From Vim to Emacs in fourteen days (2015)

Re:From Vim to Emacs in fourteen days (2015) by asciimov on Thursday March 11, 2021 @04:56PM (#26429520)

Modal editing.

Command mode lets you manipulate text using a full keyboard as shortcuts. Depending on setup this can reduce the amount of chording you do.

Visual mode lets you select text. By character, line, or region/block. I find this easier than emacs selection.

Insert mode what you use to enter text.

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Re:From Vim to Emacs in fourteen days (2015) by TacticalCoder on Thursday March 11, 2021 @06:36PM (#26430436)

Well he didn't say he was using Emacs with the default keybindings.

Emacs' evil-mode is used by many Emacs users who prefer modal editing...

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