vim keyboard

if you type for a living this is for you

first month

• install https://vimium.github.io/ for your browser

  • press f and you will see letters on the screen where the hyper links are, type those letters to navigate

  • press u and d to go up and down fast, or j and k to go down and up slow

  • press J and K to move tabs left and right

  • get used to this for a month and you'll think not using it is utterly ridiculous

second month

• now install the vim plugin for vscode https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vim

  • try hjkl

  • try ^ and $ (fyi: these are also used in regex) to move to the beginning or end of a line

  • try gg and G to move to the top or bottom of a file

  • try visual mode

  • try b and e for beginning and end of word, combine v with b and e to highlight words

  • try y and p yank and put same as copy and paste

  • keep learning vim https://vim.rtorr.com/

  • use it for a month, you'll regret all the time you wasted in life not knowing vim earlier

third month

• if you're not on a mac get one

  • install karabiner https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/

  • load vim mode plus https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/build/extra_descriptions/vim_mode_plus.json.html

  • my karabiner file for reference

  • now you have vim mode in all apps

fourth month

• get crazy and build a programmable split vim keyboard

  • https://config.qmk.fm/#/keebio/levinson/rev3/LAYOUT