[mythtv-users] OFF TOPIC: Text Editor(s) ?

Stephen P. Villano stephen.p.villano at gmail.com
Fri Nov 15 19:42:07 UTC 2013


On 11/15/13 1:27 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Stefan Jones" <stefan_jones at comcast.net>
>> I will second the notion of learning the BASICS of vi or vim.
>>
>> Just enough to open a text file, move around, and do a basic edit on a
>> line.
> And those basics are *so* basic:
>
> cursor keys to navigate
>
> i to go into insert mode and type text; ESC to leave it
> x to delete one character
> dd to delete the current line
> ZZ to save and quote
> :q! to dump unsaved changes and quit
>
> And that's literally *it*; that's all you need to start.
>
> Assuming showmode is set by default, and it should be in any recent
> version of vim, there's little way to be confused whether you're in 
> insert mode or not, which seems to be people's major gripe.
>
> And there is a Windows port called gvim, which does an altogether 
> *excellent* job of merging the reflexes of *nix vi users and Windows
> Notepad users; the only thing I can't find an easy way to do is set the
> default font/size it starts in.
>
> It's like wood shop: you can cut wood a lot faster with a bandsaw than
> with a handsaw, but you have to learn how to use it first.  And vim won't
> even cut off your hand.  :-)
True enough, though emacs has been known to claim limbs.  ;)

> PS: Congrats to the OP, this was an *excellent* troll.  :-)
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra



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