From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/1751 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dave Cole Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: Best Python Editor (under Linux) Date: 04 Jan 2003 17:09:55 +1100 Organization: Object Craft P/L Message-ID: References: <3e154de3_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com> <3E156ABB.CC059072@alcyone.com> <877kdmax29.fsf@gvdnet.dk> <3E16382D.48801EF9@alcyone.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1138668437 12594 80.91.229.2 (31 Jan 2006 00:47:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:47:17 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: nobody Tue Jan 17 17:29:38 2006 Original-Path: quimby.gnus.org!newsfeed1.e.nsc.no!nsc.no!nextra.com!uninett.no!news.teledanmark.no!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!news-out.cwix.com!newsfeed.cwix.com!skynet.be!skynet.be!news-feed1.eu.concert.net!newsfeed.zip.com.au!nasal.pacific.net.au!not-for-mail Original-Sender: djc@ferret.object-craft.com.au Original-Newsgroups: comp.lang.python,comp.emacs,comp.emacs.xemacs,gnu.emacs.gnus User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 210.23.136.24 Original-X-Complaints-To: news@pacific.net.au Original-X-Trace: nasal.pacific.net.au 1041660345 210.23.136.24 (Sat, 04 Jan 2003 17:05:45 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2003 17:05:45 EST Original-Xref: bridgekeeper.physik.uni-ulm.de gnus-emacs-gnus:1891 Original-Lines: 29 X-Gnus-Article-Number: 1891 Tue Jan 17 17:29:38 2006 Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:1751 Archived-At: >>>>> "faust" == faust writes: faust> Erik Max Francis , emitted these fragments: >> It's also possible there are different metrics for "learning curve" >> being used here. If you were to insist that learning curve apply >> to _all_ of emacs' features, then yes, obviously it has a massive >> learning curve simply because there are so many. faust> Good point. faust> I use emacs as my only editor. I use emacs eshell as my only faust> commandshell ( when in XP or NT ) I use emacs calc as my sole faust> calculator I use emacs calendar as my sole calendar. faust> However, I am not familiar enough with gnus to use it as my faust> sole email and news reader. faust> Some day, when I have learned enough about gnus, I hope to do faust> so.... Gnus is a pain in the freckle to set up, but once you have it going it can't be beat. Assuming of course you are already an Emacs user. If you do give Gnus another go, make sure you try using bbdb (big brother database) with it. - Dave -- http://www.object-craft.com.au