Xref: utzoo comp.unix.questions:7924 comp.windows.misc:585 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!watcgl!lrbartram From: lrbartram@watcgl.waterloo.edu (lyn bartram) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.windows.misc Subject: Re: Textedit wars (was vi vs emacs in a student environment) Message-ID: <5071@watcgl.waterloo.edu> Date: 3 Jul 88 15:32:07 GMT References: <399@cantuar.UUCP> <11418@steinmetz.ge.com> <6056@megaron.arizona.edu> <8196@brl-smoke.ARPA> <4736@vdsvax.steinmetz.ge.com> Reply-To: lrbartram@watcgl.waterloo.edu (lyn bartram) Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 18 In article <4736@vdsvax.steinmetz.ge.com> barnett@steinmetz.ge.com (Bruce G. Barnett) writes: >Actually, I use textedit a lot. It has several things going for it. >Also, textedit is MUCH more powerful than it seems at first glance. > >For instance, I can click on the entire file (four quick clicks), and >press one function key. > >The power of the pending delete, secondary selection, and multiple >clicking provides a very powerful set of accerators. > >Let's say I wanted to swap the contents of two buffers or files. >This can be done by: > > Hold down Control and quad-click with the left mouse ...etc. *Quad* clock? 4 quick clicks? Why 4? if there are any other multiple clicks ( double, even single ) i can just imagine the ease of making errors.