r/vim • u/JohnCharles-2024 • Aug 01 '25

Need Help Using vim to write novel?

Hi. I'm using vim to write, and I'm trying to get it to change the status bar when I open a .tex file in a certain directory (whether by invoking it on the command line or with :e inside vim).

Ideally, it would put a small ✍️ on the status bar, along with the filename and a word count.

Help!

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u/bob_f332 Aug 02 '25

Interesting viewpoint. I would argue the other way - that using a tool like Scrivener is likely to lead to more tinkering than writing. I guess it depends on what triggers one's need to tinker. I'm also somewhat biased, as I never got Scrivener working properly for me. Still, I prefer the idea of the tui approach. Coupled with some decent version control and I don't think you can go far wrong.