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Article #119Why I love VI
From: Michael SamChee
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 15:07
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1992 15:07
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Hi, For you vi lovers out there: I like VI because to perform editing, it requires a *minimal* number of keystrokes (whereas for EMACs, it usually requires twice as many keystrokes to accomplish the same thing). Also, in vi I could move my cursor around the screen extremely quickly (I find using arrow keys irritatingly slow). (We have to remember that vi was originally developed for extremely slow dumb terminals, were each (extra) keystroke had a significant impact on the editor's speed.) These two advantages alone is sufficient reason for *me* to favour vi as an editor. Needless to say, vi is very powerful (admittedly, not as powerful as EMACs). However, I must admit that when I first started learning vi, I was pissed off about the editor because I found the commands too cryptic. I therefore understand how you beginners feel. But after using vi for 1 school term, I was hooked to the editor because of its speed and power. Michael.
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Newsgroups: comp.editors Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!utcsri!torn!cunews!nrcnet0!bnrgate!bcars267!bcarh600!mschee From: mschee@bcarh600.bnr.ca (Michael SamChee) Subject: Why I love VI Message-ID: <1992Aug6.150744.28135@bnr.ca> Keywords: vi, speed, power Sender: news@bnr.ca (usenet) Nntp-Posting-Host: bcarh600 Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1992 15:07:44 GMT Lines: 25