My first concern about re-learning neovim is applying the keybindings to my daily workflow and apps.
I state re-learning because I have tried vim before and used it for 6 months. I quit investing more in it when I quickly realized that I could not overcome my workspace's daily collaboration and compatibility obstacles.
This series of questions below highlights a cascade series of decision-making checkpoints, starting from how learning and adopting keybindings in everyday work can affect how I understand and use computers.
Maybe neovim is not about changing computer working habits. Maybe it is changing lifestyle as well!!
Follow below:
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I work a lot with MS Word and other MSFT-based apps. How do you apply the invaluable neovim keybindings there? How do you maintain collaboration with others and other apps?
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Do I have to abolish MS Word and shift to LaTex, Markdown, Pandcoc and all other terminal-based apps just to utilize the neovim concept? Should I become a rebel and uninstall my Adobe apps?
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Do I eventually drop the X-Windows GUI? If this is the case, I might as well turn to another OS altogether... as Linux and use the terminal full-time.
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If I use hardcore Linux daily,, maybe neovim should be reconsidered against ... Emacs? Emacs seems more inclusive. It is more than an editor. Is more like a new OS environment.
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If I use daily Emacs, do I leave behind all the modern trends and technologies and return to the 80s?
In any case, I feel so tempted to start a new neovim journey again and find my answers on the road. On this trip, the first video I watched from ThePrimeTime (Neovim Is a Waste Of Time, And I LOVE It | Prime Reacts) led me to this minimal blogging platform (mataroa) that I decided to try ... while creating my new website using Hugo SSG.
BTW I am also currently using Obsidian to record notes and for PKM.