From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 9 20:44:59 2011 Return-Path: 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 6F29C106564A for ; Mon, 9 May 2011 20:44:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olivares14031@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF4CA8FC14 for ; Mon, 9 May 2011 20:44:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz12 with SMTP id 12so6395804bwz.13 for ; Mon, 09 May 2011 13:44:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=GVHGCX1PVOFBD7TBDujF7XtoIFyanxkmisJ8WXkdJbA=; b=d6wovDgSpieHs/5dvypqAwPCAZ3W1nyDwjwfHgFyP2nKJ6USAeOwDZdi/HFNssPteu x1VoiqkDPOHOmIY9Cuw5L4nBel7n/mQXNwyisrHOtfhcZE/wsH7P0F3ChgVNfMoD0ZF7 mN/BCGYdSmXSDvyH7fk+xQLddgAonbV31co3g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=jIdrD2s5A/9mLQRfC3Jj0+gSJ7rG3tFU7P655dd5sC6iqtSkAPmG8nn0vBnPEpKNMz 62/G/LizElUxcDFxYDg3uFUOe/KlhXs6AznmZunBjYzQChAAugrr8Tt3IIuw50LP3pBe caKBCBoo/Uj/OZKEOKQwt67589E70VOxcX0r8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.136.213 with SMTP id s21mr171469bkt.0.1304973897142; Mon, 09 May 2011 13:44:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.204.3.217 with HTTP; Mon, 9 May 2011 13:44:57 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20110509194204.GA56572@guilt.hydra> References: <20110509150436.61984090@gumby.homeunix.com> <20110509194204.GA56572@guilt.hydra> Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 15:44:57 -0500 Message-ID: From: Antonio Olivares To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Newbie Needing Help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 May 2011 20:44:59 -0000 >> There's also ee in the base system, which is good enough for editing >> configuration files, and is much easier for a casual user. The benefits >> of vi and emacs are mostly for developers. > > It's not just for software development. =A0I use Vim for writing code, bu= t > I also use it for writing in English -- professional work on articles, > development of traditional (non-computer) RPG systems, fiction, > configuration files, notes to myself, and composing emails (including > this one). > > -- I have seen vi vs emacs, kde vs gnome, but vim is different from vi correct= ? It is dfferent from system to system. There are like different versions vi and vim is vi improved right? By the way, I remember a quote: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Hello. My $NAME is ~inigo-montoya. You killed my process. Prepare to vi. --The Unix's Bride =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D http://www.nancybuttons.com/catalog.cgi?o_custom=3D&o_selected=3D1469:1&act= ion=3Dbrowse&action_mod=3Dshow&cat=3Dcro Regards. Antonio