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yey!

now what
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2 guest@cc 1969-12-31T17:00:00
I like Lisp but hate emacs. emacs wants to give me arthritis and wrist damage
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3 guest@cc 1969-12-31T17:00:00
>>2
I use xmodmap to swap control and alt, and to map caps lock to alt. It makes using Emacs a breeze.
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4 guest@cc 1969-12-31T17:00:00
>>3
That might help, but modal editing is always more ergonomic and fun than modeless editing.
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5 guest@cc 1969-12-31T17:00:00
>>4
>ergonomic

Maybe.

>fun

Emacs is way more fun than vi(m) imnsho. Plus you can use modal editing in Emacs if you really want to.
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6 guest@cc 1969-12-31T17:00:00
>>5
>Maybe.

Definitely.
Though since I've lately been using emacs (specifically edwin in MIT Scheme) lately, I've discovered I now try to use emacs bindings instead of IBM CUA bindings while typing in graphical programs. As in, when I type ctrl-a I expect to get to the beginning of the line, but then I realise all the graphical programs have ibm/microsoft bindings because it highlights everything.
So I've learnt something, I guess. Or at least become accustomed to it.
If only Unix developers would be brave enough to forge a new path, instead of imitate the world of Windows! Well, at least when I need a graphical editor I can use xedit now (which has emacs bindings) instead of ones that imitate notepad!
>Emacs is way more fun than vi(m) imnsho. Plus you can use modal editing in Emacs if you really want to.

I know about the vi emulation in emacs, but I don't feel a need to use that instead of nvi.
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7 guest@cc 1969-12-31T17:00:00
>>6
> I've discovered I now try to use emacs bindings instead of IBM CUA bindings while typing in graphical programs

Yeah, I do that too. Luckily firefox has the firemacs extension, so since I spend 90% of my computing time in either Emacs or Firefox, I don't have to ``switch modes'' so often.

>I don't feel a need to use that instead of nvi

You get to still use Emacs. Emacs is way more than an editor. I used to call it a ``programming tool,'' but I've come to realize it's helpful in many more tasks, so ``computing tool'' is a better name. Although really what it is is a Lisp interpreter with a textual interface.
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8 guest@cc 1969-12-31T17:00:00
>>7
>You get to still use Emacs. Emacs is way more than an editor. I used to call it a ``programming tool,'' but I've come to realize it's helpful in many more tasks, so ``computing tool'' is a better name. Although really what it is is a Lisp interpreter with a textual interface.

But what if I prefer bourne sh to Lisp?
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9 guest@cc 1969-12-31T17:00:00
>>8
Then you're a True Unixman.

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