And now I’m (slowly) typing this in dvorak.

spoiler

The vi keys are better than qwerty’s home row. It’s been two days and I’ll die on this hill.

Is it terminal?

Edit: Guess I should mention it’s a Nuphy Air60 V2 given the com. I was a bit hasty.

  • Victor@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    For around 20 years now, I’ve been using emacs (maybe one or two years), vim (maybe 10+ years?), neovim (maybe about 2 years), then kakoune for about a year, and now helix for about 2 years.

    Also been using the i3 window manager for probably 15 years.

    So I’m definitely one to be used to the “vi keys”.

    But I never understood why people would navigate the lines and columns in their files using hjkl. It’s so damn slow. Using w, e or b is much faster and more accurate. And using / to search to jump farther is also much faster, even if you are using jk with a count modifier.

    Not to mention the more modern ways of navigating files now by using the power of a language server. You can have stuff like find-and-jump-to-symbol, or jumping between all the different occurrences of a symbol. It’s blisteringly fast compared to hjkl. I rarely use hjkl, at least not hl.

    • degen@midwest.socialOPEnglish
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      2 days ago

      You’re hitting the nail on the head there. I’ve always used b/e and honestly forgot w for motion until recently. Trying out dvorak is kind of breaking the habit in-editor aside from menu nav. Doom with evil-mode also has ‘s’ as a quick 2-letter isearch that is incredibly handy. I’ve seen about helix and other modern projects, they just seem to stray from the weirdness I learned to love about vim, even if they may be more intuitive.

      Using hyprland, emacs, and now dvorak too is tangling my brain sometimes. I’ve resolved to using super for my WM mod key as to not mess up emacs even though it’s less comfortable. I’m considering making a post to get a feel for peoples’ use of alt layouts, WM bindings, and Extend/layers. Just not sure if this would be the right com or not.

      To pack some more in here unsolicited, I also worked out a capslock overload that is kinda wild. Tap for oneshot control, hold for super, or tap-then-hold to hold control. The super-hold even reverts to a control when intending to use the oneshot and rolling too fast. Oh, and hitting caps again in the oneshot gives escape since caps to control/escape was my original overload. It’s gnarly and I want to post about it too at some point.

      Apologies for the dump lol, might have to come back to this if I decide to post.

      • Victor@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        Apologies for the dump lol, might have to come back to this if I decide to post.

        Don’t worry, I love it.

        Say, have you heard about the Colemak-DH layout? I’ve never tried a different layout other than QWERTY in my life, but I’m excited to try and learn CDH after I get my ZSA Voyager split keyboard. I’m freaking giddy about that keyboard. I’m 38, I feel like waiting for Christmas Eve again. I also have a beefy computer ordered which I’m waiting on. Nope, not as exciting as the Voyager. 🤓

        • degen@midwest.socialOPEnglish
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          1 day ago

          Yep, this site and DreymaR’s have been a big part of my layout exploration and wrapping my head around layers.

          I’m actually considering switching to something newer instead like Colemak-DH (really interested in wide mod not having a split board) or canary, graphite, gallium, etc, etc. So many to look at. I kinda glossed over Colemak in general wanting to really step away from QWERTY and start with good habits. Dvorak is an eye opening wonder for me, I’m just not sure it’s what I want to stick with. It’s honestly amazing it’s still ergonomically competitive with all the computer-aided layouts today. If I can figure out enough of the theory and my own preferences, I might look at making my own. Not so sure about that yet.

          I don’t know what I’d be more excited for. A new machine can be incredible depending on the jump in specs. But I think the RTX card in my laptop that I could finally game on was even overshadowed by using a high refresh display for the first time. Peripherals really make a difference.

    • degen@midwest.socialOPEnglish
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      24 days ago

      Lol idk if there’s a maybe little sarcasm there, but honestly, I love it already. I’ve been averaging about 15 wpm at 80% accuracy, and getting the groove to manage a few seconds at 30 wpm is so smooth.