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> Some of those editors are already superior. To vi(m)/emacs? An example?

• alextgordon 16y ago
  They're easier to use.
  • aerique 16y ago
    No, they're easier to get into if you're used to Notepad.
    • alextgordon 16y ago
      I find this response baffling. Are you seriously claiming that normal people (non-developers) would do better using Vim/Emacs rather than a Notepad-like editor? Or that most normal people aren't used to Notepad-like editors? I despair...
    • gnosis 16y ago
      Not even that. For instance, gvim comes with an "easy mode" (just start it as "evim"). In this mode, it acts very much like Notepad (you're automatically in insert mode, and you can just use the File menu to open files, save, and exit). I'm not sure how much having this mode buys vim, however, as there's no gradual way to progress from "easy mode" to more advanced vim use. Except for the syntax hilighting it offers, its users might as well just be using Notepad, nano, pico, or what have you.