An Editor that Skips to the End of a Def

[Bjoern Schliessmann]

Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> That's like saying, about a program that, when given "2 + 2",
> outputs "5", that _of course_ it knows the correct answer is "4",
> it just chooses to "modify" the answer before outputting it.

No. Which laws say how transitions between modes have to be? Thus, I
know laws saying 2 and 2 is 4.
 
> Why does it "choose" to modify your position when you exit insert
> mode? Does the phrase "broken as designed" mean anything to you?

Does the phrase "everything I don't like is stupid" mean anything to
you? Honestly, if you don't like it, either propose improvement or
stop using it (and complaining about it). Your preference with user
interfaces is obviously different. (Personally, I prefer single
strokes to breaking my fingers with Esc-Meta-Alt-Control-Shift.
:) )
 
> Why do you need so many ways to enter insert mode?

It can be convenient. For you apprently not, though.
 
> And the downside is that the largest single proportion of those
> commands end up being variations on "enter insert mode". Because
> most of the keystrokes you enter during an editing session are in
> fact text to be input into the file, not commands to manipulate
> that text. 

Strange -- mostly, this is not the case for me. When refactoring
code for example, I jump around, copy, paste and modify many times.

> So in a modal editor, having to jump in and out of insert mode all
> the time just adds to the number of keystrokes you have to type.

Much better than accessing special functions with finger breaking
key combinations. IMHO.

Regards,


Björn

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