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Comment by pawelduda | Hacker News Reader

Quick pro tip for zz, I pair zz with search/jumps, so the next match/jump location ends up centered.

Edit: more elegant solution https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34308688

  " Center screen on next/previous selection.
  nmap n /<CR>zz
  nmap N ?<CR>zz
  " Last and next jump should center too.
  nnoremap <C-o> <C-o>zz
  nnoremap <C-i> <C-i>zz

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The source you copied this from offers a simpler version:

  " Center screen on next/previous selection.
  nnoremap n nzz
  nnoremap N Nzz
  " Last and next jump should center too.
  nnoremap <C-o> <C-o>zz
  nnoremap <C-i> <C-i>zz

I copied it from my vimrc, I don't recall after many years where it came from :)

I pair it with half-page ups/downs. The cursor is always on the center line for easier vertical movements after scrolling

nnoremap <C-d> <C-d>zz

nnoremap <C-u> <C-u>zz

Very cool!

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