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From: jonr@eecs.cs.pdx.edu (Jon Edmund Richards)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Xedit is better than vi and emacs
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Date: 3 Apr 91 08:58:59 GMT
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            My boss made the statement last week that, in many ways,
          Xedit is better than vi and emacs.  We argued about this
          for awhile with the end result that by Friday I have to
          present a paper either supporting my belief that Xedit
          has outlived its usefulness or a description of how Xedit
          surpasses my favorite Unix editors.

            In my opinion, Xedit is a dinosaur and should be as much
          a part of computing history as those punch cards that the
          professors tell us about.  

            Does anyone have any good supporting arguments I could
          provide?  I would love nothing better than to convince my
          boss that it's time to learn vi or emacs.

            I read this news group almost daily and once in awhile I
          see postings by Xedit users so I know they are still out
          there in the world somewhere.  Can any of you explain to me
          the advantages of Xedit and why it's a good editor?   



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