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Re:Helix: a post-modern modal text editor by thomasahle on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @05:53PM (#27361890)
My view:

Use vim shortcuts in all the programs, so you never have to use the mouse or learn new keyboard shortcuts.

For Firefox something like Vimium works well.

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Re:Helix: a post-modern modal text editor by cosmojg on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @12:00AM (#27364688)
Qutebrowser is one of my dearest loves. I wish every browser was Qutebrowser. <3
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Re:Helix: a post-modern modal text editor by The-Compiler on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @04:21AM (#27366251)
<3
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Re:Helix: a post-modern modal text editor by rhabarba on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @01:14AM (#27365101)
When I open a text editor, I want to type text. Vim won’t let me do that without explicitly telling it that I want to.
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Re:Helix: a post-modern modal text editor by toastal on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @01:30AM (#27365194)
Most of the time you are using a browser, I can almost guarantee you’re not typing text. Likewise, but to a lesser extent, I bet most of your editor time is spent reading and doing minor tweaks instead of pure insert mode.
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Re:Helix: a post-modern modal text editor by rhabarba on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @03:50AM (#27366069)
Not in my case.
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