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How to explain VIM's modes to people?
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I'm trying to explain VIM's NORMAL and INSERT modes. Is there a canonical metaphor that the Vi community has to explain the modes?
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For those coming from graphical editors, this might be helpful: In graphical user interfaces you have two input devices - the keyboard and mouse. You use the keyboard for most editing, and the mouse for moving around the document. In VIM you have tw…
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