Today I Learned Mapping te to tabedit in Vim
Vim's [TODO: Code shorthand span ] command seems long considering how often it's used. Applying logic from this StackOverflow answer produces this customization:
It defines a [TODO: Code shorthand span ] shortcut which expands to `:tabedit`. Throw it in [TODO: Code shorthand span ] and save five characters for every tab open.
It's worth pointing out that this accepted StackOverflow answer provides a dangerous alternative. It recommends [TODO: Code shorthand span ] (aka [TODO: Code shorthand span ]). For example, [TODO: Code shorthand span ].
The gotcha hidden in this approach is that it expands across the command. Trying to run [TODO: Code shorthand span ] will be altered to [TODO: Code shorthand span ].
Not so good.
And, yes, I added an answer to help out there too.