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Interesting. How long have you been using Vim?

you did not ask me, but: when i'm busy thinking about the code, when i'm not typing for a long time, i lay back and browse the sourcecode with arrows and (up and down or pg-up and pg-down). not that fast, sure. but can be done with one hand, the other is scratching my head or what helps me think.

Page up and page down are part of my must-learn-asap shortcuts when learning a new editor - once you have hjkl and ctrl+f/ctrl+b ingrained, browsing code while keeping your hands mostly over the home row becomes a lot easier and you don't have to move your hands back and forth. I've found that if I want to browse my code with one hand, the scrollwheel on my mouse does the trick :)

ah yes. mouses. i knew there was another input controller...

(not to be misunderstood, i use mostly hjkl and ctrl-d and ctrl-u (half-screen up and down). and i find the mouse uncomfortable.)

Around 2 years I think.

Often switching mode to move around is just more effort than moving my hand a little, at least on the laptops I've used lately.

Insert is not a mode.

Well, technically it is. But don't think of it as one.

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