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Author: Didier Kryn
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Proposed defaults changes
Le 19/07/2015 13:06, Ста Деюс a écrit :
> Good time of the day, Didier.
>
>
> On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 20:20:27 +0200 you wrote:
>
>> With nano, how to save and exit, etc is writen permanently on the 2
>> bottom lines. If you were to explain how to navigate, insert or erase
>> text, save and exit with vi, the screen wouldn't be large enough.
>> Complex editors are not suitable as fallback; this is true also for
>> emacs.
> I think comfortability comes w/ the easy to use / common (well known
> beforetimes) keys -- for nano it is written at the bottom, it is true,
> but in a disaster and may nervous circumstances -- it is strains a lot
> -- to see every time i need, say, to save a file -- w/ its no need
> questions: are you sure? what's the name -- though file is opened and
> the name is well known. -- For copy/paste procedure, to mark the text
> for selection -- i even keep quite -- never got the procedures happen.
>
> On another hand, MCedit uses just F3 key and the cursor keys -- what
> can be easier to go to and fro -- for selecting?! -- One key for
> cope/move the text! One key for: point the place of insertion, saving
> file ! -- Again, what can be easier?!
>
> Of course, unless you keep the life harder, or have trodden the way of
> vi/emacs and would not that those disasters were in vain -- no need for
> MCedit, but i see no reasons for others to live hard way. Pardon me for
> a bit of personal criticism -- i would not offend any, just really can
> understand the reason of existing/using such editors.
>
>
> Regards, Sthu.


     Hi Sthu.


     I agree with you that, if an editor is as small and more intuitive 
and self-explanatory than Nano, it can be a good choice. But let's not 
complicate the problem by envisionning too many combinations. The 
proposed alternative was:
     1) have nano and vi installed and nano as the default, like in Debian
     2) have vi only


     I, like most others tried to remain within this alternative.


     Regards,
                         Didier