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smlavinetoday at 2:13 AM2 repliesview on HN

The god-mode minor mode that is linked is also mind-boggling: https://github.com/emacsorphanage/god-mode


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skydhashtoday at 2:34 AM

I have god-mode installed, but I've basically forgot about it as Emacs have a different model of editing than Vim.

With Vim, text editing feels like playing the piano. For every action, you compose a sequence of bindings and execute on it. It is really a language of editing.

Emacs feels more like blacksmithing, hammering the text into a proper shape. There's no composition, you just select the correct tools and applies it. And emacs have a lot of those tools.

Karrot_Kreamtoday at 5:07 AM

god-mode is my modal editing of choice. I usually use it to scroll and read through and select files. It works especially well with read-only buffers in my experience.