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I'm a new Vim user, and I want to ask this somewhat elementary question in order to make sure I start learning Vim the right way and don't develop bad habits.

When you use Vim, how do you position your right hand? I find it more natural to start with my fingers on the j, k, l, ;jkl; keys, but then I find myself missing the hh key at times when I'm navigating. Conversely, if I position my fingers on h, j, k, lhjkl then I find myself mistyping words as this isn't the position I was trained to keep my hand in on the keyboard, and I find toggling the j, kjk keys with my middle and third finger to be awkward.

I'm a new Vim user, and I want ask this somewhat elementary question in order to make sure I start learning Vim the right way and don't develop bad habits.

When you use Vim, how do you position your right hand? I find it more natural to start with my fingers on the j, k, l, ; keys, but then I find myself missing the h key at times when I'm navigating. Conversely, if I position my fingers on h, j, k, l then I find myself mistyping words as this isn't the position I was trained to keep my hand in on the keyboard, and I find toggling the j, k keys with my middle and third finger to be awkward.

I'm a new Vim user, and I want to ask this somewhat elementary question in order to make sure I start learning Vim the right way and don't develop bad habits.

When you use Vim, how do you position your right hand? I find it more natural to start with my fingers on the jkl; keys, but then I find myself missing the h key at times when I'm navigating. Conversely, if I position my fingers on hjkl then I find myself mistyping words as this isn't the position I was trained to keep my hand on the keyboard, and I find toggling the jk keys with my middle and third finger to be awkward.

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Hand Placement for Vim Navigation

I'm a new Vim user, and I want ask this somewhat elementary question in order to make sure I start learning Vim the right way and don't develop bad habits.

When you use Vim, how do you position your right hand? I find it more natural to start with my fingers on the j, k, l, ; keys, but then I find myself missing the h key at times when I'm navigating. Conversely, if I position my fingers on h, j, k, l then I find myself mistyping words as this isn't the position I was trained to keep my hand in on the keyboard, and I find toggling the j, k keys with my middle and third finger to be awkward.