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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What programs do you make sure are installed on a new Linux
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:11:42 +0100
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On 2024-11-19 20:30, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2024-11-19, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 19/11/2024 12:31, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>
>>> For me, it's vi(m) or nothing.
> 
> +1 - it's available on all machines, and my fingers speak
> it well enough that if I'm trying to move down the screen
> in other editors a string of "j"s appear on the screen.
> For sheer economy of keystrokes, vi(m) is hard to beat.
> Occasionally I'll fall back to a GUI editor if I need
> to cut and paste text - mousepad works, but not well
> enough to make me want to switch.
> 
>>> I used to use microEmacs, but I found regular emacs too knuckle-busting.
> 
> I looked at emacs once or twice, but it lives on a different planet
> than I do.

Both vi and emacs live in a different planet than I do.

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Cheers, Carlos.