Instead of using the arrow keys most vi & him users navigate the cursor around the doc by using letter keys. I do it so subcociously now I am not sure which direction is the j when I use my phone.
Look down at your keyboard. Look at the letters, look at the arrows. You can use hjkl without moving your right hand at all, it’s always in a position to enter commands or text. With arrows, you’d constantly need to switch positions.
Instead of using the arrow keys most vi & him users navigate the cursor around the doc by using letter keys. I do it so subcociously now I am not sure which direction is the
jwhen I use my phone.But keyboards have arrow keys now?
Look down at your keyboard. Look at the letters, look at the arrows. You can use hjkl without moving your right hand at all, it’s always in a position to enter commands or text. With arrows, you’d constantly need to switch positions.