On 16/07/09 18:03, Gene Kwiecinski wrote: > >>> Anyway, here's a suggestion for the OP: have you TRIED getting gvim >>> approved for use? A simple email to your boss might help. The IT > >> Yes I did. >> And there reply was that TextPad is the default editor. >> So yes, stupid rules, no room for innovation. > > And people wonder why companies are tanking and going bankrupt... > > Here, by default, everyone uses Epsilon (the Werewolf Editor, as I call > it). B'harni Almighty, I *NEVER* had so many *fights* with an editor > where even just hitting<esc> multiple times screws things up. I even > told people that the day '[g]vim' becomes /verboten/ is the day I give > notice. > > But the fact of life, and what Pointy-Haired Boss has to understand, is > that when you're forbidden from using tools which make you *productive*, > then quite obviously productivity suffers. It takes you longer to do > the same task, the project ends up behind schedule, and so on down the > line. > > If a mechanic were only allowed to use "approved" pliers and was charged > with changing a set of spark plugs, vs being able to use the > proper-sized sockets, could he be faulted for taking a whole day to > change *1* car's plugs, if he could even do it at all? When the garage > owner complains about his "lack of productivity", whose fault is it > *really*? All I know is that I wouldn't put myself on the hook and have > to work unpaid hours because of PHB's and/or the company's own > stupidity. As long as they're okay with that...
As Jeri said, "there is a crisis going on". And what does that mean? Yesterday I heard on the radio news that in the USA there are people accepting work for _no pay_, yes, $0.00 a month, because otherwise, in the future they will "look bad" with a "hole" on their résumé... Even so, if I were Jeri I would start looking at the jobs-offered section of newspapers and websites, and quietly inquire what kind of editor and other software they are using. Who knows? Maybe there _is_ a better job waiting for him. And already having a job puts him in a better bargaining position. Best regards, Tony. -- Anarchy may not be the best form of government, but it's better than no government at all. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
