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On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 22:11:42 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> Both vi and emacs live in a different planet than I do.

vi definitely lives someplace else in the solar system than vim or gVim. 

The choice was easy back when disk space was at a premium. iirc, gVim took 
around 2 MB, and emacs took over 20 MB. Of course gVim didn't tell your 
fortune, play go, or require keyboard maneuvers equivalent to playing B7 
on a guitar.