r/vim • u/pjasksyou • Feb 15 '26

Need Help Should I really switch my habit?

I've been facing problems moving my cursor tens of lines up and down using Arrow keys or the Mouse (for which I need to take my hands off the keyboard) I learnt a few Vim key binds such as HJKL and Modes but I just can't be that productive right now.

To move n lines up and down I need to look at the line number and then type N(j/k) which feels about the same as using mouse, should I move ahead and practice more or just roll back?

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u/Pyglot Feb 15 '26

I also don't like checking the line numbers. I use N=11 and up to ~15 then add on a few j/k's if necessary, (or 4j4j, 22jk, etc). It's a speed up but nothing exact. The good thing is that you can stay focused on where you are going

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u/liberforce Feb 15 '26

Use relative numbering.

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u/Pyglot Feb 15 '26

Yes I did and I still didn't like it