Of course, Vim mode isn't completely Vim mode without all the add-ons and customizations we do. Depending on those additions, we may require things from the environment of the underlying OS. Some of us may go even further and break into scripting certain customizations. Vim is also open source.
The UI can replace some of those customizations, but that requires grabbing the mouse. Light users of Vim may be interested, but it's not enough yet to reel in the power users.
I do like the look and it renders great in my Linux browsers, which isn't the case with much of the web out there. I'm intrigued enough to at least give it a try.
That said, implementing all the basic movement commands and maybe some tag navigation goes a long way towards making any source code editor more useful.
But I concur in that I would also demand macros, text objects and registers to really make it delightful.
Frankly, though, most plugins I use could just as well be implemented as IDE features. Refactoring stuff, project management, debugging... I would not mind doing that the IDE way instead of the Vim way.
ViEmu (MSVC) comes pretty close to that. Vico is on a good way, too.
The UI can replace some of those customizations, but that requires grabbing the mouse. Light users of Vim may be interested, but it's not enough yet to reel in the power users.
I do like the look and it renders great in my Linux browsers, which isn't the case with much of the web out there. I'm intrigued enough to at least give it a try.