Re: How can I do these in Emacs?

[Jason Earl <jearl@wegointer.net>]

"Stefan Monnier" <monnier+gnu.emacs.help/news/@flint.cs.yale.edu> writes:

>>> You might also want to try M-x viper-mode RET.  It's supposed to be
>>> pretty good.
>> That's like enjoying the Far East cuisine by booking a ticket to Hong
>> Kong and arranging for visiting all available MacDonalds restaurants
>> during the stay.
>
> [ I had started writing the paragraph below and then figured it wasn't
>   worth the trouble.  Oh well! ]
>
> AFAIK viper-mode is not just "A pill to make Emacs acceptable to those who
> like VI".  I know several hardcore Emacs users who swear by viper-mode.
> Some of them had never even used vi before.
>
>
>         Stefan "who doesn't use viper-mode"

viper-mode combines the typist-friendly keystrokes of vi with the
goodness and power of Emacs.  Don't get me wrong, I don't mind hitting
Control-Alt-Cokebottle-Esc to use some of Emacs' more esoteric
features, but for sheer text editting it is really hard to beat vi.

I *started* as a straight Emacs user, but I learned a little vi
because it was useful for sysadmin tasks.  Now I have the best of both
worlds, viper-mode rocks.

Jason