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Alec Taylor <alec.taylor6@gmail.com> writes:

> Emacs and vim are good, however I often find myself on a workstation
> without direct console access.

Emacs and vim can also work in a GUI enviroment.

> GVim leaves a lot aesthetically desired.

Ditto for Emacs. It misses the bling bling. But are you really looking
at all those shiny GUI elements when editing? I've turned off the icon
bar in Emacs (pointless) and rarely use the menu if ever.

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