On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 06:23:18PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 03:10:50PM -0800, David Brodbeck wrote: > > > I think it comes down to personal taste. I just can't get the hang > > of vi. I use it when I have to, but after years of using it off and > > on I still do things like accidentally insert 127 copies of the > > letter 'a' into my file. Using vi requires you to keep track of the > > editor's state in your head -- you have to remember whether it's in > > input mode or command mode. I've never been able to do that reliably. > > My vim (not vi) tells me at the bottom of the screen. Right now it > says: > > -- INSERT -- 13,66 All > > What about nano? mcedit? >
I'm that rare bird that uses *both* with an abysmal lack of efficiency in both. I use vim for editing conf files and general hacking around the system. I use emacs when I'm actually coding (usually scheme or C) and find myself able to switch easily between them. I know though that I am missing large parts of the functionality of both programs. In a fit of perversion some while back I changed the default editor for mutt to emacs with a custom config file... mwuhahahahaha!!! and more and more I just use cat > some_file for one off stuff. followed by sed -i -e 's/typo/correction/'. now that's absurdity for ya! A
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