[ILUG] text editor for absolute beginners

[Ken Guest]

Sean Rima wrote:

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>Hi Ken!
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>On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Ken Guest wrote:
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>>Looking to install a text editor that'll be used by absolute beginners. 
>>I don't want to, nor have the time,
>>to teach them how to use emacs or vim so I'm really looking for the 
>>simplest editor that's out there
>>it doesn't have to have any fancy functionality or anything like that.
>>I'm leaning towards pico - is there anything simpler?
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>I believe that others have adviced against Pico which is a good thing,
>Nano is a better idea. Whilst a tad more work, I would go for Jed, my
>wife uses it and she is a complete novice
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thanks Sean.


>Sean
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>  Sean Rima                                http://www.tcob1.net
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>  THE VIEWS EXPRESSED HERE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF MY WIFE.
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s/WIFE/FIANCE and you got it on the head here.

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