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In article <1992Nov16.065935.27173@rc.nokia.fi> sverre@rc.nokia.fi (Sverre Slotte Jr.) writes:
>In article Larry W. Virden (lvirden@cas.org) writes:
>>b) vi does indeed not EASILY permit "arbitrary blocks of text".  For instance,
>>there is no single simple _vi_ command to allow one to take text such as:
>>
>>
>>Time		Cost		Purpose
>>
>>4 mins	$2.50		Cycles of processing
>>2.5 mins	$1.75		Pages of print
>
>Does any editor allow the user to manipulate truly arbitrary blocks of
>text? Vi prefers whole lines of text, some editors permit rectangular
>blocks of text, but I have yet to see one that enables me to work with
>arbitrary blocks.
>

I agree. I though vi was used for editing programs and text files.  If
any one is looking for something which allows selecting rectangle
blocks and columns, shouldn't they be using a word processor or a
spread sheet???  

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