Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 15:15:56 -0800 From: Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/13644 Message-ID: <20000126151556.E73462@sturm.canonware.com> In-Reply-To: <388F7DDD.EFB73428@softweyr.com>; from wes@softweyr.com on Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 04:06:05PM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001261505140.31955-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <388F3254.CF5F1C41@softweyr.com> <rd64sc0v9ce.fsf@world.std.com> <388F7DDD.EFB73428@softweyr.com>
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On Wed, Jan 26, 2000 at 04:06:05PM -0700, Wes Peters wrote: > Cut and paste in X still tends to mangle tabs and such. vi and xterm make > a workable environment, Emacs makes a better one. I'd love to see something > better come along, but I've been waiting for that for a number of years. screen (ports/misc/screen) does wonders for the type of work environment you're describing in combination with vi. Personally, I'm a hard-core emacs user, but xterm/screen/vi is actually an appealing alternative. Seriously, check screen out. It is *very* worth spending a few hours to get used to it. Jason To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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