>>>>> "Terry" == Terry Porter <linux-2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Terry> It's either Emacs or Vi it seems, and I went the Vi route
Terry> myself.
It's not a all-or-nothing choice. Why on Earth do people think that
Emacs users and vi users are exclusive?
I myself starting my Unix life with vi. Then, I learnt about Emacs
and its reputation. So, I taught myself Emacs. Then, I used Emacs
exclusively, and began to use it for more than editing: compiling,
debugging, reading mail/news, etc. I even write small tools in elisp.
But after a few years, I picked up vi again, because I need to become
root with "su" to admin my Linux desktops. Starting Emacs in a su
shell takes too much time. So, I retrained myself to use vi again, so
that I can edit the /etc/* files quickly.
Now, I'm both a Emacs and a vi user. I always have at least 1 Emacs
window on my X11 desktop, and I use Emacs for most of my editing.
However, from time to time, when I'm working with an xterm, I use vi
to quickly edit files. (e.g. when inspecting a text file with 'less',
typing "v" brings me to 'vi' at once.) I use both Emacs and vi
routinely, and have been doing so for a decade. I seldom mix up the
two (because I use different fonts/colours for my Emacs and xterm
windows).
So, I'm disappointed to see you say "I went the Vi route myself".
It's not a once-for-the-whole-life decision. You can always go back
and take another. And I know I'm not alone. There are people like me
who take BOTH routes SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Anyway, neither route is a dead-end. :D
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Lee Sau Dan 李守敦 ~{@nJX6X~}
E-mail: danlee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Home page: http://www.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~danlee
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