Interesting, but how practical is it in real use? The other person scrolling up down, or jumping to the top/bottom, etc. Guess you would have to turn on line numbering to provide more context.
Split windows into the same buffer would remove issues with the other person screwing up positioning. You'd each work in your own independent window (though you can synch them if desired). I didn't check to see if this is how it works,though. . . .
Maybe I'm thinking too much in the context of pair programming. When I share a workstation with a person there's one cursor there, but perhaps this is a different goal.
... I forget people use vim to do anything but programming?
when pair programming in person you can trivially point to a bit of code with your hand, if you just share a tmux session (or screenshare via Skype/hangouts) you can't do that and it becomes a bit awkward.
Multiple cursors allow you to do this ("<hover> this bit of code" vs "the second condition on line 60, around column 40?" more naturally.
Switching control ("we can do it this way, let me show you") also has less friction with collaborative editing tools compared to classic in person pair programming (no need to shuttle a keyboard/chair back and forth).
When I started using Screenhero which allows screen sharing with multiple cursors it was incredible how effective it felt.
I haven't been able to find it or emulate it. It would be great but each user is sharing the same instance of Vim and sharing their shell (well, in Pairing mode, at least).
I was just thinking of its rogue mode. I remember each person having their own cursor and being able to work independently in the same session with it.
I think this isn't being currently worked on, although the author notes that NeoVim (and, lately, Vim 8) may have the tooling to allow it to less difficult to develop.
https://github.com/FredKSchott/CoVim/issues/86
well, tmate over tmux has been working pretty well for me and honestly never felt I need multiple cursors. but anyway, it is just the way how i pair with my fellows.
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You can share any terminal that way then, with anyone's weird setup, vim or not.
... I forget people use vim to do anything but programming?
Switching control ("we can do it this way, let me show you") also has less friction with collaborative editing tools compared to classic in person pair programming (no need to shuttle a keyboard/chair back and forth).
When I started using Screenhero which allows screen sharing with multiple cursors it was incredible how effective it felt.
Also markdown.
I can see how it would work really well for authors to an extent
I haven't been able to find it or emulate it. It would be great but each user is sharing the same instance of Vim and sharing their shell (well, in Pairing mode, at least).