From: "Johan Venter" <jventer AT writeme DOT com>
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote in message
news:Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 990829140056 DOT 9438Q-100000 AT is...
>
> > RHIDE is pretty easy to use, Emacs is not (it requires a bit of a
> > learning curve).
>
> What learning curve?  The basic cursor motion and editing is the same
> in both editors.  Only the sophisticated stuff differs.
>
> Personally, I think that RHIDE is only easier for those who are used
> to Borland's IDE.  If you think otherwise, please tell the details
> (what exactly do you need the ``learning curve'' for); perhaps there's
> something that should be done to make Emacs easier.

I'm sorry about the way that came out. It's not what I meant to say. Let me
rephrase that:

RHIDE will seem very familiar if you are used to the Borland IDE. Emacs is
at its core a simple to use editor, although using some of the more advanced
features may require a slight learning curve.

Cheers,

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Johan Venter
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