[geeks] grr AT

[Sridhar the POWERful]

On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Chris Byrne wrote:

> I'll use pico for simple text editing or reading a text file but never
> for any config file or code use because pico mangles long lines and
> doesnt read hidden characters.

You can stop it from mangling lines by using "pico -w <filename>"

Peace...  Sridhar

> > I still use pico. Simple and easy to use. Open and type.
> >
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> > - ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Greg A. Woods" <woods at weird.com>
> > To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 2:20 AM
> > Subject: RE: [geeks] grr AT
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> >
> > [ On Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at 00:09:17 (-0400), Michael Conlen
> > wrote: ]
> > > Subject: RE: [geeks] grr AT
> > >
> > > I'm at a conference with the person who invited me, Andy Greenberg,
> > > by the registration table when Don Knuth walks in
> > >
> > > Don: "Hey Andy! How's things going" (I'm thinking he knows you?!)
> > > Andy: "Great. Don, this is someone I want you to meet. Don, this is
> > > Mike Conlen"
> > > Don: "Nice to meet you. So Mike, what do you do?"
> > > Me: "I'm a professional vi user, so usually software engineering or
> > > sys admin work" (I was unemployed at the time)
> > > Don: "Oh, I use emacs."
> > >
> > > Don walks away and I can't get my jaw unlocked and off the floor...
> > > ...I thought Don had more sense then that.
> >
> > He does -- and that's the point!  No self respecting emacs user can
> > continue a conversation with someone they've just learned is a vi
> > user.
> >
> > (at least not without laughing at them!  ;-)
> >
> > [[ oops -- forgot the warning:  "Editor wars are imminent!" ]]
> >
> > hahahahahahahahahahahahaha !!!!!
> >
> > - --
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