hmmm... i felt the need to reply. :) On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, Sacha Chua wrote:
> "Dean Michael C. Berris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > too much of your very little resources. why not explore other text > > editors like vi and nano? i think they're more lightweight than > > emacs. > > The thing with things like vi and nano is that, well, they're just > editors - you'll have to install other programs to read and write > mail, browse the Web, do other stuff... ;) yes, and considering that he has very meager resources, i'd trade efficiency from 'featurefullness' anytime. yes, you can do all that stuff in emacs alone, as the only running process besides bash and init, but then it is also a viable solution to be able to do what you need, when you need it on the bash shell. or korn shell, or c shell. given the hardware, i'd settle for an editor only when i need one, a browser only when i need one, and a mail client when i need one. there are virtual terminals so i can switch around the terminals whenever i like. > > Who needs mc? I can do my directory management in Emacs. I can browse > (and edit!) files inside an archive, transparently read gzipped files > (no more lesspipe/lessfile or zless for me!), execute commands on > tagged files, and do all sorts of funky things. > it was just a suggestion. even i don't use mc, and i do my fs management on bash. i know i was playing with fire when i suggested not to use emacs... i think i'll shut up then. :| -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
