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Article #2742Re: vi and emacs
From: George V. Reilly
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1991 23:12
Date: Sun, 02 Jun 1991 23:12
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In article <1991Jun2.224020.9490@trl.oz.au> soh@andromeda.trl.OZ.AU (kam hung soh) writes: # Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM writes: # # >>>>>> On 1 Jun 91 02:15:05 GMT, soh@andromeda.trl.OZ.AU (kam hung soh) said: # # >Try emacs' vi emulation. Do ESC x vip # >and also get into emacs' info reader (C-h i) and read # >"* VIP: (vip). A VI-emulation for Emacs." # # I had a go at VIP, and it emulates vi very well (right down to the # single undo vi offers(!)). Not true. VIP offers multiple undo (`u' followed by as many `.'s as you need to get back to a safe state). Aamod Sane recently posted a revised version of VIP which is closer to the original vi. ________________ George V. Reilly `VIP in my own mind' gvr@cs.brown.edu +1 (401) 863-7684 uunet!brunix!gvr gvr@browncs.bitnet Box 1910, Brown U, Prov, RI 02912
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!think.com!spool.mu.edu!uunet!brunix!gvr From: gvr@cs.brown.edu (George V. Reilly) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: vi and emacs Message-ID: <77356@brunix.UUCP> Date: 2 Jun 91 23:12:58 GMT Article-I.D.: brunix.77356 References: <1991Jun1.021505.4043@trl.oz.au> <1991Jun1.113702.410@cbfsb.att.com> <1991Jun2.224020.9490@trl.oz.au> Sender: news@brunix.UUCP Reply-To: gvr@cs.brown.edu (George V. Reilly) Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Brown University, Providence RI Lines: 18