This might not be a huge deal, but "bdw" is typed entirely with the left hand if you're on a QWERTY keyboard (most people with English/US keyboards) while "diw" switches hands. Unless you're pecking at the keys with one hand, "diw" is simply much faster to type :)
Salman. > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Chase [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:48 AM > To: zzapper > Cc: vim@vim.org > Subject: Re: button "t" useless? > > > When the cursor is in the middle of a word you wish to delete > > > > diw has a distinct advantage over bdw > > > > But what is it? > > I think it's the mental model. > > "diw" is two mental steps: {action}{object} where {action} > is "d"elete and {object} is "iw" even though that {object} is > two characters. > > "bdw", OTOH, has a 3-step mental model of > {prepare}{action}{motion} where you {prepare} with "b", > {action} with "d" over {motion} with "w". > > When vimming, you begin to think in the flow "okay...I want > to delete something [hit 'd'] and it's this thing [provide > object/motion]". The latter intrudes on this by requiring > you to not start your deletion action until you've prepared for it. > > Or maybe that's just the warped way my own mind works :) > > -tim > > >
