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Larry Tesler:
> ....  A useful definition
> of mode is a state of a user interface that affects the interpretation of
> subsequent inputs without obvious indication.  It is possible on the Macintosh,
> using clover keys, to bring up a dialog box and thus enter a mode unknowingly.
> But it is exceedingly rare compared with systems like vi that overload the
> typing keys with functional meanings.

Although I enjoy the relative orthogonality of vi, I think that some
visible indication of whether one's input will be interpreted as text
or commands might be very desirable. But would it really be enough to
make vi "modeless"?
					Adam Reed (mtund!adam)