NeoFront

NeoVim configuration aimed at the frontend developer:

• Built for Mac users
• Main frontend languages supported with improved syntax highlighting
• Use of plugins especially written to use Neovim's job-control functionality
• True color support and cursor change on iTerm2
• Modularised settings
• FZF and The Silver Searcher support
• YouCompleteMe autocompletion

Prerequisites

• Homebrew
  • Neovim
  • Neovim Python Client
  • The Silver Searcher
• iTerm2 Beta/Nightly

Instructions

Download iTerm 2 from the link above. Install Homebrew:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Install The Silver Searcher

$ brew install the_silver_searcher

Install Neovim

$ brew tap neovim/neovim
$ brew install neovim/neovim/neovim

If you want the latest development release

$ brew install --HEAD neovim

Install Neovim Python client

$ pip install neovim

Clone the repo in the ~/.config folder

git clone https://github.com/genoma/NeoFront ~/.config/nvim

Start Neovim and install the plugins

:PlugInstall

Upgrade VimPlug

:PlugUpgrade

Update

To update Neovim development release

$ brew reinstall neovim --HEAD

To update the plugins

:PlugUpdate

To update Neovim Python client

$ pip install neovim --upgrade

To update the Neovim distribution

$ cd ~/.config/nvim
$ git pull

Pip update suggestion

You should install pip-tools

$ pip install pip-tools

Thank you can update all Pip installed plugins

$ pip-review -a

Learn to use it

Vim and Neovim are considered the hardest editors to learn and you should usually be productive in around a few days, but there are a couple of reads you should do to ease your path through becoming a Vim/Neovim master:

• Practical Vim is considered the Vim bible
• Vim Adventures that should be fun!