Openwest 2015 - Erik Falor - "From Vim Muggle to Wizard in 10 Easy Steps" (8)

Utah Open Source · 127K views · 2015 · 44:19

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Why Vi and Vim Stack Exchange recommends it

Vi and Vim Stack Exchange users link it as a beginner-friendly learning resource and as an example of a polished Vim-driven presentation.

Recommended by 1 people across 1 different months, 2015 to 2024.

What it is

A 44-minute conference talk from OpenWest 2015 in which Erik Falor walks through ten core Vi/Vim concepts aimed at boosting editing productivity. It also touches on Neovim and is pitched at both beginners and experienced users.

What people said

Recommends MDeBusk · 2024-02 · Vi and Vim Stack Exchange · on “What resources or learning path would you recommend for a beginner to learn Vim?”

In addition to the resources you and others have mentioned, I found the following videos useful: Mastering the Vim Language [LINK] From Vim Muggle to Wizard in 10 Easy Steps [this video]

Cites yinyangero · 2015-11 · Vi and Vim Stack Exchange · on “Using Vim/GVim for slideshow presentation”

I came across this video about Vim. I would like to ask how can you create a presentation like in the video which seems to run inside Vim. On some slides there are also real pictures displayed. Check 7:25 and 25:20 of the video. [this video] Anyone knows how this is done? Thanks!

Cites GH05T · 2017-04 · Vi and Vim Stack Exchange · on “Windows: gVim or bash”

Go the bash route, even if there are some growing pains. You'll thank yourself later. vim and bash are like hand and glove. You will only want to use more of each the more you use one or the other; the same can be said for anything built on the Unix tradition, and they all speak the same language and follow the same forms. Besides, it's great to execute commands from the shell and read the input right into a buffer! Addendum: Below are some additional comments I thought I'd follow up with as some encouragement for OP, and anyone in a similar position. What's more, you can do this sort of thing with most any combination of traditional Unix (i.e., command-line) tools. You can't chain output fr