[Still is] Re: Full-screen editor in /bin
On 31 Jul 2002 marshal@h9.dion.ne.jp wrote:
> This is getting into a emacs vs vi flame-fest, so it's time to start
> the BBQ. ^_^
Well, I was a little afraid of that when I asked the question. But I
disagree with your characterization of what has seemed to me to be a
rather civilized exchange.
> Actually, I think it all boils down to muscle memory. I say very few
> things in computers are "intuitive". "Intuitivity" in computer-human
> interface hasn't gotten very far (or is a whole load of crock,
> depending on how you look at it.) People use things that they are
> used to. Once the learning curve is over, they just stick to it.
Perhaps - but I have a lousy short-term memory and nano/pico have the most
often used commands sitting there at the bottom of the screen. And a
blank page in an editor strikes me as "intuitively" expecting one to enter
text. I really have no idea what to do with a text editor which starts
out with _content_ in its opening page.
[...]
> Anyways, lets [sic] take this off the list, and keep the signal to
> noise ratio up, and keep some people with low bandwidth happy.
Oh, you mean now that _you've_ thrown your fuel into the fire, the rest of
us should be quiet? (Sorry, but it's a peeve of mine how often "firemen"
purport to be firemen.)
With all respect to your desire to douse a flamewar, this has been a very
useful exchange to me.
Patrick
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Patrick Wiseman
pwiseman@mindspring.com
Linux user #17943
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