> I used to be a translator. In the final years of this 'career' I used
> Gvim as a sort of frontend to Microsoft Word and translation software.
> I found that combination of autocompletion, autocorrection, marks,
> sessions, the convenience of keyboard only editing, Vim's speed and
> reliability, and the ease with which complicated commands can be
> assigned to keystrokes helped me to become both a faster and a more
> accurate typist.
> ...
> So I'd say: use Vim and learn a little every day. You can change
> litterally everything in Vim, including its looks and what happens if
> you type "\t". You could probably even make it behave like Wordstar.
Thanks, John. Hope to find some free time in the next few days just to mess around with it -- actually, to do the tutorial -- and maybe get over the initial hump of total bafflement.
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Eric Weir
Decatur, GA USA
eeweir@bellsouth.net
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