On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Edward K. Ream <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 9:36 AM, Edward K. Ream <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> vim-training mode will disable the operation of all arrow keys, [except]
>> Alt-arrow keys
>
> Recent revs implement vim-trainer. OMG, vim-trainer is *intense*.
> Here are some notes:
>
> 1. vim-trainer *instantly* changed how I use vim mode. jj becomes
> necessary, and pretty much second nature.
>
> 2. I have not found a way to disable mouse clicks in the body pane.
> One would think it would be possible in
> LeoQTBaseTextWidget.mouseReleaseEvent, which does receive all mouse
> clicks in the body.
>
> But maybe disabling clicks is a bad idea. Lol. The workaround is
> just to move the mouse far away, which seems good enough.
>
Why disable mouse? I often mix in some mouse when using vim.
> 3. I had no idea I was using the arrow keys so much. Ditto for Home,
> End, Ctrl-P, Ctrl-V, Ctrl-X and a few others. At present, vim-trainer
> mode does not disable these keys. It would be easy to do, but I'm
> stressed enough as it is :-)
>
> 4. Without these cursor motion keys, the corresponding vim commands
> become absolutely essential. This has revealed problems:
>
> - $ sucks. This is one of the most difficult keys to type.
Yeah, I don't use it
>
> - 0 and ^ seem backwards: typing 0 is much easier than typing ^, so I
> would prefer that 0 be the smart-home key. Maybe I've gotten these
> commands backwards...
I
>
> - You could say that backspace and esc are on the keyboard, but I find
> them both difficult to type. That's why jj is useful.
>
> - Del is worse: on my keyboard it is farther than any arrow key...
almost forgot 'x' for delete
>
> I'll investigate whether there are easy alternatives to backspace and
> del. Hmm. One way is visual mode: v{motion keys}d.
>
> ===== Summary
>
> vim-trainer is a big success: it *instantly* changed how I use vim mode.
>
> vim-trainer still allows Home, End, Ctrl-P, Ctrl-V, and Ctrl-X. For
> now, disabling them would cause my head to explode. These keys will be
> disabled when vim-mode has good alternatives.
>
> I'll play the vim adventures game to discover which vim commands
> should be added sooner rather than later. Having said that, I would
> rate the odds of me converting to vim at less than 50%. Otoh, I am
> pretty sure that committed vim users are going to fee comfortable with
> Leo's vim-mode.
>
> Edward
>
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