Vim... beyond Vim
Table of Contents 1. Vim in five minutes 2. Not a tutorial about Vim 3. Vim in Emacs: Evil Mode, the emulator par excellence 4. Vim in Sublime Text 5. Vim in Visual Studio Code 6. Vim in Zed: the youngest 1. Vim in five minutes Vim is not just a text editor, it is an editing language that allows you to interact with text through logical key combinations. The basis of Vim's "language" is the "modal" system. The main modes are as follows: Normal Mode : The "command center." Each key is a movement or modification command. Insert Mode : Where you actually write the text. Visual Mode : For selecting blocks of text. This separation eliminates the need to use the Ctrl key or mouse for every operation, reducing hand fatigue. In Vim, your hands never leave the center position of the keyboard. Basic movements are performed with h, j, k, and l, but the real power lies in semantic jumps: Words : w (jump to the beginnin...