Re: Replace/RE/All = seg-error !?

[Keith Roberts <keith karsites net>]

On Thu, 24 Oct 2013, /dev/rob0 wrote:

> To: mc gnome org
> From: /dev/rob0 <rob0 gmx co uk>
> Subject: Re: Replace/RE/All = seg-error !?
>
> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 05:52:59PM -0500, tooth pik wrote:
> > I suspect a large percentage of mc users configure mc to use
> > vim for internal edits.
>
> I can't speak for others, but ... eww. No, I do not, will not.
>
> > I for one don't, no -- since I can seamlessly configure mc to
> > use vim as the internal editor, which has spellchecking,
> > syntax highlighting, and is arguably the most powerful and
> > user configurable editor in the world, why would I even think
> > about using mc's editor?
>
> You spent a lot of time learning those vi commands. You had to
> retrain yourself to know that you can't just start typing in your
> editor, you have to put it in insert mode first.
>
> Sure, after such a long time as a Unix user I have had to learn the
> basic vi skills. I still hate it.

All we had at college in 88-90 was VI - eeek!
 - some weird combination of keys to move about the screen.

I'm very happy with cooledit and especially it's syntax 
highlighting!

my 2c worth

Kind Regards,

Keith

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