Re: editor alternatives?
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On Thursday 18 October 2001 19:04, David B Harris wrote:
> I really like jed. Really, I do. But there is *something* about Nano(and
> Pico, of course) that just WORKS, when it comes to new people.
>
> Maybe it's the simplicity. Maybe. I dunno.
>
> The point is, that even if people can't say *why* Nano is easier for
> people, it simply is. Put a bunch unfamiliar with any editors in front
> of computers, and I'll lay money on the outcome that people using Nano
> are less confused, more confident, and more productive(in the short
> period of time given - obviously something more advanced like Vim or
> Emacs can increase producitivity if the people using it actually *know*
> the apps).
I'l tell you why. pico and nano are two of the most intuitive console based
text editors in UNIX. I think norton commander editor ripoff midnight
commander editor also comes into that category.
jed is one of the cut-down emacs-like's out there, but I don't recommend it
for editing plain text files. It's good for editing source code, though. If
you want an emacs rip-off, zile or jove might be better. No comments about vi
or derivatives. OK, I can't resist it. They belong to 1970's.
Thanks,
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Eray Ozkural (exa) <erayo@cs.bilkent.edu.tr>
Comp. Sci. Dept., Bilkent University, Ankara
www: http://www.cs.bilkent.edu.tr/~erayo
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