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Article #2969Re: Odd vi behavior
From: Brian Clausing
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 00:18
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1993 00:18
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From article <fstuart.930105152908@lab16.eng.auburn.edu>, by fstuart@eng.auburn.edu (Frank Stuart): > It seems that when I try to edit a file with vi with a filename longer than > ~66 characters, it stops with a "[Hit return to continue]" message before > proceeding. I've tried this with two different version of vi with the same > results. If I change TERM to a terminal with >80 characters, I can type > more characters without the message. Also, while view behaves similarly, > ex doesn't seem to care how long the filename is. Any ideas? > In the versions of vi that I use (Ultrix, System V) the message appears because the response to a command takes more than one line. Hence the program logic gives you an opportunity to see the entire command response and then repaints the screen after a carriage return. If the tt line is declared longer, the program logic detects multiple- line messages less frequently. Ex doesn't exhibit this behavior because there is no full-screen display. The only thing that seems unusual about the behavior of the versions I use is that it sometimes occurs and is not necessary. Brian Clausing
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Newsgroups: comp.editors Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!malgudi.oar.net!hyperion!wright!bclaus From: bclaus@cs.wright.edu (Brian Clausing) Subject: Re: Odd vi behavior Message-ID: <1993Jan6.001806.9074@cs.wright.edu> Organization: Wright State University References: <fstuart.930105152908@lab16.eng.auburn.edu> Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 00:18:06 GMT Lines: 23