mike ledoux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't buy into the idea that the editor should be the beginning and > the end of my interaction with the system. I expect a text editor to > be good at editing text--nothing more, nothing less. To insist that > the editor should know the difference between editing email, C source, > or an X pixmap runs counter to the Unix philosophy.
This is a complete non-sequitor. Just because my editor recognizes the .c extension doesn't mean it's "the beginning and the end of my interaction with the system". And I don't see how recognizing C source files runs counter to the UNIX philosophy: the editor is still dedicated to editing *text*. > If you really care, I use vi--*not* vim. I'm comfortable with both ed > and ex, but I wouldn't want to use them for email if I could avoid it. Real UNIX users only compose email with ed, no doubt about it! ;-) Sam
