notational-fzf-vim
Productivity
note-taking plugin
SHOW HN2019
171points
33comments
#237of 2,195 in 2019
Top 11%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
4 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Execution: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fast and snappy, brings Notational Velocity to Vim
From 4 comments
Well, no. That's not what we'd say to use for this (although you could). [Deft](https://jblevins.org/projects/deft/) would be a better comparison/equivalent. Regarding OP, it…
RaycatRakittra on HNAmazing! This is the vim plugin I’ve always wanted to write. I used Notational Velocity briefly on Mac before I switched to Linux/Windows machines during university and kinda…
jitl on HNSo nice my two favorite apps nvim and nvalt got merged. Anyone already tried it, how is it?
backpackway on HNThis is cool! It's generic enough that it works not only with nvalt on Mac, but also with Notable on Linux (https://github.com/notable/notable) Notable also uses markdown files…
msravi on HN
Objections
Description unclear to people unfamiliar with Notational Velocity
From 2 comments
The description isn't that obvious for people that don't know what notational velocity is or how it works.
tjoff on HNYes and I started reading that and went to nvAlt which was also mentioned. But it was frustrating to spend that much effort before even knowing what it was with some detail. And…
tjoff on HN
Unclear license
From 1 comment
Sorry what's the license of this?
rambojazz on HN
Requests
Support other editors or search backends such as fzf alternatives
From 1 comment
Well, no. That's not what we'd say to use for this (although you could). [Deft](https://jblevins.org/projects/deft/) would be a better comparison/equivalent. Regarding OP, it…
RaycatRakittra on HN
Keep compatibility with other note directories like Notable
From 1 comment
This is cool! It's generic enough that it works not only with nvalt on Mac, but also with Notable on Linux (https://github.com/notable/notable) Notable also uses markdown files…
msravi on HN
Questions
What license does it use
From 1 comment
Sorry what's the license of this?
rambojazz on HN
Alternatives named
nvALT
From 2 comments
Yes and I started reading that and went to nvAlt which was also mentioned. But it was frustrating to spend that much effort before even knowing what it was with some detail. And…
tjoff on HNNah NVAlt is the best ;)
masukomi on HN
Deft
From 2 comments
Well, no. That's not what we'd say to use for this (although you could). [Deft](https://jblevins.org/projects/deft/) would be a better comparison/equivalent. Regarding OP, it…
RaycatRakittra on HNThat buries the lede a little. NV has become popular because of its speed. Your notes are instantly searchable in the top bar of NV. You just type in what you're looking for, and…
ubermonkey on HN
vimwiki with fzf
From 1 comment
I glued fzf and vimwiki together to do something very similar. If you have both of those tools installed, you can use a mapping like this: nmap <Leader>wp :Files…
jmcphers on HN
Terminal Velocity
From 1 comment
This looks cool, but I have been happy with https://github.com/vhp/terminal_velocity - terminal based, I use it with vim but you can specify the editor.
jpwgarrison on HN