I have been reading this thread and I am not sure I understand the question: "why would anyone need to alter text"
On Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 12:01 AM John Mon <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your time Tony! I've often wondered about why people ever need > to alter text? If you have time I would love to know the answer. Thanks in > advance! > > On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 11:49 AM Tony Mechelynck < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 2:58 PM John Mon <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Thanks Tony you mean like notepad in W10? >> >> IMHO, Vim is to Notepad what a Rolls-Royce is to a bicycle (except on >> the matter of price). But that's just my own opinion, after I've veen >> using Notepad, then Vim, for a number of years. >> >> Best regards, >> Tony. >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. >> Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. >> For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "vim_use" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAJkCKXt4oG4R39y0A00DLmg%2B9zQmhePLm24Kzmi-Btr3hrz0bA%40mail.gmail.com >> . >> > -- > -- > You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. > Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. > For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "vim_use" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAHOpw6z5C0kyK3AgMCs9_ctDa9KLgffrYARebuHg8KK1XOnXKw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CAHOpw6z5C0kyK3AgMCs9_ctDa9KLgffrYARebuHg8KK1XOnXKw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/vim_use/CACacrc237ERXTGJAjTGK5cdNZjbGt7trT0y51a8Fw1MeuPgDpA%40mail.gmail.com.
