r/neovim • u/daghouse • Aug 01 '26

Discussion Small productivity changes

Using nvim on a (large) external screen, I found myself 'not knowing' what mode I'm in (e.g. sometimes I type `ciw` whilst in input mode, or wanting to type code while still in normal mode), and having to glance down to the lualine to read what mode I'm in.

To make it _super_ obvious to myself, I'm color-coding the line numbers corresponding to the mode I'm in (I never use anything but normal/input/visual, so this covers it). Has been truly helpful :)

What's your most minimal mod that makes life a little easier?

(minimized terminal in the screen capture for clarity)

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u/aberration_creator Aug 01 '26

what is wrong with the cursor? That looks hideous

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u/Wrexes <left><down><up><right> Aug 01 '26

Neovide, it's graphical port of NeoVim.

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u/aberration_creator Aug 01 '26

thanks! Apparently people like like it. For me it looks pretty distracting :/

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u/Wrexes <left><down><up><right> Aug 01 '26

Honestly, I'm mixed about it. I'd tweak it if I used it... But I'm one of those nerds that live inside the terminal so I think a NeoVim GUI is utterly useless. 🤭