Even in neovim you can select a region first (via 'v') and act on it later. E.g. to change till the end of the word: 'vec' (where idiomatic vi would be 'ce'), t

Even in neovim you can select a region first (via 'v') and act on it later. E.g. to change till the end of the word: 'vec' (where idiomatic vi would be 'ce'), to delete the content of a block: 'vibd' (idiomatic: 'dib'), etc.