From: Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs)
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 01:03:24 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vbsltutf.fsf@debian.uxu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: d4d71a02-c013-4544-a1dc-4190d496c38d@googlegroups.com
Rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:
> Yeah I had a friend who staunchly believed that using
> ed would clarify the thoughts and purify the soul.
If you don't mind (no pun intended), why not put a
little more effort on sensible quotes? (Look above.)
[Actually I had to remove it, Gnus wouldn't let me send
it.]
But, the whole clarification of thoughts and
purification of the (analytic) soul is something I
have spent years on now. I'm pretty sure this can be
achieved with Emacs, you don't have to dig deeper than
that. Or you can keep that digging to Emacs, its
enough, perhaps I should say...
But one aspect that isn't mentioned that often is that
it works both ways. A couple of years ago, I could do
Windows and MS Access or whatever at day, and then get
a quick fix of much-needed oxygen at night with the
sweet Linux shell and Emacs. Now I refuse to do that,
it is actually painful mentally and physically. When I
see a programmer operate such a program, clicking on
everything and all that, sticking his head into the
monitor on the laptop (on the table) with a minimal
keyboard, I have to remind myself he is actually doing
sensible work - because to me it looks like it is some
show at the zoo or circus. Ha-ha, no joke, it is
lonesome at the top... :)
> I sometimes get the feel that we emacs users look
> like analogous cartoons to the current generation.
Yes, it would be very, very interesting to know how
those guys think about software and tools! I only know
how I think - good question, how do they think?!
--
underground experts united:
http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573
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[not found] <mailman.1964.1400890902.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-24 0:53 ` RTF for emacs Emanuel Berg
2014-05-25 19:24 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-25 20:38 ` James Freer
2014-05-26 1:15 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-05-26 1:49 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-26 3:41 ` Stefan Monnier
[not found] ` <mailman.2103.1401075744.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-26 12:39 ` Rusi
2014-05-26 14:15 ` Rusi
2014-05-26 23:29 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.2101.1401068969.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-26 2:41 ` Rusi
2014-05-26 23:28 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.2081.1401050318.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 0:55 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 1:38 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 1:41 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 7:23 ` editor and word processor history Glyn Millington
2014-05-29 9:39 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) James Freer
[not found] ` <mailman.2380.1401356412.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 12:32 ` editor and word processor history Haines Brown
2014-05-29 22:58 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) Emanuel Berg
2014-05-30 5:52 ` James Freer
[not found] ` <mailman.2505.1401429187.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-30 10:37 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-30 19:12 ` James Freer
[not found] ` <mailman.2563.1401477129.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-31 12:44 ` From: Sharon Kimble, Subject: Re: editor and word processor history Emanuel Berg
2014-05-31 17:23 ` Barry Margolin
2014-05-31 19:26 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-31 23:17 ` Sharon Kimble
[not found] ` <mailman.2663.1401578257.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-31 23:54 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 13:14 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) Allan Streib
2014-05-29 21:40 ` Robert Thorpe
2014-05-30 3:31 ` Bob Proulx
[not found] ` <mailman.2501.1401420691.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-30 4:10 ` Rusi
2014-05-31 23:03 ` Emanuel Berg [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.2390.1401369425.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 23:38 ` Emanuel Berg
[not found] ` <mailman.2376.1401348837.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 23:51 ` editor and word processor history Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 5:17 ` RTF for emacs Rusi
2014-05-29 22:49 ` Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 9:28 ` James Freer
[not found] <mailman.2479.1401399676.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-29 22:57 ` editor and word processor history (was: Re: RTF for emacs) Emanuel Berg
2014-05-29 23:49 ` Barry Margolin
2014-05-30 1:52 ` Robert Thorpe
[not found] <mailman.2496.1401414782.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2014-05-30 2:20 ` Emanuel Berg
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