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What's wrong with "modal"? I don't think "modeful" is a word.

See http://worrydream.com/refs/Tesler%20-%20A%20Personal%20Histo... (specifically the sidebar “How Modes Degrade Usability”) There’s also a sidebar “Objections to Modeless Editing and Cut/Copy-Paste”

I think you misread/misunderstood OP.

My point was just that "modeful" isn't a word. Vim is a "modal editor." The article you cite does not include the word "modeful."

Ah, now I understand. My apologies.