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Re: OT: Text editors

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On 29/07/2012 14:36, Robert Marshall wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Jul 2012, python.list@tim.thechases.com wrote:
>
>> On 07/29/12 05:28, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>>> On 29/07/2012 06:08, Ben Finney wrote:
>>>> Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> writes:
>>>> Learn one of Emacs or Vim well, and you won't need to worry
>>>> about text editors again.
>>>
>>> Point taken, snag being I've never used any nix box in anger.
>>> This thread reminds of the good 'ole days when I were a lad using
>>> TPU on VMS. Have we got any VMS aficionados here?
>>
>> Though I'm personally far more vitriolic about VMS vs $OS (had a few
>> souring experiences with VMS in college) than I am regarding Vim vs.
>> Emacs, you can get Vim for at least OpenVMS:
>>
>> http://www.vim.org/download.php#others
>>
>> I presume sources compile fairly well on other flavors of VMS if
>> needed, and I'd expect Emacs can do likewise[1]
>>
>
> I used to use tpu (used to have piles of tpu macros..) and I first got used
> to emacs by using its tpu mode - I see that still exists so you can use
> emacs and pretend it is really tpu!
>
> Robert
>

Well knock me down with a feather, clevor Trevor[1], might have to give 
that a go, thanks.

[1] Ian Dury and the Blockheads album New Boots and Panties, song called 
Clevor Trevor for those of you who clearly lack a suitable education :)

-- 
Cheers.

Mark Lawrence.

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Re: OT: Text editors (was Re: Search and replace text in XML file?) Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2012-07-28 13:29 -0500
  Re: OT: Text editors Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-07-29 15:08 +1000
    Re: OT: Text editors rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-07-28 22:36 -0700
      Re: OT: Text editors Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2012-07-29 18:24 +1000
      Re: OT: Text editors Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2012-07-29 15:24 +0100
    Re: OT: Text editors Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-29 11:28 +0100
      Re: OT: Text editors Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-29 21:41 +0000
    Re: OT: Text editors Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2012-07-29 06:47 -0500
      Re: OT: Text editors Robert Marshall <spam@capuchin.co.uk> - 2012-07-29 14:36 +0100
        Re: OT: Text editors Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-29 15:15 +0100
        Re: OT: Text editors MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2012-07-29 17:22 +0100
    Re: OT: Text editors Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-07-29 13:44 -0400

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