karl@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste) (04/05/89)
Seen just now in comp.editors... From: m1tag00@fed.frb.gov (Tim A. Grunwald) Newsgroups: comp.edu,comp.editors,comp.cog-eng Subject: Re: Advice sought on editors Date: 5 Apr 89 15:11:50 GMT The Research and Statistics division of the Federal Reserve Board, has recently ported many mainframe applications to a Sun network. SPF has been the editor of choice on the mainframe. The editor we chose for the Sun network was Gnu Emacs. Gnu Emacs can be difficult to learn if not approached in the correct manner. We rebound common editing commands to function keys, including their shifted and controlled settings. Clear function key templates were designed and given to each user, along with reference cards and the Gnu Emacs manual. Most everyone was able to use Gnu Emacs productively using just the function key template. With the great on line help facility (including the whole GNU Emacs manual) users can master the more complicated commands at their own speed. We have found GNU Emacs to be a relatively easy editor for novice users to pick up quickly. Tim Grunwald Federal Reserve Board, Washington, DC, 20551 uucp: uunet!fed!m1tag00 internet: m1tag00@fed.frb.gov