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changj@jeff-lab@queensu.ca (Jianlin Chang) writes:

>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?
>Thanks a lot.

Sure.  The power and flexibility that emacs gives you makes it well
worth knowing.  That said, I'm having a hell of a time making the switch
myself because editing in vi requires no conscious effort.  My emacs
documents tend to have a lot of jjjjj's or :wq's in them just from force
of habit.

The hardest part of making the switch, at least for me, is not trying
to learn/remember all of emacs's commands; there are only a handful
that you _need_ to know upfront.  The hardest part is overcoming the
subconscious.

Jim
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