Keystrokes are like WordStar and Borland Turbo Pascal. Instead of the hidden cut-and-paste or copy-and-paste buffer, it gets highlighted where it stands, right there in the document. You don't need Esc, Alt, Meta, arrow keys (supported though), or any function keys.
I do think performance is really important. Slow performance changes the way you work. With a slow editor, you have to find ways to keep it running, because the bad performance is a punishment and distraction if you restart. With a fast editor I can kill and restart it just to check some minor thing on the command line.
For collaboration tools, IRC still works fine. For an overall desktop experience, XFCE is the fastest I've found that isn't bare-bones.
joe - Joe's Own Editor
Keystrokes are like WordStar and Borland Turbo Pascal. Instead of the hidden cut-and-paste or copy-and-paste buffer, it gets highlighted where it stands, right there in the document. You don't need Esc, Alt, Meta, arrow keys (supported though), or any function keys.
I do think performance is really important. Slow performance changes the way you work. With a slow editor, you have to find ways to keep it running, because the bad performance is a punishment and distraction if you restart. With a fast editor I can kill and restart it just to check some minor thing on the command line.
For collaboration tools, IRC still works fine. For an overall desktop experience, XFCE is the fastest I've found that isn't bare-bones.