Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!silver!templon From: templon@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (jeffrey templon) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: UNIX needs a real text editor Message-ID: <3461@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> Date: 19 Mar 89 00:10:44 GMT References: <222@imspw6.UUCP> <252@torch.UUCP> <2112@mister-curious.sw.mcc.com> <167@isctsse.UUCP> <48@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> <2036@valhalla.ee.rochester.edu> Reply-To: templon@silver.UUCP (jeffrey templon) Organization: Indiana University BACS, Bloomington Lines: 7 Well, now I think that is a little unfair. THere is a bit of difference between having an editor decide that tab means three spaces instead of two when you switch modes, and having "l" mean "move over one space" in one mode and "stick the letter l into the file" in another. jt