vi vs emacs in a student enviro

[Rahul Dhesi]

In article <1045 at ficc.UUCP> peter at ficc.UUCP (Peter da Silva) writes:
>There does not exist a decent editor on UNIX, or for that matter any other
>system I have ever used.

Amen to that.  The problem is that the average keyboard does not easily
allow out-of-band signalling.  Hence the eternal three-way war between
keypad users (hunt-and-peck typists), Emacs users (meta/coke
bottle/shift/alt/control keys) and vi users (constant mode switching).

My own solution to this has been to invent an editor that directly
interprets your brain waves to know if what you are typing is text or a
command.  A slight scowl on your face creates the right type of brain
wave and causes what you type to become a command;  a slight smile
causes text input.  A beneficial side-effect is the exercise:  at a
furious rate of editing, it is possible to burn as many as 100 calories
per hour through the facial muscles alone.

However, a startling noise, or the sudden appearance of a loved one,
can cause the user to unconsciously change facial expressions and
unexpectedly enter the wrong mode.  Therefore for the time being the
editor is still experimental.
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