Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!purdue!decwrl!labrea!agate!web7g.berkeley.edu!laba-4an From: laba-4an@web7g.berkeley.edu (Andy McFadden) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: EMACS better than Vi? Message-ID: <9705@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 7 May 88 03:37:04 GMT References: <449@novavax.UUCP> <10000003@snail> <52207@sun.uucp> <1197@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> <1987@ur-tut.UUCP> Sender: usenet@agate.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: laba-4an@web7g.berkeley.edu.UUCP (Andy McFadden) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 21 Summary: Blah In my opinion, vi is the better of the two for everyday functions. (Where everyday = write C programs, short letters, etc). If you want to write a novel, use emacs. If all you want is a word processor, there's a better choice... If you like the interface, use Jove. There's no reason to use a program that huge unless you're going to use all of the power. It works better than Jove and vi in two respects: editing huge files, and editing binaries. Since I'm not a "serious" writer, I greatly prefer vi. It loads quickly, and the quick word replace, line deletion, command repeption, etc ad nauseum commands are perfect for someone who is willing to take the time to learn them. Having named commands helps the new user by giving him a crutch to lean on. Do I sound opinionated? I find it hard to edit source code when I'm permanently stuck in insert mode... -- laba-4an@widow.berkeley.edu (Andy McFadden)