02-02-2021, 12:26 AM | #46 |
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That sounds like me when I try to use vim — and I've used Linux for about 14 years now. One of the first things I do when I build a new Linux computer is install Jstar (JOE actually, Jstar is a flavor of JOE, which stands for "Joe's Own Editor." There's also Jpico, Jmacs and Rjoe "flavors").
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02-02-2021, 07:58 AM | #47 | ||
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I would say that ease of use is not the same as ease of getting started. Vim, and I'm sure emacs is the same, rewards time spent learning, especially early on. Once you become fluent in even a few basic commands your productivity rises considerably. But most of the added value it provides is useful for my job, software development. I have tried to use it for regular writing (short stories, letters, journalling) and prefer something like Focuswriter. |
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02-02-2021, 03:51 PM | #48 | ||
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Wordgrinder looks cool BTW, but life is too short to learn another set of shortcuts and I'm already make myself a nice set of custom ones for focuswriter. The whole program is very nice to use. And -for devs or hobbists- its source code very nice to read. One of the best qt apps I saw on the wild for sure |
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02-02-2021, 04:16 PM | #49 | |
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Then a few years later I started learning emacs and for me it was a real mind warp to always be in insert mode. But I can see what you're saying considering that on Windows you're always in insert mode in Word, Notepad, etc. |
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02-03-2021, 05:15 AM | #50 |
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I almost always look at writing and formatting as two different "jobs" now. I write in a text editor (Jstar or Fountain-Mode in Emacs) and format it in a variety of command line or GUI "formatters." (Very rarely LibreOffice now.)
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