So you started using Vim and were a bit disappointed with the lack of a proper tree-style directory explorer? Meet NERD tree (also on GitHub). With NERD tree you can navigate through your folders and files. You can choose to always display the sidebar (put let NERDTreeShowBookmarks=1 in your .gvimrc) or use its toggle function NERDTreeToggle, which I’ve […]
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For years I’ve used Courier New in my programming editors and terminal (PuTTY). But there’s a much better font available for that kind of stuff. For the last couple of years I’ve been using Consolas, which is shipped with Windows. I’ve configured my editors and PuTTY to use Consolas 10pt bold as I find it
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I thought it would be nice to start a series of posts on neat tricks and plugins for Vim, called Vim Essentials. I don’t know how often I will do these kind of posts, but I’ve got a couple in mind already. This first post I’ll start off with Powerline. A plugin for Vim that
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I usually use KDiff3 when viewing the differences between files and merging stuff together. But from time to time I’ve found vimdiff to be a nice alternative, especially when I’m logged in through SSH on a server. The problem is I don’t use it that often so I tend to forget the key combinations. So
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I don’t remember how I bumped into this one, but f.lux is a really nice piece of software that adapts your screens colors depending on the time of the day. After the sun has set it transitions your screen to a warmer color palette that’s a lot easier on the eyes when the lighting in
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