From: Harry Ohlsen <harryo@...>
Date: 2002-12-12T10:35:41+09:00
Subject: Re: The coolest thing since sliced bread


> Not just standard navigation, but routine tasks. Someone used to vi(m)
> expects modal editing.

Some editors that have vi bindings tend to get this right.

> They expect the : command line, and for the
> commands one is used to to work.

However, they generally don't get THIS right, which is something one uses a 
bit less frequently, I guess, but when you want it, you WANT it :-).

> Yes. I can't say I use my editor for ftp, but then I don't edit remote
> files except via ssh+vim =)

... or, even better, samba or NFS, so you don't even need to worry that 
they're on another machine.