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

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From: James Kanze US/ESC 60/3/141 #407...
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 00:00

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In article <4qsem4$kav@hole.sdsu.edu> larryr@saturn.sdsu.edu (Larry Riedel) writes:

|> Jianlin Chang (changj@jeff-lab@queensu.ca) wrote:
|> > Another question is: is it better to start with emacs vip or viper
|> > mode and gradually move to emacs mode or to start with emacs completely?

|> Viper is not just a compromise or a crutch.  There is no need to "move
|> to emacs mode" to get all the capabilities provided by emacs.

On the other hand, you will probably want to start with a very low
"expert level", and move it up some as learn the emacs side.
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Date: 1996/06/27
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