Calling vim or TextMate from emacs

Question

I\'ve been using vi quite a while, and with a Mac, I sometimes use TextMate, and finally, I found the greatness of emacs. And, it\'s very likely that I settle in emacs.

Answer 1

How can I launch vi or TextMate(mate) from emacs?

(async-shell-command "vi")  ;; From Emacs 23.2

(shell-command "vi &")  ;; Before Emacs 23.2

to launch TextMate, you need to install TextMate's command line tools, and then from emacs, it's (thx Chetan):

(async-shell-command "mate") ;; From Emacs 23.2 

(shell-command "mate &") ;; Before Emacs 23.2

But the best thing to do is to open all 3 editors at the same time and switch between them.