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Stubborn Emacs-head needs Epoch enlightening

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From: John Stracke
Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1992 16:50
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>Could some kind soul out there please give me a list of reasons why I should
>switch from emacs to epoch? What are some of the things that are easily done
>in epoch but not in emacs? Thank you very much.

I find epoch's basic ability, the multiple windows, to be the biggest
improvement.  I put each file I'm currently working with into a
separate window, and then iconify most of them (I have Motif give me
the tiny icons that just have the names); I can then bounce around
through the units of my code much more easily than I could with Emacs.
I also have icons I leave up permanently: my home directory, gnus,
rmail, and a note-taking program I wrote.  I have extended dired to
let me press F instead of f to find the file in another window, and
control-right-button for the same; I can scroll up or down with
shift-left or -right button (an extension of my own); and copying by
mouse is nice.  But the quick access to many files is the biggest
thing; it makes it much easier to perceive the structure of my code.

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|John (Francis) Stracke         |My opinions are my own.                    |
|Natl. Science Center Foundation|===========================================|
|Augusta, GA                    | Newt Nuggets!                             |
|francis@dogwood.atl.ga.us      |                                           |
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