macvim

What made the difference for me was a Vim version with a project/file drawler, like the one by alloy: https://github.com/alloy/macvim After a while I got fluent enough with vim to switch to NERDTree. Btw, such a shame vimR (http://vimr.org/) wasn't around back when I started using vim, it looks awesome to learn vim-motions but still be able sometimes to use insert-mode and mouse if you have to get something done quickly.

I used NerdTree but for those on a Mac there is a pretty interesting Macvim fork (Alloy)[https://github.com/alloy/macvim] that implements a native sidebar. (Here is a good post)[http://faculty.washington.edu/ivanoats/blog/2012/01/13/makin...] someone wrote about it.

I always kept switching from Vim to Sublime text until I found this: http://vim.spf13.com/ The Ultimate Vim Distribution It's a collection of plugins and common shortcuts such as :W becomes :w, :w!! for saving as root, etc... In the beginning it was mostly the file-drawler that make me want to leave Vim but that was easy solved by using this version: https://github.com/alloy/macvim In combination with iTerm on mac it's my preferred way to develop, the only thing I miss is an easy way to reload, visit pages etc in the chrome-window on my second screen without having to lift my hands from my keyboard, but cmd+tab and Vimium help me with that.

Hi Fein, thanks for the tip. I noticed the speedbar tree, and it's adequate.. but I'd rather like a nice Cocoa tree like in Alloy's MacVim port https://github.com/alloy/macvim/wiki/Screenshots instead of a NERDtree like speedbar.

1. Backblaze for off-site backups: http://backblaze.com 2. Dash for access docs: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dash-docs-snippets/id45803487.... 3. Solarized and ir_black themes for Terminal and all editors: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized / http://blog.toddwerth.com/entries/13 (I use ir_black w/ Terminal.app, terminal Vim and the sidebar fork of Macvim: https://github.com/alloy/macvim/wiki/Screenshots) 4. This fork of GitX: http://gitx.laullon.com/ 5. DTerm (pop-up terminal emulator for the occasional 'less README'): http://decimus.net/DTerm 6. XScope (rulers and stuff for UI design): http://xscopeapp.com/ 7. LittleSnapper (tried everything, this is the fastest and cleanest way to collect UI inspiration – Skitch + Evernote would be my second choice): http://www.realmacsoftware.com/littlesnapper/ 8. Found (don't use this much, but i

Things I haven't seen here yet: 1. Backblaze for off-site backups: http://backblaze.com 2. Dash for access docs: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dash-docs-snippets/id45803487... 3. Solarized and ir_black themes for Terminal and all editors: http://ethanschoonover.com/solarized / http://blog.toddwerth.com/entries/13 (I use ir_black w/ Terminal.app, terminal Vim and the sidebar fork of Macvim: https://github.com/alloy/macvim/wiki/Screenshots) 4. This fork of GitX: http://gitx.laullon.com/ 5. DTerm (pop-up terminal emulator for the occasional 'less README'): http://decimus.net/DTerm 6. XScope (rulers and stuff for UI design): http://xscopeapp.com/ 7. LittleSnapper (tried everything, this is the fastest and cleanest way to collect UI inspiration – Skitch + Evernote would be my second choice): http://www.realmacsoftware.com/littlesnapper/ 8. Fo

Here's the fork with the GUI project tree: https://github.com/alloy/macvim Screenshots: https://github.com/alloy/macvim/wiki/Screenshots

If you use Textmate and basically miss the project drawer in Vim, there is a version of MacVim which has that integrated ( see https://github.com/alloy/macvim/wiki/Screenshots ) . There is also Vico ( http://www.vicoapp.com/ ) which is a new Mac text editor with vi bindings, and well worth taking a look at.

This fork of Macvim has a very Textmate-like file browser baked in. https://github.com/alloy/macvim/downloads https://skitch.com/ericschiller/gtbb9/index.html.haml-dev-sa...

Actually surprisingly good; one of the main aspect that I think has been really well handled is the tab/pane handling. Here for the preview; https://skitch.com/hunvreus/f592a/backbone.js Pretty clean UI elements, nice highlighting; so far I like it. I'm also playing with mvim with the file drawer; https://github.com/alloy/macvim.git, neat too.

My response wasn't meant as harsh, it just lacked a smiley ;) I work on a lot of OSS projects and our company does consultancy. This means I browse other’s projects on a daily basis (i.e. I don’t know the filenames yet). That, combined with the fact that I have a deep love for GUI design and platform consistency, has made me come to the conclusion that something like NERDTree wasn't working for me. I tried to keep on going for a few more weeks, but in the end I decided that writing a file browser would cost me less time than I lost during these few weeks. I’m glad I wrote it, because now I’m perfectly happy with my MacVim setup, which I wasn't before. I’m also very glad I did not decide to revert to using TextMate or any of the other new closed source editors. To conclude, it’s a bit of a feeling-thing. I’d invite you to try it out for a

Alloy's MacVim fork aims for better OS X integration: https://github.com/alloy/macvim You're not going to get a better editor than vim or emacs. If you really refuse to learn either, there's always SublimeText 2, which is in beta right now. It's what most imagine TextMate 2 would have been (and yes, I'm aware that TM2 is being developed, but it's nothing more than vaporware to me at this point).