From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Jul 25 12:46:05 2009
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58192106566B
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:46:05 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca)
Received: from smtp.ibctech.ca (v6.ibctech.ca [IPv6:2607:f118::b6])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D41158FC27
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:46:04 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from steve@ibctech.ca)
Received: (qmail 91581 invoked by uid 80); 25 Jul 2009 12:46:14 -0000
Received: from 69.49.38.10 (SquirrelMail authenticated user steve@ibctech.ca)
	by webmail.ibctech.ca with HTTP;
	Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:46:14 -0400 (EDT)
Message-ID: <1221.69.49.38.10.1248525974.squirrel@webmail.ibctech.ca>
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:46:14 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Steve Bertrand" <steve@ibctech.ca>
To: "Erich Dollansky" <erich@apsara.com.sg>
User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.11
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
Importance: Normal
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: A question for developers
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:46:05 -0000

Erich Dollansky wrote:

> let me answer very shortly.
>
[..snip..]

> ee is really just useful for very basic editing. But this is the
> idea behind ee.

I'd like to thank everyone for all of the well thought out, detailed and
informative feedback.

As far as ee, it's all I've really used for the last 10 years for pretty
much everything :)

In years gone by, I've toyed with both Emacs and vi. I'm no stranger to
using CNTL functions frequently (ee), but I've always felt more at home
with vi. I just never put in the initial effort to make it stick. I'm
going to give vim a go. It's what I've been contemplating for quite some
time anyway, and the recent post brought it to the surface.

Thanks everyone. I've saved all of the relevant links, code snips and
keystrokes for further perusal.

Steve