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    From digimaus@618:618/1 to All on Wed Jan 21 21:01:22 2026
    Hi all,

    Am I getting weird that I actually like using vim these days?

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  • From Gamgee@618:250/24 to digimaus on Thu Jan 22 10:33:54 2026
    digimaus wrote to All <=-

    Hi all,

    Am I getting weird that I actually like using vim these days?

    Yes.

    Please take 2 aspirin and fire up nano.

    You should feel better almost immediately. ;-)



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  • From Zip@618:500/27 to Gamgee on Thu Jan 22 20:17:17 2026
    Hello Gamgee (& Sean)!

    On 22 Jan 2026, Gamgee said the following...

    Please take 2 aspirin and fire up nano.
    You should feel better almost immediately. ;-)

    +1 for nano! :-D

    Looks pretty nice (even has color!) these days -- kind of like vim, but easier. :-D

    Best regards
    Zip

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Gamgee on Thu Jan 22 16:37:25 2026
    Gamgee wrote to digimaus <=-

    You should feel better almost immediately. ;-)

    I've found that once you get to its modal mode setup, it's not bad. I love
    how nice its syntax coloring is as well as how you can easily write macros.

    nano and joe are also favorites. MBSE uses joe as its external message editor (in a modified form).

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Zip on Thu Jan 22 16:42:37 2026
    Zip wrote to Gamgee <=-

    Looks pretty nice (even has color!) these days -- kind of like vim, but easier. :-D

    Oddly, I find vim easier now and I find that kinda weird...

    -- digi <8D~

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  • From Gamgee@618:250/24 to digimaus on Thu Jan 22 16:22:25 2026
    digimaus wrote to Gamgee <=-

    You should feel better almost immediately. ;-)

    I've found that once you get to its modal mode setup, it's not bad. I love how nice its syntax coloring is as well as how you can easily
    write macros.

    Yes, I actually do use vim for a few things. One of them is some
    display files in Synchronet use "Ctrl-A" codes for colors, and vim is
    the only CLI editor that I know of that can insert the proper secret
    code to make that work correctly (you use Ctrl-V and then Ctrl-A, and
    then the color letter).

    FWIW, nano does a nice job of syntax highlighting these days, too.

    nano and joe are also favorites. MBSE uses joe as its external message editor (in a modified form).

    Cool. I know some folks prefer joe, but it was never one of my
    favorites.



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  • From Atreyu@618:400/24 to Digimaus on Thu Jan 22 21:39:02 2026
    On 21 Jan 26 21:01:22, Digimaus said the following to All:

    Am I getting weird that I actually like using vim these days?

    Sean peels off the mask, reveals he likes Edlin?

    Nick

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  • From digimaus@618:618/1 to Atreyu on Fri Jan 23 00:39:25 2026
    Atreyu wrote to Digimaus:

    Sean peels off the mask, reveals he likes Edlin?

    I'm not that masochistic (sp). LOL

    -- digi <8D~



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  • From MIKE POWELL@618:250/2 to GAMGEE on Fri Jan 23 08:41:00 2026
    FWIW, nano does a nice job of syntax highlighting these days, too.

    Yes, it is my go-to for editing scripts.

    Mike
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