From: Jeff Schwab <jeff@...>
Date: 2009-04-10T00:45:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby editor for linux

Brian Candler wrote:
> Marc Heiler wrote:
>> I use bluefish since 4 years and although there are many features I 
>> never need, and some things I lack, I consciously stopped to use either 
>> vim or emacs - because i think that this is a plague of linux
> 
> I agree that life is too short to learn emacs.
> 
> Personally I use 'joe'. It's not an IDE, it's just an editor, but it is 
> small, extremely fast, and is non-modal. That is: when you type 'x', a 
> letter 'x' appears in your document. This may be a novel concept for 
> some.

How is that different from emacs, or from vim with a beginner-friendly 
configuration (e.g. Cream)?

> It also has simple default keybindings (not ctrl-this-meta-that), and 
> on-screen help in case you forget the less frequently used ones.
> 
> The top line tells you all you need to know:
> Ctrl-K H for help


Did you just say joe doesn't use "not ctrl-this" bindings?  Btw, joe 
just came up in comp.editors, but I had never heard of it.  This is 
twice in about a week that people have given it positive reviews.  Any 
idea why the sudden burst of popularity?