Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:49:57 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/13644 Message-ID: <388F7A15.7A3E10FD@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001261745120.34428-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Jonathon McKitrick wrote:
>
> Hey Wes, nice to hear from you. :-)
And you too, it's been a while.
> Actually, i just started learning VI, so maybe i'll try both at the same time.
> However, i haven't quite reached that level yet of being an advanced programmer.
> So, many of Emacs features will be lost on me. But, it is certainly worth a try,
> since someday i may need it.
>
> Yes, it makes more sense like you said to start a session at login and use it
> throughout the session. Maybe if i buy that book it will give me incentive.
If much of your work on your computer consists of editing things, Emacs is a
good tool. If you edit things only occasionally, other editors may be as
useful and a bit faster to load. If you use X, aXe is pretty nice and is
quick enough to launch from a dock or something like that.
> Do you use emacs, Xemacs, or some derivative? Version 19 or 20?
I use GNU Emacs 20, mostly because my .emacs file has been customized for
GNU conventions over the years. If I were starting over, I'd probably pick
Xemacs instead. Most of the younger Emacs'ers around here use Xemacs.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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