Tips: Making Vim Easy | Linux Today

Tips: Making Vim Easy

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 12, 2007

“Vim’s flexibility and countless features are a major asset for
experienced users, but a challenge for newbies. If you’ve always
wanted to try Vim but were put off by your first attempts, you can
start off gradually by getting to know Vim’s GUI and easy mode.
This article is a primer for those who haven’t used Vim much and
want to wade in gradually.

“If you’re new to Vim and vi-like editors, the Vim GUI is
probably the best way to get started. You can perform the
operations you’re familiar with using Vim’s keybindings, but when
you get stuck, you can use the mouse and the gVim menus to get
things done quickly and efficiently…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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