SpaceVim-like Vim distribution (name not stated; maker calls it space-vim)
Dev tools
editor distribution
SHOW HN2017
SpaceVim-like Vim distribution (name not stated; maker calls it space-vim)
A Vim distribution inspired by Spacemacs
vim.liuchengxu.orgHow HN took it
6 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 5 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 2 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Installation process is smooth
From 1 comment
Installed, very cool installation process! 5/5! And also, holy shit this vim config is great. I thought mine was great but this is just on another level! Loving it so far!
bgdkbtv on HN
Objections
Distributions hide configuration and make it hard for beginners to learn Vim
From 3 comments
In general, I think people really sell themselves short by using an editor "distribution." It's a "teach a man to fish" situation. The whole point of being able to configure…
z1mm32m4n on HNI tried spacemacs and some other distributions/vimrc config files. The problem is if you do not know the reason for each line in vimrc and each key mapping/plugin in your vim…
israrkhan on HNI think it's a great effort and it's looks really good, both visually and metaphorically. However, my reservations: Beginners may find it hard to learn and extract its secrets.…
vr46 on HN
Name is confusingly close to existing SpaceVim project
From 2 comments
There's another distribution of Vim which also claims to be inspired by Spacemacs and is called SpaceVim (not space-vim as in this case). Homepage: http://spacevim.org/ Hacker…
winestock on HNSo you saw a previously existing library and literally just stepped all over its name confusingly? That's just plain rude.
jmcdiesel on HN
Requests
Explain what it offers beyond a base Spacemacs install
From 1 comment
As a moderately good emacs&vim user, what can I do with this that I cannot already do in a base spacemacs install?
mablap on HN
Questions
How do key bindings compare for users coming from Spacemacs
From 1 comment
Can anyone share their experience using this coming from Spacemacs? I've tried the other Spacevim package but the key bindings were weird for me. I switched from Vim to Spacemacs…
sdnguyen90 on HN
Alternatives named
SpaceVim
From 1 comment
There's another distribution of Vim which also claims to be inspired by Spacemacs and is called SpaceVim (not space-vim as in this case). Homepage: http://spacevim.org/ Hacker…
winestock on HN
Spacemacs
From 2 comments
I think some people will find this to be the case, but others (me) are really happy using a distribution. I struggled for a while trying to get vanilla Emacs to the point where…
dubin on HNI agree with this sentiment. Spacemacs is great, and if Spacevim is anything like it, it will be a great way to get a pretty full featured Vim editor. However I've recently…
deevus on HN
vim-as-an-ide and a hand-built vimrc
From 2 comments
In general, I think people really sell themselves short by using an editor "distribution." It's a "teach a man to fish" situation. The whole point of being able to configure…
z1mm32m4n on HNIt is quite simple to add something similar to your existing setup. Just split your configurations into logical packages and include them from your main. Here is for example my…
dvcrn on HN