i... think I need this explained to me
18In this case anon just want to search and replace text in file using various text editors, but he describes it funny way:
- acme: very slow process because it requires using mouse and keyboard alternately
- emacs: faster because you don't have to use mouse but requires pressing a lot of weird and complicated key combinations and use many modifier keys like ctrl, alt and so on, in this case description is a bit exaggerated. Also see emacs pinky syndrome
- vim: portrayed as simple and efficient, anon is probably vim user.
40anon is probably vim user.
Like any sane person.
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Although the relevant links have already been provided, the gist is
- Acme stands for some "generic" editor here, where you have to use the mouse a lot, which is perceived as slow
- Emacs is known to be very powerful (to the extend of being called an "OS with a bad editor"), but using unergonomic keyboard shortcuts
- Vim is an editor that has been designed for keyboard power users in mind, but which has the reputation of being difficult to learn
13Acme doesn't stand for some generic editor! It's the famous acme text editor by Rob Pike. It's an interesting editor, very different from Emacs or Vim, and yes, very mousey. In this video Russ Cox gives a great overview: https://youtu.be/dP1xVpMPn8M
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These are text editors. Look up regular expressions. These are hyperbolic descriptions of what it takes to use them in each.
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The esc key in vim have always bugged me tho.
14Do not fear for there is an equivalent to ESC! The glorious Ctrl+[
11Ctrl-c works too
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you can remap vim to use whatever you'd like instead of esc, or just ditch your caps lock and make that your new escape key.
I know some vim users swear by remapping esc to
jhor similar so you don't even have to leave the home row10Just remap it to "E".
4Just swap Esc and Caps Lock. More comfy. Plus most people don't even use Caps Lock anyway.
3I map caps-lock to escape on short press, caps-lock to ctrl when pressed with another key, and both shifts to caps-lock when pressed together. It's more intuitive than it sounds, trust me.
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In the ancient times, the escape button wasn't at the upper left corner, but to the left of Q (ADM-A3). Vi (and by extension Vim) just haven't adapted to a different keyboard layout.
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You have to use your mouse anyway, regexr.com won't check that regex on its own
4I wanted to get really good with eMacs, but the price of the foot pedals and steering yoke was prohibitive.
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