> Vincent Le Chevalier <gal### [at] libertyALLsurfSPAMfr> wrote:
>> Cream
>> is just easier for me to use than gVim. It is not modal, for a start :-)
> 
> which probably means you're using it just like notepad on steroids.
> 

Exactly. And this is plenty enough for my needs...

> There's nothing faster nor easier for text editing than vi's modal nature.
> Nothing can beat "." for repeating the last command nor is copying a whole,
> possibly longish, block of text done with such ease as just typing "y}"
> 

It's only faster or easier when you are used to it. Call me dumb but 
when using vanilla Vim I find myself pressing Esc too much and 
forgetting to press 'i' way too often :-)

Having some of the power of Vim with an interface more similar to other 
common editors is valuable IMHO.

-- 
Vincent

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