From: /m 

On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:12:26 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"/m"  wrote in message
>news:iqi4c2lnrls4k9k6ct6vu2hbgjcnktu916{at}4ax.com...
>
>> I know enough vi to do what I need until I get a more reasonable editor
>> in place.   I see no need for flogging myself with the vi interface on a
>> regular basis, however.
>
>I view vi like I view the command line, the more you know about it the
>better but I always go for a gui tool first.

The command line is different.  A GUI sucks up resources that can be more
efficiently utilized elsewhere.

vi is just an abysmal UI for an editor.  There's no need to use it for
anything more than necessary.

 /m

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