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Hi Marjin, I've been extremely impressed working with Codemirror. The event API is really easy to work with and I love the ease of switching syntax modes and color schemes.

I'm building a product around CodeMirror and as a vimmer, I intend to carry Vim mode with me.

Will CodeMirror6 implement vim mode in a similar fashion?

I'll send you some coin either way, thanks again for developing such a great project!

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> Will CodeMirror6 implement vim mode in a similar fashion?

This hasn't been decided yet—I'm aware how much people appreciate the vim bindings, but they are _huge_ (as big as the current core) and written by someone else. I'll probably take a stab at porting them when the new API is stable, and give up when it turns out to be too messy. On the bright side, they have a lot of tests, which helps with making sure I don't break them. But they _are_ still looking for a new maintainer, and even if I do port them, I'm not taking over maintenance.

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