What is the best way to write faster on Vim using a non-english keyboard?

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Published on 2010-06-14T17:08:15Z Indexed on 2010/06/14 17:12 UTC
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I usually use Vim, and its great for the ability to do faster some actions than other editors. However, since I live in Argentina I have a Latin American keyboard, that makes everything in Vim pretty slower (to write / to search, I must press Shift+7).

Since I don't want to be changing Keyboard layouts all the time (and its pretty difficult to get used to pressing symbols as in an English keyboard), I was wondering if there was a vim plugin (of .vimrc file) that may be useful for international users.

Just for the sake of it, here's how the Latin American keyboard is laid out:

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By the way, I would love to go and buy an English keyboard, but unfortunately I use a Laptop.

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