[Blindmath] LaTeX editor

[Michael Whapples]

I tried using vim and I had some documents to help me learn it (not the 
vim documentation) but I never really got on with it. I do see what 
people might like about the use of the keyboard (none of all that 
stretching and trying to get the correct 3+ key combination). I guess 
the bit that kept catching me out was the different modes, let your mind 
wonder for a second and then find out what mode you are in (the Braille 
display being positioned at the cursor gives nothing away, it looks the 
same in any mode). Its probably just a habit you should get into if 
using vim, press escape before doing anything if you are unsure what 
mode you are in (escape puts you back to the command mode), a habit I 
never picked up.

Michael Whapples
On 09/11/09 23:16, Jason White wrote:
> Helen Popper<helen.popper at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> What would you recommend for a blind-friendly LaTeX editor?
>>      
> Emacs with the Auctex package installed, preferably running under Linux with
> Emacspeak providing speech output, or your favourite braille display.
>
> Alternatively, Vim with vim-latexsuite installed if you prefer the Vi editor.
>
> I personally like Emacs, but on the other hand I am also drawn to the way in
> which Vim uses the keyboard, so I tend to straddle the Vi/Emacs divide
> somewhat.
>
> My first experience with Vi wasn't positive: no documentation and no one to
> help. Unlike Vim, the original Vi editor had no online manual or tutorial.
> Emacs, on the other hand, had both a tutorial and a manual and it helpfully
> told you how to read those when it started up - so not surprisingly the path
> into Emacs was relatively easy.
>
> Later on, I learned Vim to find out what those enthusiastic Vi supporters were
> so passionate about, and grew to appreciate its features and especially the
> layout of commands on the keyboard, which makes editing really easy and
> efficient.
>
>
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