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>> I'm also very much enjoying the modal editing, which VSCode lacks.

The VSCode Vim plugin works great:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevi...

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When I specified the modal editing I was referring to how the workspace search in Zed brings up each result in an editable "window" allowing me to make edits across my whole project from 1 tab. VSCode's workspace search feels much more limited in comparison.

That sounds like an interesting feature. Could you provide a link that gives more information about it? I am not finding it in the docs.

I'm not seeing it in the docs, maybe I should write up a little something on my editing experience!

Also to correct my self, I think I mistakenly said `modal` when I should have said `buffer` earlier.

So searching across the project brings up your results in multiple buffers, each about 5 lines (expandable to more) and you can do all of your normal editing within each/all of the buffers.

If I happen to write something up, I'll try and remember to share it in this thread.

That is a unique feature. Most editors I have used use the search as a way to jump to buffer locations of the matches.

We call them 'multibuffers' :D

https://zed.dev/features#multi-buffers

The VSC Vim plugin barely works with default keybinds and not at all as soon as you start modifying it. It's also super slow

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