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Subject: Re: what are the plain GUI text editors that use the abbrev [as in
 vi]?
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On Sun, Oct 02, 2011 at 03:40:39AM -0700, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:40:39 -0700
> From: "Randal L. Schwartz" <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
> Subject: Re: what are the plain GUI text editors that use the abbrev [as in
>  vi]?
> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org>
> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> 
> >>>>> "Gary" == Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> writes:
> 
> Gary> several months ago i asked this list if there were any =easier= text
> Gary> editors than vi[m] that had the abbrev ability.
> 
> GNU Emacs is easier for me than vim is.  And it has abbrev mode.


	I'm looking for  a GUI editor that can be used by most
	people with little training.  Somebody told me that one of
	the GUI editors have the abbreviation feature.  

	[the only way i can use emacs is with xemacs and VILE!
	back to vi.]

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