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…that start with those two characters (think an inline table of contents) that I can then select. https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion I write all this knowing it looks and sounds like madness, so again, don't take this as anything…

comment by snide · 2025-03-18 · in Past and Present Futures of User Interface Design

…by having to parse what to do. Curious about other experiences and if I'm off base though. [1]: https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion [2]: https://github.com/justinmk/vim-sneak

comment by johnfn · 2022-10-08 · in Leap: Neovim’s Answer to the Mouse

Been around since ~2012 via vim-easymotion as well: https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by capableweb · 2022-10-08 · in Leap: Neovim’s Answer to the Mouse

I used to use this method until I tried out easymotion, which really does live up to its name. https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by arunix · 2022-03-16 · in Vim Reference Guide

…the mouse for many things, and selecting things using something like easymotion seems powerful. [0] https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by sva_ · 2021-12-12 · in Win-Vind: Become an instant ninja in operating Windows at the speed of thought

…and that's fine. I just objected to the general statement that a trackpad is more efficient. [1]: https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by imiric · 2021-06-02 · in Helix: a post-modern modal text editor

Something similar is available in vim via the easymotion plugin: https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by laixer · 2021-04-12 · in Amp: Vi-like terminal editor written in Rust

EasyMotion makes it effortless. https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by dharmab · 2021-03-23 · in Ask HN: What are some tools you wish you had while doing your day to day work?

…to list tbh but they're all faster than arrow keys or mouse clicks. I'm a big fan of the EasyMotion https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion approach myself but the built-in search functionality + tag navigation is also good.

comment by drbojingle · 2019-10-24 · in Vim 101: How to Start Using the Text Editor for Developers

…to see how far you can go with keyboard-driven efficiency improvements for 3D modeling. [1] - https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion; Emacs has stuff like this too, but this repo has better screenshots.

comment by TeMPOraL · 2019-03-01 · in How I'm still not using GUIs in 2019: A guide to the terminal

…the time, I just use / to search where I want to edit; but maybe you can use something like this: https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion Also you can research on soft and hard line breaks, so you can move easily within the paragraph…

comment by licebmi__at__ · 2019-02-12 · in Vim Is Saving Me Hours of Work When Writing Books and Courses

…into Visual Studio Code's Vim plugin), but it just didn't work with me. I'm more of an easymotion ( https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion ) type of guy. But even easymotion vanished from my workflow, because `/` works almost equally…

comment by omn1 · 2018-05-21 · in Ten Years of Vim

In the meantime, there is: https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by jonahx · 2017-10-23 · in Seven habits of effective text editing (2000)

…near as fast as doing that for larger objects, and using the mouse is much more error-prone. [1] - https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion [2] - https://github.com/winterTTr/ace-jump-mode

comment by pmoriarty · 2017-06-13 · in Is the keyboard faster than the mouse?

https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion This plugin solves the curly brace issue. I find if there is something you find repeatedly annoying, there is probably a plugin to solve it. That or you suddenly have an interesting side project!

comment by sdflkd · 2017-03-13 · in Show HN: Nomouse

…`sw"` considerably easier to type than `ysiw"`. nmap s ysi nmap S ysa nmap s$ ys$ nmap sv gvs [0] https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion [1] https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround

comment by grayrest · 2016-10-26 · in Ask HN: What cool development languages/tools changed your career?

…definitely say remove the binding or the plugin rather than put up with that, O is very useful. [1] https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by savanaly · 2016-10-05 · in Vim Anti-Patterns

You might find vim-sneak useful: https://github.com/justinmk/vim-sneak . https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion is another plugin that does something slightly different, but also useful.

comment by tomku · 2016-10-05 · in Vim Anti-Patterns

…a bit of precision. Developers who use vim, for example, count the keystrokes: http://vimgolf.com https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by melling · 2016-02-19 · in PCB design now supports LEDs and Matias switches

…for example. The source for vim wouldn't be in C and you could implement plugins like EasyMotion. https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion

comment by melling · 2016-02-05 · in Sublime Text Build 3101

…vim/Emacs feature that I miss is quick navigation to a character in a file. Here's the vim plugin: https://github.com/easymotion/vim-easymotion Has anyone found a way to do this in IntelliJ?

comment by melling · 2015-11-02 · in IntelliJ IDEA 15 Released, Adds Kotlin to the Family of Supported JVM Languages

…why people use this crazy thing. :) Also, if you really want to fly through text, try out https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion

comment by muraiki · 2014-12-10 · in Two Simple Steps Helped Me Learn Vim

…of that character, but the second or third in that line. EasyMotion[1] lets you do that. [1] https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion

comment by beaumartinez · 2014-12-10 · in Two Simple Steps Helped Me Learn Vim

…desired word highlights only those matching words on the entire screen, which I can then jump to. https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion/

comment by muraiki · 2014-07-25 · in Emacs and Vim

The vim equivalent: https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion

comment by gipp · 2014-07-19 · in Show HN: Jumpy – An Atom Package for Jumping around Code

…you would just do d<leader><leader><motion> and it will highlight to the potential places. [1] https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion

comment by blueblob · 2014-06-25 · in Best of Vim Tips

…more time navigating up and down a file than on a bigger screen. As I use vim, I use EasyMotion ( https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion ) to make that navigation fast. Repeating the last motion in particular is super useful. Hope that…

comment by RobSpectre · 2014-03-21 · in The Road Coder's Survival Kit

I use <space> as my Easymotion leader.. https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion it's well worth a look, gives you super quick fine grained movement similarly inoremap jj <ESC> to take you from INSERT mode to NORMAL mode is nice

comment by q_revert · 2013-12-16 · in Vim: Spacebar as leader key, CapsLock as Esc

…Vim [1]. He also features a GIF that explains it which, on the other hand, is almost too slow. [1] https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion

comment by fphilipe · 2013-08-11 · in New Sublime Package Control Site

I used to use Relative Line Numbers, until I switched over to EasyMotion. (Original fork: https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion . I use a different fork, but don't have the URL for it ATM). If you haven't tried it, EasyMotion is far,…

comment by edanm · 2013-07-14 · in Better line numbers for Vim

…to a specific character in a line you can also use the w/b and f/F motions (with a leading comma). https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion (there's an animated demonstration on the bottom of the readme)

comment by haukur · 2013-06-03 · in Relative Line Numbers in Vim

…very specific spot in your code. Note, it also has other motions besides just f. Here is the link: https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion

comment by hadem · 2013-03-01 · in Vim users: stop using hjkl

…just learn to use EasyMotion, it's one of the most efficient ways of navigating around a file: https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion

comment by amadeus · 2012-08-21 · in Vim - Putting arrows to use

…] navigate tags in the code + Not as essential, but EasyMotion is pretty awesome [ https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion ]

comment by amatsukawa · 2012-06-26 · in Sublime Text 2.0 Released

…numbers relative to your cursor) you get easy moving up and down. I prefer the easymotion plugin ( https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion/ ) that annotates your file with little markers (like the vimperator/pentadactyl/vimium browser…

comment by freshhawk · 2012-06-21 · in Vim clutch

…in some regards. However, it lacks some plugins that I really like about Vim (like EasyMotion https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion ) which is why I'm deciding on a project basis which editor to use. (Also, I really like to be able to…

comment by terhechte · 2012-03-17 · in Poll: Which text editor do you use daily?

A couple of text object related plugins also worth checking out: Easymotion - https://github.com/Lokaltog/vim-easymotion Surround - https://github.com/tpope/vim-surround

comment by CamT · 2011-10-17 · in Vim Text Objects : The Definitive Guide