[geeks] vi vs. emacs - rational discussion

[Sandwich Maker]

"From: Joshua Boyd <jdboyd at jdboyd.net>
"
"On Sat, Apr 03, 2004 at 08:47:51PM -0500, Sandwich Maker wrote:
"
"> "Resources - vi places very little demand on system resources. This is
"> "important when trying to salvage a tipsy system.
"> 
"> ditto, in spades - though vi happened to be my first editor.  all the
"> gingerbread emacs offers we all can get just by opening another xterm
"> etc.
"
"So by opening another xterm allows you to have vi show the function
"prototype for the function your are currently entering?

well, no - but i don't use any kind of function protos in vi.  i don't
miss 'em badly enough to figger out how to do 'em.

"In my emacs, if I type 
"packet_create(
"it reminds me in the bottom mini-buffer that the prototype for that
"function is:
[]
"It also reminds me in the status bar that I'm currently in the
"route_packet() function, which might not be on screen since the function

that would be -really-useful- if i did much coding.
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