…with thinking pauses a) figuring out what to search for: /fo or /foo or even /foo\. and b) for checking that your idea about the search term was correct. Repeat for the search for 'bar'

I am not claiming that this isn't faster for you or in general, but Tog has/had data to defend his claims, and data that that introspection can be unreliable in judging task duration. All you (and I) give are anecdotes.

- left double-click (== select word, line, tag or block, context-sensitive)

- left-middle (== cut)

- mouse move

- left-right (== paste)