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[ILUG] Weird vim behaviour

[ILUG] Weird vim behaviour

Justin Mason jm at jmason.org
Thu Aug 12 22:36:07 IST 2004


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David Golden writes:
> All vim behaviour is weird.
> 
> [Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll go have another session with M-x doctor,
> which is a perfectly normal and not silly at all emacs feature...]
> 
> I am the psychotherapist.  Please, describe your problems.  Each time
> you are finished talking, type RET twice.
> 
> I keep mocking vim unnecessarily in public fora.
> 
> Why do you say you keep mocking vim unnecessarily in public fora?
> 
> Because I do.
> 
> Can you elaborate on that?
> 
> Sure.  As an emacs user, I feel the need to gratituously point out
> the hideousness of vi descendants at every opportunity.
> 
> Emacs?  Hah!  I would appreciate it if you would continue.
> 
> Wait a minute. It just struck me. It's a bit weird having an entire
> psychoanalyst in a text editor isn't it?
> 
> What makes you believe that?
> 
> Well, it's hardly a particularly useful feature.
> 
> Maybe your plans have something to do with this.
> 
> What plans? what do you know about the sunspot cycle, eh?
> 
> I don't understand.
> 
> Good. I'd hate to think my text editor was smarter than me.
> 
> Go on, don't be afraid.
> 
> I'm not!
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