On 2024-02-20, tyler-suard-parker wrote: > @chrisbra @zzzyxwvut I understand, I used Nano for years, despite Vim being > the > vastly superior editor, because Nano has the hotkeys right there on the > screen, > which makes it way easier to use. I know we can't do that with Vim, but just > having some of the essential commands right there on the main screen would go > a > long way to making Vim more user-friendly for beginners and more popular. > Also, > it is not clear that on-line help will show what the keystrokes are, or how to > use Vim. When I read on-line help, I think of talking to a tech support > representative, who might tell me that Vim is working but would not tell me > how > to use it.
Except that that intro screen is there only until the user makes some change to the buffer, then it's gone. At that point, the user is not going to remember a long list of commands, but they may remember a very short list telling them how to exit and how to find help. I think that showing them more information than is already there would actually be _less_ helpful. Vim's built-in help _does_ show what the important keystrokes are as well as directing the user to more topics. It is probably the best help system you will find in any editor. In fact, if a new user learns only one thing from the intro screen, it should be to type ":help". That will show them how to quit. If you think that there should be an easier way for the user to find the list of commands you suggested, putting them in an easy-to- discover place under :help would be better than on the intro screen. Regards, Gary -- -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_dev/20240220213315.GI26982%40phoenix.
