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Exactly, but it isn't just vim and emacs. Using the mouse is terribly inefficient for any typing-oriented endeavor.

• lutusp 14y ago
  > Exactly, but it isn't just vim and emacs. Using the mouse is terribly inefficient for any typing-oriented endeavor. That depends -- how far do you need to move, and how much text do you need to select? For large moves, and for large text selections, using a pointing device is often much easier than using the keyboard. Modern editors auto-scroll to keep the mouse cursor in view, which means I can select an arbitrary, and huge, block of text in seconds. And I do, regularly.
  • nsmartt 14y ago
    Shift + page down allows you to select entire pages of text, cut it, and move it to whatever other position. It's also probably faster given that autoscrolling moves at a slower speed than page down.
    • Shorel 14y ago
      Put the cursor at the start of the desired selection. Move the window with the scrollbar (faster than anything else, actually), then shift click at the end of the desired selection. Bam! Just as fast if not faster.
      • nsmartt 14y ago
        Sure, but now you're utilizing the keyboard and mouse together, and, as you said, it isn't necessarily faster. That's an argument for sticking to the mouse. It's mostly justification. It isn't an argument in favor of consistently preferring the mouse to the keyboard.