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Article #2716Re: looking for *simple* unix editor
From: Ian Collier
Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 10:33
Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 10:33
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In article <1991May28.062841.3170@uwasa.fi>, ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) wrote: >But also objectively speaking there is a good rationale for >defending the editor one is used to. Almost each editor involves a >great number of predefined (or customizable) key combinations, which >at first are difficult to learn, but very natural after one has >gotten used to them after extended exposure. This means, that >changing over to another editor (even a considerably better one) >will involve a high cost of learning. Moreover, if you have used a particular customisable editor (particlularly xedit and emacs) for a long period of time, you end up with a unique editor which is specialised for your taste, needs and editing skills. It is then an incredibly difficult task to make the same adjustments to a new editor if you were to change over. Ian Collier Ian.Collier@prg.ox.ac.uk | imc@ecs.ox.ac.uk
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!ox-prg!msc6.comlab!imc From: imc@prg.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: looking for *simple* unix editor Message-ID: <841.imc@uk.ac.ox.prg> Date: 29 May 91 10:33:45 GMT References: <1991May24.162654.2462@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> <1991May25.100139.6060@uwasa.fi> <8052@auspex.auspex.com> <1991May28.062841.3170@uwasa.fi> Sender: news@prg.ox.ac.uk Reply-To: imc@prg.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier) Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory, UK Lines: 18