Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Vim vs Emacs

2017-12-01 Thread Caleb Herbert
Please refrain from top-posting. http://www.palmyanoff.com/trimpost.htm Thanks for providing a work-around. I'll try using it if I switch from Evolution to Gnus. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Vim vs Emacs

2017-12-01 Thread Adonay Felipe Nogueira
It's indeed strange, I also experienced it when I first tried, all I had to do was: 1. Install `smtpmail-async' Emacs module/package. 2. Require it in the ".emacs" file, with something like: --8<---cut here---start->8--- (require 'smtpmail-async nil t)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Vim vs Emacs

2017-12-01 Thread Caleb Herbert
Gnus locks up my environment. Why do you like it? signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Vim vs Emacs

2017-12-01 Thread Adonay Felipe Nogueira
Also, the "Eva Luator" and the "mail.provider.tld" are just examples, I don't have anything to do with them and I don't know if they exist. I know that "Eva Luator" is sometimes used as an example name in the field of programming. ;)

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Vim vs Emacs

2017-12-01 Thread Adonay Felipe Nogueira
Personally, I prefer Emacs Gnus for sending and reading email. There are somethings you have to be aware if configuring multiple accounts, but that is minor issue, for such cases, in your .emacs file, you can do something like this if you, like me, prefer to send email using SMTP (with the

Re: [Trisquel-users] Re : Vim vs Emacs

2017-12-01 Thread Caleb Herbert
Yes, you're right! DIRED is the best file manager ever. If I could use it as my one and only file manager, I would. Unfortunately, when I plug in a new flash drive, it doesn't open up an Emacs client with DIRED. Emacs for email is quite useful as well, although I've only used the Emacs mail

[Trisquel-users] Re : Vim vs Emacs

2017-12-01 Thread lcerf
When it comes to efficiently edit texts, both are excellent... once you know them. So, I would say, it makes little sense to learn both: one is enough. I argue in favor of Emacs for two main reasons: Learning Emacs is easier than learning vim. You can actually type text after launching