[simondedalus]

best way to learn vim:

(optional) first, go thru vimtutor (just type vimtutor in your shell and press enter).

second, get a vim cheat sheet (google).

finally (most important), code a few things using vim. keep google at the ready to look up "how do (etc)?" to speed up things you're actually doing.

once comfortable with that, maybe watch a few vim tips videos.

after all that, you will probably find vim much more comfortable than gedit, textedit, notepad, etc, just for the power. if you favor ides, you'll probably need to do a lot of tweaking to love raw vim, though or course some ides offer vim keymapping anyway.

[jhauris]

I really liked having a "vim mug" as cheat sheet. If you drink hot liquids at your desk you'll have a mug anyway. This way it doubles as a vim reference while you're learning and you're probably less likely to lose it.