On Nov 25, 2006, at 3:28 PM, Peter Dyballa wrote:

>
> Am 25.11.2006 um 21:39 schrieb Christopher Küttner:
>
>> I am using the mighty Editor since a few months now and I must  
>> make a decision.  Should I tweak the Editor to work like my  
>> operating system, that means using CUA and so on.  Or should I  
>> tweak the operating system such that it works like the Editor (eg  
>> C-y as "paste" ect)?
>
> Make the OS behave like your editor. OS'es can change, an editor  
> never!

I would agree.  As a consultant, especially back in the 80's, I  
drifted around and was always on a new OS.  I simply had to drag my  
emacs with me and *poof*, I was productive again -- well... at least  
until the pubs opened :-)

Perry Smith ( pedz@easesoftware.com )
Ease Software, Inc. ( http://www.easesoftware.com )

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