Re: GNU...
  By: Roy J. Tellason to Charles Angelich on Fri Sep 26 2003 09:04 pm

 > It's sorta like those folks that are saying that because I want to run linux
 > should learn how to use vi,  or worse yet,  emacs.  I'm used to the kind of
 > convenience I had with qedit under dos,  or vdo2 under cp/m (a 4k executable
 >  Or WordStar,  for that matter,  where the design made one heck of a lot of
 > sense -- I can do things a *lot* faster if I can keep my hands in normal tou
 > typing position and not have to be reaching for function keys and similar
 > stuff.
 
I do not understand the above statements.  Qedit is essentially EMacs, but
without a boatload of extensions.  You do not like the extensions for ReadNews
et cetera?  ...drag-to-trash...  ...delete key...  done.  You don't like where
EMacs places the editor functions?  Emacs uses key-bindings....  You can place
*ANY* editor function on *ANY* key!  You can make *EVERY* key on your keyboard
a  key, if that is what you truly desire!  Aside from the security issue
of having the editor tied too tightly to the operating system functions (A LA
the Robert Morris Internet Worm), I don't see what the big beef is about EMacs.
 It is complicated because it gives the user the full freedom to take control
of every feature!  REXX is complicated.  UNIX is complicated.  Complicated can
mean versatile!
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