On Sat, Nov 16, 2002 at 05:26:43PM -0600, Rob VanFleet wrote: > I can't really comment on emacs other than the fact that when I have > large chunk of time open, I'll try to learn it. I forced myself to > learn vim when I first started using Linux by using it to write mail. > Emacs is a little hefty for such a task unless you're a hardcore emacs > use that never leaves the editor. I know you can set up mutt to use it > in some sort of daemon(?) mode to reduce invocation time, but I also > have less time than I did back when I first learned vim (and a lot more > mail) :)
If you tell mutt to use 'dtemacs' as your editor, then it'll start a new emacs window inside an existing process if there is one, or else start a new one. That said, I still prefer vim for my mail editing, since it loads instantly and I don't need to move away from my Eterm. -rob
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