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

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From: Larry Riedel
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 1996 00:00

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Jianlin Chang (changj@jeff-lab@queensu.ca) wrote:
> I am considering learning emacs after using  vi for a long time. Is
> the time spend on learning really worth the benefits of emacs vs vi?

The vi editor provides a certain set of capabilities; these capabilities
are isomorphically represented through the VIPER package which comes with
GNU emacs, and the vastly larger set of capabilities provided by emacs is
accessible concurrently with those provided through VIPER.  In my mind
there is no concept of "emacs vs. vi" since emacs can be treated as an
extension of vi.  There is a default key mapping in emacs for the basic
editing commands which can easily be replaced by a vi key mapping.

I think it is worth taking time to become familiar with GNU emacs because
it is the most effective productivity enhancing software I have encountered
besides the Unix environment itself.  This familiarization can happen at a
comfortable pace.

Larry

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From: larryr@saturn.sdsu.edu (Larry Riedel)
Subject: Re: is it really worth the time to go from vi to emacs?
Date: 1996/06/26
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