Comments for vorn.co.za http://vorn.co.za/blog vorn is a mac geek who loves design, specialising in web design and development Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:55:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Emacs vs Vim by vorn http://vorn.co.za/blog/2010/12/emacs-vs-vim/#comment-22 vorn Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:55:53 +0000 http://vorn.co.za/blog/?p=29#comment-22 Yeah, a lot of modern text editors offer some very well integrated environment features. Vim is now my primary editor, but I do use TextMate every now and again if I simply don't have time at that moment to learn how to do it in Vim. I still really enjoy TextMate. A lot of the keyboard actions act as you'd expect in OS X and you can simply get the job done! It's just a pity TextMate version 2 has taken a few more years to come out than anticipated. Otherwise I'd probably be using that. Yeah, a lot of modern text editors offer some very well integrated environment features.

Vim is now my primary editor, but I do use TextMate every now and again if I simply don’t have time at that moment to learn how to do it in Vim. I still really enjoy TextMate. A lot of the keyboard actions act as you’d expect in OS X and you can simply get the job done! It’s just a pity TextMate version 2 has taken a few more years to come out than anticipated. Otherwise I’d probably be using that.

]]> Comment on Emacs vs Vim by Leigh http://vorn.co.za/blog/2010/12/emacs-vs-vim/#comment-21 Leigh Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:53:22 +0000 http://vorn.co.za/blog/?p=29#comment-21 I personally love CODA. but i guess a text editor is personal preference. I personally love CODA. but i guess a text editor is personal preference.

]]> Comment on Emacs vs Vim by admin http://vorn.co.za/blog/2010/12/emacs-vs-vim/#comment-20 admin Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:09:37 +0000 http://vorn.co.za/blog/?p=29#comment-20 Thanks for your comment. I must say, I've used emacs for about a year and I was well impressed. But now I've been using vim for just a week and I'm even more impressed! Having an 'insert mode' for typing leaves so much power at your fingertips when you're NOT in insert mode! The difference I'd say would be comparing a normal "find and replace" with something like regular expressions! I'm definitely committed to giving vim a good run at being my primary text editor! Another thing I've noticed in my experience with vim is that everything feels a lot more intentional than with emacs. Using emacs feels more like hacking functionality together. Again, this is just my experience with it though. Thanks for your comment.
I must say, I’ve used emacs for about a year and I was well impressed. But now I’ve been using vim for just a week and I’m even more impressed!

Having an ‘insert mode’ for typing leaves so much power at your fingertips when you’re NOT in insert mode! The difference I’d say would be comparing a normal “find and replace” with something like regular expressions! I’m definitely committed to giving vim a good run at being my primary text editor!

Another thing I’ve noticed in my experience with vim is that everything feels a lot more intentional than with emacs. Using emacs feels more like hacking functionality together. Again, this is just my experience with it though.

]]> Comment on Emacs vs Vim by xpunged http://vorn.co.za/blog/2010/12/emacs-vs-vim/#comment-19 xpunged Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:37:17 +0000 http://vorn.co.za/blog/?p=29#comment-19 I'm a Vim user, and you may disagree with what I say about other editors. I wrote a blog post recently that tries to explain why Vim is better for writers than traditional editors or word processors for actual editing. People often have trouble articulating why they like Vim. Hopefully my post succeeds at least a little. http://desktoprevolt.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/where-is-the-edit-in-text-editor/ I’m a Vim user, and you may disagree with what I say about other editors. I wrote a blog post recently that tries to explain why Vim is better for writers than traditional editors or word processors for actual editing. People often have trouble articulating why they like Vim. Hopefully my post succeeds at least a little.

http://desktoprevolt.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/where-is-the-edit-in-text-editor/

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