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How to type “blimpy” in Emacs [video]
- C-x_C-f 3y agoThe C-u C-u trick at 2:03 is such a neat hack. Goes to show how with Emacs you don't have to compromise between customization and productivity: a true hacker can have both.
- progfolio 3y agoA lot of people don't know how.
- LordShredda 3y agoActually funny video, shows how absurd emacs can get. Although you don't know, someone might earn a living typing blimpy or a similar thing
- progfolio 3y agoblimpy?
- nobody9999 3y agoI had to look it up myself and I'm guessing it's this blimpy[0]. But I haven't watched to video to confirm. YMMV. [0] https://pypi.org/project/blimpy/ https://pypi.org/project/blimpy/
- chucksmash 3y agoIt's this: https://github.com/progfolio/blimpy https://github.com/progfolio/blimpy
- Exuma 3y agoI dont get it... does blimpy equate to some emacs commands or something where you cant type it in emacs' equivalent of insert mode?
- phist_mcgee 3y ago>B(000000)B That's a blimpy sailing right over your head.
- progfolio 3y agoPlease see https://github.com/progfolio/blimpy#usage https://github.com/progfolio/blimpy#usage
- Exuma 3y agothis answers nothing
- nemo 3y agolimpy b
- jolux 3y agoThere’s nothing to answer.
- qingcharles 3y agoThat's exactly what a vim user would say.
- tempodox 3y agoYou valiantly strove for the unattainable. Take solace in the fact that nobody took it from you, it just wasn't there to begin with.
- Tao3300 3y agoThe rogue blimpy optimizing AI will one day enslave us all into typing blimpy. If you know how to do it the Correct Way in Emacs, you'll get to live a little longer before your matter is harvested for the blimpy typing nanobots.
- progfolio 3y agolimpy b limpy b limpy b
- senkora 3y agoThis is fairly accurate. Of course, you should really be using the Doom module or Spacemacs layer to add another level of abstraction that will definitively fix any issues you might have run into.
- progfolio 3y agoblimpy.
- jt2190 3y agohttps://github.com/progfolio/blimpy/ https://github.com/progfolio/blimpy/
- Tao3300 3y agoI opened vim and tried to type "blimpy" and nothing happened. I also can't quit.
- progfolio 3y ago:blimpy!
- tempodox 3y agoE492: Not an editor command: blimpy!
- wincy 3y agoDue to some disagreements in the vim community about typing blimpy not being a priority, I believe you have to download blimpyvim to get this working.
- JamesLeonis 3y agoOr set the compiler flag +blimpy if you're building it from source. I would still recommend tpope's vim-pagliacci plugin for the RECL. EDIT: Read-Eval-Clown-Loop
- qingcharles 3y ago[dead]
- DonHopkins 3y agoJust run a vimulator in emacs.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- aidenn0 3y agoReally? You should end up with "mpy" in your buffer. Maybe your configuration is messed up. Try deleting your .vimrc and try again.
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- worik 3y agoI am not sure I approve of the inner mysteries being so paraded in public.
- cyclotron3k 3y agoCouldn't have found this video at a better time - I have an assignment on blimpy due tomorrow.
- progfolio 3y agoblimpy-mode forgave my student loan debt
- shadowgovt 3y agoOh, you had `helm` installed, I see.
- roenxi 3y agoMore than anything else I'm confused by the positive response this is getting. * Very few people use Emacs * Anyone who nevertheless is using Emacs should be willing to read documentation. The only way to learn Emacs is through reading the docs. * As illustrated, copy-pasting a use-package clause is an easy way to get started with something. The pain point is the alternative ways to set a package up that are distracting. * This doesn't hit the traditional Emacs stereotypes of crazy keyboard chords, insane customisability or digs at lisp syntax. Can anyone articulate why there is a group of people who seem to really like this video?
- phist_mcgee 3y agoCan you articulate why this isn't funny?
- roenxi 3y agoWell... one of the things groups do to bond is they develop memes and in-jokes that are objectively nothing and exist only to show who is in- and out- of the group. One of the signs people are doing that is one word responses like "blimpy". That sort of activity is purposefully low-content because it is supposed to signal group membership and nothing more. Which is what I think this is. That turns up in every group although it can be a bit subtle at times. But this is a bit weird because this isn't what Emacs users have traditionally bonded over. The traditional stuff is things like https://xkcd.com/378/ https://xkcd.com/378/ leaning on "Emacs does everything and has long key combinations". This is more saying the package manager is bad or something? Which isn't a traditional joke. So either this is a new group of Emacs users I'm not familiar with or there is a good joke here that I've missed. And I optimistically asked for an explanation of the joke in case it is the latter. Based on the comments in response I think this is a wave of Emacs users I'm not familiar with doing group bonding. Which, fair enough. They do their thing. Although even then the number of people involved seems high and it'd be interesting to know where they are coming from.
- actionfromafar 3y agoI use Emacs casually, but oh dear it can get absurdly complicated for very little payoff. Yak shaving if there ever was. This blimpy plugin/module points it out in a deadpan way. It also reflects on a lot of tech in general. Who hasn’t spent a lot of time messing about with a system for no apparent benefit? It has little twists too like indirectly bringing vi into it by supporting evil mode, furthering the futility of adding options and configurability to ostensibly “simplify” something. The video points out so many absurdities of IT life through the lens of an editor and its ecosystem.
- snicker7 3y ago“Unwashed masses” == vim converts.
- 38 3y agoI wouldn't mind switching away from Vim, but I would never, EVER switch to Emacs. this video only scratches the surface of how bloated Emacs is.
- progfolio 3y ago> bloated "blimpy"
- Exuma 3y agowhat dont you like about vim that would make you switch away from it? There's no universe where I can imagine doing that
- 38 3y agohonestly Vim is pretty slow, and it utterly sucks with long lines. you can do "g" motion, but I cant seem to get my muscle memory to remember that. to me "down" should always use whats visible on the screen, not just dumbly move to the next line.
- ntrz 3y ago> you can do "g" motion, but I cant seem to get my muscle memory to remember that. to me "down" should always use whats visible on the screen, not just dumbly move to the next line. You could always add key mappings to your .vimrc file so it works this way.
- School-Cotton 3y agoFrom a colleague; I haven’t tested it: --Remap for dealing with word wrap vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, 'k', "v:count == 0 ? 'gk' : 'k'", { noremap = true, expr = true, silent = true }) vim.keymap.set({ 'n', 'v' }, 'j', "v:count == 0 ? 'gj' : 'j'", { noremap = true, expr = true, silent = true })
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoNot funny. Double flagged by click on flag button twice. If Stallman ever figures out how to watch YouTube in Emacs, someone is going to be in big trouble.
- volemo 3y agoWhat do you mean “if”? https://imgur.com/KsLQxNC https://imgur.com/KsLQxNC
- progfolio 3y agolimpy b :(
- vincent-manis 3y agoSorry, I thought it was very funny.
- CmdrKrool 3y agoIn conjunction with the power of Magit this is going to make cranking out those pesky commit messages so much easier.
- progfolio 3y ago--force-blimpy
- b0afc375b5 3y agoHackernews during the weekends is something else.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- progfolio 3y agoblimpy?
- PappGaborSandor 3y ago[dead]
- ivolimmen 3y agoIt is just as weird as typing in vim. ducks
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- layer8 3y agoDuck typing?
- pserwylo 3y agoThose who enjoyed this should also have a laugh at: "Vim Exit% Speedrun [WR - 2.50:13]" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLbfqZBL8t8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLbfqZBL8t8
- z500 3y agoWhy would I use blimpy-mode when you can access blimpytyper.net from any machine anyway?
- mbakke 3y agoOnly if you have internet access. blimpy-mode is a lifesaver when travelling.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoI run blimpytyperd locally and it’s pretty slick.
- lacrimacida 3y agoIs this supposed to be funny and Im not getting it? Can anyone kindly explain what am I missing out?
- Waterluvian 3y agoI know this is a joke, but people should really give Emacs a try. Check out this interview about Emacs if you’re not convinced: https://youtu.be/urcL86UpqZc?si=3ew2h0iI0FIT5Zmd https://youtu.be/urcL86UpqZc?si=3ew2h0iI0FIT5Zmd
- heyoni 3y agoYou recommend using a framework like doom or building up your own config?
- Waterluvian 3y agoBruh. Emacs!
- globular-toast 3y agoI'd recommend starting from scratch. The whole point of emacs is it's super easy to hack and make your own. So you'd just end up "undoing" everything in a starter kit anyway. But you should definitely look at those starter kits to see what you can do.
- heyoni 3y agoI feel like doing that with doom emacs. I'm not sure what is a feature or a package and it feels like a bunch of things are overlapping in terms of functionality.
- sobkas 3y agoIf you start with framework you might not learn enough to solve problems later, but using it later to simplify your config should be ok. For example ergoemacs http://ergoemacs.github.io/ http://ergoemacs.github.io/ is a nice way to make Emacs more ergonomic and easier to use(if having problems with default configuration).
- heyoni 3y agoI think the only thing I couldn't live without is evil mode. I'd install that right off the bat. I'm using doom but it feels like it's doing too much behind the scenes for my taste.
- p1mrx 3y agoBlimpy? Chicken chicken chicken! chicken: https://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf https://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf
- tempodox 3y agoI heard Chicken Scheme is especially efficient with that: http://www.call-cc.org http://www.call-cc.org And Schemers do use emacs.
- xg15 3y agoIt's actually very easy to type blimpy in ed, the standard text editor.
- rwmj 3y ago$ ed blimpy ? exit ? quit ? stop ? go away ? ^C ?
- elteto 3y agopulls power cable Ah, so that’s how you do it!
- tempodox 3y agoFor the uninitiated: https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html https://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed-msg.html There are good reasons that ed is the standard text editor.
- xg15 3y ago:)
- vincent-manis 3y agoI use Emacs as my daily driver, but everyone needs a quick editor for config files and the like. I started using GNU Nano for that purpose a year or so ago, but until then I was using ed. That would make it the longest-running program I've ever used: 1976 to 2022.
- chromoblob 3y agoI wish Vim, when started in Ex mode, wouldn't set current cursor line to lowest regardless of whether the cursor is already on it. It wastes screen, making backscroll unusable. I researched ways to configure Vim not to do that and didn't find any one that works well together with Vim's terminal support. This is the only obstacle to using Vim like ed.
- SonOfLilit 3y agoAm I the only (former) emacs user in this thread very confused by the "--INSERT---" line at the bottom of the screen in this video? That's clearly a vi-ism?
- Tao3300 3y agoEvil mode, I guess
- ravi-delia 3y agoThey're using evil mode! It briefly interfered with blimpy mode