[Tutor] vim as a python editor

[ashish makani]

@Alan, maybe hitting the actual "Esc" key requires too much "reach"
Mapping CapsLock to escape maybe lets u type faster, perhaps

I am just guessing though..maybe Paul can explain

On vim, just saw this on hnews today morning...might be of interest

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2080342
<http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2080342>http://vim.runpaint.org/

Happy Friday

cheers
ashish
<http://vim.runpaint.org/>

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.gauld at btinternet.com>wrote:

> "Paul Griffiths" <paulmg2010 at gmail.com> wrote
>
>> I've learned that:
>> ...
>>
>> - re-configuring the Caps Lock to be an extra Esc saves time
>>
>
> Huh? How do you use that? Its a new one on me. Why would two escape keys be
> useful?
>
>
>  - I must learn how to  'fold' functions
>>
>
> Read the vim help.
>
> Also read about ctags - they work with python code too.
> Combining ctags with vim gives you some very powerful navigation tools - ie
> put the cursor on a function name and hit the tags key to go directly to the
> function definition. Even if it's in another file...
>
> HTH,
>
> --
> Alan Gauld
> Author of the Learn to Program web site
> http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
>
>
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