Usage - Coders vs Writer

[p.daniels]

cherryfinals wrote:
*snip*
> Currently, I'm writing novels, creating artwork and doing audio/video
> editing with my systems. If I have to stop what I'm doing to open a
> terminal, that just ticks me off. In discussions with managers, office
> workers and other writers, I find most of them feel the same way.
First, I'd much rather use the command line when it is more convenient 
to do so, and I've got nowhere near the "street cred" that you do. I'm 
just a 26 year old wannabe, really.

Second, when exactly during your writing, graphics, or AV work do you 
have to use the terminal?

-pd-