Max Waterman (2008-11-29 10:36 +0200) wrote:
> However, I am now working in Finland, and almost everyone I've met
> uses emacs. Furthermore, it seems no-one uses vi/vim, and they seem
> amazed that anyone would use vi/vim - they seem to absolutely hate it.
> I would have expected *some* to use it - I know there are a few, but
> vastly fewer than in other places I've been.
>
> It was quite a shock, but only after a few months have I come up with
> a theory why this is, and this is my theory :
>
> The keyboard.
I don't have any facts about which editor is more popular in Finland but
I'd guess that it's Vim. This is not much more than just a guess but I
think I have seen Vim discussed more in Finnish Linux communities. So my
experience is different from yours.
But about your point about the Finnish keyboard layout being
particularly difficult for Vi/Vim: I don't remember seeing this
discussed at all. OK, some Vim commands aren't exactly easy, like
AltGr+7 and AltGr+0 for "{" and "}" but I don't think the keyboard
explains much about the popularity.
I have used Vim for several years and never considered keyboard commands
difficult. I admit that is was quite late when I began to feel
comfortable with "{" and "}" commands but there are many other ways for
moving around in a document. Even though I have now switched to Emacs it
has nothing to do with keyboard commands. I feel comfortable with both
editors.
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