Dapper: vim instead of nano as editor alternative?

[Michael V. De Palatis]

Indeed. Vim is great when you know how to use it... But that
shouldn't be a requirement. nano is inredibly easy to use, and the
only shortcuts you *need* to know for basic editing are displayed
for you at all times.

Mike

On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 04:25:12PM -0500, Jonathan Romero wrote:
> I agree.  I love vim, but I remember the old days when I was first learning
> about linux frantically hitting keys trying to get out of vim, not knowing
> about the different modes.
> 
> On 3/15/06, Andreas Schildbach <andreas at schildbach.de> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > is it expected behaviour that Dapper (Flight 5) defines vim as the
> > primary editor alternative, rather than nano?
> >
> > If I remember right, nano was the first choice for Breezy (or was it
> > just me redefining the alternative?).
> >
> > However, I'd recommend switching (back) to nano. Vim is just too cryptic
> > for new users.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Andreas
> >
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