come on. vim6 rules the world (or if it doesn't, it should!) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Simon > Garner > Sent: Thursday, 12 September 2002 9:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [hlds_linux] Re: [OT] Text editors > > > From: "Leif Sawyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Word to the man! JOE is _the_ editor to use. Can't get over that > > wordstar interface. > > > > > > Yeah, I use VI when I have to, but for really quick editing, JOE beats > > them all, hands down. > > > > I'm a PICO fan myself, although I'll probably cop some flak for > saying it :D > > I just loaded up JOE to compare (never tried it before, although > I remember > I had installed it out of curiosity). First thing I notice is that it says > "Press F1 for help" but this perhaps doesn't work from ssh as nothing > happens when I do this. Guess I could just read the man page instead... > Somebody want to give a run down of the advantages of JOE over other > editors? > > I've never liked vi or emacs simply because they've obviously > been designed > by programmers with no clue about user interface design. I simply can't be > bothered spending hours learning how to use a text editor with hundreds of > arcane and barely documented sequences of key presses, even for > basic stuff > like quit (<esc>:q! -- wtf?), when, for what it is, such a > program should be > so simple to use. > > Sure, maybe you lose some power by simplifying, and I can > understand that if > you were used to the power features of vi or emacs you'd feel impotent > trying to use anything else, but for chrissakes it's only a text editor. > Maybe if I was using it for programming I might see differently; > I'd prefer > to use a GUI-based editor for that though. Just my opinion. > > -Simon > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 4/09/2002 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.385 / Virus Database: 217 - Release Date: 4/09/2002
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