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YAMAPIKARIYA @lemmyfi.com

2y ago

Now i can get stuck on my phone too

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you could also just use it in termux
Just install termux. Then pkg install vim
- I only have termux to flex on my friends by running neofetch.
Why god why
- Vim is for mouse-less text editing
  It makes more sense on mobile than desktops for average people
  
  Not sure how you use vim but I need more than two thumbs.
- Combined with a Bluetooth keyboard and ssh it's honestly not a bad emergency tool
Vim is so good on mobile! I never understood its odd shortcuts (hjkl, for example) until I got to use it on a crippled mobile keyboard.
- Vim's keybinding makes more sense if you look at older keyboard layouts. For instance the escape key use to be near the area we keep the caps lock key now, for a lot of models.
- For a second I thought you were joking... but I guess the lack of arrows makes sense that you would like hjkl.
- The reason for the hjkl thing is that the keyboard of vim's (maybe it was vi's idk) developer had no separate arrow key's but rather had said arrow keys printed on hjkl.
  Something like that:
  H← J↑ K↓ L→
You can also get stuck with emacs. https://f-droid.org/packages/org.gnu.emacs/
- You should use vim for very different reasons than nano or micro.
I have this installed because my password manager is :X
Can it use plugins like on neovim? I've had it installed for a bit but I've only used a default configuration so far
- You could just install neovim on termux and get the full experience.
  
  Oh, I keep hearing about termux but on my Fdroid it says it hasn't been updated in 2 years. Is it safe to use?
Wich repo/appstore? I can't find it on fdroid
- Auroradroid. ~~Possibly~~ is on IzzyOnDroid repo.

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