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I stated a preference; I did not disparage it (i.e., say anything bad about it). (And I don't think anything could be more disparaging than deleting a post because it mentioned emacs.)

I thought the OP was asking for people's preferences, so that's what I posted.

That was in a different context.

Anyway, my apologies if I seemed to disaparage [g]vi[m].

I think there should be a forum for discussion of text editors.

It's a large enough field (as can be seen by the 1,200 listed in the page posted earlier).

A text editor is a very important piece of software, and finding one that works for you can increase comfort and productivity considerably.

I use a text editor for everything from writing shell scripts to creating graphics. I use it for composing emails and Usenet posts, and I am using it now to write this post. All my web pages are written in a text editor, as are my crossword puzzles.