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Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2017 #975

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> The emacs (non-DFSG) info pages will be useful for novices, but will
> be absent unless you install them. The emacsNN-common-non-dfsg package
> for the corresponding version (NN) of emacs is one way to do so. 

Geany +1 ( with the addon packages).  Also Bluefish.

Novices are on a steep learning curve as it is.  If you're trying to 
encourage them to consider programming as a viable use of time, 
minimising the number of new things to learn before they achieve a 
result is important.  Most computer users already know how to interact 
with an Office text editor; changing the paradigm to that of vim or 
emacs condemns them to having to learn a whole new way of opening/ 
writing/ saving.

While I have used emacs & vim, there's a feeling of intense satisfaction 
on actually managing to save a changed file without any unpleasant 
surprises.  It shouldn't be that much of a relief! If 
copy/move/edit/save requires significant cognitive effort, there's 
something wrong with the process and only the stubborn will survive.  
Pointing people to the manual for that basic a process is not a 
solution; if I bought a bicycle that required me to read the manual 
before I could ride it, it'd be returned unfit for purpose a.s.a.p.


Ian.

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Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2017 #975 Ian Martin <martin_id@vodafone.co.nz> - 2017-09-03 03:30 +0200
  Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2017 #975 Dejan Jocic <jodejka@gmail.com> - 2017-09-03 11:00 +0200

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