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> Ox is easier to use than Vim because it doesn’t have modes where the keyboard is repurposed, however it takes the idea of being a keyboard-only editor and being able to act just like an IDE after some configuration.

Modal refers to Vim's insert and normal [and visual, etc] modes, where [almost] anything typed in insert mode is entered into the buffer, and you can [sorta] only navigate and manipulate the text from normal mode. The command examples you quote don't really have any bearing on modality.

> The command examples you quote don't really have any bearing on modality.

They do, actually. What happens if you type `yy` in a non-modal editor? You get "yy" in your text. It only works in Vim because you're in normal mode.

"Ox is easier to use than Vim because it doesn’t have modes where the keyboard is repurposed, however it takes the idea of being a keyboard-only editor and being able to act just like an IDE after some configuration."