Re: VI features, Editors, etc...

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From: Matt Dillon
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1986 21:06

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>Matt Dillon writes:
>> Mouse-based 'user friendly' editors are all an well, but completely useless
>> once you get experienced.  ...
>
>From: julian@riacs.ARPA (Julian E. Gomez)
>Xerox PARC demonstrates the contrary.

	Now I don't know if you've taken my words out of context or not.

	If what Xerox PARC demonstrates is *solely* a mouse based editor
	(no command key sequences from the keyboard, only typing and simple
	edit keys), then it may refute my statement.

	However, if Xerox PARC's mouse-based editor has complex command
	sequences from the keyboard, then you've taken my words out of 
	context.  I specifically said that that applied only to editors
	which were *solely* mouse based.

	I also said in that message that those editors which allow both
	integrated mouse use and keyboard command sequences (possibly more
	complex than the mouse would offer) will eventually beat out 
	everything else in existance (within the scope of keyboard+mouse).

					-Matt

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