Vim Terminology in Latin
Find yourself having trouble conversing about your favorite text editor in Latin? Here’s a list of phrases to help you out (Estne difficile tibi de editorio optimo latine colloqui? Ecce tabella locutionum utendarum):
| Term | Latin Translation |
|---|---|
| Modal editor | Editorium modāle |
| Normal mode | Modus naturālis |
| Insert mode | Modus initiālis |
| Visual mode | Modus visuālis |
| Command-line mode | Modus iubens |
| Buffer | Effigiēs |
| Window | Fenestella |
| Tab page | Pāgina |
| Type in insert mode | In modo initiāle dactylographāre |
| Visually select text | Textum dēsignāre |
| Delete a word | Verbum dēlēre |
| Change a WORD | VERBUM mutāre |
| Yank a sentence | Sententiam exscribere |
| Paste a paragraph | Paragraphum glūtināre |
| Install a plug-in | Adnexum instruere |
| Cursor position | Positio iniciī |
| Error message | Nūntius erroris |
| Home row (of keyboard) | Ōrdō domestica |
| Don’t use the mouse! | Nolī mūsculō uti! |
| Emacs is a great operating system | Emacs systēma internum optimum est |