From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Wen Weng Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Hard to switch from vi Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:22:39 -0400 Message-ID: References: <45299CB0.5090003@speakeasy.net> <4529A0E4.60403@charter.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1160445262 10059 80.91.229.2 (10 Oct 2006 01:54:22 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:54:22 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Oct 10 03:54:17 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GX6cB-0005p5-6w for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 10 Oct 2006 03:41:21 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GX6cA-0007Jn-Hh for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:41:02 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news3.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!69.28.186.77.MISMATCH!hwmnpeer03.lga!hwmnpeer01.lga!news.highwinds-media.com!hw-filter.lga!newsfe02.lga.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 19 Original-X-Trace: nphhjmdkmllhpdkekannfilpcpbbolnmbdoabgbhfiafllfclbfajommfadngcaaniciipnkdmiklclhbllconobbcpmibjcjccfofacecbhpncpekpkcojgkbpjalcnenfnojecgjgcfcij Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 18:22:41 MST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:142324 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:37942 Archived-At: ken wrote: > Wen Weng wrote: >> Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. >> >> I at least want to learn some basic emacs skills to see where my >> interest will lead me to... >> >> So far, my understanding is that emacs takes more key strokes on the >> average to accomplish same purposes. It bothers me a little at this point. >> >> .... > > First, I don't know of any comparison of the number of keystrokes. Well, that's just my experience so far after one week of using emacs. > Secondly, other things are much more important. > Actually, the number of keystrokes is number one importance to me and to a lot of people, I guess. >