Re: Emacs as WM

[Ashton Kemerling]

I think at this point Emacs is about as far from a WYSIWYG editor as you
can get, and that is what attracts a fair amount of its users. Despite
constant competitive pressure from prettier and more specialized editors
like RubyMine, Eclipse, and similar; Emacs continues to survive due to
the depth of its customizability and community.

I guess its customizability means that there is nothing stopping anyone
from making a WYSIWYG plugin, but I would be shocked if it got a lot of
usage for two reasons:

1) A lot of the people choosing Emacs use it because it isn't WYSIWYG.
2) Most people who are a fan of WYSIWYG want a shallow learning curve
with a shallow product. They aren't interested in dedicating lots of
time to master a product that they might not use enough to justify it.

But hey, I could be wrong.

-- 
Ashton Kemerling