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Article #3453Re: UNIX needs a real text editor
From: Bernie Cosell
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1989 14:40
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1989 14:40
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In article <3469@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> templon@silver.UUCP (jeffrey templon) writes:
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}But I still insist
}that having cursor movement and text insertion be in completely separate,
}incompatible modes is a bit extreme.
I certainly agree with this.... but that statement is NOT true of vi.
For some reason, folks either don't trip over in the docs,
or else don't appreciate the use of, the "map!" command. Try this on your
favorite vi (things in angle brackets are control chars):
map! <esc>[D <esc>i
then go into input mode and type "leftarrow". *surprise*! [.exrc available
upon request...]
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bbn!bbn.com!cosell From: cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell) Newsgroups: comp.editors Subject: Re: UNIX needs a real text editor Message-ID: <37440@bbn.COM> Date: 20 Mar 89 14:40:32 GMT References: <222@imspw6.UUCP> <252@torch.UUCP> <2112@mister-curious.sw.mcc.com> <167@isctsse.UUCP> <48@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> <2036@valhalla.ee.rochester.edu> <3461@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> <22009@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> <3469@silver.bacs.indiana.edu> Sender: news@bbn.COM Reply-To: cosell@BBN.COM (Bernie Cosell) Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA Lines: 18