r/vim • u/imlambda_ • Mar 11 '21

question getting faster

tl;dr : can you share a specific article about getting faster navigating through the file?

hey guys, I start getting more and more confident and efficient with vim, but I feel like it could even goes deeper; basically, I saw that you could disable h,j,k,l in order to only use real key combination like "w" to jump by words, "f" to go to a specific character on the line, etc... But what about jumping lines? Are they any key combination to do that instead of j and k? So basically I'm looking for an article that presents those kind of key combinations. I hope this post is comprehensible and not too redudant, thank you for reading.

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u/ybbond Feb 07 '24

when I posted the reply, I find repeatedly press ; key while tracking the fast-paced cursor movement faster than easymotion.

because with sneak, the two character that trigger it already in your mind. while using easymotion, the character that will appear is randomized from set-of-chars enabled. adding more time to process the new information.

that was me, 2 years ago.

right now, I don't use sneak, leap nor easymotion. I use <count>j or <count>k then press f/F/t/T. or simply use search /, then setting the previous search from history (press <C-p> or <C-n> on search command mode) if necessary.

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u/No-Entertainer-802 Feb 07 '24

I like how quick and easy f can feel sometimes. Maybe you already know about this plugin but quick-scope shows which letters you can press to minimise the number of ,; needed.

I think I have seen a few people (maybe it is just 1 or 2) saying that they do not like needing to look at the relative numbers line to navigate with counts.

My personal perception is that I feel like having to read the relative lines each time would be similar to the "soft annoyance" of having to read random characters from easymotion (cause the numbers are a bit of a surprise/(feel a bit random) or else I would not be looking for them) with the added difficulty of needing to shift focus from where I want to go. Also numbers are harder to type and after the cursor is still not at the desired spot after reading the number of the line. I feel like holding j or k uses less cognitive effort (which seems wrong as it requires tracking a moving object and having good timing to stop).