jhuniepi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > tyaga lng at interest.... i want to know emacs and vi. now im used to > vi.. but i also want to learn emacs, non-modal editor..
There are plenty of non-modal editors out there, like pico/nano and gedit. Don't learn Emacs if all you want is an editor that you can type in without changing to insert mode! ;) Learn Emacs if you want an insanely powerful and customizable programming environment that will amaze and help you grow as a developer and as a user. In fact, Emacs modes are far more arcane and powerful than vi modes. Sure, you have to distinguish between insert and command mode in vi, but in Emacs, you can have special modes for flashcards, e-mail, IRC, planning, etc. The keys available in each mode can be customized. For example, I've set up my web browser (yes, Emacs has a graphical web browser) to fit my tab-browsing Dvorak needs. I can cycle through tabs by pressing , and . (w and e on QWERTY keyboards) and search the net by typing s (; on a QWERTY keyboard). It would take me far too much hacking to get something like that working in Mozilla, even with something like conkeror. Besides, not only can I remap my keys any way I want, but I can also write little programs to make my life--or other people's lives--much easier. Emacs is also mode-oriented, but Emacs' modes can be easily customized and navigation is fairly consistent. =) That's lots of fun! Emacs is mindblowingly powerful. Don't be worried, though. You can get the hang of it gradually, tweaking your system until it's practically an extension of you. <grin> -- Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - open source geekette http://sacha.free.net.ph/ - PGP Key ID: 0xE7FDF77C interests: emacs, gnu/linux, personal information management, CS ed sachac on irc.freenode.net#emacs . YM: sachachua83 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
