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>how many years have you been using?
>top 3 plugins/protips
hardmode: no YCM/NERDtree, those are babby-tier plugins meant for people who haven't read the help files yet.
Why is this not daily programming thread?
>get used to using vi because nano wasn't available on some shit I had to ssh into
>only continue to use it so I don't forget how to use it
>>54344165
because of freetard's autism to fight over what text editor is best
>>54344143
We do not NOT need another general.
Kindly fuck off back to /wdg/ and lrn2ignore.
Also, Emacs masterrace.
>>54344143
Concealing is pretty awesome
>>54344174
yea fuck me because I like to talk about the software that I use the most. anyways:
>fugitive.vim
>fzf plugin
>sexp for clojure work
>>54344143
If your editor has modes you have never felt the inside of a vagina.
>how many years have you been using?
5 years or so.
>top 3 plugins
1. Plugin manager of choice.
2. Syntastic.
3. Lightline.
>top 3 protips
1. Actually doing the vimtutor.
2. Vim has more builtin completion than most people know.
3. If you're new to Vim, spend more time in `:help` than installing plugins.
someone help me understand what a Plugin manager is and how to get one working. I was trying to get Pathogen working but all I get are errors.
Last year I switched to emacs+evil. Been a vim user since like forever.
Man, fuck vimscript.
>>54345826
A plugin managers helps with the installing, updating and/or configuring plugins, usually from Github or vim.org/scripts.
Vundle or vim-plug might be easier to use than Pathogen with git submodules.
>>54344225
>sexp for clojure work
I've been writing Lisp and Clojure in vim for a while and didn't realize this existed. It's amazing!
>>54345944
oh ok so it will keep all my plugins up to date.
I keep having a problem where when I run vim it spits out this errorError detected while processing /home/eddy/.vimrc:
line 1:
E117: Unknown function: pathogen#infect
E15: Invalid expression: pathogen#infect()
Press ENTER or type command to continue
and the plugin i installed doesn't work
>>54346106
Doesn't seem like you installed Pathogen correctly.
Plugin managers usually have an upgrade function, but it's not automatic (a good thing).
>>54346266
yep I just realized that i didn't have curl so when i tried to use the command they gave me for installation it never was installed now things seem to be working :^)
>>54346296
nice
>>54346106
If that happens on line 1 you either didnt source it properly or didnt install pathogen properly
>>54344143
What's the YCM hate lately? Just works and provides arguments and instant docs for my python stuff, why not use it?
Same for NERDTree, I never really use it as mru/tab completion is much faster if you know your directory structure but why not?
Every now and then a wimtard evolves to Emacs master race user, but nobody has ever heard of Emacs master race user who devolved to a wimtard.
>>54345048
Is there any difference between Airline and Lightline? A part of lightline being you know lighter? Have been using airline but if it has everything then i will switch
>>54346323
>What's the YCM hate lately?
I don't hate it but I don't use it since Exuberant Ctags + Vim Omnicomplete just works. I use Ctags and a Makefile to scan the includes for just the current project to keep things light and fast.
>Same for NERDTree
Vinegar is better
The more you learn Vim, the less plugins you need.
>>54346400
Just craft your own statusline dude.
It's easy and with a few autocommands you can have something that looks better, more minimal & is more informative.
What's up with the powerline and clones conformity?
It's distracting, requires patched fonts, yuck!
Been using vim for 8 years.
I use Vundle as a package manager.
Supertab is better than vanilla omnicomplete
Syntastic is absolutely necessary.
Protip: gg=G
>>54346400
Sure is.
https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim#why-yet-another-clone-of-powerline
I used Airline before, but I prefer how flexible Lightline is, although it comes at the "cost" of having to configure more yourself. Configuration for popular plugins and setups is readily available, though.
https://github.com/timss/vimconf/blob/66b96ff20a01bd26adff85ff458ca098f68d803a/.vimrc#L500
If Airline tickles your fancy and doesn't annoy you, staying with it is fine.
>>54346504
Update ur kernal m8
Gentoo recently set 4.4.6 to stable.
Nano is better
>>54346699
Old screenshot, I'm up to date
Why is this shitty editor shilled so hard?
>>54344143
vim because I couldn't figure out how to save my edits using pico or nano.
>>54344143
>4 years
>surround
>targets
>easymotion
Am I the only one who doesn't use auto completion, like at all? I just never got in the habit of using it.
please stop making generals
also EVIL mode beats vim at its own job, let it die already
>>54346779
You must make six figures to post in this thread
>>54346922
How to use supertab, if pressing <TAB> inserts tab instead of given suggestions?
>>54344143
Using vim for like 16+ years? I dunno lol
Don't really use plugins unless you count like syntax highlighting and shit, but even then I largely use it for editing shit on remote machines and don't need a whole lot of crazy features, just beautiful simplicity.
