I wanted to edit some work files in Vim, but in doing so realized that Vim uses straight quotes and apostrophes instead of curly ones (which I needed given the constraints of this project). I added the following to vimrc to make this feasible (note that I have vimwiki installed, so Vim id'd the markdown file I was editing as a vw file):

augroup vimrc_vimwiki
au!
au FileType vimwiki inoremap ' ’
au FileType vimwiki inoremap <leader>' ‘
au FileType vimwiki inoremap <leader>" “
au FileType vimwiki inoremap " ”
augroup END

Voila'! Typing a quote converts it to a closing curly quote; adding the Leader key makes it an opening curly quote!

I have been using VI for almost 20 years I just learned that <leader><leader> will toggle through the list of set marks.

I've been using the #HelixEditor as my daily driver for the better part of a year now and I couldn't be more happy with it. I've managed to get a near-IDE setup and experience thanks to zellij and some awesome TUI tools.
This article aligns well with my experience, I recommend reading it if you're "modal editor curious" or dissatisfied with your (neo)vim config maintenance burden.

https://herecomesthemoon.net/2025/06/i-like-helix/

A potentially interesting method of applying spellchecking suggestions -- use Ctrl+Q in normal mode to cycle through them: https://gist.github.com/Konfekt/9f141a8e21a864d43181dbb712b4ea90

@rl_dane

Thank you for this wonderful tip

So it's

:match Conceal /^.*$/
:set conceallevel=3

:highlight Conceal NONE

When you're finished, just do

:match

#Emacs is often mis represented just as a customizable text editor (even on project website). In reality, it’s a highly hackable lisp environment. Just stop comparing it with #vim #vscode #helix or any other text editors / IDEs

Just an unsolicited praise of Vi editing mode extension for #firefox (there's version for google thing also). Sure, limited, but s/// in textarea is life-changing experience alone.

Over or under rated: Moleskine, Obsidian Sync, Markdown, Vim, Pizza? @hyde 's Over Under series has another episode to check out.

Read it on my blog https://ellanew.com/2025-06-13-moleskine-obsidian-sync-markdown-vim-pizza
or Hyde's (includes his take on those 5 things) https://lazybea.rs/ovr-022/

just do it

I need help with a joke, please. Must be completely clean, no inuendo, no swearing. Clever is more important than Funny.

It starts like this:

Markdown, Emacs, and Vim walked into a bar…

I don't know how it should end. Throw 'em at me! Seems like a good header for next week's #PTPL post but it's gotta have a punchline or it won't work.