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4 open source editors I use for my writing

alanfd_oss — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:00:00 +0000

4 open source editors I use for my writing alanfd_oss Thu, 10/20/2022 - 03:00

In celebration of the National Council of Teachers of English NCTE National Day on Writing 2022, I thought I'd share a few of my favorite open source writing tools.

I've done a lot of writing throughout my career, mostly as an IT consultant creating product documentation as client deliverables. These documents generally provide…

4 Vim features to use to improve productivity

HunterC — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

4 Vim features to use to improve productivity HunterC Tue, 03/01/2022 - 03:00

Vim has so many tricks up its sleeve that even people who have used it for years can still learn new things.

There's always Vim. Vim is one of the most popular text editors in use today. This is in large part because it's available everywhere. When you SSH into another system, you…

How I configure Vim as my default editor on Linux

dboth — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

How I configure Vim as my default editor on Linux dboth Mon, 02/14/2022 - 03:00

Vim is my favorite editor. These changes to my system make Vim available as the default in programs that use a different editor by default.

I have used Linux for about 25 years and Unix for a few years before that. During that time, I have developed preferences for some tools that I use daily. One of the most…

Vanilla Vim is fun

lzap — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Vanilla Vim is fun lzap Wed, 12/08/2021 - 03:00

Here's how I dropped from 35 Vim plugins to just six.

When you start Vim with the --clean option, it shows up in "vanilla" mode. No plugins, no configuration, just back to the roots. I have collected a ton of configuration…

Why Vim users will love the Kakoune text editor

sethkenlon — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 08:02:00 +0000

Why Vim users will love the Kakoune text editor sethkenlon Wed, 12/16/2020 - 03:02

This editor may be reminiscent of Vim, but it offers plenty of its own unique functions and features.

The Kakoune text editor takes inspiration from Vi. With a minimalistic interface, short keyboard shortcuts, and separate editing and insert modes, it does look and feel a lot…

Get the most out of the Vi text editor

sethkenlon — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Get the most out of the Vi text editor sethkenlon Thu, 12/03/2020 - 03:00

Vi is the quintessential Unix text editor. Get to know it—or any of its incarnations, Vim, Neovim, gVim, nvi, or Elvis, for Linux, macOS, Windows, or BSD.

Whether you know it as Vim, Neovim, gVim, nvi, or even Elvis, the quintessential Unix editor is easily Vi. Included in probably every Linux and BSD distribution, Vi is a…

Set up Vim as your Rust IDE

danieloh — Mon, 06 Jul 2020 07:01:00 +0000

Set up Vim as your Rust IDE danieloh Mon, 07/06/2020 - 03:01

The Vim text editor is a great development environment for programming Rust applications.

The Rust programming language is designed to implement systems programming with safe concurrency and high memory performance in a way that feels familiar to C++ developers. It…

5 ways to level up your Vim skills

deckart — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:01:00 +0000

5 ways to level up your Vim skills deckart Tue, 03/31/2020 - 03:01

Kick your text editor up a notch with a few fun tricks.

Vim is one of the most popular text editors out there, so it is definitely worth taking time to learn how to use it. If the only things you learn how to do with the ubiquitous…

How to install Vim plugins

sethkenlon — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0000

How to install Vim plugins sethkenlon Mon, 02/17/2020 - 03:00

Whether you install them manually or with a package manager, plugins can help you create the perfect Vim for your workflow.

While Vim is fast and efficient, by default, it is but a mere text editor. At least, that's what it would be without plugins, which build upon Vim and add extra features to…

Use Vim to manage your task list and access Reddit and Twitter

ksonney — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 08:02:00 +0000

Use Vim to manage your task list and access Reddit and Twitter ksonney Mon, 01/27/2020 - 03:02

Handle your to-do list and get social from the text editor in the seventeenth in our series on 20 ways to be more productive with open source in 2020.

Last year, I brought you 19 days of new (to you) productivity tools for 2019. This year, I'm taking a different approach: building an environment that will allow you to be…