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Suggesting that nano and vim are both "modal editors" because nano has some confirmation dialogs is not a deep insight, it's just pedantry. And it ignores the e
by dolni 4y ago
Suggesting that nano and vim are both "modal editors" because nano has some confirmation dialogs is not a deep insight, it's just pedantry. And it ignores the entire reason why you'd describe an editor as modal: that changing modes is integral to the editing experience. You can't change modes in nano to make editing more efficient.
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- kazinator 4y agoThat may be the entire reason you would describe an editor as modal, but those who don't like modal editors have a different reason: they claim that they are confused by stateful behavior: that the same inputs cause different things to happen depending on what state the program is in. Usually, plenty of modal behaviors can be identified in whatever alternative they endorse. The depth of that insight is what it is.