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Re: Codewright Failure

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On 27.3.17 15:01, David Brown wrote:
> On 27/03/17 13:27, Tauno Voipio wrote:
>> On 27.3.17 11:05, David Brown wrote:
>>
>>> If you want to work directly with a Pi, get a Pi 3 - the earlier ones
>>> are a bit too slow for using as a desktop.  (They are great for running
>>> specific programs, but it gets painful when it takes a few seconds to
>>> open a new large program.)  I find it is easier to do most stuff from a
>>> PC, and only occasionally edit things directly on a Pi.  But that is
>>> easier if the desktop is Linux, since it gives you several convenient
>>> ways to swap files and work together with the Pi.
>>>
>>> So for an editor that works on the Pi, I usually use nano.  It is a
>>> simple command-line editor - fine for making small fixes, and works well
>>> over ssh even on very limited connections.  Unlike other popular
>>> command-line editors such as vi and emacs, it works as you would expect
>>> it to.
>>>
>>> As for an editor for Linux and/or Windows, I am afraid you are in
>>> trouble - there are vast numbers of them, with a broad range from light
>>> and simple to large and complex.  They are all somewhat different from
>>> Codewright - and it is always hard for a "power user" to switch editors.
>>>  No matter which editor you pick, you will go through a period where you
>>> feel there are missing features, bad layouts, counter-intuitive
>>> interfaces, etc., simply because it is not the editor you are so
>>> familiar with.
>>>
>>> Personally, I use eclipse as my main editor these days, on Linux and
>>> Windows.  It works well for what I need, I am used to it, and it is by
>>> far the most common IDE delivered with microcontroller toolchains.  But
>>> I would not run it on a Pi, and I fully understand how some people don't
>>> like it.
>>
>>
>> Another vote for Eclipse, but it is large to huge, depending on
>> how many features are included.
>>
>> Hardcore Unix people swear by Emacs. It seems to include everything
>> but a kitchen sink.
>>
>
> Hardcore unix people are divided into three camps here.  Those who live
> entirely within emacs (including for email, and as their Usenet reader),
> those who think emacs is the work of the devil and the only real editor
> is vim, and those who believe there were perfectly usable gui desktops
> for *nix by the late 1980's, and believe they can give you more
> productive editors than a 80x40 terminal screen.


The last group (like me) are indeed heretics, but I do not miss
Flexowriter, ASR-33 or any glass equivalent.

-- 

-TV

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  Re: Codewright Failure John Speth <johnspeth@yahoo.com> - 2017-02-16 18:18 -0800
    Re: Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-02-16 21:36 -0500
      Re: Codewright Failure John Speth <johnspeth@yahoo.com> - 2017-02-17 10:11 -0800
      Re: Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 15:40 -0400
        Re: Codewright Failure John Speth <johnspeth@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-24 12:54 -0700
          Re: Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 16:10 -0400
            Re: Codewright Failure George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2017-03-24 22:50 -0400
              Re: Codewright Failure rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 15:39 -0400
                Re: Codewright Failure George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2017-03-26 04:55 -0400
                Re: Codewright Failure David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-27 10:05 +0200
                Re: Codewright Failure Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-27 14:27 +0300
                Re: Codewright Failure David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-27 14:01 +0200
                Re: Codewright Failure Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2017-03-27 19:41 +0300
  Re: Codewright Failure "David Eather" <eather@tpg.com.au> - 2017-02-18 23:12 +1000
  Re: Codewright Failure "David Eather" <eather@tpg.com.au> - 2017-02-18 23:13 +1000
  Re: Codewright Failure mrfirmware <mrfirmware@gmail.com> - 2017-03-22 09:32 -0700
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    Re: Codewright Failure Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2019-08-01 15:51 -0700
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