I learned all the #vim motions last evening, dreamt about them all night, and used #neovim for all my work today! Why didn't I do this sooner??

I wasn't even particularly slow, though I had to learn & lookup how to manage buffers, open files etc.

What's so exciting is that I'm only going to get faster and faster, and there are so many more features to learn about from here on!

На їхньому головному сайті зверху наш прапор, який веде на сторінку ЄвроКомісії "EU solidarity with Ukraine":

https://eu-solidarity-ukraine.ec.europa.eu/eu-stands-ukraine_en

https://www.vim.org

#vim

𝗞𝗮𝗸𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗲:

#Editor #Code #Vim #Kanoune

https://thewhale.cc/posts/kakoune

Kakoune is a code editor that implements Vi’s "keystrokes as a text editing language" model. As it’s also a modal editor, it is somewhat similar to the Vim editor (after which Kakoune was originally inspired).

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Kakoune is a code editor that implements Vi’s "keystrokes as a text editing language" model. As it’s also a modal editor, it is somewhat similar to the Vim editor (after which Kakoune was originally inspired).

So we all realize the #rsync thing is because it's hosted on #MicrosoftGitHub, right? Right???

Someone needs to fork a pre-LLM copy of rsync to e.g., #Codeberg, like the #evi poject did with #Vim (https://codeberg.org/evi-editor/evi)

Verdammt … Als im #RSS-Reader heute morgen dieser Titel auftauchte

"Vim Classic is a Vim Fork for People Who Want Their Editor AI-Free"

war ich natürlich alarmiert. Mir ist klar, dass es zu einer extremen Challenge wird, meine Umgebung #KI-frei zu halten. Aber irgendwie hatte ich bei #Terminal Tools wie #vim nicht damit gerechnet. Wie Wasser frisst sich diese Seuche immer tiefer in unser Leben und bemächtigt sich allem, was nicht genug Widerstand leistet oder die Gefahren nicht erkennen will.

Die Entwicklungen haben nun zur Geburt von #ClassicVim geführt. Damit werde ich mich nun beschäftigen und hoffen, dass am Ende alles weiterhin so funktioniert, wie ich es mir für meinen Bedarf zusammengebaut habe. #Linux

https://drewdevault.com/blog/Forking-vim/

#EVi, a non-AI code VIm 9.1.0000 fork that just works. Even on your iBook G3 running 10.4.11.

https://codeberg.org/evi-editor/evi

#UNIX #Apple #iBook #VintageComputing #macOS #Vi #VIm #OpenSource #FOSS #AntiAI #FuckAI #NoAI #Tech #Technology

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My iBook G3 on Mac OS X 10.4.11 running the EVi editor.

#vscode refuses to open a 1.9GB log file.
#vim is like: "hold my beer, I've got this"

#EVi will take over every UNIX(-like) system and replace VIm's slop, and that's a fact.

https://codeberg.org/evi-editor/evi/

#VIm #UNIX #Tech #Technology

I think I found a way of opening the buffer list in nvim that I don't hate

I like having a bufferline because it makes it easy to tell what files are currently open, but it can be tricky because it's easy to mistake them for tabs.

]b and [b (from unimpaired) get tedious with more than a couple buffers, and cause bad habits for me

I had :Buffers (from fzf-lua) mapped to <F1> and <leader>b but I never remember to open it.

I had the idea to map :Buffers to <C-n>, so I can open the list and scroll it with the same button. (Kinda surprised I didn't have that mapped to something already!) I have the list displayed in reverse order so that I can scroll it in the right direction. Otherwise, I'd need to use <C-p>, which I have mapped to :Files :P

I've used it for a little bit, and it feels pretty intuitive. It might still take some getting used to...

(I wonder if it's possible/a good idea to make the bufferline display the buffers in order of most recently used instead of creation...)

nnoremap <c-n> :FzfLua buffers fzf_opts.--layout=reverse-list<CR>

#neovim #vim

I disable Vim swap files and commit to Git often.

#vim #git #workflow

After a little bit of reading and a looong, overdue audit/cleansing of my .vimrc, I'm ready(!) to test drive #nvim

It's only been on my "Hey, I'd like to try that thing out" list for...5(?) years.

Even if it doesn't stick, eh, I've got my audit/cleanup out of the way, fixed up some longstanding quirks, and finally retired powerline(for vim-airline).

#Vim #GettingThingsDoneEventually

@hugoestr @Netzblockierer @davidgerard

#Vim classic is the last non-slop vim in maintenance mode.

#Evi is the last non-slop vim with an eye to continuing development of the project and adding new ideas and cool stuff, just not via AI slop.

I use Evi as my daily driver

Evi's headed by @mrmasterkeyboard

Vim Classic by
@drew

EDIT: grammer, spelling, layout, added tags

I published a DRAFT of “My TiddlyWiki Customizations⁠ ⁠⛮ (Vim key bindings, journaling, and more)”
https://www.ii.com/customize-tiddlywiki/
As always, feedback is welcome! I'm very much a #TiddlyWiki and #TiddlyDesktop #newbie
#InfiniteInk
#Journaling #NoteTaking #Wiki
#Productivity #GTD #Tech #GVim #Vim #WebDev #Words #Writing #Byℵ #ByNM

Well played, #Obsidian.
Ich musste kichern.

#vim

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Screenshot aus Obsidian. Wenn man den Vim-Modus aktivieren möchte, erscheint folgender Hinweis: Vim-Modus bestatigen Mit dem Vim-Modus können Texte effizient bearbeitet werden, aber dieser Modus ist nicht immer sehr intuitiv. Falls du dich nicht mit vim auskennst, könnte diese Option es aussehen lassen, als ob Obsidian nicht mehr funktionieren würde. Um zu zeigen, dass du dich mit Vim auskennst, gib bitte unten den Befehl ein, der Vim schließt, ohne zu speichern: Deine Antwort..." Unten drunter ist ein Textfeld, in das man den Befehl eingeben muss. Ansonsten lässt sich der Vim-Modus nicht aktivieren.

Submitted the patch to include vim-classic in the #FreeBSD ports collection:

bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show…

Now waiting for it to be added.

If you can't wait, you can grab the patch to add it from the bug ticket and compile it for your system. If you don't want to install the ports collection, patch it and build it yourself *AND* you trust me to not be malicious: I'm temporarily making binary packages available for 14.3 and 15.0:

mirror.sonologic.net/vim-class…

#vim #VimClassic

[lien] Vim Classic is a Vim Fork for People Who Want Their Editor AI-Free #gik #vim #ai

NICE. vim-classic is now packaged for #OpenBSD

$ doas pkg_delete vim
doas password: 
vim-9.2.447-python3: ok
Read shared items: ok
$ doas pkg_add -Dsnap vim-classic
vim-classic-8.3.0pre20260529-python3: ok
Read shared items: ok

#vim

@davidgerard I guess folks will have to fork off pre - AI Slop rsync (if that didn't happen already!) just like pre-Enshittification Vim got forked off as EVi.

#rsync #openrsync #AIslop #AI #slop #Enshittification #vim #evi #SlopCode

I just switched from SlopVim 9.2 to EVi 9.1, and only one unimportant script is not working. Everything else worked out of the box

#vim #evi #FckAI #FckLLMs

Eilen törmäsin uutiseen että myös Drew De Vault on tehnyt hard-forkin VIM:istä, eli nyt on kaksi sloppivapaata forkkia mistä valita.

Drew valitsi tieten version (8.x/8.3 nyt) ennen Vim 9:iä, jossa tuli Vimscript 9 koska kokee että osannee ylläpitää sitä paremmin.

EVi (aiempi hard-fork) on puolestaan viimeinen slop-vapaa versio (9.1.0) joka sopinee paremmin heille joilla on jo Vimscript 9 käytössä.

VIM Classic: https://vim-classic.org/

EVi: https://codeberg.org/evi-editor/evi

#vim

New #blog #post: Vim Carnival Entry: "The Motion that Changed Everything."

https://rldane.space/vim-carnival-entry-the-motion-that-changed-everything.html

1224 words

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

Thanks to @hyde for the blog concept, and immediate apologies if you get trapped in a #hellthread! 😄

#rlDaneWriting #blost #vi #vim #nvi #editor #VimCarnival #TheMotionThatChangedEverything #modal #ADHD

Do you use Vim?
Do you distrust generative AI?
If yes to either or both of these questions, you will find this an interesting read:

https://drewdevault.com/blog/Forking-vim/

#vim #FOSS #AI #generativeAI

Yeah!
I didn't want to wait for the binaries for Arch Linux, so I forked the repo on my machine, compiled and installed vim-classic 8.3.
If you're one of those old-school dinosaurs like me and you want Vim without all that AI tool crap, you can install this. You won't regret it.
Credits and thanks to @drew
#vim #vim83 #NoAI #vimclassic

c'est parti pour un court feed sur vimwiki https://vimwiki.github.io/, mon nouveau plugin neovim !

utilisé avec la syntaxe Markdown et validé à l'usage pour todo, notes, documentation ..

#vim #neovim #wiki #markdown #todo #notes #documention

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Woohoo! The first release, 8.3.0, of vim-classic (the non-slop fork of VIM) has been releases today!

vim-classic.org/news/vim-8.3-r…

I'm working on a #FreeBSD port in my spare time.

#vim

Der findes nu en ny "fork" af Vim-editoren ved navn Vim Classic.

Vim Classic som er blevet til, fordi udvikleren (forkeren? ;-)) er imod den AI-slop, der angiveligt har sneget sig ind i både det originale Vim-projekt og en anden fork - NeoVim.

Link: https://sr.ht/~sircmpwn/vim-classic/

Rationale: https://drewdevault.com/2026/03/25/2026-03-25-Forking-vim.html

#opensource #dkopensource #vim

Vim Classic 8.3.0 released https://drewdevault.com/blog/Vim-Classic-8.3.0/

#vim #noai #opensource

Drew Devault has just updated his #Vim fork, “Vim Classic”, now in version 8.3.

Like Vim, but without the compatibility-breaking VimScript9, and without any AI-generated code. A sane maintenance process. This is the legacy Vim deserves.

https://vim-classic.org/news/vim-8.3-released.html

Panic. I've just pulled Vim. `agents.md` pops up. Panic sets in.

More EnLLMification, and now it's even in my favourite editor ! Nothing is spared. Ugh, this makes me so angry! Really angry. IN VIM, FOR FUCK'S SAKE!...

I suppose I'll have to rewrite all my Vim9Scripts in VimScript and test vim-classic 8.3. I’m so sick of this. You can't even summarise this in a single toot.

Nobody believes this shit anymore.

Vim. It's seriously ridiculous.

#FckAI #FckLLMs #EnLLMification
#Enshittification #vim #vim9 #VimClassic

I'm trying to switch to the new #vim classic and I'm wondering if anyone knows a way to convert the output of `vim --version` from my existing vim version (installed via OS package manager) and use that to drive the `./configure` options for vim classic so I end up with a pre-slop vim with the same features as the one I got from apt?

@fabi1cazenave Hourra, le TupperVim est sauvé : le choix demeure donc entre #Vim et #NeoVim ! (voire Kako..., non ; ou Ema..., non).
Bref, il ne reste « plus » qu'à organiser ledit #TupperVim du fameux « lundi 21 juillet » (dixit & sic le site). ;-) </format=taquin> (OK, désolé, jesors)

Vim Classic 8.3 released https://lobste.rs/s/6xwqvv #editors #release #vim
https://vim-classic.org/news/vim-8.3-released.html

#vim pros:

I want to open a zip file that does *not* have a .zip suffix with vim's nice browsing mode. Is this from within vim the only way to achieve this?

:call zip#Browse("/full/path/to/file")

Unfortunately there is no tab completion in that string 😑

And yes, I could use symlinks:

> ln -rsf myfile.notzip{,.zip}
> vim myfile.notzip.zip

But come on...

May I recommend you next learn #Emacs @Heterokromia?

You are already accustomed (as a #Vim fluent developer) to using the terminal as your IDE. You can rather easily pick up the concepts and train in new habits.

Once you learn #Emacs you have a *huge* ecosystem of support for a galaxy of #FreeSoftware tools and workflows. Much more than any latecomer “IDE”.

#Vim

Just tried #LazyVim …

… and _now_ I understand why people prefer #NeoVim to #Vim and how it inspired #Helix

This makes (Neo)Vim actually fun :)

https://www.lazyvim.org/

And the book is great at introducing you to (Lazy/Neo)Vim too:
https://lazyvim-ambitious-devs.phillips.codes/

#Vim carnival this month: "The motion that changed everything".

Write about it on your #blog, and send me a link that I will add to this post

#editor #neovim #terminal #shell #opensource #linux #BSD #mastodon #fediverse
https://lazybea.rs/vim-carnival-202606

Ах, сколько нам открытий чудных, готовит rtfm'а вслух…

случайно наткнулся в хелпах #vim на `:changes` с `g;` и `g,` его -- переход по изменениям. Теперь вписать ее в пальцы и… продолжать пользоваться.

Но в принципе неудобство: писал-писал, посмотрел что-то выше-ниже, и ищи где писалось в последний раз -- закрыто.

#vim #ЭтиЗабавныеКрасноглазики

[Quotation] "After fifteen years with #Vim and #Neovim, I honestly cannot imagine my career with a different editor at the center of it." by Caio Bianchi, in "A Love Letter to Neovim", 2026-05-26, at https://caio.ca/blog/a-love-letter-to-neovim
And of course, this means text #format tool.
Via @jpmens and cc @fabi1cazenave (for the next TupperVim).

I had Debian 13 on a 2009 Macbook Pro, which was really a too heavy load for this old machine. So I tried to remove the graphical desktop environments (I had tried several) and descended into a dependency hell ... and now I can report that it is possible to fuck up a system using the regular dselect/apt package management tools. In the end I had deinstalled the Wi-Fi drivers, the dhcp client, so no cable connection either, and even the "sudo" utility. That was the point where I gave up and did a fresh install.
I followed this blog post https://veronicaexplains.net/my-first-writerdeck/ by @veronica and now have a basic text-mode Linux computer, even with my own UI font (https://www.kutilek.de/sudo-font/) #Debian #Linux #Vim #TUI

Ever wanted to see your Claude memories in #vim? Now you can with :ClaudeMemory

https://github.com/serpent7776/viclaude

@Muemmel

#niri #vim #groff same

Well, a more primitive version of same ;-)

(Also playing with #typst)

So I was writing this ed(1) wrapper editor. To have fancier search and custom commands, all with a nice immediate Web GUI.

And then I realized nvi(1) exists.

#vi #vim @ed1conf

I always feel pretty dumb when I realize I’m in vim inside a terminal inside vim. #vim

A podcast series about learning #vim was something I did not see coming... https://www.barbarianmeetscoding.com/boost-your-coding-fu-with-vscode-and-vim-podcast/

Any suggestions will be helpful;)