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 * See [https://old.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ckyspu/heres_how_to_create_custom_workspaces_to_switch/ how to create custom workspaces to switch from coding to writing prose] (added 2019-08-02)
 image: https://preview.redd.it/gcks770ugyd31.png?width=1024&auto=webp&s=47a01d0fea2c0bf9675689a769938cfdf31c1bb7
 === Tips from [https://nanowrimo.org/participants/pingouin Pingouin] ===

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 * One user uses ViM together with git (flashbake), vimroom, onlinethesaurus, vim-abolish, vim-repeat and vim-outline. Vimroom does not always work as well, and there's little support for it, but it's still usable with a bit of tinkering.  Of all the plugins vim-outline is the most useful. She recommends it to everyone planning to use vim. It allows you to easily structure your text, and makes for easy folding/expanding.
 * [https://github.com/tpope/vim-repeat vim-repeat] looks interesting for better repetition with: .
-* Seth Brown wrote: [http://www.drbunsen.org/the-text-triumvirate/ The Text Triumvirate] (zsh, vim and tmux) -- in this article, Seth mentions [https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline vim-powerline], a python-powered status line plugin. The author of that plugin then points to [https://github.com/bling/vim-airline vim-airline] as a lighter-weight but still featureful status line plugin.
+* Seth Brown wrote: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200414221857/https://www.drbunsen.org/the-text-triumvirate/ The Text Triumvirate] (zsh, vim and tmux) -- in this article, Seth mentions [https://github.com/Lokaltog/powerline vim-powerline], a python-powered status line plugin. The author of that plugin then points to [https://github.com/bling/vim-airline vim-airline] as a lighter-weight but still featureful status line plugin.
 * [http://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/142zn7/are_you_interested_in_a_vim_for_writers_book/ one redditor has plans to write a book on Vim for Writers]<nowiki>; there are some interesting chapter titles in this reddit.</nowiki>
 * Here is a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6K4iIMlouI&noredirect=1 nifty Google tech talk by vim creator Bram Moolenaar] with useful tips for productive vim; and [http://connermcd.com/blog/2011/10/21/notetaking-with-vim/ a blog post] about how to use vim and ack for notetaking.

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 == Related Articles of Interest ==
 * [https://old.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/qq2td8/writing_editing_and_worldbuilding_on_vim_a/ Workshop presentation by DevMahasen at #VimConf2021: Writing, Editing, and World-building on Vim] (link to the reddit post with a subsequent link to youtube) - added 2021-11-08
 * [https://hackernoon.com/learning-vim-what-i-wish-i-knew-b5dca186bef7 Learning ViM - what I wish I knew] -- added 2019-10-20

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 * [https://hackernoon.com/learning-vim-what-i-wish-i-knew-b5dca186bef7 Learning ViM - what I wish I knew] -- added 2019-10-20
 * [http://learnvimscriptthehardway.stevelosh.com/ Learn vim script the hard way] - added 2019-01-22

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	That way I rarely forget what file I'm editing.		That way I rarely forget what file I'm editing.
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		+	== ViM Prose Mode ==
		+	[https://old.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/q03mqa/my_setup_for_prose/ Posted] by [https://old.reddit.com/user/Urist321 Urist321] on reddit.
		+
		+	=== Prose Mode Features: ===
		+
		+	* Prose Mode can be toggled with :ToggleProse, turned on with :Prose, and turned off with :UnProse.
		+	* Enables spell checking (en_us by default.)
		+	* Turns on the Goyo plugin with a line width of 66 (considered the optimal width by typographers.)
		+	* Turns on the VimPencil plugin in soft linewrap mode.
		+
		+	=== Other Features: ===
		+
		+	* <Leader>d opens a scratchpad with a definition of the word under the cursor.
		+	* <Leader>t open a scratchpad with synonyms of the word under the cursor.
		+
		+	=== Requirements: ===
		+
		+	The provided vimrc has the following dependencies:
		+
		+	* The [https://vimawesome.com/plugin/goyo-vim Goyo plugin].
		+	* The [https://vimawesome.com/plugin/vim-pencil VimPencil] plugin.
		+	* [https://github.com/Dushistov/sdcv SDCV]. Good installation instructions can be found [https://askubuntu.com/questions/191125/is-there-an-offline-command-line-dictionary here].
		+	* [https://github.com/words/moby#readme Moby Thesaurus CLI].
		+
		+	=== vimrc: ===
		+
		+	let w:ProseModeOn = 0
		+
		+	function EnableProseMode()
		+	setlocal spell spelllang=en_us
		+	Goyo 66
		+	SoftPencil
		+	echo "Prose Mode On"
		+	endfu
		+
		+	function DisableProseMode()
		+	Goyo!
		+	NoPencil
		+	setlocal nospell
		+	echo "Prose Mode Off"
		+	endfu
		+
		+	function ToggleProseMode()
		+	if w:ProseModeOn == 0
		+	call EnableProseMode()
		+	let w:ProseModeOn = 1
		+	else
		+	call DisableProseMode()
		+	endif
		+	endfu
		+
		+	command Prose call EnableProseMode()
		+	command UnProse call DisableProseMode()
		+	command ToggleProse call ToggleProseMode()
		+
		+	function ScratchBufferize()
		+	setlocal buftype=nofile
		+	setlocal bufhidden=hide
		+	setlocal noswapfile
		+	endfu
		+
		+	nnoremap <Leader>d :new \\| read ! sdcv <C-R><C-W> <CR>:call ScratchBufferize() <CR>:normal gg<CR>
		+	nnoremap <Leader>t :new \\| read ! moby <C-R><C-W> \\| tr , '\n' <CR>:call ScratchBufferize() <CR>:normal gg2dd <CR>

	== ViM Folding ==		== ViM Folding ==

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	Also see [https://old.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/byuuu3/vim_for_novel_writing/ this reddit thread from 2019-06-12] about how to use ViM for novel writing.		Also see [https://old.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/byuuu3/vim_for_novel_writing/ this reddit thread from 2019-06-12] about how to use ViM for novel writing.
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		+	* See [https://old.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/ckyspu/heres_how_to_create_custom_workspaces_to_switch/ how to create custom workspaces to switch from coding to writing prose] (added 2019-08-02)
		+	image: https://preview.redd.it/gcks770ugyd31.png?width=1024&auto=webp&s=47a01d0fea2c0bf9675689a769938cfdf31c1bb7

	=== Tips from [https://nanowrimo.org/participants/pingouin Pingouin] ===		=== Tips from [https://nanowrimo.org/participants/pingouin Pingouin] ===

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	And finally: https://labs.tomasino.org/vim-in-context/		And finally: https://labs.tomasino.org/vim-in-context/
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		+	Also see [https://old.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/byuuu3/vim_for_novel_writing/ this reddit thread from 2019-06-12] about how to use ViM for novel writing.

	=== Tips from [https://nanowrimo.org/participants/pingouin Pingouin] ===		=== Tips from [https://nanowrimo.org/participants/pingouin Pingouin] ===

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 * because of [http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-7-reasons-to-give-the-vim-text-editor-a-chance/ these seven reasons] (well, the last is a bit facetious, but the other six are spot on: it's mature and people who learn it generally swear by it, it's free and has a vibrant community, it's customizable and extensible, it works over ssh connections, its configuration is extremely portable, and it is very thoroughly documented)
 * "[http://protoiyer.github.io/blog/2011/11/04/vim-at-20-simply-the-best-text-editor/ If you are someone who writes text or code for a number of hours every day, learning Vim would be a gamechanger for you.] "
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