From: rhowarth AT sgb DOT co DOT uk (Howarth, Richard)
Subject: RE: emacs-like editor
2 Feb 1998 08:49:28 -0800
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I too prefer vi. I use the vi-alike "vim" which has a bewildering number
of features over and above standard "vi", all of which you can ignore
and use it as a straight vi clone if you prefer.  Binary distributions
can be found via http://www.vim.org including win32 versions.

> ----------
> From: 	Tim Fisher[SMTP:tfisher AT teamparadigm DOT com]
> Sent: 	31 January 1998 02:52
> To: 	kubitron AT cs DOT berkeley DOT edu; juerg DOT tschirren AT isbe DOT ch
> Cc: 	kt400797 AT oak DOT cats DOT ohiou DOT edu; gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com
> Subject: 	Re: emacs-like editor
> 
> Did you want an answer to this question? I prefer vi to all others
> myself.
> On most Unix systems some version of vi will be available when emacs
> is not.
> (GNU-based systems seem the opposite.) It makes sense to me. I can do
> simple
> things with fewer keypresses than in emacs. Emacs makes no sense to me
> at
> all. Too many modifier keys. You have to memorize long sequences of
> meaningless keystrokes to perform the simplest operations. Ugh. Give
> me vi.
> Most operations are only one keystroke away, and they're easy to
> remember,
> (more/less, man, and vi all use the same keys).
> 
> However, since I don't have vi available to me in NT, I use PFE
> instead.
> It's free, loads quickly with minimal disk activity, there are no nag
> screens, and it's easily customizable.
> 
> --Tim Fisher
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Kubiatowicz <kubitron AT cs DOT berkeley DOT edu>
> To: juerg DOT tschirren AT isbe DOT ch <juerg DOT tschirren AT isbe DOT ch>
> Cc: kt400797 AT oak DOT cats DOT ohiou DOT edu <kt400797 AT oak DOT cats DOT ohiou DOT edu>;
> gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com <gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com>
> Date: Friday, January 30, 1998 7:38 PM
> Subject: Re: emacs-like editor
> 
> 
> >   It's maybe a simple but an important question. Who likes to use an
> other
> >   editor than emacs...
> 
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