Subject: Re: Boxer! (was: DJGPP C++ Editor (Borland?))
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 12:42:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Justin Ward <ward AT escape DOT com>

> 
> 
> On 19 Dec 1995, Elmar Vogt wrote:
> 
> > That's the problem with emacs as well as with vi: They are most powerful 
> > tools, but pretty much counter-intuitive, and they require some getting 
> > used to, IMHO.
> 
> Most of the people I meet these days who tell me Emacs is counter-
> intuitive got that impression from old Emacs versions which left them so
> disgusted as to never again look at Emacs.  I'd advise to have another
> look at recent versions.  They have menubars and mouse support, which
> makes Emacs much easier for newcomers. 

Yeah, but I mean pico has a nice little display at the bottom of the
screen telling you what keys do what.. I'd still rather use emacs.
Emacs is just one of those things that's a total bitch to learn, but
once you get the hang of it you'll never want to give it up-- even the
older versions of it. Gee.. hard to learn, easy to use. Sorta reminds
me of this programming language...

Justin