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The plugin that brings the “starter” / “welcome” screen when nvim
is called without a file is mini.starter
, a lua module of the mini
plugin. My primary use case for neovim is closer to a feature complete text editor rather than a full fledged IDE, although there definitely is some overlap in my setup.
My set of plugins are roughly as follows
vim-plug
, I will likely replace this one withpacker
at some pointgoyo.vim
andlimelight.vim
for distraction free viewing and editingnnn.nvim
to integrate thennn
file manager into neovimmini.nvim
according to the Github, “Library of 35+ independent Lua modules improving overall Neovim (version 0.7 and higher) experience with minimal effort. They all share same configuration approaches and general design principles.”mini.surround
feature rich surround actionsmini.statusline
a very simple no-frills statuslinemini.starter
aformentioned start screenmini.pairs
inserts the paired character, e.g typing(
will automatically place)
behind the cursorsmini.move
move selectionsmini.map
has a little map of the file similar to VScode among many other IDEs & text editors
barbar.nvim
Tabbar plugin- a whole bunch of LSP / autocomplete engines / snippets / git commit messages & signs
nvim-treesitter
for syntax highlighting
And the remaining things in my init.lua
file are just keybindings, setting up the plugins, and disabling the swapfile etc. when editing my password secrets in gopass
among other ‘secret’ files
I’m assuming you dont need gyro or touchpad that you’ll get with PlayStation / Nintendo compatible controllers, however if you do want those features the Switch Pro controller & the DualSense (PS5) play nicely on my Linux computer (with steam)
Out of the two I’d probably recommend the dual sense since you’re used to Xbox / Western PS layout rather then Nintendo / Japanese PS layout.
I’ve heard good things about the 8bitdo controllers, but can’t comment on their compatibility or quality. The contemporary xbox wireless controllers I don’t personally like, the current ones have this extra grippy texture on the back and thumbsticks that doesn’t sit well with me and the lack of rechargeability ootb is disappointing for the price.