On 18/05/09 22:24, Gene Kwiecinski wrote:
>
>> For example, the majority of "cheatsheets" and tip collections for Vim
>> suggest :wq as the way to save a file and quit. It was pointed out to
>> me, that :x actually makes more sense for most people. Unfortunately,
>
> Am I the only one who uses 'ZZ' to write/quit?
>
> 2 adjacent keys,
>
> <shift><Z><Z></shift>
>
> vs
>
> <shift><:></shift><x><return>
> or
> <shift><:></shift><w><q><return>
>
> which to me is a *lot* simpler/easier.
Well, maybe, but:
-- :x is easier to remember: it's a variation on :q, for use when the
file was changed and I want to save before closing. ZZ isn't "in the
same family" as anything AFAICT -- except ZQ, but "that" is equivalent
to :q!, making ZZ ZQ a family of two, vs. :q :qa :q! :qa! :x :xa, a
family of (at least) six.
-- On my Belgian keyboard, the colon needs no shift, whixh by your
argument makes :x "fewer" keystrokes than ZZ (This could be seen as a
weak argument, but I put it here to emphasize the fact that Vim users
come from all over the world, use all sorts of keyboards, and that any
argument based on whether some particular non-alphabetic character does
or doesn't require Shift is necessarily parochial.)
Best regards,
Tony.
--
The sooner you make your first 5000 mistakes, the sooner you will be
able to correct them.
-- Nicolaides
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist.
For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
