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Re: How can I do these in Emacs?
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Jason Earl |
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Re: How can I do these in Emacs? |
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Mon, 21 Apr 2003 18:20:57 -0600 |
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"Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@flint.cs.yale.edu> writes:
>>> You might also want to try M-x viper-mode RET. It's supposed to be
>>> pretty good.
>> That's like enjoying the Far East cuisine by booking a ticket to Hong
>> Kong and arranging for visiting all available MacDonalds restaurants
>> during the stay.
>
> [ I had started writing the paragraph below and then figured it wasn't
> worth the trouble. Oh well! ]
>
> AFAIK viper-mode is not just "A pill to make Emacs acceptable to those who
> like VI". I know several hardcore Emacs users who swear by viper-mode.
> Some of them had never even used vi before.
>
>
> Stefan "who doesn't use viper-mode"
viper-mode combines the typist-friendly keystrokes of vi with the
goodness and power of Emacs. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind hitting
Control-Alt-Cokebottle-Esc to use some of Emacs' more esoteric
features, but for sheer text editting it is really hard to beat vi.
I *started* as a straight Emacs user, but I learned a little vi
because it was useful for sysadmin tasks. Now I have the best of both
worlds, viper-mode rocks.
Jason
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