• nickwitha_k (he/him)
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      182 months ago

      Getting used to vim has made nano unusable for me. The muscle memory is too strong. That and all of the regex and plugin features (ex. LSP) are just too useful.

      • @[email protected]
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        122 months ago

        I had the same experience. Nano is great if you’re used to notepad or a generic, limited text editor.

        Once you learn a terminal editor like eMacs or vim, why go back? So much less hand motion going to mouse, arrows, and back.

        • @[email protected]
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          32 months ago

          I use macros to solve most of the same problems. You just on-the-fly record a sequence of regular vim commands that you can then replay as many times as you need. Great for formatting a bunch of data without having to deal with the misery of regex

        • nickwitha_k (he/him)
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          12 months ago

          The ability to use a powerful, standardized string query and transformation language if one wants? Yes, I do call it an advantage.

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        82 months ago

        I tried Micro and I found that its just Nano with a better interface and much easier to use. Its great actually but I like the vim movements.