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Re:Ox is a fast text editor, written in Rust, that runs in y... by caymanjim on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:26PM (#24976286)
Modal refers to Vim's insert and normal [and visual, etc] modes, where [almost] anything typed in insert mode is entered into the buffer, and you can [sorta] only navigate and manipulate the text from normal mode. The command examples you quote don't really have any bearing on modality.
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Re:Ox is a fast text editor, written in Rust, that runs in y... by ARandomerDude on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:38PM (#24976339)
> The command examples you quote don't really have any bearing on modality.

They do, actually. What happens if you type `yy` in a non-modal editor? You get "yy" in your text. It only works in Vim because you're in normal mode.

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