EasyMotion provides a much simpler way to use some motions in vim. It
takes the <number> out of <number>w or <number>f{char} by
highlighting all possible choices and allowing you to press one key to
jump directly to the target.
When one of the available motions is triggered, all visible text preceding or following the cursor is faded, and motion targets are highlighted.
EasyMotion is triggered by one of the provided mappings.
The default leader has been changed to <Leader><Leader> to avoid
conflicts with other plugins you may have installed. This can easily be
changed back to pre-1.3 behavior by rebinding the leader in your vimrc:
let g:EasyMotion_leader_key = '<Leader>'
All motions are now triggered with <Leader><Leader> by default, e.g.
<Leader><Leader>t, <Leader><Leader>gE.
Type <Leader><Leader>w to trigger the word motion w. When the motion is
triggered, the text is updated (no braces are actually added, the text
is highlighted in red by default):
<cursor>Lorem {a}psum {b}olor {c}it {d}met.
Press c to jump to the beginning of the word "sit":
Lorem ipsum dolor <cursor>sit amet.
Similarly, if you're looking for an "o", you can use the f motion.
Type <Leader><Leader>fo, and all "o" characters are highlighted:
<cursor>L{a}rem ipsum d{b}l{c}r sit amet.
Press b to jump to the second "o":
Lorem ipsum d<cursor>olor sit amet.
Jeffrey Way of Nettuts+ has also written a tutorial about EasyMotion.
Two character combo support was added by Yan Pritzker (@skwp). This changes the default behavior of EasyMotion to highlight everything with a two-key combo. This makes it possible to immediately reach any location without going through multiple rounds of typing and looking, making usage much faster. This change is currently available only on the @skwp fork of easy motion. It is not currently possible to disable this behavior.
