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August.Abolins%f115.n514.z17@visavis.cam.org (August Abolins) writes:
> I am often surprised to to hear *unix people respect and uphold the
> virtues of Vi even though it is over 25years old and outdated compared
> to modern editors for *nix.

Vi is fast and compact.  It runs well even across a slow serial connection. 
It's available in some form or other for just about every computer system out
there.  The editing commands behave orthogonally, so there are much fewer to
remember than with other editors.  You don't have to move your hands from
the proper touch-typing position to use it.  You don't have to stress your
fingers with Alt, Meta, Control and Shift operations.

The problem with vi is that when you first run it, it looks horrible and
behaves incomprehensibly.  This is partly because it defaults to being in
expert mode, accepting commands with no on-screen prompts.


mathew