Re: is it really worth the time to go from vi to emacs?

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From: Michael Kifer
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 00:00

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>>>>> "JC" == Jianlin Chang <changj@jeff-lab@queensu.ca> writes:

In article <4qu9g4$5g1@knot.queensu.ca> changj@jeff-lab@queensu.ca (Jianlin Chang) writes:

    JC> By starting with viper mode, you can do things quickly, and whenever
    JC> you need extra functionality of emacs, you switch to emacs mode.

It is very rare that you need to switch to emacs for extra functionality.  In
99.99% of the cases, emacs functionality is provided though viper without the
need to switch to emacs mode.

    JC> After
    JC> you get familiar with emacs commands, you can evevtually abondon viper
    JC> mode? Isn't this true? 

It depends. I find myself handicapped if viper is not loaded.
This despite the fact that I am very proficient both in emacs and emacs lisp.


Michael Kifer
kifer@cs.sunysb.edu

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From: kifer@sbkifer.cs.sunysb.edu (Michael Kifer)
Subject: Re: is it really worth the time to go from vi to emacs?
Date: 1996/06/28
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