<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:04 AM, Mike Miller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mbmiller%2Bl@gmail.com">mbmiller+l@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote: <br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
I know that you can make vim do good things, and the syntax highlighting looks nice, and I get that vi is on all UNIX/Linux systems and therefore useful in a clinch, but I don't see why people argue that vi/vim/gvim is better than emacs. I think those people are just really good with vim and not so good with emacs, so vim seems better to them.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>I won't claim vim is better than emacs, or vice versa. The fact that emacs has a little interpretor in it that makes it extensible certainly lends itself to some powerful enhancements. But that said, the reasons I prefer vim to emacs are: <br>
<br>* Control-key-overload-induced-RSI-injuries. When I've had extended interactions with emacs I've had to remap the control key to capslock and even then I started to experience discomfort. <br>* I can navigate the curser extremely quickly without moving my hands from the home row keys, and without chording the ctrl-key. <br>
<br>-Rob<br><br> </div></div><br>