[wellylug] text viewer

[Bret Comstock Waldow]

On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:55, jumbophut wrote:

> If you don't mind trying something a bit different, wily is nice.
> It's inherently graphical, unlike raw vi/emacs.

Hi,

I looked at this page, and I'm curious.  My question is not "how do I do ___ 
in wily?", but rather "how does this program's features solve something that 
is a problem with any another text editor?"

It isn't obvious to me what is the point of it's features and organization - 
what problem does it solve that is vexing with text editors that are 
organized in the more conventional ways?

Yes, I could use it for a while and maybe spot something that I think provides 
a rationale for using it, but I have competing (paid) uses for my time, and I 
don't have any problems with text editors now that are vexing me.

On the other hand, you apparently have experience with wily, and might be able 
to answer the question directly.  So, I thought I'd ask - I might learn 
something.

Why does wily exist?  What problem does it solve?

Cheers,
Bret
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