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   Janis Papanagnou to Lawrence D'Oliveiro   
   Re: Editor of choice   
   03 Jun 24 15:34:47   
   
   From: janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com   
      
   On 02.06.2024 03:50, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Sat, 1 Jun 2024 17:00:33 +0200, Janis Papanagnou wrote:   
   >   
   >> It should be noted that Vi has a lot of alternative ways to edit various   
   >> text entities.   
   >   
   > But still, it assumes that what it is editing is text.   
   >   
   > Emacs isn’t just a text editor, it’s an editor. I have successfully used   
   > it to directly edit binary files.   
      
   As Kenny already said, this is no difference.   
      
   The more "important" difference is the observation that Emacs is not   
   only an editor but much more. (I don't need that so I don't use it.)   
      
   Janis   
      
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