Vim turns 30 today!
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Yegappan Lakshmanan
Nov 3, 2021, 12:21:47 AM11/3/21
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https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
Regards,
Yegappan
Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
Regards,
Yegappan
Philip Rhoades
Nov 3, 2021, 3:48:58 AM11/3/21
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Yegappan,
On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
>
> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all there
is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
+1 Thanks to Bram!
Out of interest, I started on Linux with the ~0.9 kernel - I think it
was Soft Landing Linux (?) - was Vim on that distro? (I think SLS came
on about a dozen 3.5" floppies . . ).
P.
--
Philip Rhoades
PO Box 896
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
E-mail: ph...@pricom.com.au
On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
>
> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
+1 Thanks to Bram!
Out of interest, I started on Linux with the ~0.9 kernel - I think it
was Soft Landing Linux (?) - was Vim on that distro? (I think SLS came
on about a dozen 3.5" floppies . . ).
P.
--
Philip Rhoades
PO Box 896
Cowra NSW 2794
Australia
E-mail: ph...@pricom.com.au
Steve Litt
Nov 3, 2021, 2:38:15 PM11/3/21
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'Philip Rhoades' via vim_use said on Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:48:37 +1100
>Yegappan,
>
>
>On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
>>
>> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
>
>
>Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all there
>is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
The absolute truth. I started with regular vi, and Vim was like a
breath of fresh air. I use it for everything. My blood pressure journal
is maintained with Vim. I use VimOutliner for all my organizational
needs. Vim is absolutely indispensable in my workflow.
>
>+1 Thanks to Bram!
+8030. That's the number of days I've enjoyably used Vim.
>Out of interest, I started on Linux with the ~0.9 kernel - I think it
>was Soft Landing Linux (?) - was Vim on that distro? (I think SLS came
>on about a dozen 3.5" floppies . . ).
I was late to the party with Red Hat 5.1, but better late than never :-)
SteveT
Steve Litt
Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
>Yegappan,
>
>
>On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
>>
>> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
>
>
>Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all there
>is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
breath of fresh air. I use it for everything. My blood pressure journal
is maintained with Vim. I use VimOutliner for all my organizational
needs. Vim is absolutely indispensable in my workflow.
>
>+1 Thanks to Bram!
+8030. That's the number of days I've enjoyably used Vim.
>Out of interest, I started on Linux with the ~0.9 kernel - I think it
>was Soft Landing Linux (?) - was Vim on that distro? (I think SLS came
>on about a dozen 3.5" floppies . . ).
SteveT
Steve Litt
Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
Shlomi Fish
Nov 4, 2021, 12:52:55 AM11/4/21
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Hi all!
On Wed, 3 Nov 2021 14:38:04 -0400
Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> 'Philip Rhoades' via vim_use said on Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:48:37 +1100
>
> >Yegappan,
> >
> >
> >On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
> >> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
> >>
> >> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
> >
> >
> >Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all there
> >is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
>
> The absolute truth. I started with regular vi, and Vim was like a
> breath of fresh air. I use it for everything. My blood pressure journal
> is maintained with Vim. I use VimOutliner for all my organizational
> needs. Vim is absolutely indispensable in my workflow.
>
Mazal Tov! 🎂
BTW, Steve - we are still expecting your followup for the backup files thread
here on vim-use.
> >
> >+1 Thanks to Bram!
>
> +8030. That's the number of days I've enjoyably used Vim.
>
>
> >Out of interest, I started on Linux with the ~0.9 kernel - I think it
> >was Soft Landing Linux (?) - was Vim on that distro? (I think SLS came
> >on about a dozen 3.5" floppies . . ).
>
> I was late to the party with Red Hat 5.1, but better late than never :-)
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
> Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
>
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On Wed, 3 Nov 2021 14:38:04 -0400
Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote:
> 'Philip Rhoades' via vim_use said on Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:48:37 +1100
>
> >Yegappan,
> >
> >
> >On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
> >> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
> >>
> >> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
> >
> >
> >Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all there
> >is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
>
> The absolute truth. I started with regular vi, and Vim was like a
> breath of fresh air. I use it for everything. My blood pressure journal
> is maintained with Vim. I use VimOutliner for all my organizational
> needs. Vim is absolutely indispensable in my workflow.
>
BTW, Steve - we are still expecting your followup for the backup files thread
here on vim-use.
> >
> >+1 Thanks to Bram!
>
> +8030. That's the number of days I've enjoyably used Vim.
>
>
> >Out of interest, I started on Linux with the ~0.9 kernel - I think it
> >was Soft Landing Linux (?) - was Vim on that distro? (I think SLS came
> >on about a dozen 3.5" floppies . . ).
>
> I was late to the party with Red Hat 5.1, but better late than never :-)
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
> Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
>
Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/
My Aphorisms - https://www.shlomifish.org/humour.html
Buddha has the Chuck Norris nature.
— https://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/Chuck-Norris/
Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - https://shlom.in/reply .
BPJ
Nov 4, 2021, 4:37:00 AM11/4/21
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I was *very* late to the party (13 years ago) but Vim has become totally indispensable. It is the ideal UI for me with my cerebral palsy, both on the laptop and on the tablet/phone (with Termux) My timeoutlen and all my remappings to favor my left hand and avoid simultaneous key presses would surely drive most people crazy, but for me they are by now ideal. The combination Vim + Pandoc is what allows me to keep on working as a writing professional.
A big thank you to Bram (and predecessors, and contributors) for making this possible!
/bpj
Philip Rhoades
Nov 4, 2021, 5:12:19 AM11/4/21
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Steve,
On 2021-11-04 05:38, Steve Litt wrote:
> 'Philip Rhoades' via vim_use said on Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:48:37 +1100
>
>> Yegappan,
>>
>>
>> On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
>>>
>>> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
>>
>>
>> Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all there
>> is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
>
> The absolute truth. I started with regular vi, and Vim was like a
> breath of fresh air. I use it for everything. My blood pressure journal
> is maintained with Vim. I use VimOutliner for all my organizational
> needs. Vim is absolutely indispensable in my workflow.
Exactly! Don't forget about VOom! - because of the pain of using the
primitive built-in bookmarks facility in browsers, sometime ago I
switched over to using a Vim text file with VOom plugin which is MUCH
nicer and much more efficient for me - here is a part of my Vim / VOom
file as an eg:
http://pricom.com.au/2021-11-03_13-41-37_Vim-VOom_Bookmarks.txt.png
and now I am making more use of Vim Browser too!
Phil.
>> +1 Thanks to Bram!
>
> +8030. That's the number of days I've enjoyably used Vim.
>
>
>> Out of interest, I started on Linux with the ~0.9 kernel - I think it
>> was Soft Landing Linux (?) - was Vim on that distro? (I think SLS came
>> on about a dozen 3.5" floppies . . ).
>
> I was late to the party with Red Hat 5.1, but better late than never
> :-)
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
> Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
>
> --
On 2021-11-04 05:38, Steve Litt wrote:
> 'Philip Rhoades' via vim_use said on Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:48:37 +1100
>
>> Yegappan,
>>
>>
>> On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
>>>
>>> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
>>
>>
>> Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all there
>> is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
>
> The absolute truth. I started with regular vi, and Vim was like a
> breath of fresh air. I use it for everything. My blood pressure journal
> is maintained with Vim. I use VimOutliner for all my organizational
> needs. Vim is absolutely indispensable in my workflow.
primitive built-in bookmarks facility in browsers, sometime ago I
switched over to using a Vim text file with VOom plugin which is MUCH
nicer and much more efficient for me - here is a part of my Vim / VOom
file as an eg:
http://pricom.com.au/2021-11-03_13-41-37_Vim-VOom_Bookmarks.txt.png
and now I am making more use of Vim Browser too!
Phil.
>> +1 Thanks to Bram!
>
> +8030. That's the number of days I've enjoyably used Vim.
>
>
>> Out of interest, I started on Linux with the ~0.9 kernel - I think it
>> was Soft Landing Linux (?) - was Vim on that distro? (I think SLS came
>> on about a dozen 3.5" floppies . . ).
>
> I was late to the party with Red Hat 5.1, but better late than never
> :-)
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful
> Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques
>
Philip Rhoades
Nov 4, 2021, 5:14:45 AM11/4/21
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Steve,
On 2021-11-04 20:11, Philip Rhoades wrote:
> Steve,
>
>
> On 2021-11-04 05:38, Steve Litt wrote:
>> 'Philip Rhoades' via vim_use said on Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:48:37 +1100
>>
>>> Yegappan,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
>>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
>>>>
>>>> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all
>>> there
>>> is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
>>
>> The absolute truth. I started with regular vi, and Vim was like a
>> breath of fresh air. I use it for everything. My blood pressure
>> journal
>> is maintained with Vim. I use VimOutliner for all my organizational
>> needs. Vim is absolutely indispensable in my workflow.
>
>
> Exactly! Don't forget about VOom! - because of the pain of using the
> primitive built-in bookmarks facility in browsers, sometime ago I
> switched over to using a Vim text file with VOom plugin which is MUCH
> nicer and much more efficient for me - here is a part of my Vim / VOom
> file as an eg:
>
> http://pricom.com.au/2021-11-03_13-41-37_Vim-VOom_Bookmarks.txt.png
>
> and now I am making more use of Vim Browser too!
And also VimWiki !
P.
On 2021-11-04 20:11, Philip Rhoades wrote:
> Steve,
>
>
> On 2021-11-04 05:38, Steve Litt wrote:
>> 'Philip Rhoades' via vim_use said on Wed, 03 Nov 2021 18:48:37 +1100
>>
>>> Yegappan,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2021-11-03 15:21, Yegappan Lakshmanan wrote:
>>>> https://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ql30pm/vim_turns_30_today/
>>>>
>>>> Happy 30th Birthday!!! Thanks Bram.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wow! What a great program! - I don't think I will ever know all
>>> there
>>> is to know about Vim but I keep learning!
>>
>> The absolute truth. I started with regular vi, and Vim was like a
>> breath of fresh air. I use it for everything. My blood pressure
>> journal
>> is maintained with Vim. I use VimOutliner for all my organizational
>> needs. Vim is absolutely indispensable in my workflow.
>
>
> Exactly! Don't forget about VOom! - because of the pain of using the
> primitive built-in bookmarks facility in browsers, sometime ago I
> switched over to using a Vim text file with VOom plugin which is MUCH
> nicer and much more efficient for me - here is a part of my Vim / VOom
> file as an eg:
>
> http://pricom.com.au/2021-11-03_13-41-37_Vim-VOom_Bookmarks.txt.png
>
> and now I am making more use of Vim Browser too!
P.
BPJ
Nov 4, 2021, 6:39:49 AM11/4/21
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And also VimWiki !
I edit most text with VimWiki in Markdown mode, which allows very easy jumping inside sets of related files.
/bpj
Steve Litt
Nov 4, 2021, 6:30:50 PM11/4/21
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BPJ said on Thu, 4 Nov 2021 11:39:30 +0100
Cool! Right after I finish writing my current book, I plan on creating
a Markdown to XHTML software stack **that enables arbitrary styles**.
My plan is to use QOwnNotes for user input, but it sounds like VimWiki
could also serve as user input.
The goal of my software stack is to eventually enable one to write
books in slightly enhanced Markdown, and export that to HTML, ePub or
PDF. Once source, three (or more) reader formats.
a Markdown to XHTML software stack **that enables arbitrary styles**.
My plan is to use QOwnNotes for user input, but it sounds like VimWiki
could also serve as user input.
The goal of my software stack is to eventually enable one to write
books in slightly enhanced Markdown, and export that to HTML, ePub or
PDF. Once source, three (or more) reader formats.
Philip Rhoades
Nov 4, 2021, 8:44:25 PM11/4/21
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BPJ,
Not sure what you mean there - can you elaborate? - it sounds
interesting!
P.
interesting!
P.
Philip Rhoades
Nov 4, 2021, 8:49:10 PM11/4/21
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Steve,
On 2021-11-05 09:30, Steve Litt wrote:
> BPJ said on Thu, 4 Nov 2021 11:39:30 +0100
>
>>>
>>> And also VimWiki !
>>
>>
>> I edit most text with VimWiki in Markdown mode, which allows very easy
>> jumping inside sets of related files.
>>
>> /bpj
>
> Cool! Right after I finish writing my current book, I plan on creating
> a Markdown to XHTML software stack **that enables arbitrary styles**.
> My plan is to use QOwnNotes for user input, but it sounds like VimWiki
> could also serve as user input.
>
> The goal of my software stack is to eventually enable one to write
> books in slightly enhanced Markdown, and export that to HTML, ePub or
> PDF. Once source, three (or more) reader formats.
Nice! When I was on a bit of a SF short story period, I experimented
with the "Snowflake" method using Vim and VOom:
The "Snowflake" approach to writing a novel
(http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method)
In Vim use (F8 with line under cursor):
:se textwidth=999
:se wrap
:se linebreak
:se foldmethod=marker
:se spell spelllang=en_au
:Voom
:se foldmethod=manual
:.,$VoomSort
- to sort nodes
CTRL/[up|down]
- to move nodes
==================================================
Step 1) A one-sentence summary of the story {{{1
Something like this: "A rogue physicist travels back in time to kill the
apostle Paul." (This is the summary for my first novel, Transgression.)
The sentence will serve you forever as a ten-second selling tool. This
is the big picture, the analog of that big starting triangle in the
snowflake picture.
.
.
P.
On 2021-11-05 09:30, Steve Litt wrote:
> BPJ said on Thu, 4 Nov 2021 11:39:30 +0100
>
>>>
>>> And also VimWiki !
>>
>>
>> I edit most text with VimWiki in Markdown mode, which allows very easy
>> jumping inside sets of related files.
>>
>> /bpj
>
> Cool! Right after I finish writing my current book, I plan on creating
> a Markdown to XHTML software stack **that enables arbitrary styles**.
> My plan is to use QOwnNotes for user input, but it sounds like VimWiki
> could also serve as user input.
>
> The goal of my software stack is to eventually enable one to write
> books in slightly enhanced Markdown, and export that to HTML, ePub or
> PDF. Once source, three (or more) reader formats.
with the "Snowflake" method using Vim and VOom:
The "Snowflake" approach to writing a novel
(http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method)
In Vim use (F8 with line under cursor):
:se textwidth=999
:se wrap
:se linebreak
:se foldmethod=marker
:se spell spelllang=en_au
:Voom
:se foldmethod=manual
:.,$VoomSort
- to sort nodes
CTRL/[up|down]
- to move nodes
==================================================
Step 1) A one-sentence summary of the story {{{1
Something like this: "A rogue physicist travels back in time to kill the
apostle Paul." (This is the summary for my first novel, Transgression.)
The sentence will serve you forever as a ten-second selling tool. This
is the big picture, the analog of that big starting triangle in the
snowflake picture.
.
.
P.
BPJ
Nov 5, 2021, 4:14:49 PM11/5/21
to Philip Rhoades P, vim_use, BPJ
Den fre 5 nov. 2021 01:45Philip Rhoades <ph...@pricom.com.au> skrev:
BPJ,
On 2021-11-04 21:39, BPJ wrote:
>> And also VimWiki !
>
> I edit most text with VimWiki in Markdown mode, which allows very easy
> jumping inside sets of related files.
Not sure what you mean there - can you elaborate? - it sounds
interesting!
Vimwiki supports Markdown as alternative syntax and has commands for jumping/splitting/tabbing to the location pointed to by the link under the cursor which I use to jump between Md files in the same directory, combined with a Pandoc filter which changes .md extensions in local URLs to the extension of the current output format, so that in the .md files I write a link like [configuration](configuration.md) so that while editing I can jump to configuration.md when over the link, and when I convert the files with pandoc the file extension of the target is changed to .html or .pdf (or whatever).
/bpj
Philip Rhoades
Nov 6, 2021, 6:51:05 AM11/6/21
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BPJ,
On 2021-11-06 07:14, BPJ wrote:
> Den fre 5 nov. 2021 01:45Philip Rhoades <ph...@pricom.com.au> skrev:
>
>> BPJ,
>>
>> On 2021-11-04 21:39, BPJ wrote:
>>>> And also VimWiki !
>>>
>>> I edit most text with VimWiki in Markdown mode, which allows very
>> easy
>>> jumping inside sets of related files.
>>
>> Not sure what you mean there - can you elaborate? - it sounds
>> interesting!
>
> Vimwiki supports Markdown as alternative syntax and has commands for
> jumping/splitting/tabbing to the location pointed to by the link under
> the cursor which I use to jump between Md files in the same directory,
> combined with a Pandoc filter which changes .md extensions in local
> URLs to the extension of the current output format, so that in the .md
> files I write a link like [configuration](configuration.md) so that
> while editing I can jump to configuration.md when over the link, and
> when I convert the files with pandoc the file extension of the target
> is changed to .html or .pdf (or whatever).
OK, I have only used VimWiki in its simple mode - which has still been
great for me1 - but I will have a look at your mechanisms - they could
be quite useful for me too . .
Thanks!
On 2021-11-06 07:14, BPJ wrote:
> Den fre 5 nov. 2021 01:45Philip Rhoades <ph...@pricom.com.au> skrev:
>
>> BPJ,
>>
>> On 2021-11-04 21:39, BPJ wrote:
>>>> And also VimWiki !
>>>
>>> I edit most text with VimWiki in Markdown mode, which allows very
>> easy
>>> jumping inside sets of related files.
>>
>> Not sure what you mean there - can you elaborate? - it sounds
>> interesting!
>
> Vimwiki supports Markdown as alternative syntax and has commands for
> jumping/splitting/tabbing to the location pointed to by the link under
> the cursor which I use to jump between Md files in the same directory,
> combined with a Pandoc filter which changes .md extensions in local
> URLs to the extension of the current output format, so that in the .md
> files I write a link like [configuration](configuration.md) so that
> while editing I can jump to configuration.md when over the link, and
> when I convert the files with pandoc the file extension of the target
> is changed to .html or .pdf (or whatever).
great for me1 - but I will have a look at your mechanisms - they could
be quite useful for me too . .
Thanks!
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