From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_20,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,15715e59f18e0d17 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Steve Jones - JON Subject: Re: [Apex] Am I the only one who wants vi keybindings??? Date: 1997/02/12 Message-ID: <2sk9oew19m.fsf@hpodid2.eurocontrol.fr>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 218258161 References: <5dq419$g9n@hacgate2.hac.com> Organization: Eurocontrol Experimental Centre, Bretigny-Sur-Orge, France Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-02-12T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: John Gluth writes: > > I've complained to Rational that I want my vi! > > I don't want to give up the nifty buttons that come with their > editor (like Visit...the coolest part of Apex, IMHO), but I can't > stand using a mouse driven word processor for an editor. > I know they say they have EMACS key bindings, but my fingers > don't speak EMACS, they want their adopted native language. > > Rational told me that it wasn't a priority for them, as noone > wants to use vi. > > Am I the only person in the Ada development world with any > taste in editors? :-) > > John John, I once was a vi freak typing out those bizarre command lines strings that replaced the 3rd charcter of every word beginning with a d with the letter f. But I took some time (about a week) and decided to give this new fangled emacs thing a try. Its wonderful, syntax highlighting the Ada enviroment that is provided for FREE is great, templating tools, integrated compiling, a list of the functions and procedures in the code with the ability to jump straight to them and all sorts of other goodies... Join the dark side Luke :-) -- Un Lupe en France | Cat 1, Cha, Cha, Cha -- NERC offical drinking song ----The above of opinions rarely reflect my own and never my employers------ Do not add me to mailing lists violations will be billed for time.