well, my 2 cents (n you'll b getting overcharged at that):<br><br>sounds like you might be perfectly suited to going for one of those two and adding in modules n enhancements of the other, which i've heard can be done.<br>
<br>perhaps what you need to ask yourself is.... are you a ninja or a pirate<br>;) <a href="http://philosecurity.org/2009/03/23/pirates-and-ninjas-emacs-or-vi">http://philosecurity.org/2009/03/23/pirates-and-ninjas-emacs-or-vi</a><br>
<br>(think i actually got that link from this list... but its a real corker)<br><br><br>if ya listen to stallman, he'll no doubt have you sold on emacs pretty rapid. sounds wonderful... oh to be savvy with emacs. :) seems u can live in it. :D <br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/25 Kris Davidson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:davidson.kris@gmail.com">davidson.kris@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Okay, this is an actual serious question, serious Kris is serious and all that.<br>
<br>
Anyway for a while now I've been meaning to learn one of the big two<br>
text editors; Vi/Vim or Emacs. I'm familiar enough with both to do<br>
basic editing but want to become an expert in one of them.<br>
<br>
I'm going to primarily use the chosen editor for general editing,<br>
taking notes, modifying config files, Python/Bash/Perl programming and<br>
some LaTeX stuff.<br>
<br>
I've bought books and downloaded learning material for both<br>
<br>
The problem is everytime I think I've made a decision I change my mind<br>
or go back to neutral. I'm looking for help in making the decision. So<br>
which editor do you use and why?, have you tried both etc? Does it<br>
depend on your particular field of computing, do genuine programmers<br>
lean towards one, while Sysadmin and networking people another?<br>
<br>
Kris<br>
<br>
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