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Date:      Fri, 30 Jun 2000 18:55:11 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
To:        lex manno <lexmanno@yahoo.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: vi? lynx? please!
Message-ID:  <20000630185511.D232@parish>
In-Reply-To: <20000630114305.21415.qmail@web5403.mail.yahoo.com>; from lexmanno@yahoo.com on Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 04:43:05AM -0700
References:  <20000630114305.21415.qmail@web5403.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Fri, Jun 30, 2000 at 04:43:05AM -0700, lex manno wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Neil Blakey-Milner reffering to vi wrote:
> 
> > Why?  How is it 'primitive'?
> 
> well: no menus, no mouse,

> no easy way to access all those impossible commands.

``:viusage <RETURN>''

Easy enough?


> You actually have to
> memorize them and that doesn't make your life esay,
> now, does it?
> 
> > If you don't want lynx, don't install it.  People
> > would get rather upset
> > at having to install X just to look at web pages.
> 
> That's exactly what I mean! Don't you think that not
> using X Windows is kind of primitive?
> 

Depends, why does a server need X? That is one of Winblows (many) bad
design points; you have to install a bloated GUI on a machine that
site in the corner all day with the screen turned off.

> Perhaps vi and lynx isn't useless but we have to admit
> it.. they're _primitive_
> 
> bye,
> lex
> 
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