36 votes, 71 comments. At this point I'm kinda too scared too ask but why doesn't vim use "jkl:" as motion keys like the i3 default?

2021年9月24日 · Hello! Fellow vim user over here, though using colemak. I really wouldn't recommend switching to another layout just for this purpose. I would recommend trying out different motions first - such as w,b,e,{,} and plugins such as vim-unimpaired and ligh

2021年5月29日 · Now, I consider myself more or less familar with basic movement in vim and use t,f,b,w,e all the time - but I have to use h,l pretty often for movement inside the W/word.

2022年8月11日 · Hello everyone. Yes, I understand this is long-worn topic, but I tried looking it up and was not satisfied with results, so decided to ask the…

2023年11月10日 · The Vim plugin Hjklmode can be used to: . Learn HJKL navigation: Hjklmode forces you to learn HJKL navigation as it disables certain keys that require moving the hand away from the Touch Typing position, which can disrupt typing flow.

2012年3月9日 · The basic controls are not intuitive. They're hard to learn. It takes some getting used to. I really doubt anyone who knows Vim has ever said otherwise.

2022年6月29日 · "HJKL is not an important part of vim navigation" ~ wisdom from greybeards I'd point out that Vim provides a lot more horizontal navigation options than vertical navigation options, so while I'm often using j or k to move up or down a line or two, I rarely need h or l to get where I'm going.

2021年10月4日 · Which navigation mode do you prefer? HJKL or arrows? Perhaps both? I've been using vim for much longer than I'd like to admit, and I never switched…

2019年11月22日 · The arrow keys were printed on hjkl because the corresponding control codes all moved the cursor in directions roughly similar to the cursor keys: ^H for "backspace, ^J for "line feed", ^K for "upline", and ^L for "forward space".

2020年2月15日 · The benefit of HJKL is keeping your hands near the home row to make subsequent keypresses a) easier to find, and b) shorter reaches.