Vim screencastsEdit

A bunch of quick-and-dirty screencasts about Vim. My intention here is not to create yet another "here is why you should use Vim"/"see the power of modal editing" screencast, but rather a collection of short tips and demos for existing Vim users; basically the kind of content that I myself might want to see.

To prevent this from becoming too onerous, or letting my perfectionism get the better of me, I am giving myself permission for these to be rough, unscripted, unrehearsed and, in general, to suck. They shouldn’t be more than a few minutes long each.

Published "episodes"

• Vim screencast #1: Intro.
• Vim screencast #2: Folding.
• Vim screencast #3: Oil vs vinegar.
• Vim screencast #4: Color.
• Vim screencast #5: Splits (basic operations).
• Vim screencast #6: Splits (resizing).
• Vim screencast #7: Splits (moving).
• Vim screencast #8: Splits → Tabs.
• Vim screencast #9: Karabiner
• Vim screencast #10: Snippets and autocomplete
• Vim screencast #11: Relative numbers
• Vim screencast #12: Focus
• Vim screencast #13: Multiple cursors
• Vim screencast #14: *Ncgn
• Vim screencast #15: Organization
• Vim screencast #16: Static site case study

Future "episodes"

Topics I’d like to cover, in no particular order.

• Getting links and files to open in iTerm, tmux, and Vim
• Statusline
• Dealing with temporary files [DONE]
• Italics in the terminal, true color in the terminal etc
• Plug-ins I’ve written:
  • Command-T
  • Ferret
  • Terminus
• Spelling
• Settings [DONE]
• CTRL-Z fg + bg trick
• Sorting multi-line blocks

Recording checklist

• Quit all other apps.
• Switch to high-contrast colorscheme (dark tomorrow, probably).
• Turn on "Do Not Disturb" mode in notifications center (two-finger swipe from right edge of trackpad).
• Mute sound.
• Close all but one iTerm tab.
• Make sure you hide Screenflow.
• Use my hacked-up Keycastr fork, because it works on Colemak.
• Place Keycastr at the bottom/center of the screen.
• Leave a gap between the terminal window and the bottom edge (room for Keycastr window).
• For showing web pages, enable guest browsing; note that going "incognito" is not enough.
• Audit recorded video for privacy.