[plug] re: editing

[Bret Busby]

I don't have RH 6; I have RH 5.2.

But, due to having to transport a file of text between Linux and 
Windows, to obtain information stored in both systems, I recently had 
to copy text from Star Office 5.1 (which wouldn't save the file as a 
text file), to an editor, so I could save it as a text file.

My Star Office 5.1, installed as a network and client installation on 
my box, has gone wonky, and I can't find how to repair it.

Using the start menu in xwindows, I tried xedit, and emacs, and 
couldn't do anything with them, trying to use menu's (in a hurry 
without reading manuals). I think I also tried xeditview and xjed. 
But, when I tried vim, and used the menu's in that, it worked. I had 
no problems with it.

I have used vi in the past, and disliked it, as a weird line editor 
that someone seemed to have created as a practical joke. However, vi 
is the unix standard, and is found on every unix system, so appears to 
be the only unix text editor worth learning, if a person intends to 
work with unix, and vi is supposed to be very powerful.

I still don't like vi (I don't like line editors, and I don't like the 
stuffing around required to use vi), but vim seems okay. Especially 
for ease of use.

I don't know what the editors are like in RH 6, compared to RH 5.2, 
but, unless they work better than mine, I would be inclined to use 
vim.

Bret Busby

By the way, why do you use the "re:" prefix to your email subjects? 
Given that that is the prefix used by forwarding, and replying, it 
seems a bit weird, to use in the subject of a new mail message.


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 7/19/99, 11:20:47 PM, "Jon L. Miller" <jlmiller at wantree.com.au> wrote 
regarding [plug] re: editing:


> bear with me I'm just starting to use RH6, how does one go about 
editing files in RH6 what tool is available and commands?

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