While going through :h vim-arguments for my Vim reference guide ebook, I came across the -y option:
Easy mode. Implied for
evimandeview. Starts with'insertmode'set and behaves like a click-and-type editor. This sources the script $VIMRUNTIME/evim.vim. Mappings are set up to work like most click-and-type editors, seeevim-keys. The GUI is started when available.It was so weird to use. Copy and paste works with
Ctrl+candCtrl+vrespectively. Text can be selected with mouse and typing new text overwrites this selected portion.Esckey doesn’t work (gasp!), so I couldn’t quit until I used the window buttons. Later I tried and found thatCtrl+oworks, which would then allow you to use:qas usual.So, if you want to prank a Vim user:
Source: Vim prank: alias vim=’vim -y’
alias vim='vim -y'