Being able to properly use the mouse is really nice when it comes to doing editing work

I agree with your statement, but I'd also like to be comfortable enough that I don't have to use the mouse. I'm going on the assumption that there are people who do not use a mouse, and that a mouse is not essential to emacs use. You touch on this in your next paragraph. And I assumed that syntax highlighting & parens matching are included. I really don't like living without those features.

And I do know vi somewhat as well. There are tons of times when I need to quickly edit a config file and vi is the way to go. And one client is hosted on a RaQ whose load shoots up when I run cvs commands. I shudder to think that an emacs session would do to the poor box. ;-)

In reply to Re: Re: Taking the emacs plunge by drewbie
in thread Taking the emacs plunge by drewbie

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