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Subject: Re: Enough is enough (emacs vs vi)
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 19:22:13 +1000
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> I've been using Unix type OS's for a while (1996) and have never
> used emacs yet. Life with all the Unix's is difficult enough and I
> have a motto of "I pick and choose my own battles...." and vi is a
> battle enough.

I've always wondered why whoever it was that developed VI had to make
it so obtuse ... maybe there is a logical reason but thankfully the default
FreeBSD
includes the infinitely more user-friendly ee. I'm doing a bit on Open BSD
at present
& it doesn't have ee, so looks like I'll need to figure out some basic VI
commands
>
> When I become a "vi pro" if there is such a thing, then I might
> venture towards emacs.
> </flame_proof>
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