Re: [Sheflug] Favourite editor

[Dave Mitchell <davem [at] xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Apr 14, 2005 at 10:58:04AM +0100, Chris Johnson wrote:
> I'm developing php based web pages so syntax highlighting would be good
> but I'm open to other features which others have founds useful.  I'd
> prefer x based as opposed to text based as I'm still getting to grips
> with vi and I'm really slow!

Well, gvim provides a GUI front-end to vi. It's still vi at its heart
(so you still type 'd' to delete things etc), but you can use the mouse to
select text etc, and it has a scollbar and menus. And it does syntax
highlighting. Personally I find it's the best of both worlds: the
convenience of a GUI and the full power of vi. I'm using it to compose
this email.

Of course, there's still a learning curve involved.

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Wesley Crusher gets beaten up by his classmates for being a smarmy git,
and consequently has a go at making some friends of his own age for a
change.
    -- Things That Never Happen in "Star Trek" #18
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