Re: Utilities?

> From php-general-return-5065-rodgers=nlm.nih.gov@lists.php.net Wed Jul 5 16:54:31 2000 > > Heh... that's easier said than done :) I tried learning vi a while back > when i had linux on a box at home, and I got quite frustrated with the > naturally counter-intuitive interface. Depends on whose intuition you're talking about 8^) > I think for now I will stick to homesite, which colorcodes things for me :) > Right now youre probably grumbling something about me being a stupid newbie > and not knowing whats best for me... well, I'm sorry. I'll save vi for a > later date when I will arm myself with a fat reference book, and hours of > free time. Well, it won't get any easier to make that time, and you will find that you end up limping along for years with a sub-par editor, making do. Also, I'd recommend the very thin book from O'Reilly. If you're going to have anything serious to do with UNIX, learning vi at a reasonable level is almost mandatory. > Thanks for your help, I do see your point about not missing the details, so > I will stop my pursuit of a "slick editor." But for now color coded text > and a friendly windows interface is what im sticking with... > Thanks a lot for your help, > Ed