On Friday, March 9, 2012 5:01:31 PM UTC+1, Benjamin R. Haskell wrote: > [Reversed the top-posting] > > On Fri, 9 Mar 2012, Anders Tidbeck wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Benjamin R. Haskell wrote: > > > >> On Fri, 9 Mar 2012, Anders Tidbeck wrote: > >> > >> A question came up on superuser.com about backwards motions in Vim: > >>> > >>> "To move a word forward in Vim, you press w or e. How can I move a > >>> word backwards?" > >>> > >>> I recommended the vimtutor to get started, but as the one asking the > >>> question pointed out this is not in there. > >>> > >>> I think that at least 'b' should be added under the motion shortlist > >>> in Lesson 2.3. > >>> > >> > >> The "motion shortlist" you mention only talks about 'hjkl', so it's > >> not really a "motion shortlist", more like "the simplest motion > >> commands". > >> > >> 'b' is mentioned alongside 'w', when you get to section 03.1: 'Word > >> movement'. > >> > >> [...] > >> > > The "motion shortlist" I was talking of is: > > > > A short list of motions: > > w - until the start of the next word, EXCLUDING its first character. > > e - to the end of the current word, INCLUDING the last character. > > $ - to the end of the line, INCLUDING the last character. > > > > This is Version 1.7 (Lesson 2.3) of the tutor, that comes with Vim 7.3 > > (on Windows anyway). I know the help have great/complete information > > that is easy to find, but it wasn't for me and others in the > > beginning. > > My apologies. I only vaguely recalled that `vimtutor` was a separate > command (your response jogged my memory). In my previous response, I'd > issued: > > :help vimtutor > > At that point I didn't really pay attention to the text at *vimtutor*, I > just assumed I had gone to the tutor. > > Then I navigated to the next chapter of the user manual, where "section" > (not "Lesson") 2.3 also happens to discuss basic motions. > > > > I think it would be great adding one line about 'b' so beginners > > understand there is backwards commands in this short list. > > Looking at the actual `vimtutor` this time, I agree that it seems like > 'b' and 'ge' (and probably '^') should be added to that list. > > -- > Best, > Ben
What is the next step, create an issue on http://code.google.com/p/vim/, attach a patch in this list, something else? BR Anders -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
