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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hi, what do you mean by modal?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

In vi for example you switch between modes. In insert mode you can insert text and in normal mode you can move around and do many other actions to edit. Getting used to this takes time and I don't have the energy for now.