<div dir="ltr">On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Lie Ryan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lie.1296@gmail.com">lie.1296@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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</div>I agree it is very powerful, at its time, when computers are<br>
keyboard-only and terminal-only. But now, most of its power is largely<br>
redundant and is pale compared to modern text-editor that do acknowledge<br>
mouse as a primary input device.<br></blockquote></div><br>I've never met anyone who could edit faster with a mouse than I can with my basic knowledge of vi.<br><br>Bottom line - you don't like to use vi (or prefer to use your mouse).<br>
<br>Those of us who use vi have experienced its benefits. (And using visual mode to yank helps eliminate counting errors ;) )<br><br>Neither of us will change, and making arguments to the contrary is worse than arguing about religion (although one could very well argue that choice of editors is practically a religion, and I'm sure there are many folks out there who defend their editor more than their religion).<br>
<br>Bottom line v.2, People should use what works best for them.<br><br>-Wayne<br>
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