[Eug-lug] Computer time

[Jamie]

On Sunday 23 January 2005 08:42 am, Allen Brown wrote:
: On Sat, 22 Jan 2005, Bob Miller wrote:
: > Jacob Meuser wrote:
: > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 01:01:14PM -0800, Max Lemieux wrote:
: > > > Agreed, vi seems to be the universally present editor.
: > >
: > > ed is the universal editor.
: >
: > No, ed is the STANDARD text editor.
: > http://www.gnu.org/fun/jokes/ed.msg.html
: >
: > I agree with Max.  Nano is a good, non-confusing editor.  I'll bet I've
: > been using emacs longer than anyone here -- I first used the original
: > TECo-based version on MIT-AI sometime in 1978.  But I'm still aware
: > that emacs is a bear to learn.
: > --
: > Bob Miller                              K<bob>
:
: emacs is a bear to learn *completely*.  But you can be quite effective
: using a "nano" fraction of it.  If all you learn of emacs is the
: capabilities that are provided in nano, emacs is no more difficult to
: learn than nano.  But with nano, that is all you can do.  With emacs
: you can continue to grow.

I dont see how you can find emacs as easy as pico/nano. one displays your 
options for you, the other requires that you learn how to quit the program, 
before you even use it (or get stuck!).

I see the primary difference between vi or emac and pico/nano is that pico/
nano has onscreen options, whereas vi and emac require memorizing all the 
commands or have a printout of them handy when you use them. 

clearly pico/nano are simple text editors, not fancy programming environments 
or word processors.. just a simple text editor.

Jamie


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