Modal editors like vim and helix have modes[0] that allow for different operations. Vim has - normal mode which allows you to enter commands to manipulate tex

Modal editors like vim and helix have modes[0] that allow for different operations. Vim has - normal mode which allows you to enter commands to manipulate text rather than just type characters in the file - insert mode which allows you to enter text into a file - replace mode which allows you to replace text and a few others. Most editors like vscode, sublime etc only have a single mode that they are always in IE insert mode. Modal editors have additional modes that allow for additional capabilities. [0]https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vim-editor-modes-explained/ https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/vim-editor-modes-explained...