"what can emacs do that kate cannot?"

diegoandresalvarez · 03-08-2008, 01:57 AM

Hello guys,

I know that emacs has a steep learning curve. And kate is easier to learn... but can some emacs fan give me some motivation to try to learn emacs, so that I decide to go through the steep curve?

So, "what can emacs (as an editor) do that kate cannot?"

For example, I dont care that emacs can be used as a text editor as well. I dont care because we have applications like thunderbird or kmail which do an excellent job.

Thanks,

Diego

XavierP · 03-08-2008, 07:09 AM

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ - have a look through the FAQs and other information. If you are happy with kate, why switch?

brianL · 03-08-2008, 07:42 AM

Emacs can brew your coffee, wash your clothes, and take your dog for a walk.

catweasel28 · 03-08-2008, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brianL

Emacs can brew your coffee, wash your clothes, and take your dog for a walk.

Sounds like someone's been sharing a spliff with Richard Stallman.

makyo · 03-08-2008, 07:42 PM

Hi.

Compare many editors, among them kate and emacs, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_text_editors ... cheers, makyo