On 6/30/05, Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jhuniepi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > tyaga lng at interest.... i want to know emacs and vi. now im used to > > vi.. but i also want to learn emacs, non-modal editor.. > > There are plenty of non-modal editors out there, like pico/nano and > gedit. Don't learn Emacs if all you want is an editor that you can > type in without changing to insert mode! ;) Learn Emacs if you want an > insanely powerful and customizable programming environment that will > amaze and help you grow as a developer and as a user. > > In fact, Emacs modes are far more arcane and powerful than vi modes. > Sure, you have to distinguish between insert and command mode in vi, > but in Emacs, you can have special modes for flashcards, e-mail, IRC, > planning, etc. > > The keys available in each mode can be customized. For example, I've > set up my web browser (yes, Emacs has a graphical web browser) to fit > my tab-browsing Dvorak needs. I can cycle through tabs by pressing , > and . (w and e on QWERTY keyboards) and search the net by typing s (; > on a QWERTY keyboard). It would take me far too much hacking to get > something like that working in Mozilla, even with something like > conkeror. Besides, not only can I remap my keys any way I want, but I > can also write little programs to make my life--or other people's > lives--much easier. > > Emacs is also mode-oriented, but Emacs' modes can be easily customized > and navigation is fairly consistent. =) That's lots of fun! Emacs is > mindblowingly powerful. Don't be worried, though. You can get the hang > of it gradually, tweaking your system until it's practically an > extension of you. <grin>
hhmmmm... i see.. thatś what i like about emacs, not just non-modal. well itś modal pala.. why does it displays ś when i type apostrophe s? > > -- > Sacha Chua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - open source geekette > http://sacha.free.net.ph/ - PGP Key ID: 0xE7FDF77C > interests: emacs, gnu/linux, personal information management, CS ed > sachac on irc.freenode.net#emacs . YM: sachachua83 > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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