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> LyX is still not Vim. Or Emacs, for that matter.

All true. It took a while for me to be productive with Lyx -- it's too different from most other editing environments. In fact, one of the first things they say in their documentation is that Lyx isn't a text editor -- it's really meant for document creation, not everyday editing. So that's an entirely valid criticism.

Nevertheless, after one ascends the difficult learning curve, the results can be beautiful, classic LaTex output, with little effort.