If the editor is the throne, the .vimrc is the custom cushioning that makes it fit the smith. For an accessible workflow, we want to strip away visual clutter that confuses screen readers.

Quietening the UI

We remove the visual ‘bells and whistles’ so the text is the only thing that matters.

  1. Disable the Visual Bell: Stop the screen from flashing or the terminal from beeping.
  2. Remove the Toolbar: In graphical versions, these are useless to the Textsmith.
  3. Statusline Silence: Just like Tmux, we want a static status line.

The Power of the Leader

In Vim, we define a <Leader> key (usually a comma ,). This allows us to create our own ‘Macro-strikes’ that don’t conflict with default keys. It is the signature of a master smith.

Forged in the terminal. Refined under the anvil.