LiteDFM (GitHub: bilalq / lite-dfm, License: MIT) by Bilal Quadri is a plugin for quickly removing distractions from Vim. It hides things like line numbers and the status bar.
Accordion (GitHub: mattboehm / vim-accordion, License: Vim) is a Vim window manager that automatically shrinks vertical split windows so you can focus on the active window. It’s by the same author as Unstack and can be…
In Reproducing Vim help as a fully cross-referenced PDF, Nathan Grigg talks about a project he embarked on to create a cross-referenced PDF of Vim’s documentation:
It’s a long story, but for the last six months, I have been using Vim as my primary text editor. As I began to use…
I’ve seen many people confused by Vim’s help system, particularly when installing a new plugin. An IRC friend of mine had installed Tim Pope’s rails.vim, and couldn’t work out why :help rails didn't work. The reason for this is Vim has to be told about new help files through the :helptags…
:help rails
:helptags
Vim’s documentation is amazingly detailed and consistent. It’s usually the first place I look for help, before even lazily typing in a query into a search engine. Admittedly, the documentation can be daunting for beginners. Let’s address that now!
