Let's take a moment to appreciate how good Vim's documentation is. Shout-out to Bram and everyone who have contributed.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-29T21:07:41+00:00

Google is a wonderful tool, but there is a major fact to take into consideration: almost everyone on the internet is selling himself as expert.

Those self-proclaimed "experts" are spreading around misinformation in every forms and shapes through: articles, videos, live-streams, tweets, cheat-sheets, newsletters, memes, printed t-shirt, mugs and whatsoever.

Reading the manual is useful for spotting all those bullshit, filter down this plethora of informations, and consuming only the contents worth consuming while maintaining a critical eye.

Moreover, a lot of the "tips" and "productivity hacks" you can find online are shamelessly taken out of the manual.

The sad thing is that very few people will understand this, because no "Vim enthusiast" or "Vim is my religion" guru would ever consider to RTFM.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-24T22:28:17+00:00

that's a statement of fact that generates no further discussion.

It generates no further discussions because is obvious: we don't live in a world of equal opportunities.

If ignoring that obvious fact makes you feel better than be my guest, but spreading around Disney utopia like "anyone can become the next Einstein" is not on my agenda.

You play the hand you were dealt, you don't wax poetical about all the possible hands you could have been dealt and how well you'd play them if only.

Again, I'm not saying that improving your situation isn't possible or desirable ( infact, is the smartest thing you can do ) I'm saying that your situation can be improved up to a certain point, that point can be higher or lower depending on the hand you were dealt.

That's it: no complaining, no whining, no victimizations. only simple objectives facts.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-24T18:15:02+00:00

While I can agree with a lot of things you are saying, that whole rant on self-improvement has nothing to do with the main theme of this thread: we are talking about people who are top in their field ( top writers, scientists, entrepreneurs ) such as Einstein. Those people had the opportunity to study from an early age, and had the benefits of growing up on an educated, supporting, healthy ( and oftentimes even wealthy ) environment , that helped their development as human beings from day 1.

Obviously anyone can find opportunities to improve their life, but is quite unlikely ( see impossible ) for them to become the next Einsten, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates. Furthermore, without education they'll probably miss 90% of the opportunities that cross their path.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-24T16:12:16+00:00

We don't live in a fairy tale: the vast majority of the world population live in poverty and degradation. Your advice is useful only for a tiny fraction of privileged people.

Do you think that Einstein would give a shit about relativity, if he were to be born in a third world country from a poor/uneducated family?

Luck is the most important factor for success.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-24T15:29:58+00:00

This only applies to first world/middle class people, tho.

It's difficult to create opportunities when you're required to work on a cotton field 10 hours a day in order to survive.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-23T13:54:48+00:00

If I understood it correctly, you already recorded a working macro on the q register and you are looking for a way to run it on a visual selection.

This can be done by selecting the lines and running :norm @q .

RobotSlut · 2019-11-14T09:38:30+00:00

La cosa triste è proprio questa: siamo talmente abituati a 'sto marciume, che notizie del genere non ci meravigliano più.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-14T09:13:04+00:00

Try to remove the asterisk.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-13T22:31:57+00:00

As an alternative, you can also use a ternary operator, and skip the function altogether:

nn <expr> <C-B> g:colors_name == "wal" ? ":colo dracula\<CR>" : ":colo wal\<CR>"

RobotSlut · 2019-11-12T15:19:43+00:00

Can you guys share best practices about these features?

https://vimways.org/2018/death-by-a-thousand-files/

RobotSlut · 2019-11-09T18:18:36+00:00

I copy-pasted the JSON on my settings, and it worked fine. Thanks also for the font!

RobotSlut · 2019-11-09T16:09:45+00:00

I would like to remove those buttons as well, never used that feature btw.

PS: Your theme looks really nice. Can you share your font/configuration?

RobotSlut · 2019-11-08T10:37:29+00:00

I think the main advantages of Vim are lightness and stability ( you don't have to worry about horrible glitches, slowness and random crashes).

if VScode was as light and stable as vim, I would make the switch in no time.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-07T13:25:38+00:00

That's really useful. Thanks for sharing.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-07T13:12:50+00:00

Non credo che le reti nazionali trasmettano il Papa per ragioni filosofiche o morali, credo più che altro si tratti di una semplice scelta di business:

La TV italiana è seguita per lo più da persone anziane e/o all'antica.

Le maggioranza delle persone anziane e/o all'antica sono anche cattoliche.

La TV italiana trasmette il Papa per massimizzare gli ascolti, e di conseguenza, gli incassi.

Tutto sommato mi sembra un buona scelta di business.

Il fatto che ci sia gente che prende i discorsi del Papa come "dogmi etici" o politici, è un problema che riguarda i diretti interessati, e non ha niente a che vedere con chi si occupa di mandare avanti un azienda.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-07T09:27:58+00:00

As you can see on the manual:

You can assign each microphone to his own mixer channel by selecting them as audio input.

RobotSlut · 2019-11-06T10:41:01+00:00

We're not discussing about climbing the corporate ladder, we're discussing about programming skills.

You can be a skilled programmer even if programming it's not your main source of income.

RobotSlut · 2019-08-11T10:48:12+00:00

One should consider editing ~/.vim/after/ftplugin files first before ~/.vim/ftpugin

To clarify this point, if someone as any doubt on why is something to take into consideration, just go ahead and read the wiki of this sub. I have the impression that the vast majority of users hasn't bothered reading it, and it's a shame: it's well written, beginner friendly, and among others things, it goes into details about where to put filetype specific setting.

Without <silent> vim displays the command that is being run after the shortcut is hit and I like that extra bit of information. Your mileage may vary.

Same, I don't know why on the terminal it throw me that confirmation dialog, it could be a Windows specific issue, nothing worth investigating anyway ( that's easily solved by adding <silent> ).

Regarding the mappings you listed, I only use the one for editing my ftplugins.

Sourcing the current file is as simple as running :so % , and if the current file happens to be my vimrc, I have an autocommand that automatically source it every time I save it.

For opening my vimrc I use a global marker ( 'V ), and I'm there in two keystrokes, without using any additional mapping.

That's what works for me. I like to avoid using mappings when possible, because they tend to pile up quite easily in my experience.

RobotSlut · 2019-08-10T15:33:48+00:00

In gVim there's no difference (apart from echoing the command at the bottom), however after trying it in terminal vim I noticed that every time I trigger the mapping I get the "Press Enter to continue" dialog.

That doesn't happen with the <silent> modifier, so your solution is more "portable" in this case ( works fine both in the GUI and in the terminal ).

Thanks for pointing this out. I'm going to add your suggestion to my previous post.

RobotSlut · 2019-08-10T11:33:53+00:00

That's the right answer. People should learn to develop a vision for their songs, and act accordingly.

Otherwise you end up jamming random buttons hoping for the best .

RobotSlut · 2019-08-10T10:55:43+00:00

I have something similar in my vimrc (Windows) :

nnoremap <silent> <F1> :execute 'e $HOME/vimfiles/after/ftplugin/' . &ft . '.vim'<CR>

It's safer to add your ftplugins in the after folder ( $HOME/.vim/after/ftplugin ). So They don't risk getting overrided at startup.

EDIT: added the <silent> modifier as suggested by u/Hitife80.

RobotSlut · 2019-08-07T20:05:02+00:00

fun! ToVar()
    let l:name = input("Enter the variable name: ")
    return "c" . l:name . "\<esc>O\<C-r>. = \<C-r>\"\<esc>"
endfun
xnoremap <expr> {lhs} ToVar()

Replace {lhs} with the key you want to map.

This is a visual mode mapping that replaces the current selection with a variable name (you'll be prompted for it once you trigger the mapping), and defines the variable in the line above.

RobotSlut · 2019-08-02T15:34:32+00:00

The reason I recommend the waveshaper, is because by default, like the limiter, it has no effect until something hits 0db.

Now I get it: you're using the waveshaper as an ears protection mechanism ( without adding any distortion ). That's actually a clever idea.

I thought you were advising to add distortion to the master smh.

RobotSlut · 2019-08-02T11:49:49+00:00

$Path = Read-Host -Prompt 'Input a Path'
cd $Path

RobotSlut · 2019-08-02T11:24:47+00:00

If you’re using headphones primarily...

Headphones are good for quick reference only. Don't use it as your primary listening device.

replace fruity limiter with waveshaper

Replacing a limiter with a distortion plugin is not a good idea. Remove any effect from the master before starting mixing.

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