[mystifyingpoi]

I really like this, it's a bit hardcore, but for someone that really cares about efficiency (whether it is worth it or not - debatable), this is great.

Though I have one minor nit against one point, that I've seen basically in every similar article:

> This means no arrow keys and no mouse

I use Neovim daily, and there is no denying that 98% of the time, using mouse is less efficient than doing a fancy search or jump. But for the remaining 2%, it's provably true that mouse is better - like, selecting an arbitrary block of code (without {} or any keyword to hang on). So I always recommend leaving the mouse enabled. Just use it when it makes sense.

[redpenguin101]

> But for the remaining 2%, it's provably true that mouse is better

This is definitely true. The thing is that using the mouse is a habit, and until you break it, people find themselves instinctively using it in situations where it would be better to use the keyboard. So the 'hard' mouse disable is more of a 'going cold-turkey' type thing to try and break the habit. I agree that once it's broken it makes sense to relax this.

[magackame]

How using a mouse and incurring a context switch is better than just mashing j/k a couple of times in worst case scenario?

[trelane]

If you're moving in emacs using per-line/character commands, you're definitely not using emacs as efficiently as you could be.

So the distance in efficiency (and therefore efficacy) between mouse and keyboard is rather a gulf, once you've paid the cost of learning the extra emacs commands.

[vinceguidry]

When you're not editing lisp.

[skydhash]

v, then t/T or f/F if staying on the same line, j and k if it’s within a couple line, / or ? for anything else. With the repetition commands ./,/n/N if I do not land at the correct place.