>>>>> "r" == rlharris <rlhar...@oplink.net> writes:
r> As well as being easy to use for general word processing, Emacs r> excels in the work of writing scripts, in which the r> "COMPOSE-A-NEW-MACRO-WHENEVER-YOU-NEED-IT;IT-TAKES-ONLY-A-FEW-SECONDS" r> ability of Emacs is invaluable. After all, the name Emacs is an r> acronym for "Editing MACroS". r> Need to make alterations to dozens of lines? If you can figure out r> a repetitive sequence of keystrokes to accomplish the change, you r> can save that sequence as a macro. And those keystrokes can r> involve searches and operations such as "advance one word", "go to r> string xxYYz", "go to end of line", "replace xxx with yyy", and so r> forth. Or said with other words: - replace a repetitive task where you are part of a machine the "Metropolis" way with the task of creating an automatic solution. This has a lot to do with your morale at the end of the work day :). -- /\ ___ Ubuntu: ancient /___/\_|_|\_|__|___Gian Uberto Lauri_____ African word //--\| | \| | Integralista GNUslamico meaning "I can \/ coltivatore diretto di software not install già sistemista a tempo (altrui) perso... Debian" Warning: gnome-config-daemon considered more dangerous than GOTO