Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.

2005-03-21 Thread Duncan Anderson
Greg Meyer wrote: On Monday 21 March 2005 12:41 pm, Duncan Anderson wrote: Glad to hear it! Learning to use "vi" never killed anybody. "vim" is brilliant. But what about emacs? :p I don't think anyone has actually d

Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.

2005-03-21 Thread James Henry Maiewski
On Monday 21 March 2005 2:35 pm, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > On March 21, 2005 10:41, Duncan Anderson wrote: > ... > Learning to use "vi" never killed anybody. > ... > > No, it just made them wish they were dead! 8^} > It certainly isn't as powerfull, or intuitive, as any GUI editor, but fo

Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.

2005-03-21 Thread Miark
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 12:35:30 -0700, Ron wrote: > Vi is one of those necessary evils, because sometimes when > your system is really messed up, it's one the few things that > will still work, and that can save you. But I would never use > it when something more sane was available. My sentiments ex

Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.

2005-03-21 Thread Greg Meyer
On Monday 21 March 2005 12:41 pm, Duncan Anderson wrote: > Glad to hear it! Learning to use "vi" never killed anybody. > "vim" is brilliant. But what about emacs? :p -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.

Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.

2005-03-21 Thread Anne Wilson
On Monday 21 Mar 2005 19:35, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote: > On March 21, 2005 10:41, Duncan Anderson wrote: > ... > Learning to use "vi" never killed anybody. > ... > > No, it just made them wish they were dead! 8^} > > Vi is one of those necessary evils, because sometimes when your system is > really

Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.

2005-03-21 Thread Ron Hunter-Duvar
On March 21, 2005 10:41, Duncan Anderson wrote: ... Learning to use "vi" never killed anybody. ... No, it just made them wish they were dead! 8^} Vi is one of those necessary evils, because sometimes when your system is really messed up, it's one the few things that will still work, and that ca

Re: [newbie] Auld lang syne.

2005-03-21 Thread Duncan Anderson
James Henry Maiewski wrote: Hello, In the "More proof that I'm not the smartest guy in the world" department, and in the hope that maybe someone out there is where I was a year or so ago, I want to say that Vim rocks! I had heard it many times, but since I couldn't just type 'vim foo' and go,

[newbie] Auld lang syne.

2005-03-21 Thread James Henry Maiewski
Hello, In the "More proof that I'm not the smartest guy in the world" department, and in the hope that maybe someone out there is where I was a year or so ago, I want to say that Vim rocks! I had heard it many times, but since I couldn't just type 'vim foo' and go, I took the path of