You know, I've tried the vi on Windows. It's okay. I prefer Notepad++ though.
When in Rome.. --- Puryear Information Technology, LLC Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 http://www.puryear-it.com Author: "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" Download your free copies: http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm Friday, February 2, 2007, 10:23:37 AM, you wrote: > Joe Fruchey wrote: >> Thank you, Michael. All the uber*-geeks are so condescending unless >> you live in vi, or to a lesser extent, emacs. I'm reading O'Reilly's >> _Fedora_Linux_ right now, and it has an entire chapter (okay, maybe >> just a big section of one) devoted to vi. I'm thinking, /who wants to >> learn vi?/ >> >> Joe >> >> *My u would have an umlaut if someone could give me back my alt-codes >> in Linux... >> >> On 2/2/07, michael dolan <michaeldolan at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>I use gedit mostly now, but it is annoyingly slow. I used to use nano (got >>>into that habit taking LSU CS classes). I never got into the habit of using >>>vi or emacs. I don't know why, it's always been in the back of my mind. >>>MD. >>> >>> >>>On 2/2/07, Dustin Puryear < dustin at puryear-it.com> wrote: >>> >>>>It's been a long time since I used Linux as a desktop, so I'm rather >>>>behind the curve on that. Ronnie or Mike may have an idea. That said, >>>>isn't there an nedit for Linux? Wasn't it fast? >>>> >>>>--- >>>>Puryear Information Technology, LLC >>>>Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 >>>>http://www.puryear-it.com >>>> >>>>Author: >>>> "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >>>> "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" >>>> >>>>Download your free copies: >>>> http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm >>>> >>>> >>>>Friday, February 2, 2007, 9:10:00 AM, you wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>okay, okay, you got me. >>>> >>>>>Howabout a gui editor? I never could get into vi, or even emacs. nano >>>>>-icKx for me. >>>> >>>>>On 2/2/07, Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>drum roll.. >>>>>> >>>>>>vi >>>>>> >>>>>>Ha, I got there first. >>>>>> >>>>>>--- >>>>>>Puryear Information Technology, LLC >>>>>>Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 >>>>>>http://www.puryear-it.com >>>>>> >>>>>>Author: >>>>>> "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" >>>>>> "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" >>>>>> >>>>>>Download your free copies: >>>>>> http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Friday, February 2, 2007, 8:54:41 AM, you wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Notepad has always launched almost instantly on Windows machines. >>>>>>>There's got to be something faster (albeit simpler) than gedit, >>> >>>right? >>> >>>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>>General mailing list >>>>>>>General at brlug.net >>>>>>> >>> >>>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>>>>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>>General mailing list >>>>>>General at brlug.net >>>>>> >>> >>>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>General mailing list >>>>>General at brlug.net >>>>> >>> >>>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>General mailing list >>>>General at brlug.net >>>>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Michael Dolan >>>_______________________________________________ >>>General mailing list >>>General at brlug.net >>>http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> General at brlug.net >> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > uber*-geeks only use VI? Well, not to be condescending, but vi, is a > mainstay in *inux systems administration. The good news is VI is > available for Wenders as well :) > Bob > :^,$s/nerd/employable/g
