[PieSquared]

Thanks. That was probably the first time I have heard an honest comparison of the two editors (well, honest-seeming at least ;-P), although I've been looking for one for a while. Also, I think you just got me to give Emacs a try. Hopefully I'll still be able to switch into Vim-mode at need (heh, so now my life is modal too... Curse you, Vim, you have invaded my soul!) Anyway, thanks.

[silentbicycle]

There's viper-mode to emulate vi, but the first real roadblock is probably learning how to explain to the built-in help system what you're trying to figure out.

C-h t (that's Control-h, let go of control, t) will open up a thorough tutorial. Also, http://emacswiki.org has a lot of info at all levels of expertise.