>Gah. EMACS is one of those things that I liken unto a tac-nuke: it
>has its place, but for most things? It's overkill. :D
>

Unfortunately, unlike a tacnuke, noone has invented text-editor tanks so people end up bridging the gap between ed (or vi for the perverse) and emacs with a strong sense of "which of these two strangely shaped wrenches should I use on this nail?"