On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 11:30:42AM -0500, Dom Lachowicz wrote:
>
> > Having this on by default is sure to confuse the hell out of our users.
>
> I agree, but sometimes (editing code) it is usefull. However, I really have a big
>problem trying to imagine a Church Secretary doing something like while(<>){
>s/beautiful regexp/match/; print }
>
Who the %^#$! is going to write code using AbiWord. AbiWord
is a word _processor_ not a text _editor_. Sure the two
are interchangeable, but that is like me saying that I
might want to cut my lawn with a pair of scissors or
cut my hair with a lawn mower.
Thomas .. Who uses a nail when he needs a nail;
A screw when he needs a screw
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Thomas (toe-mah) Fletcher QNX Software Systems
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(613)-591-0931 http://www.qnx.com/~thomasf