# It's the Other Apps, Stupid

I came across this funny blog post - [Emacs Key Bindings Make You
Retarded][1]. Of course the post is decent satire, but I think it's
the other apps' key bindings that make you retarded. Really.

It drives me crazy when I'm in Emacs after having used vi for a few
agonizing hours on some [lame, minimalist system][2] and "Esc :wq
[Enter]" gives me a Lisp evaluation error. So I just try to do
everything in Emacs (including my blog posts). It's easier that
way. For those times when I can't be in Emacs, [Firefox can get
Emacs key bindings with a few tweaks][3] (easiest under GTK+/Gnome)
and OpenOffice.org's key bindings are completely customizable
(Tools->Customize->Keyboard).

[1]: http://tleaves.com/weblog/archives/000344.html
[2]: https://web.archive.org/web/20060626205510/http://www.nokiausa.com/business/security/product/1,8193,pid:ip1220|tab:0,00.html
[3]: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Emacs_Keybindings_(Firefox)
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