On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Amir Karger wrote:
> > If vi is so popular why isn't there a vi binding for LyX?
>
> Because LyX is a totally different application. Programming often requires
> lots of small changes to text. Writing a paper does require small changes,
> but also more straight typing of paragraphs, for which it doesn't really
> matter whether you have vi or emacs bindings. Which is why although I use
> mutt for mail now, I didn't mind using pine's pico, since it was fine for
> just writing letters.
>
same here !
I literally have great trouble programming without vi. I find it very
painful. But writing a report in LyX is no real problem.
But at the same time abiword actually has vi bindings. But I don't think
there's much point in having them in LyX (and as Amir points out, the
"insert/command mode" thing would have to be implemented.
But I have a strange feeling this discussion has gone on before somewhere
... ;)
john
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