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emacs/vi
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Wendell Cochran)
Thu Nov 5 10:50:16 1998
From: "Wendell Cochran" <atrypa@eskimo.com>
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1998 07:44:50 +0000
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> Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 15:47:32 -0600
> From: Mike Hunziker <MCHunziker@us.fortis.com>
> Subject: redhat-digest Digest V98 #1384 -Reply
> I swear I'm not trying to be a wise ass but you really should get a
> good feel for vi. I've never used emacs so I really can't say how
> great and easy it is but vi is almost always available and works
> fine for any kind of text editing. You don't need to replace emacs
> with it but get used to the features....it's alot more powerful
> than you think and it's handy to know.
>
> >I use emacs extensively. Started with it and stayed with it and
> >its about the only editor I really know. But I can't make the blasted
> >thing (emacs) do much of anything unless I run it in Xwindows.
> > Brent Sims
Emacs vs vi does lead to flame wars, but I don't know why. It's
simply a choice of tools.
Assuming either will do for the job at hand:
*In emacs, you must learn a lot of multi-key commands. That can be
a nuisance.
*In vi, commands are far simpler, but you must keep in mind whether
you're in command mode or insert mode. That can be a nuisance.
Personally I find vi the lesser nuisance, but I'm not bigoted about
it.
Wendell Cochran
West Seattle
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