Re: Emacs learning curve

[David Kastrup]

Óscar Fuentes <address@hidden> writes:

> Tassilo Horn <address@hidden> writes:

>> Not really, but bindings for frequently used commands should be short.
>> And C-w, M-w, C-y, M-y are as short as the CUA bindings.  And because
>> they have clear mnemonics, they should be easily perceptible by newbies,
>> too, once they have learned the concepts behind killing and yanking.
>
> Again, mnemonics is a petty issue. Muscle memory is the ruling factor.

For vi.  Editing with Emacs is slower and involves more brain.  The
possibilities of Emacs fold out too large for muscle memory.

-- 
David Kastrup