On Tue, Jan 22, 2019 at 02:20:50PM -0600, Peng Yu wrote: > Is there a tool to evaluate the least cost to type something in vim as > accurately as possible? Thanks.
'cost' best can be measured with two variables: time and keystrokes/mouse distance. for both there must be software to keep record of typing time, the number of keystrokes and the distance and number of clicks with a mouse. I don't know of any comparisons that quantify the vim statement 'editing with the speed of thought', but you could do a test with a few writers/programmers to make quasi accurate, but comparable measurements. just ask people to reproduce the same text/code with their favourite editor, make measurements and then compare. I think it is important to let your testers work with _their_ favourite tool. that way you make use of their high(er) level skills, which should give more accurate time/keystroke measurements on the long run. it is not realistic to ask a Word user to try the same text in Vim, or ask a profound Vimmer to use a GUI editor -- both get lost (the Word user will never quit ;-) will be a nice experiment, maybe you can ask more people over the net to participate and make your 'n' bigger. //meine -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
