>>> As someone who is using more Vim nowadays (MacVim is pretty nice), I would >>> probably abandon it completely if BBEdit had a Vim mode. Especially one >>> that included word and sentence motions... >> >> What do these motions achieve? Something that cannot be achieved with >> scripts/keystrokes in BBEdit. I doubt it, but am always ready to be >> enlightened. > > I think it's just that there are some extremely compact, useful sequences > that become automatic for vi users. Things like “xp”, “5xwep”, “d3w”, “dL", > and so on. Yes, of course all these things can be done in BBedit, that's not > really the point. And of course if you don't already have them “in your > fingers”, then there would be no reason to try to learn them. It's more that > once you've become fluent in vi (or any other highly keystroke oriented > program), using those compact sequences becomes second nature and is easier > and more efficient than sequences that involve highlighting with a mouse, > invoking a contextual or menu-bar menu item, or even Command+key sequences.
20+ years ago, on the Commodore Amiga, there were numerous text editors, and a few competing GOOD ones. One of the best was TurboText, and one of its feature was that a user could get, or make, a macro collection that allowed TurboText to emulate the look and feel of various of its competitors. This would be the equivalent of choosing a package that allowed BBEdit to "run in Vi mode", for example, at which point the interface and user actions would be nearly indistinguishable from actually running Vi. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jim Saklad mailto:[email protected] Apple: Rise, and rise again, until lambs become lions -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at <http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en> If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <http://www.twitter.com/bbedit>
