On 31/10/11 04:40, cyclicf...@yahoo.com wrote:
With reference to a beginning editor,
I agree with most of this but...
... scripting in vim has many similarities to various types
> in python. The python forloop is definitely very similar
Thats probably because you have a vim that has been compiled with Python
scripting built in. There are various scripting options
for vim and the original scripting language was not like Python
at all! So it will depend on which vim scripting engine you have installed.
with a click or few clicks provide syntax+highlighting+syntax
error-checking setup. This can be difficult in the traditional text
editors vim+ emacs,(I know vim) have to be compiled with certain
support, as well as then have plugins installed/created,
It shouldn't be the case. The latest versions of both vim and emacs come
with syntax highlighting set up by default and auto recognize
many languages (based on file extension). So this should not be a
deciding factor.
Much more of an issue for a newbie is, in both vim and emacs, the
completely non standard keybindings. Neither use the "normal"
keys for movement, cut n paste, searching etc And its adapting to the
keybindings that will (a) take time and (b) be a source of frustration
while learning. And both editors are only really efficient if you drive
them from the keyboard, they do support mice/menus etc but they are not
optimised for that.
--
Alan G
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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