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I've recently added simple vi modes emulation to MonoDevelop. It's been a relatively quick and easy hack, though I'm pretty sure I'm now running a deficit of free time. I'm not actually a vi user, but I've been hearing from several of our users that they miss vi navigation and commands. While most editors (for example emacs) can be simulated to some extend through a keybinding theme, it's impossible to replicate even the simplest behaviours of vi this way.

After seeing ViEmu, a successful vi emulation addin for Visual Studio, I realised that a vi mode in MonoDevelop would probably see a lot of use, and, as a challenge, decided to bootstrap it. I'm hoping that real vi/vim users will contribute tweaks and patches to bring it closer to a faithful vi experience.