[COMP] Re: remote X

>My favorite is Joe, but some of the more
>hardcore folks make fun of me for it.  
>It's both easy to learn in the
>beginning, and has a lot of options when you're ready for them. 

I'm with you on that one.  Joe is a nice, compact 
little editor that can be used to get most jobs done.

>Vi and
>Emacs are generally the niche favorites.  You'll find a lot of unix
>geeks using them, but they're generally harder to learn in the beginning
>(I still have no clue in either of 'em).  

I don't like either one very much either.  Vi can 
be terribly frustrating having to switch between modes, 
constantly hitting escape etc. and emacs is just plain
gigantic.  Like using a flamethrower to kill a fly.
Very powerful program but geeez ... :)

>Pico is a favorite among
>beginners.  It's very easy to learn, but it's low on features, and I
>really don't like it that much.  

I liked pico at first.  Kindof like an enhanced version
of DOS edit.  Wouldn't run a multi-user box without 
pico on it ... people new to the shell really do need
it imho.  But I agree with you there, too -- people quickly
grow out of it.

Lately I *really* like jed.  Great for editing code with the
color support and kindof like a mini version of emacs.
Same key combos for the basic commands so emacs
becomes much more familiar.  If you can use jed then 
you can at least get around emacs.

I know that this is a religious issue for many, these 
are just my personal favorites.

--
Mark (being as "editor politically correct" as possible :)




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