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(...) Sounds cool. How does it compare to Emacs in powerfulness? (I've never used either, but demos I've seen of Emacs underwhelmed me from the complexities of Ctrl-this Ctrl-that.) I like both pico and vi but it would be great to have something (...) (26 years ago, 4-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It is my opinion that nothing can possibly compare to Emacs in powerfulness. True, Emacs has a very steep learning curve, especially for novice users. But when you've properly learnt to use Emacs, you're never gonna switch to anything else. If (...) (26 years ago, 4-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's not nearly as powerful as emacs -- it doesn't have any scripting capabilities (that I am aware of, at least). If I didn't already know the wordstare commands, I probably wouldn't use it. When I first started getting into Linux/Unix, I (...) (26 years ago, 4-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Emacs is really just a lisp interpreter masquerading as an editor. :-) When I used to use unix with only a 24x80 ascii terminal, emacs was irreplaceable. With the advent of windowed interfaces, it doesn't have quite as big an advantage. Emacs (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) (URL) - Sproat (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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On Tue, 6 Oct 1998 16:35:53 GMT, Sproaticus <jsproat@geocities.com> wrote: <snipped everything> Just commenting on the name. Sproaticus? Hope there isn't anything Freudian in that. :-) -- Terry K -- -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My favorite Emacs widget is getris. That's right - play Tetris inside an Emacs window. I think that Jamie Zawinski wrote a Mandelbrot graphics generator for Emacs when colored text came along. But I disagree about Emacs not having as great an (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sproaticus? Wasn't he the famous gladiator who led the slave revolt in Italy around 70-something BC? Played by Kirk Cameron in a movie version, I believe? (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) :-) Kirk Cameron? ROFL! Or maybe I should rolf. Close. He was a lowly block construction worker risen to greatness leading the revolt against HMSDS (Her Majesty's Secret Death Squad) -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My wife hopes there isn't, also. ...Wasn't if Fraud^H^H^H^H^HFreud whose mother called him "my golden Ziggy"? Cheers, - Sproat (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmm, I don't think I want to find out the answer to that. :) But I think Sproaticus is pretty cool! --Todd ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, Post, or Watch Traffic (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I like it, but it's giving me urges to put an enormous cleft into my chin... Posting this from the Web interface, Todd. Pretty nice! Cheers, - Sproat ======== Posted via the LUGNET discussion group web interface ======== (URL) Search, Read, (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) LOL How about glueing a big red paint brush to the top of a helmet? (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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