Sounds like vim isn't for you. Speaking for myself, my reason for using vim is to keep my hands on the keyboard and reduce mouse usage. The other benefit is th

Sounds like vim isn't for you. Speaking for myself, my reason for using vim is to keep my hands on the keyboard and reduce mouse usage. The other benefit is that I can stay in the terminal instead of having to switch to a GUI editor. If those benefits don't sound enticing, then I could how it might seem unappealing.