[aklug] Re: really tiny text editor with emulation

* Christopher Howard <christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> [130417 18:47]:
> On 04/17/2013 10:17 AM, Arthur Corliss wrote:
> > On Wed, 17 Apr 2013, Christopher Howard wrote:
> >
> >
> > :-) I use it almost exclusively. Vim, in particular, makes a great IDE.
> > Very extendable.
> >
> >
> > What's the phrase? "Emacs is a great OS, but lacks a good editor..."
> > Ah, I
> > feel better. ;-)
> >
> > --Arthur Corliss
> > Live Free or Die
>
> I've heard the quote before, "Emacs is a great OS, but lacks a good
> editor..." That's c--p. Emacs is a great OS AND a great editor!
>
> I can fly editing circles around everyone I know who uses Vim. Can do
> stuff in seconds with macros, shortcuts, and functions that takes them
> two or three minutes of laborious typing.
 What is your metric? I.E. How do you establish basis of comparison?

 As someone who used emacs extensively in the past, once I got the
 hang of vimscript (I had background in lisp before getting on
 with emacs), I could create macros, shortcuts and functions with
 vimscript much easier and quicker than with elisp. But that's just
 me. And for me modal editing beats the c--p out of all those
 chords. Of course, I'm not a jazz guitarist...

 Use what works for you - Chris, unless you have a boss who tells
 you different :).

-- 
Tim 
tim at tee jay forty nine dot com or akwebsoft dot com
http://www.akwebsoft.com
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