[aklug] Re: really tiny text editor with emulation

Just to follow on - I've always found it odd that OpenOffice and
LibreOffice have not been designed to allow ready access to
EMACS/Epsilon key bindings. What are they thinking? --greg

On 4/18/13 12:29 AM, Greg Schmitz wrote:
> Well I've been away from programing for a while (7 years??)
>
> I started out in the 1980s using Epsilon on a PC under DOS. Then I
> started using Slackware and was thrilled to find EMACS. But for many
> things I found VIM (and Elvis) handy tools too. Now I use EMACS daily,
> mostly for text editing, but also for keeping track of time. Recently
> I picked up a copy of Drew Neil's book, PRACTICAL VIM; EDIT TEXT AT
> THE SPEED OF THOUGHT (Dallas: The Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2012. ISBN-13:
> 978-1-934356-98-2) from the UAA Consortium Library new arrivals book
> shelf. I've enjoyed this thread but don't understand what the problem
> is. Use one editor, use them all - each have their strengths.
>
> --greg
>

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