Confirm Entering Vim Mode

Confirm entering Vim mode Vim mode is for efficient text editing but can be quite counter-intuitive. If you're not familiar with Vim, this option might make it look like Obsidian has stopped working. To verify that you know your way around Vim, please enter the command to quit Vim without saving below: Your answer Enter command... Let me enable Vim Cancel

A screenshot shows an Obsidian dialog asking the user to enter the command for quitting Vim without saving before enabling Vim mode. The joke is that Vim is notoriously confusing to beginners, so the supposedly simple confirmation becomes a test of expertise, making users fear that the editor has stopped working. It is shared as a programmer-humor reaction to Vim’s difficult controls. EN: A screenshot shows an Obsidian dialog asking the user to enter the command for quitting Vim without saving before enabling Vim mode. The joke is that Vim is notoriously confusing to beginners, so the supposedly simple confirmation becomes a test of expertise, making users fear that the editor has stopped working. It is shared as a programmer-humor reaction to Vim’s difficult controls.

• @ithueti / 10580 2023-10-15