From: Mike Douglas <mike.douglas@...>
Date: 2005-08-27T02:42:53+09:00
Subject: Re: vim user switch to emacs?

The mode you are looking for is called Viper Mode.

M-x viper-mode.

Btw, remapping the Caps Lock key to Ctrl made the Emacs key bindings
much easier for me.

On 8/26/05, Kelly Felkins <railsinator@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can't speak to the vimisms. Shell mode in emacs is really easy: M-x shell
> 
> In emacs-speak, that's "hold down the Alt key, and press the x key, type
> 'shell' and hit return.
> 
> You are now sitting at a shell.
> 
> 
> 
> On 8/26/05, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > So, I've been a long-term vim user. But I've heard about how emacs is
> > pretty good, and there's a vim-compatible mode in emacs (i tried using
> > standard emacs for a day, but my hands hurt so bad from pressing ctrl
> > so much).
> >
> > Are there any Rubyists out there who use emacs in vim mode? Can you
> > post your configuration files so I can get syntax highlighting,
> > automatic indentation, etc? And how can I set up emacs to run a shell
> > command (i.e. 'ruby <current file>' or 'ruby unit_tests.rb' easily)?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joe
> >
> >
> 
> 


-- 
Mike Douglas