The equivalence of actions isn't the same, so this wreaks a bit havoc on the argument. Yes, if you e.g. select text in visual mode and the "cursor" keys, then y

The equivalence of actions isn't the same, so this wreaks a bit havoc on the argument. Yes, if you e.g. select text in visual mode and the "cursor" keys, then you'd probably be faster switching to the mouse. If you use the semantic movement commands, things are a bit different. Never mind keyboard macros... It's pretty hard to generalize activity, and you really have to take notice of the tasks and user groups selected for comparisons like this.