Re: [UUG/MLUG] simple text editor

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I have no real emotional attachment to nedit over emacs, and if
the poster of the original question likes emacs I say all good
to him.  But he may also be like me, and like nedit.  I'm 
offering it as a suggestion - a good suggestion I think - as
nedit is a very nice editor to use.  I merely wish to inform
him of the possibilities, so that he may try something other
than emacs if he wishes.



Mike Miller wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 4 Nov 1999, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> 
> > > Here's a question:
> > >
> > > What does nedit do that emacs doesn't do?
> > >
> >
> > nedit can be used by somebody who is totally computer illiterate,
> > and requires no learning to use it.  It is as easy to use as
> > Notepad.  Yet it still has many features - probably not as many
> > as emacs - but for getting going quickly it is just the ticket.
> 
> You are correct in suggesting that emacs requires some learning, but just
> a little learning.  The thing is, the guy who is asking about an editor is
> not just looking for something to use this weekend, he's looking for an
> editor he can continue to work with.  I really believe that if he learns
> emacs, he'll be very happy in the long run that he did so.
> 
> Emacs is a very powerful tool, it isn't just an editor.  It is available
> for many platforms (I run it on NT and 98 machines, Solaris and, of
> course, Linux).  If he puts in the time to start using it now, it will pay
> off big.  We should have a little training seminar on emacs at an MLUG
> meeting one of these days to get people started.
> 
> Mike
> 
> --
> Michael B. Miller
> University of Missouri--Columbia
> http://taxa.psyc.missouri.edu/~mbmiller/

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