XPost: alt.folklore.computers, comp.lang.python   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:56:11 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   > On 12/18/25 13:38, rbowman wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:43:49 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> rbowman  writes:   
   >>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:03:47 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> rbowman  wrote:   
   >>>>>> I keep it simple and use the first column, s/^/#/  in vim. s/^#//   
   >>>>>> to make them go away.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Ctrl-V, down, I, '# ', Escape.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Those block commands are great! How have I ever lived without them?   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Learned something new. I seldom, if ever, use the visual mode so I   
   >>>> mark the end of the block and use the  :.,'as/^/#/  form. Years of   
   >>>> muscle memory. I have a book on Vim somewhere. What it pointed out to   
   >>>> me is how much functionality Vim has that I don't use. I learned one   
   >>>> way to skin a cat long ago and stuck with it. For example I use :new   
   >>>> foo.txt to get two vertically stacked panes.  I know you can do side   
   >>>> by side panes but I never do.   
   >>>   
   >>> :sp[lit]   
   >>> :vs[plit]   
   >>>   
   >>> also work.  I generally divide the vim screen into four 100 column   
   >>> wide panes.   
   >>   
   >> I'd screw that up. I use i3/sway and I have a moment of hesitation of   
   >> whether Meta-h or Meta-v is going to split the way I want. 'I want two   
   >> panes stacked vertically so that's 'h'. Or is it 'v'?'   
   >   
   >   
   >    NANO !!!  :-)   
      
   Whatever. I've used it in a pinch but it's definitely my favorite.   
      
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