Using Vim on (Tiny) NON-QWERTY Custom Keyboards

It's time to talk about using Vim with custom non-qwerty keyboards. I'm not a Vim expert by any means and this video is just sharing what I've learned in the hope it helps others. I use Vim professionally for all my coding so have got things running pretty smoothy. I use a very unusual 18 key custom keyboard using a non-qwerty layout so there are some things I've done that make all this not only possible but very enjoyable!

In this video I look at how we can deal with HJKL when they are no longer your home keys. I also look at two other modes in Vim that don't get covered by the normal remapping as well as how to minimise knock-on remapping effects.

I also look at the three concepts that work so well with custom keyboards and Vim: Repeat key, home row mods and use of the leader key.

My config: http://benvallack.com/downloads/.vimrc

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Contents:
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0:00 Intro
1:26 Sorting out HJKL
4:15 Repeat Key
4:50 Mouse Reporting
5:36 Changing Split Focus
6:16 Netrw Navigation
6:43 Three Useful Concepts