[ale] Why I run emacs

[Michael Hirsch]

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Michael B. Trausch <mike at trausch.us> wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-08-20 at 11:13 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> this why I use vi.....
>
> I just don't use any of the "toys" in Emacs.  I use an *awful* lot of
> the functionality, though.
>
> Honestly, I would be *truly* happy if there were an editor like Emacs
> that was always in input mode (command mode in vi is evil, especially on
> low bandwidth, high latency links where you can't keep track of what
> fscking mode you're in), but was extended using Python instead of LISP.
> Seriously.

You mean peppy ((ap)Proximated (x)Emacs Powered by Python)?
http://peppy.flipturn.org/

>From the homepage:
Peppy is not just another editor. While it does emphasize source code
editing, it's also an extensible framework in Python that can support
editing and viewing many different types of files, not just text
files.

It's not a minimalist editor, nor is it quite the kitchen sink of
Emacs (it's never going to read mail). It is powerful, but that power
is hidden behind a familiar GUI. It's easy to get started because most
commands are available using the menu and tool bars. More advanced use
is possible through key bindings, but it's not necessary to memorize
keystrokes to start using peppy.


Huh.  If it can't read email then what good is it?

Michael