On Tue, 2010-04-20 at 12:22 -0600, Bryan Murdock wrote: > I do know the basics of vi(m) and can get around if in it if I really > have to. My impression is that vi is more RISC with lots of single > button commands strung together to get things done (which fortunately > you can repeat with .), and emacs is more CISC, with longer commands > and/or macros that (may or may not have keyboard shortcuts) that do > more stuff in one fell swoop.
I'd say that's a fair comparison. Put another way: Emacs has a command to transpose characters -> C-t Vi users can create their own command using primitives -> xp Personally, I prefer the composability of Vim . -- "XML is like violence: if it doesn't solve your problem, you aren't using enough of it." - Chris Maden -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info (unsubscribe here): http://uug.byu.edu/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
