SAsamlinnfer·Nov 3, 2025
Having the t/T/f/T movements available would be too easy it seems.
A shout out to quick-scope (https://github.com/unblevable/quick-scope) possibly the best named vim plugin.
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Lightning fast left-right movement in Vim
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| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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17 sourcesFast left-right movement in Vim
3 points · Open discussionQuick left-right movement in Vim
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3 points · Open discussionLightning fast left-right movement in Vim
3 points · Open discussionLooks like a bulky version of quick-scope (maybe inspired by?): https://github.com/unblevable/quick-scope
In Show HN: Vim-snipe – Targeted linewise motions and editsI wrote a plugin [1] that highlights the first occurrences of characters from your cursor, to make f/F/t/T/;/, easier to use.
[1] https://github.com/unblevable/quick-scope
In Vim after 15 YearsLightning fast left-right movement in Vim
5 points · Open discussionYou might also like quick-scope:
https://github.com/unblevable/quick-scope
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