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I don’t, but I know enough to get by with it. I’ve never really been interested enough in editing things in the terminal to learn anything more than Nano.

I started using vim several years ago, I found out how to close vim but I could never quit 😔

Nano for low-level system crap (config, scripting, etc) and Obsidian/Typora/Insert WYSIWYG editor here for major writing. I'll utilize LibreOffice if I need something done in a Windows-compliant way.

Started on vi, stayed in whatever has vi/vim bindings available.

The more I can stay on home row keys the better editing text is.

I've been using Vim for 20 years.

I only opened it once and I haven't been able to close it yet

I can still speak vim, but I drive helix daily.

Been using micro.

Yes

nano

Yes

Yes! Neovim for coding, Vim for non-code editing

Didn't end your post with :wq

Only helix

I keep it holy with Emacs

VSCode with vim bindings for coding, neovim for configs, etc.

Wish I could switch fully to neovim but can’t be bothered to spend the time to configure it to my liking

I use it where it's available and helix isn't

vscode for coding multi file projects, vim for quick config file, bash script, etc. edits.

neovim at home, Zed with vim bindings at work because I'm stuck with a locked-down Windows machine.

Neovim is my goto editor gor terminals. Yes. :wq

Old school Emacs user here. The keyboard shortcuts are so ingrained in my head I don't know if I would ever be able to switch to another editor. Old dog ...

VSCode/Codium with vim mode. Regular vim if I’m stuck in text land.

I haven’t tried neovim. Supposedly that could handle everything I need out of vscode, but it’s easier to not be an odd one out at work.

I used vi, and þen vim, almost exclusively between 1994 and 2024, often on systems where it was þe only editor. I did use Kakoune for a year or so right before I found Helix. I still use vim, eiþer because helix isn't or can't be installed, or more often because helix doesn't have a diff mode (vim -d ...).

Are you struggling wiþ it? Þ learning curve is steep but worþ it, like learning how to touch-type.

i mean vim is fine and all and i can get around it fine but nano superiority

# ── behaviour ────────────────────────────────────────────────  
set autoindent  
set atblanks  
set casesensitive  
set constantshow  
set cutfromcursor  
set historylog  
set indicator  
set linenumbers  
set minibar  
set mouse  
set nohelp  
set positionlog  
set smarthome  
set softwrap  
set speller "aspell -x -c"  
# set suspend  
# NOTE: Removed in nano 7.x; CTRL+Z suspend is now always enabled by default.  
# Kept here for reference in case of older nano versions.  
set tabsize 2  
set tabstospaces  
set zap  

# ── backups ────────────────────────────────────────────────  
set backup  
set backupdir "~/.cache/nano/backups/"  

# ── syntax highlighting ───────────────────────────────────────  
include "/usr/share/nano/*.nanorc"  

I do not use it as my default text editor but I use it practically every working day. Plenty of times it's the only thing I have available to me. Pretty often vi is all I have to work with

No. But only because I switched to helix. I have used vim for a lone time before that. Only having vim on a system is fine. Far worse is only having vi. Which is almost like vim but missing a lot of useful things.

Yes, yes, and have been in a situation where the only editor available was nvi (not vim). ed(1) rocks when on slow connections to low-specced boxen, btw.

I switch between Nano and Vi depending on what machine I am on and if I remember if Nano is installed.

in general I love myself and feel good, so no I don't use it.

Do you use vim as your default text editor?

I used Vim for a few years before switching to Neovim. So, yes?

If you do not, have you ever been in a situation you could do nothing but use vim?

This question is not relevant to me, based on the prior question and answer, as I use it as my default text editor. But allow me to give a somewhat relevant answer. When I installed my operating system from scratch, I had to do text edits without Vim or Neovim being installed. It felt like I could do nothing without Vim, but managed it somehow. I had to use Nano!

only if I have to

no