emacs equivalent

[badgolferman]

I am asking for my programmer friend who I am converting from Linux to
Windows. He is almost convinced but likes all the keyboard and mouse
shortcuts of Emacs. Is there a freeware equivalent for Windows he can
try out?

 

[Carl Kaufmann]

I am asking for my programmer friend who I am converting from Linux to
Windows. He is almost convinced but likes all the keyboard and mouse
shortcuts of Emacs. Is there a freeware equivalent for Windows he can
try out?

Um. Emacs?

 

[badgolferman]

Um. Emacs?

It's an extremely powerful text editor for programming.

 

[CharlieDontSurf]

Um. Emacs?

It's an extremely powerful text editor for programming.

I think he means emacs for Windows *is* the freeware equivalent of
gnu/unix/linux emacs.

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/

 

[dansheen]

I am asking for my programmer friend who I am converting from Linux to
Windows. He is almost convinced but likes all the keyboard and mouse
shortcuts of Emacs. Is there a freeware equivalent for Windows he can
try out?

I'm trying to switch from windows to linux. Why would he want to go
backwards?

 

[badgolferman]

I'm trying to switch from windows to linux. Why would he want to go
backwards?

Several of our programmers have switched from Linux to Windows for
various reasons. They are using wireless laptops, much better hardware
support, more compatible programs, MS Office, no mount/unmounting of
drives, ease of use, local support, etc. Not one who has switched has
regretted it.

 

[Mark Carter]

dansheen, 11/6/2005,4:02:46 AM, wrote:

Friends don't convert friends from Linux to Windows ;-)

He is almost convinced but likes all the keyboard and
I find I prefer xemacs to emacs:
http://www.xemacs.org/

Of course, there's always "that other editor", vim:
http://www.vim.org/

Ahh, let the flamefest begin.

Several of our programmers have switched from Linux to Windows for
various reasons. They are using wireless laptops, much better hardware
support, more compatible programs, MS Office, no mount/unmounting of
drives, ease of use, local support, etc. Not one who has switched has
regretted it.

I'm suprised, and a little disappointed, beings as UNIX is the
quintessential programmers operating system. Hardware support under
Linux is getting better, and Ubuntu has a reputation for extensive
hardware support and ease-of-use. Its file manager under Gnome, for
instance, was able to connect to a Windows directory via Samba straight
out of the box. And sometimes, its hardware support is better
out-of-the-box than Windows is. My network card, for instance, is
recognised straight off the bat with Linux; but with XP, I have to
install a driver.

Security is a bit of a two-edged sword. There's an inherent trade-off
between security and ease-of-use. Linux stresses security over
ease-of-use, whilst Windows is the reverse. I tried Vector Linux once -
it gives everyone root privileges. This makes it useless as a server,
but for someone who wants a simple single-user desktop environment, I
guess it has its points.

 

[Vrodok the Troll]

On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 13:00:33 +0000, in alt.comp.freeware, Mark Carter
<[email protected]>, by way of Message-id

Security is a bit of a two-edged sword. There's an inherent trade-off
between security and ease-of-use. Linux stresses security over
ease-of-use, whilst Windows is the reverse.

[snip]

"The road to Hell is paved with.... Windows" <g>?