Probably what you're looking for is gVim-easy which is installed along with gVim. It starts in inset mode and the menus give you some idea of the shortcuts available. gVim should also respond to OS shortcuts like C-c, C-v, etc.
http://supportweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/documentation/tutorials/docs...
Personally I would just run vimtutor in the terminal, watch vimcasts.org and then read the PragProg book.
Can I make an alias for vim or emacs to keep me in edit mode at all times? That's one of the worst things about the editor.
The other "Worst" thing in the editor for me is that it doesn't show the common shortcuts at the bottom like nano does.
Is there a way to do this? Is there a plugin that observes all of the shortcuts you use and lists the most common ones at the bottom?