Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:31:09 -0800 (PST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@hub.freebsd.org> To: jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org Cc: vanderh@ecf.utoronto.ca, dillon@apollo.backplane.com, wes@softweyr.com, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/13644 Message-ID: <20000126163109.3293B14FEC@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001261505140.31955-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> (message from Jonathon McKitrick on Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:08:19 %2B0000 (GMT))
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > Well, right now i'm trying to decide if emacs is worth the trouble. I just > decided to start using VIM, and i love it. It is very efficient, and does > what i need for now. I realize i should probably use Emacs eventually > but it seems too much trouble than it is worth for right now. VIM > seems so efficient for deletes, copying, search-and-replace, and the like. > And VIM has nice syntax highlighting. Plus it loads quickly. The thing > that bugs me about emacs is remembering the extra keys- control, alt, > meta, escape, etc. It seems easy to mix up C-c and M-c and Alt-c. emacs is heavily dependant upon these kind of control sequences: C-c, M-c etc. if you are happy with VIM, use VIM and be happy. jmb To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20000126163109.3293B14FEC>