Editor Wars, Again (was Re: [nzlug] Web storage)

[Robert]

invoking pico -w (or nano -w) should overcome that pesky line 
wrap/carriage return issue with long lines :) silly idea to have 
line-wrap on by default...

Rob

Mark Foster wrote:
> Daniel Lawson wrote:
>>> No, you don't get the analogy.  What if the feature you require is 
>>> "emacs
>>> key bindings"?  Should you still use vi then?
>>>  
>>
>>
>> I have two things to say.
>>
>> First of all, Emacs keybindings make you retarded[1].
>>
>> Secondly, there's an emacs mode for vim[2]. Not vi, I know, but if you
>> don't have vim available there are good chances you don't have emacs
>> available either.
>>
>>
>> Finally, wrap appropriate humour-indicating tags wherever necessary :)
>>
>> [1] http://www.tleaves.com/weblog/archives/000344.html
>> [2] http://algorithm.com.au/code/vimacs/about/index.html
>>
>
> Good stuff Daniel :)  I can sympathise with [1] - well, at least, 
> Empathise... not being an emacs man myself. (I think I used something 
> similar as a BBS message editor years ago...)
>
> Btw, I use vim, not vi.  But knowing enough vi to use vi where vim 
> isnt provided, is still useful. ;)
>
> (When you're editing plain text files, what do you need exactly?  
> Quick find, delete line, type, backspace, support for 'home' and 'end' 
> and arrow keys (or equivalent)...
>
> I managed to grasp G and g instead of Ctrl-Home and Ctrl-End...
>
>
> The reason I ditched Pico in the end was two fold
>
> 1) Ctrl-keys struck me as fiddly after a while,
>
> 2) It didn't deal with long lines very nicely. Made a hash of a few 
> config files by adding line returns...
>
>
> Mark.
>
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