snippets.
I use vim on my chromebook and servers. Still prefer vscode tough which also runs quite well on chromebook -
I am so used to exiting nano with ctrl-w, then ctrl-z. So I made the mistake of using ctrl-z in vim and it puts it in some kind of mode I don't know how to get out of. I was fine with exiting vim in other modes. But other keystrokes put it in other modes I have no clue about. I didn't like modal editors to begin with. I only use it now if there is nothing else on the system. I have input on newer systems and I always vote for nano for an editor.
vim: only if I have to. -
@Demolishun been there...
Overall the best thing of vim is it's ability for faster writing... if u got that deep w/ home row and 10 fingers... but I mainly use 9 soo... and I love sublime text preview scroll and fast opening big files so I rearly use vim ( only on remote servers which don't have nano ;) ) -
@Demolishun ctrl-z puts the process in the background normally.
You should be able to use fg to list alm background processes and fg 1 or which ever you want to revive to get it back. -
I just use Vim when I have to, not as a complete replacement. No amount of setup and configurations, not to mention the horrid excuse for a scripting engine it has through VimScript will make it a full replacement for a proper IDE or semi-IDE enough to make me spend hours of configuration. On that note, and even as a diehard vim and emacs fan, I just use them at the most basic level. VSCode is fine (or better yet VS Codium) if your projects are not big enough to choke (still based on electron after al)
When do I have to? quick editing functionalities on servers in which I ssh to, das it fam.
Or you can be an absolute gigachad and use Notepad++ if on Windows -
@AleCx04 I have notepad++ to be able to run it on Linux. I like a lot of the plugins you can get for the program. Like the XML viewer/editor.
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@Demolishun awesome! never tried it myself on Linux, I imagine Wine or something similar like that? I love how it opens projects without any issues, it flies and its memory footprint is super low.
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@AleCx04 yeah, wine, slow to start. But I can use the plugins.
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@Ranchonyx I started with nvchad, but nvchad doesnt have any plugins for debugging typescript/javascript/nodejs code
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My main reason for using vim is that its always there whatever server you are working on, and if vim is not there you have vi.
And the context highliting is very convenient.
Nano with its ctrl+ is to much like emacs that I used in school under xwindows and it had many tantrums making me dislike it.
If awailable I often use midknight commanders builtin editor, while it lacks context highlight, it is the same as the old norton commander I used in the mid 80s :)
On windows I mainly use notepad++ for config files and VS or VSCode for any programming. -
@Voxera the norton commander was the king back there, but I open any txt files in the IDE these days, main reason : to not open yet another program ;)
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@We3D I always have a dozen programs open, notepad++ is usually one of them.
Outlook, team, 1-3 different browsers, notepad++, visual studio 1-3 instances, vpn, sql management studio, powerpoint, putty, postman and excel is usually part if the mix -
@Voxera I too have many at times, but the moment I don't use 1 I'm instantly closing it, I'm connected to 2 PCs and a lot of tabs on most of the browsers and in the IDE, so I'm constantly opening and closing tabs and programs, but since I'm working in Win and had to alt-tab a lot I need to have as low opened programs as possible... missing the i3 so much...
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Any vim/nvim users here? Why do you use it despite having to setup that thingie for hours? People like me who wants to try vim/nvim, the setup process scares the crap out of us. What I want? I just want to be able to do what I can already do in vscode. all I wanted my vim/nvim to be able to debug TypeScript/JavaScript with Nodejs. There's packages like, Vim-vscode shit, that takes help from vscode to debug it using vscode! why not use vscode then?
I'm tired of trying nvim/vim over and over again, and every time, it feels like I'm just a little luckier that before. If it continues, Its gonna take forever to setup. No thank you! I'm going back to vscode. Let me know when there's a gui kinda thing where I can see all the available packages for neovim and its just one click/enter install away. else, consider me sleeping...
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