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#26 2006-09-14 08:43:31
- onearm
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Re: VIM or Emacs for python programming?
I can't stand too many key combination so when first I tried linux some years ago I went with vi, and I have to say that there's been nothing that has made me regret that choice 
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#27 2006-09-14 19:01:57
- pauldonnelly
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Re: VIM or Emacs for python programming?
Vim is good, but I haven't managed to get the hang of working with multiple buffers in it. I use Emacs when I code because the buffers feel much more solid to me. Plus it's got Slime for Lisp code (not that this is at all on topic).
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#28 2006-09-15 06:32:00
- Husio
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Re: VIM or Emacs for python programming?
Emacs is nice system but there's no good text editor 
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#29 2006-09-15 09:23:13
- fluorite
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#30 2006-09-17 16:11:39
- dogfin
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Re: VIM or Emacs for python programming?
I use emacs for 2 reasons.
1) C^x C^s is so quick I can save my work without interupting my typing, even in the middle of a word. I save a lot.
2) I can't remember most keyboard commands (only about 20) so I just use M^x and tab complete. There isn't a single keyboard command that I've run into I can't just M^x away.
Everyone else I know uses vim, but I never could get passed: "esc shift : w enter i" just to save my work and continue typing. And now one of the few emacs fanboys in Arch has spoken :-)
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#31 2006-09-17 17:11:11
- allucid
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Re: VIM or Emacs for python programming?
I can't remember most keyboard commands (only about 20) so I just use M^x and tab complete. There isn't a single keyboard command that I've run into I can't just M^x away.
I also love apropos.
Having a programmable text editor is like god-mode for coding. :twisted:
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#32 2006-09-17 18:45:05
- majikstreet
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Re: VIM or Emacs for python programming?
I just can't see doing C-t-a-s-j-h-l-x or something like that.
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#33 2006-09-17 19:06:38
- Dusty
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Re: VIM or Emacs for python programming?
Looks like we aren't going to have any non-religious replies to this thread anymore. I hope the original question was answered satisfactorily. If not: Try them both, use the one you prefer.
To the zealots, there are two types of people in this world: those that prefer emacs and those that prefer vim. You'll never be able to convince one to use the other, and why should you bother, you're both happy.
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