vim: Allow :w <filename> and :e <filename>

[everdrone]

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Describe the feature

(I'm not sure if this has been requested yet as I didn't find related issues, please close if it's a duplicate)

When opening and saving new files, the system file dialog appears, partly defeating the purpose of vim mode where the mouse shouldn't be needed.

It would be great to have a custom text dialog where a user can just input the path and file name. Ideally this could be turned on or off from settings.json

If applicable, add mockups / screenshots to help present your vision of the feature

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[ConradIrwin]

You can currently do this with "use_system_path_prompts": false in your settings.

That said, we also should allow :w and :e to take filename arguments, so updating this issue for that.

[Albert-IV]

More than just the system prompts opening up and losing the editors focus, it would also be handy to support :e <filename> to open files hidden by your .gitignore or open files outside your project (say opening a dotfile in your home directory for example).