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Re: Not being given the option of installing packages on setup
On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 01:07:42PM -0400, Igor Peshansky wrote:
>On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> I remember sitting in an associate's office and commiserating about the
>> *stoopidity* of the whole concept of vi with it's hjkl arrow keys and
>> different modes for input and editing. Now I'm happily ensconced in
>> that mindset. I still understand the allure of emacs, though.
>
>FWIW, it's the only mindset that makes sense for touch-typists. I mean,
>being able to move around the document without taking your fingers off the
>home row -- what can be better? :-)
Yep, now that you mention it, that's why I am on my fourth IBM
trackpoint keyboard. My hands never have to leave the home row.
cgf