[nicwest]

I have been using Ex mode for it's REPL like qualities while learning vimscript, it's a useful feature if you are writing vim plugins or doing complex search/replace operations.

Will a similar conversation happen with Replace mode? I use this mode less than Ex mode and it has a useful key bind (R) that could be recycled.

[gh02t]

I doubt it. Apart from the fact that at least I find replace mode useful, I think their main reason is not just because most people don't use it, but also because ex mode behaves inconsistently.

[tonyhb]

But uh, with the python, ruby, golang, lua (or whatever else has been chosen) integration do you really need vimscript any more?