Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-14 Thread Rick R
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Len Smith ignu.sm...@gmail.com wrote: macvim can be prettier and much more powerful than textmate, and you get the advantage of learning vim and being able to leverage its power on any server you're on. I've been working diligently to 'really try' to use MacVim

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-14 Thread Rimantas Liubertas
That's the big problem I'm having with MacVim for Rails.. it just ends up not polished enough. For example I'm using the following plugins: rails plugin, NerdTree, FuzzyFinderTextMate, BufferWipe, and bufmru, and things are just awkward sometimes. For example if I'm in the NerdTree pane and I

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-14 Thread Rick R
On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Rimantas Liubertas riman...@gmail.comwrote: Try Command-T: http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=3025 Much better thanks! (Once I figured out it had to be compiled against ruby 1.8.7 :) -- Rick R -- You received this message because you are

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread Fidel Viegas
On 9/9/10, Marnen Laibow-Koser li...@ruby-forum.com wrote: radhames brito wrote: i must be missing something because everyone seems to love vim but to me is just archaic. I agree with you. The modal interface should have died in the 1970s. If I want a console editor, I use Emacs. The

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread radhames brito
the problem with vim is that people always say is so powerful but when i try to use it is like im looking at the sky waiting to see a UFO to pass by but nothing happens On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:56 AM, Fidel Viegas fidel.vie...@gmail.com wrote: On 9/9/10, Marnen Laibow-Koser li...@ruby-forum.com

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread Philip Hallstrom
On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:21 AM, radhames brito wrote: the problem with vim is that people always say is so powerful but when i try to use it is like im looking at the sky waiting to see a UFO to pass by but nothing happens There is a steep learning curve... as this comparison chart clearly

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread radhames brito
OMG LOL On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Philip Hallstrom phi...@pjkh.com wrote: On Sep 9, 2010, at 4:21 AM, radhames brito wrote: the problem with vim is that people always say is so powerful but when i try to use it is like im looking at the sky waiting to see a UFO to pass by but

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread Greg Donald
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Fidel Viegas fidel.vie...@gmail.com wrote: The thing about Vim or Emacs, is that they are not ordinary editors. They are modal editors. Emacs isn't modal. -- Greg Donald destiney.com | gregdonald.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread Jeremy Chase
I have been a vi/vim user for 15 years, and am a huge fan. However, even after adding snippet support, using rails.vim, and using the directory pane, editing Rails applications is tedious compared to using Textmate. Essentially, the directory pop-out makes file manipulation too easy to not use.

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread Len Smith
using any type of folder navigation is way too slow for me. i personally love PeepOpen for navigating, but there are other plugins to do the same thing. if i want to edit user controller i just do COMMAND+T uco Enter and i'm editing it a second later. macvim can be prettier and much more

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread radhames brito
i use netbeans but i think there is a huge overhead and i olso have to add the nbproject folder to my .gitignore file On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Len Smith ignu.sm...@gmail.com wrote: using any type of folder navigation is way too slow for me. i personally love PeepOpen for navigating, but

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-09 Thread Michael Pavling
On 9 September 2010 20:08, radhames brito rbri...@gmail.com wrote: i use netbeans but i think there is a huge overhead and i olso have to add the nbproject folder to my .gitignore file That's not exactly a big problem is it? But you can set the Netbeans folder to be at any location you like -

[Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-08 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
Tony Barone wrote: Hi Rails Community, I am about to commit to a text editor for both Ruby and RoR development. What are your opinions about investing time into Textmate vs. MacVim? I've already purchased Textmate and download MacVim. Looking for pros, cons, etc. Does anyone use both or

[Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-08 Thread Wincent Colaiuta
On 8 sep, 22:38, radhames brito rbri...@gmail.com wrote: i must be missing something Yep. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Ruby on Rails: Talk group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this

[Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-08 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
radhames brito wrote: i must be missing something because everyone seems to love vim but to me is just archaic. I agree with you. The modal interface should have died in the 1970s. If I want a console editor, I use Emacs. Best, -- Marnen Laibow-koser http://www.marnen.org mar...@marnen.org

Re: [Rails] Re: Textmate vs. MacVim

2010-09-08 Thread Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
emacs +1, sweet editor, use the starter-kit and you are done. It's nice to know VI, since it is more readily available (quick edits, server admin) but as an IDE, emacs is way ahead. On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Marnen Laibow-Koser li...@ruby-forum.com wrote: radhames brito wrote: i must be